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NOW Istanbul, Turkey
Babylon Soundgarden 2026 — Istanbul, August 2026
22 AUG – 23 AUG · on now
Babylon Soundgarden returns to Bonus Parkorman in Istanbul on 22–23 August 2026 — two days of international and Turkish acts in a wooded open-air setting.
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NOW Dublin, Ireland
The Weeknd — After Hours Til Dawn Tour — Dublin, August 2026
22 AUG – 23 AUG · on now
Global pop superstar The Weeknd brings his stadium-scale After Hours Til Dawn show to Dublin, all dystopian visuals, hits and pyrotechnics.
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NOW London, UK
A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe — London, June 2026
18 JUN – 29 AUG · on now
Shakespeare's most magical comedy of fairies, lovers and mischief, staged under the open sky at London's reconstructed Globe theatre on the Thames.
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NOW Edinburgh, UK
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2026: A Call to Gather — Edinburgh, August 2026
7 AUG – 29 AUG · on now
Massed pipes, drums and military pageantry light up Edinburgh Castle's esplanade in the world-famous nighttime Tattoo spectacle.
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NOW Madrid, Spain
Veranos de la Villa 2026 Summer Festival — Madrid, July 2026
7 JUL – 30 AUG · on now
Veranos de la Villa 2026 fills Madrid with music, dance and theatre from 7 July to 30 August, staged at Condeduque, Matadero and venues citywide.
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NOW Edinburgh, UK
Edinburgh International Festival 2026 — Edinburgh, August 2026
7 AUG – 30 AUG · on now
Edinburgh International Festival 2026 runs 7-30 August, with opera, classical music, theatre and dance from leading artists at venues across the city.
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NOW Edinburgh, UK
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026
7 AUG – 31 AUG · on now
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 runs 7–31 August: thousands of comedy, theatre and cabaret shows across the city at the world's biggest arts festival.
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NOW Paris, France
Paris Jazz Festival 2026 — Paris, June 2026
20 JUN – 6 SEP · on now
The Paris Jazz Festival brings open-air weekend concerts to the Parc Floral de Paris across summer 2026 — jazz on the lawns of the Bois de Vincennes.
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NOW London, UK
Anansi the Spider at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre — London, August 2026
15 AUG – 6 SEP · on now
A vibrant open-air staging of the West African trickster tale of Anansi the spider, perfect summer family theatre in leafy Regent's Park.
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NOW London, UK
BBC Proms 2026 — London, July 2026
17 JUL – 12 SEP · on now
The BBC Proms 2026 run 17 July to 12 September at London's Royal Albert Hall, an eight-week season of world-class classical music and the famous Last Night.
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NOW London, UK
The Hundred 2026 — London, July 2026
17 JUL – 12 SEP · on now
The Hundred 2026 brings fast 100-ball city cricket to London's Lord's and Kia Oval, 21 July–16 August — an eight-team men's and women's competition.
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NOW London, UK
Cats at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre — London, July 2026
25 JUL – 12 SEP · on now
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats prowls Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, staging its famous feline musical under the London summer sky.
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NOW London, UK
Love's Labour's Lost at Shakespeare's Globe — London, July 2026
17 JUL – 13 SEP · on now
Shakespeare's comedy staged as it was in 1600, open-air with standing groundlings and all, at the reconstructed Globe on Bankside.
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NOW Vienna, Austria
Classical Concert at St Stephen's Cathedral — Vienna, Summer 2026
19 JUN – 19 SEP · on now
Classical favourites performed under the soaring Gothic vaults of St Stephen's Cathedral, the spiritual and geographic heart of Vienna.
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NOW Madrid, Spain
Flamenco at Corral de la Morería — Madrid, Summer 2026
19 JUN – 19 SEP · on now
See fiery, world-class flamenco at Corral de la Morería, Madrid's legendary tablao where the greatest dancers have performed for over sixty years.
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NOW Madrid, Spain
Flamenco Show 'Emociones' — Madrid, Summer 2026
19 JUN – 19 SEP · on now
A passionate live flamenco show in central Madrid, distilling the drama of cante, guitar and stamping dance into one intense evening.
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NOW Vienna, Austria
Mozart & Strauss Concert at Kursalon Vienna — Vienna, Summer 2026
19 JUN – 19 SEP · on now
An intimate evening of Mozart and Strauss played in Vienna's ornate 19th-century Kursalon, home of the Strauss waltz tradition.
