Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival 2024
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…
George Town Festival 2024, Penang
Art and heritage will take over Penang’s capital during the George Town Festival from 19 to 28 July 2024. Drawing in tens of thousands of visitors from across the world…
Boryeong Mud Festival 2025, South Korea
At the Boryeong Mud Festival 2025 in South Korea, everything revolves around one and one thing only: mud. During the festival the beach of Boryeong transforms itself into a mud…
The Dancing Devils of Yare, Venezuela
One of the most spectacular and colourful festivals in Venezuela, the Dancing Devils of Yare dates back to 1749, and in 2022 it will be held on 8 June. Every Corpus Christi – the date that celebrates…
Bali Arts Festival 2022, Indonesia
Bali’s cultural event of the year, the month-long Bali Arts Festival, will once again turn the tropical island into a festive and performing arts mecca for the 41st time this…
George Town Heritage Celebrations 2019
When on 7 July 2008 UNESCO granted World Heritage status to Penang’s capital George Town, the local government marked the event by declaring it a public holiday…
Five Festivals this Weekend
The month of May marks the start of Spring, it is also the time that festival organisers start getting their boots on, hoping to avoid those unwanted showers. At Travel…
Winchester Festival 2019, UK
The historic city of Winchester offers a wealth of music and literature throughout the year, including the Winchester Festival. Sadly, Carol Butler, Festival Director…
Ultra Music Festival Singapore. 2019
Light up your glow sticks and trip the light fantastic at the 4th edition of the Ultra Music Festival Singapore on 8 and 9 June. Electronic Dance Music (EDM) lovers…
Hua Hin Jazz Festival 2019, Thailand
It could hardly get any better when you combine a beach and Thai food with world-class live jazz. The Thai royal seaside resort of Hua Hin, a three-hour drive from…
Cheung Chau Bun Festival Hong Kong 2025
If you love eating Chinese buns, then the Cheung Chau Bun Festival could be right up your alley. Held annually on the island of Cheng Chau in Hong Kong, the festival attracts tens of thousands…
Cowes Week 2025, Isle of Wight (IOW)
Since 1826, Lendy Cowes Week has been an essential entry in the English summer calendar, alongside Wimbledon and the Henley Regatta. Of its type, the largest sailing…
Northern Pride, 2024, Newcastle, UK
Newcastle will celebrate the LGBTQ+ community with Northern Pride in July. It will be from 19 to 21 July, 2024. Further details can be found here. UK Pride Events A…
Isle of Wight Festival 2025, in the UK
The Isle of Wight festival is from 19 to 22 June and headlines Sting, Stereophonics and Justin Timberlake. Discover more…
Inti Raymi, Cusco: Festival of the Sun
The Inti Raymi is considered by many to be the most famous festival in Peru and other parts of South America. It celebrates the Inca Festival of the Sun. It was suppressed by the Spanish…
Malton Food Festival 2025, Yorkshire, UK
One of Yorkshire’s premier local food festivals will occur in the town of Malton over the May bank holiday weekend. The Malton Food Festival 2025 will attract tens of thousands…
Soho Music Month 2019, London
London’s westend will burst into music once again this June with the Soho Music Month, a free music and cultural festival. Hosted in a variety of venues across Soho and…
Soho Music Month 2019, London
London’s westend will burst into music once again this June with the Soho Music Month, a free music and cultural festival. Hosted in a variety of venues across Soho and…
Alresford Watercress Festival 2025, UK
If you are a fan of cress then Hampshire is the place to head for this May. Held on 18 May, the 2025 Alresford Watercress Festival will see fifteen thousand…
Isle of Wight Walking Festival 2025
The Isle of Wight Walking Festival 2024 will take place from 11 – 19 May and 5 to 13 October 2024. Walkers of all abilities can join in the two weeks. With more than half of the Isle of Wight designated as…
Songkran Festival 2025, Thailand
Songkran, or Thailand’s water festival, is an occasion of great fun especially in the major cities such as Bangkok and Chiang Mai. The Songkran Festival 2025 plans to be even bigger than usual…
Barbados Celtic Festival 2022, Barbados
The Caribbean island of Barbados is to host the Barbados Celtic Festival, from 12 to 15 May, in the capital Bridgetown; a celebration of Celtic and Bayan music and rum. …
Books, Rockets and the Dead – Best Festivals 2018
What better way to discover different cultures than joining in with the festivities? Marissa Carruthers throws the spotlight on ten unique festivals 2018 has in store from around the globe…
Five Alternative Travel Tips for 2018
From tomato fighting, to dead goat polo and glamping in the Cambodian jungle, our travel experts have come up with their alternative travel tips for 2018. Glamp in the Cambodian…
