Nevis Mango Festival in the Caribbean
Every destination has its signature flavour. On the tiny Caribbean island of Nevis, it’s the mango; a fruit so deeply woven into the island’s identity that every summer it takes…
Konark Dance Festival 2026, Konark, India
Konark Dance Festival brings Indian classical performance to Konark from 1–5 December 2026. The open-air auditorium overlooks the Sun Temple, placing living performance beside one of Odisha’s best-known monuments. Odissi…
Dev Deepawali 2026, Varanasi, India
Dev Deepawali lights the Ganga riverfront in Varanasi on 24 November 2026. Celebrated on Kartik Purnima, this festival is associated with the belief that the gods visit the sacred city…
Chhath Puja 2026, Patna, India
Chhath Puja brings four days of Sun worship to Patna from 13–16 November 2026. This important Bihar festival centres on offerings to both the setting and rising sun. The observance…
Rann Utsav – The Tent City 2026–27, Dhordo, India
Rann Utsav at the official Tent City in Dhordo runs from 1 November 2026–7 March 2027. The seasonal Tent City provides a base for experiencing the Great Rann of Kutch…
Vibrant Navratri Festival 2026, Ahmedabad, India
Vibrant Navratri Festival brings Garba and devotional celebrations to Ahmedabad from 11–20 October 2026. Gujarat Tourism hosts this celebration at GMDC Ground, where dance, music and worship share the programme…
Mysuru Dasara 2026, Mysuru, India
Mysuru Dasara fills Karnataka’s historic palace city with celebrations from 11–21 October 2026. The festival honours the goddess Chamundeshwari and the victory of good over evil. Its royal connections remain…
Polish Jazz Festival London 2026
Following its sold-out debut last year, the Polish Jazz Festival returns to London this September with a vibrant fortnight of contemporary, folk and classical crossover sound. Judith Schrut previews some…
Avoriaz Danse Festival 2026 Taps into the French Alps
Fancy swapping the dancefloor for the French Alps this summer? The Avoriaz Danse Festival returns from 22 to 28 August 2026, bringing seven days of classes, masterclasses, performances and late-night…
Onion Market Bern Experience Switzerland’s Famous Zibelemärit
Onion Market Bern 2026 Brings Switzerland’s Most Unusual Harvest Festival to Life The streets of Bern will once again fill with the irresistible aroma of onion tart, mulled wine and…
Medicine Festival 2026 Brings Pilgrimage to Berkshire
If you think getting to a festival means squeezing into a train, sitting in traffic or joining a queue of cars at the gates, Medicine Festival 2026 has another idea…
Fête des Vendanges 2026 Returns to Montmartre This October
From 7 to 11 October 2026, the Fête des Vendanges returns to the streets of Montmartre for its 93rd edition, celebrating the unique culture, history and community spirit of Paris’s…
The BBC Proms 2026
They’re the world’s greatest festival of classical music and a treasured British institution since 1895. The BBC Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, affectionately known as the Proms, roll into town mid-July…
World Pride 2026 Comes to Amsterdam
Amsterdam will take centre stage this summer as it hosts World Pride 2026, welcoming millions of visitors for a vibrant celebration of diversity, equality and inclusion. Running from 25 July…
North Sea Jazz Festival 2026, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
The cool, the blue, the trad and the funk; the hard bop, the Big Band and the simply melodious—in other words, all colours and flavours of the jazz rainbow— will…
Glasgow Real Ale Festival 2026, Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow Real Ale Festival returns to The Briggait from 6–8 August 2026 for three days of cask-led drinking. Run by CAMRA Glasgow, this is a strong introduction to British real…
Dani Piva (Zrenjanin) 2026, Zrenjanin, Serbia
Every August, the Serbian city of Zrenjanin comes alive for Dani Piva, or Beer Days, one of the country’s biggest and most popular beer festivals. Drawing hundreds of thousands of…
TAPT Festival Apeldoorn 2026, Apeldoorn, Netherlands
TAPT Festival returns to Apeldoorn for a weekend of beer-led borrel fun, with music, food and games alongside a broad drinks line-up. For 2026, the Apeldoorn edition takes place at…
Arrogantemente Birra 2026, Monteforte d’Alpone, Italy
Arrogantemente Birra is a lively summer beer festival set in the Veneto town of Monteforte d’Alpone, east of Verona. Official announcements confirm the 2026 edition will run across three dates:…
6th Peloponnese Beer Festival – Only Craft 2026, Kalamata, Greece
The Peloponnese Beer Festival returns to Kalamata for a summer weekend anchored at West Coast Park on the city’s seafront. The 2026 dates are confirmed as 31 July–2 August 2026…
TAPT Festival Haarlem 2026, Haarlem, Netherlands
TAPT Festival returns to Haarlem for a weekend of beer-led borrel fun, with music, food and games alongside a broad drinks line-up. For 2026, the Haarlem edition takes place at…
Bonner Bierbörse 2026, Bonn, Germany
Bonner Bierbörse brings a travelling ‘beer exchange’ style festival to Bonn, with stalls offering a wide range of beers alongside street food and live atmosphere. Confirmed for 24–26 July 2026…
Suuret Oluet – Pienet Panimot (SOPP) 2026, Helsinki, Finland
Suuret Oluet – Pienet Panimot (SOPP) returns to Helsinki with a multi-day programme of Finnish microbreweries. Taking place 22–25 July 2026 at Rautatientori, SOPP is a long-running touring festival that…
Vermont Brewers Festival 2026, Burlington, USA
Vermont’s headline beer weekend returns to the Burlington waterfront for the 33rd annual Vermont Brewers Festival. Held at Waterfront Park on 17–18 July 2026, the festival brings together breweries from…