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NOW Vienna, Austria
Mozart Concert at the Musikverein — Vienna, Summer 2026
19 JUN – 19 SEP · on now
A candlelit evening of Mozart and Strauss favourites performed by costumed musicians in Vienna's gilded Musikverein.
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NOW Venice, Italy
Musica a Palazzo — Travelling Opera — Venice, Summer 2026
19 JUN – 19 SEP · on now
Live opera staged room by room inside a Grand Canal palazzo, the small audience following the singers through a Venetian home.
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NOW Florence, Italy
Opera at St Mark's English Church — Florence, Summer 2026
19 JUN – 19 SEP · on now
Intimate Italian opera, from Puccini to Verdi and Rossini, performed by soloists in a jewel-box Anglican church near the Ponte Vecchio.
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NOW Vienna, Austria
Schönbrunn Palace Concert (Orangery) — Vienna, Summer 2026
19 JUN – 19 SEP · on now
Mozart and Strauss played by the Schonbrunn Palace Orchestra in a Habsburg imperial hall, with opera singers and ballet dancers.
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NOW Vienna, Austria
Spanish Riding School — Lipizzaner Morning Exercise — Vienna, Summer 2026
19 JUN – 19 SEP · on now
Watch Vienna's famous white Lipizzaner stallions train beneath the chandeliers of the Hofburg's baroque riding hall — a living tradition over 450 years old.
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NOW Vienna, Austria
Vivaldi Four Seasons at St Charles's Church — Vienna, Summer 2026
19 JUN – 19 SEP · on now
Vivaldi's Four Seasons played by a period-style ensemble beneath the baroque dome of Vienna's Karlskirche, one of the city's grandest churches.
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NOW Venice, Italy
Vivaldi Four Seasons Concert — Interpreti Veneziani — Venice, Summer 2026
19 JUN – 19 SEP · on now
Interpreti Veneziani play Vivaldi and baroque masterworks on period-style instruments inside a candlelit Venetian church — sublime music in its spiritual home.
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NOW Seville, Spain
Noches en los Jardines del Real Alcázar 2026 — Seville, Summer 2026
25 JUN – 19 SEP · on now
Noches en los Jardines del Real Alcázar 2026 stages open-air concerts in Seville's palace gardens, 25 June–19 September — flamenco, classical, jazz and more.
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NOW Seville, Spain
Casa de la Memoria Flamenco Show — Seville, Summer 2026
22 JUN – 22 SEP · on now
Pure, stripped-back flamenco in an intimate 18th-century Seville courtyard house, widely rated among the city's most authentic tablao experiences.
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NOW Kyoto, Japan
Gion Corner Traditional Arts Performance — Kyoto, Summer 2026
22 JUN – 22 SEP · on now
A one-hour sampler of seven Kyoto arts, from tea ceremony and geisha dance to bunraku puppetry, in the heart of historic Gion.
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NOW Tokyo, Japan
Samurai Restaurant Show — Tokyo, Summer 2026
22 JUN – 22 SEP · on now
A gloriously over-the-top Tokyo dinner show of neon, drums, robots and samurai battles in the heart of Shinjuku's Kabukicho.
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NOW Seville, Spain
Tablao Flamenco El Arenal Show — Seville, Summer 2026
22 JUN – 22 SEP · on now
A soul-stirring live flamenco tablao in Seville's Arenal quarter, where guitar, song and thunderous footwork fill an intimate room.
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NOW Asklipiio, Greece
Athens Epidaurus Festival 2026 — Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus Performances — Athens, Summer 2026
24 JUL – 22 SEP · on now
The Athens Epidaurus Festival stages summer 2026 performances at the 4th-century-BC Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, the finest surviving venue for Greek drama.
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NOW Porto, Portugal
Fado Show with Port Wine — Porto, Summer 2026
24 JUN – 24 SEP · on now
An intimate evening of live fado, Portugal's soul-baring song, paired with tastings of the port wine that made Porto famous.
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NOW Nishinomiya, Japan
Hanshin Tigers Baseball at Koshien Stadium — Osaka, Summer 2026
24 JUN – 24 SEP · on now
See the Hanshin Tigers play at historic Koshien Stadium near Osaka. Summer home games, jet balloons and Japan's loudest fans in the Kansai heartland.
