May 2019
Venice Biennale 2019 (La Biennale di Venezia)
From May to November, the Venice Biennale (la Biennale di Venezia in its original Italian, and in English also called the Venice Biennial) is one of the world’s most prestigious cultural happenings, famous for displaying new trends and launching the international careers of many an artist and architect. For every new edition, the management of the Venice Biennale select top curators from all over the world to organise the Biennale's pioneering art exhibitions. The first Venice Biennale was held in…
Find out more »White Nights Festival 2019 Saint Petersburg, Russia
During the period of the White Nights Festival from June to July in Saint Petersburg, the sun never sets and the city never sleeps. Russia’s cultural capital....
Find out more »July 2019
Candle Festival Thailand, 2019
Marking the start of the green (or wet) season, the Candle Festival in July is amongst the most beautiful celebrations in Thailand. Extravagant, intricately-carved candle sculptures...
Find out more »Boryeong Mud Festival 2019, South Korea
At the Boryeong Mud Festival 2019 in South Korea, everything revolves around one and one thing only: mud. During 10 days the beach of Boryeong transforms itself into a mud heaven...
Find out more »Sapporo Summer Festival 2019
Lasting a whole month from mid-July to mid-August, the Sapporo Summer Festival 2019 is packed with a variety of cultural, musical, gastronomical and fireworks events attracting...
Find out more »Gentse Feesten 2019 (Ghent Festival) in Belgium
During the 10 days of Gentse Feesten (Ghent Festival), the entire city of Ghent in Belgium turns into Europe’s largest cultural open air festival with over 3,300 international and local music, dance and street theatre performances, exhibitions, fun fairs, parades, processions, circuses and much more. Dating back to 1843, Gentse Feesten have always been free and have since grown to become one of Europe’s three biggest popular festivals, together with the Oktoberfest in Munich and Fallas in Valencia. The variety…
Find out more »Ventnor Fringe, Isle of Wight 2019
Celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2019, the Isle of Wight's award winning arts festival, Ventnor Fringe will be from 23 to 28 July, 2019. This year's Fringe will centre around The Magpie Big Top, where comedy, theatre and circus will be performed, including 'Improv Shakespeare'. There will also be an outdoor cinema and improv events, such as a hip hop laundrette and a 1930s Parisian Book Bus. As always the Fringe will feature emerging talent and future stars in a…
Find out more »August 2019
Cambridge Folk Festival 2019
There is no booming DJ tent, round-the-clock cinema or secret location, but Cambridge still stands as the most elegant festival on the UK summer music calendar. Set within the Edenic woodland of Cherry Hinton Park, the 53-year-old Cambridge Folk Festival continues to place one quality above all others: the power and authenticity of the performer and their ability to communicate with an audience. This year’s line-up is typically strong and features headlining slots from two legends, Janis Ian and John…
Find out more »Mammoth Festival of Beers & Bluesapalooza
The Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza is a mix of many shades of blues music and even more flavours of craft beers and ciders. Music ranges from blues to R&B, soul and rock, with more than 20 bands performing on twin stages during Bluesapalooza, including multi-Grammy-award-winner Buddy Guy, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue. The appaloosa is a tough, western horse, so blues as rugged as wild horses? That’s one for the mind to ponder.…
Find out more »Edinburgh Festival 2019
Featuring 2,750 artists from 31 countries, the Edinburgh Festival, or Edinburgh International Festival, kicks off on 2 August, 2019. This year’s programme features some of the best and emerging contemporary artists from around the world. Last year resident theatrical company Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord takes centre stage with three original pieces, including a re-working of The Beggar’s Opera, while Peter Brook presents his new play The Prisoner, and Katie Mitchell has adapted Duras’ La Maladie de la Mort. There…
Find out more »Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival 2019
Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival at the Golden Gate Park attracts the top names in the music world. Though don’t just think it’s all about music. Add to the concert art displays, a wide selection of food and, of course, Californian wine and you are starting to appreciate that there are wider possibilities at the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival. At Grass Lands, bartenders are replaced with budtenders as the festival offers a curated cannabis experience that celebrates…
