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  • May 2026

  • Sat 9
    Isle of Wight Walking Festival

    Isle of Wight Walking Festival 2026

    9 May - 17 May
    Isle of Wight isle of wight, United Kingdom

    The Isle of Wight Walking Festival 2026 will take place from 9 to 17 May and 3 to 11 October 2026

  • Sat 16
    Bridlington Kite Festival

    Bridlington Kite Festival, UK 2026

    16 May - 17 May
    Sewerby Road Sewerby near Bridlington, Bridlington, United Kingdom

    The Bridlington Kite Festival close to the popular Yorkshire coastal resort is held in May 2024. There will be a wide array of kites in various different colours and designs over the two days

    Free
  • Mon 25
    Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling

    Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling Gloucestershire

    25 May
    Cooper's Hill Brockworth, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

    Held in the village of Brockworth in Gloucestershire, the Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake is normally held on the Spring Bank Holiday Monday each year. What started off as

    Free
  • June 2026

  • Fri 19
    Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival 2022

    Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival 2026

    19 June - 1 July
    Hong Kong Harbourfront Arena Hong Kong, China

    One of the most dramatic festivals in Asia, the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, this year in June, celebrates an event from some 2,000 years ago when Qu Yuan, a Chinese official, threw

    Free
  • August 2026

  • Wed 26
    Onam Festival Kerala, India

    Onam Festival 2026, Kerala, India

    26 August - 4 September
    Kerala 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

    Free
  • Sat 29
    World Bog Snokelling Championship

    World Bog Snorkelling Championship, Wales

    29 August - 30 August
    Llanwrtyd Wells Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, United Kingdom

    The World Bog Snorkelling Championship is part of a two-day World Bog Series taking place over the August Bank Holiday weekend in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales. The World Bog Snorkelling...

  • November 2026

  • Mon 23
    Festivals in November Cambodia Water Festival in Phnom Penh

    Cambodia Water Festival 2026 Phnom Penh

    23 November - 25 November
    Phnom Penh Riverside Sisowath Quay, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    This year the Cambodia Water Festival, or Bon Om Touk to give its Khmer name, falls on 23 to 25 November. For three days watch as Phnom Penh’s riverside explodes

    Free
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    Interested in Sports Festivals?

    Throughout the history of mankind, sports, whether competitive or not, have always played a major role in bringing people together. The very idea of ‘sportsmanship’ is about fairness and openness, which is why including a local sports event in your travels isn’t only about sheer good fun and excitement, but also about better understanding of, or even participating in other cultures. So whether it’s the Women-only Colorado Classic of cycling, or the tribal sports events during the Hornbill Festival in Nagaland, pencil in some excitement in your next travels with local sports festivals.

    Water sports festivals

    As holidays are often equated with water-related fun, including a water sports festival in your travel plans might be a logical thing to do. The Dive Fest in Barbados might be for you if you like going under water, or the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival if you prefer high energy action. But if you don’t want to get your feet wet, then sit back and enjoy the action as a spectator – from the fun-filled Cambodia Water Festival and the Nehru Trophy Boat Race in India, to Cowes Week on the Isle of Wight which is the longest sailing regatta in the world.

    Sports festivals games

    The Olympic Games are arguably the ultimate sporting event on the planet, but if you want to experience lower-key and more local but not less interesting versions of it, then pick up one of the other, regional sports games in the world. The action-packed Naadam Festival Mongolia sees men and women competing in archery, wrestling and horse races, while the biennial World Nomad Games feature similar events in what is dubbed the Olympics for nomads.
    Unusual sports festivals
    For more unusual sports events, why not participate in the Olney Pancake Race in England, or head to Mongolia for their admittedly more spectacular Camel Festival and Winter Golden Eagle Festival.
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