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NOW Istanbul, Turkey
Hodjapasha Whirling Dervishes Show — Istanbul, Summer 2026
24 JUN – 24 SEP · on now
Sufi whirling dervishes spin into meditative trance inside a restored Ottoman bathhouse, a mesmerising ritual turned evening spectacle in Istanbul.
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NOW Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon Fado Show with Traditional Dinner — Lisbon, Summer 2026
24 JUN – 24 SEP · on now
An intimate Alfama tabernacle of Portuguese soul, pairing raw, heart-tugging fado song with a traditional multi-course Lisbon dinner.
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NOW Bangkok, Thailand
Muay Thai Live Fights at Rajadamnern Stadium — Bangkok, Summer 2026
24 JUN – 24 SEP · on now
Watch live Muay Thai most nights at Bangkok's historic Rajadamnern Stadium, the sport's spiritual home since 1945 — traditional bouts and modern show cards.
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NOW Prague, Czech Republic
Prague Black Light Theatre Show — Prague, Summer 2026
24 JUN – 24 SEP · on now
Prague's surreal black-light theatre blends mime, dance and glowing UV illusion into a wordless spectacle that needs no translation.
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NOW Budapest, Hungary
St. Stephen's Basilica Organ Concert & Panorama Terrace — Budapest, Summer 2026
24 JUN – 24 SEP · on now
A soaring organ recital under the dome of Budapest's grandest basilica, often paired with a panorama-terrace view across the city's rooftops.
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NOW Prague, Czech Republic
Vivaldi Four Seasons Classical Concert — Prague, Summer 2026
24 JUN – 24 SEP · on now
Vivaldi's Four Seasons performed live in Prague's candlelit baroque halls and churches — a summer-long feast of virtuoso strings in one of Europe's prettiest cities.
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NOW Barcelona, Spain
Flamenco at Palau de la Música Catalana — Barcelona, Summer 2026
25 JUN – 25 SEP · on now
A live flamenco performance inside Barcelona's Palau de la Música Catalana, a jaw-dropping Modernista concert hall dripping with stained glass.
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NOW London, UK
Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare's Globe — London, June 2026
11 JUN – 24 OCT · on now
Shakespeare's sparky comedy of wit and mistaken love, staged in the open air at the reconstructed Globe on London's Bankside — groundling tickets a steal.
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28 AUG Lisbon, Portugal
MEO Kalorama 2026 — Lisbon, August 2026
28 AUG – 30 AUG
MEO Kalorama 2026 takes over Lisbon's Parque da Bela Vista on 28-30 August, a three-day festival of music, art and sustainability in the city.
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30 AUG Dublin, Ireland
Bon Jovi — Forever Tour — Dublin, August 2026
30 AUG
Bon Jovi bring the Forever Tour to Dublin's Croke Park for one huge night of stadium anthems on 30 August 2026.
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30 AUG London, UK
Notting Hill Carnival 2026
30 AUG – 31 AUG
Notting Hill Carnival 2026 fills west London with soca, steel pan and Caribbean colour on 30-31 August. Free to attend, unmissable, and endlessly loud.
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2 SEP Venice, Italy
Venice Film Festival 2026
2 SEP – 12 SEP
The world's oldest film festival brings red-carpet premieres and A-list glamour to the Venice Lido each early September.
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5 SEP Prague, Czech Republic
Dvořák Prague International Music Festival 2026 — Prague, September 2026
5 SEP – 23 SEP
The Dvořák Prague International Music Festival brings world-class orchestras and soloists to the Rudolfinum from 5–23 September 2026, honouring the Czech composer.
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9 SEP Budapest, Hungary
Budapest International Wine Festival 2026 — Budapest, September 2026
9 SEP – 12 SEP
Budapest International Wine Festival 2026 runs 9-12 September in the courtyards of Buda Castle, with Hungarian and international wines above the Danube.
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9 SEP Seville, Spain
XXIV Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla 2026 — Seville, September 2026
9 SEP – 3 OCT
The XXIV Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla runs 9 September–3 October 2026 across Seville's great theatres and historic venues — the world's leading flamenco festival.