Find out more »Brussels Summer Festival 2019, Belgium
The Brussels Summer Festival in August has grown to one of Europe’s not-to-be-missed music festivals. The five-day event will turn the royal quarter of Brussels into a massive dance floor with a rich programme that includes major international music acts as well as new discoveries and Belgian stars. Brussels has always had a lot to offer in terms of music, and at the Brussels Summer Festival you will be treated to 50 different world class acts spread over three stages…
Find out more »Pukkelpop 2019 Music Festival in Belgium
From roaring rock, pumping house and blazing metal to low-fi singer-songwriters, indie and pure pop, young and old will love the Pukkelpop music festival in August featuring one of the most varying and creative line-ups in Europe. Over 200 music acts – from iconic bands to visionary alternative artists – will populate Pukkelpop’s eight different stages. Attracting over 200,000 revellers last year, the festival has grown into one of the biggest in the Benelux countries. But not only music lovers…
Find out more »Lindisfarne Festival, 2019, Northumberland, UK
Ocean Colour Scene, Goldie, Pete Doherty and the Puta Madres, and Lidisfarne are amongst the acts performing at the Lindisfarne Festival 2019 held at Beal Farm Northumberland from 29 August to 1 September. Overlooking the majestic Holy Island, the Northumberland music festival showcases music, comedy and the creative arts. Building on from the success of last year's event, this year will see comedy, firewalking, street art and street food, creative workshops, holistic therapies, yoga and meditation, and even a conspiracy…
Find out more »September 2019
Onam Festival 2019, Kerala, India
During the days of the Onam Festival, the biggest and most spectacular festival of Kerala, the entire Indian state goes on a spree of celebrations, music and dance performances, elaborate banquets, flower carpets, rowing competitions, and many other happenings. Usually taking place during August – September, this ancient Hindu event is also called the Festival of Harvest when nature is in full bloom and festivities are in the air everywhere. The Onam Festival is the most significant harvest festival…
Find out more »November 2019
Pushkar Camel Fair 2019, India
The Pushkar Camel Fair in November is a fantastic, colourful madhouse where Hindu pilgrims, mystics, cattle traders, entertainers, tourists and camera crews mix with some 30,000 camels. Also known as Pushkar Mela or Pushkar Fair, every year this nine-day event turns into one of the world’s largest animal fairs when this small, sacred desert town in the Indian state of Rajasthan attracts over 200,000 visitors. From genuine, age-old Indian trading practices and chanting Hindu devotees all the way to the…
Find out more »Tenby Blues Festival 2019, Wales
Southwest Wales will be getting deep, down and meaningful when the Tenby Blues festival comes to the Pembrokeshire town between 8 to 10 November, 2019. (This page will be updated when information is announced about the 2019 line-up and dates). Tenby Blues Festival 2018 Line-up This year Lightnin’ Willie and the Poorboys will play the first night of the festival with Scottish punk-blues performer Dave Arcari and the Paul Garner Band. Saturday will see Reverend Shawn Amos, The Eddie Martin Band…
Find out more »Jazz Brugge Festival 2019, Belgium
During three days Bruges will become the Mecca of jazz when the biannual Jazz Brugge Festival 2018 sees both established names and emerging talent getting this medieval...
Find out more »EFG London Jazz Festival 2019
A highlight in UK capital’s music calendar, the EFG London Jazz Festival is held each November. This year’s festival pays homage to the Windrush Generation...
Find out more »February 2020
Thaipusam Festival Malaysia 2020
Every year the impressive Thaipusam Festival celebrations take place inside the Batu caves near Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur. A million devotees and visitors gather from all over Asia for a frenetic event that sees extreme body piercings with needles, hooks and spears, and a procession where devotees in trance carry along a kavadi or physical burden as an offer to their god. What is the Thaipusam Festival? Thaipusam is a Hindu event dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Murugan, the…
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