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13 SEP Tokyo, Japan
Grand Sumo Tournament — September (Aki Basho) 2026 — Tokyo, September 2026
13 SEP – 27 SEP
The September Grand Sumo Tournament (Aki Basho) runs 13-27 September 2026 at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo. Fifteen days of top-division bouts and ritual.
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19 SEP Barcelona, Spain
La Mercè 2026
19 SEP – 24 SEP
Barcelona's biggest street festival, with human towers, fire-running correfocs, parading giants and free concerts for the city's patron saint.
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19 SEP München, Germany
Oktoberfest 2026
19 SEP – 4 OCT
Oktoberfest 2026 runs 19 September to 4 October on Munich's Theresienwiese. Free entry, 14 giant beer tents, funfair rides and the world's largest Volksfest.
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22 SEP Bangkok, Thailand
Post Malone — Bangkok 2026 — Bangkok, September 2026
22 SEP
Post Malone brings his genre-blurring hits and stadium-sized singalongs to Bangkok for one night — a rare Southeast Asian date from one of pop's biggest stars.
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3 OCT Paris, France
Nuit Blanche Paris 2026
3 OCT – 4 OCT
Paris stays up all night for Nuit Blanche, a free citywide festival turning museums, streets and monuments into glowing art installations until dawn.
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31 OCT Oaxaca, Mexico
Day of the Dead 2026
31 OCT – 2 NOV
Oaxaca's Day of the Dead, with candlelit cemetery vigils, marigold altars and costumed comparsas honouring the departed.
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3 NOV Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Cup 2026
3 NOV
Australia's premier horse race, 'the race that stops a nation,' run at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November.
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6 NOV Jaipur, India
Diwali 2026
6 NOV – 10 NOV
India's festival of lights, when Jaipur's Pink City dazzles with market illuminations, oil lamps and fireworks.
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Nassau, Bahamas
Junkanoo 2026
26 DEC
The Bahamas' spectacular street parade — crepe-paper costumes, goatskin drums, cowbells and brass, from before dawn on Bay Street.
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31 DEC Sydney, Australia
Sydney New Year's Eve 2026
31 DEC
Sydney Harbour's world-famous New Year's Eve fireworks, launched from the Harbour Bridge and Opera House.
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5 JAN Ha'erbin Shi, China
Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival 2027
5 JAN – 28 FEB
China's colossal winter festival of illuminated ice palaces and snow sculptures carved from the frozen Songhua River.
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19 JAN Gonder, Ethiopia
Timkat 2027
19 JAN – 20 JAN
Ethiopia's spectacular Orthodox Epiphany, celebrated with processions and mass baptismal rites at Gondar's royal baths.
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22 JAN Batu Caves, Malaysia
Thaipusam 2027
22 JAN
A dramatic Hindu festival of devotion and penance, culminating in the kavadi procession up Batu Caves' steps.
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30 JAN Venice, Italy
Venice Carnival 2027
30 JAN – 16 FEB
Venice dons masks and 18th-century finery for two weeks of candlelit balls, canal-side pageantry and Piazza San Marco spectacle.
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5 FEB Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio Carnival 2027
5 FEB – 9 FEB
The world's largest carnival, where samba schools compete in dazzling all-night parades through Rio's purpose-built Sambadrome.
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6 FEB Barranquilla, Colombia
Carnival of Barranquilla 2027
6 FEB – 9 FEB
Colombia's UNESCO-listed carnival explodes with cumbia, mapalé, costumed comparsas and flamboyant float parades in the days before Lent.
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9 FEB New Orleans, US
Mardi Gras 2027
9 FEB
New Orleans' Carnival climax on Fat Tuesday, with krewe parades, beads and masking through the French Quarter.
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20 FEB Sydney, Australia
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2027
20 FEB – 7 MAR
Sydney's flagship LGBTQIA+ pride festival, spanning weeks of events and capped by a glittering night parade down Oxford Street.
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15 MAR València, Spain
Las Fallas 2027
15 MAR – 19 MAR
Valencia erupts with giant satirical sculptures, deafening daytime firecrackers and a fiery finale that burns them all on 19 March.
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20 MAR Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town Carnival 2027
20 MAR
South Africa's vibrant street parade of costumes, floats, music and dance along Green Point's Fan Walk.
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21 MAR Mathura, India
Holi 2027
21 MAR – 22 MAR
The Braj region's exuberant Holi, where Mathura and Vrindavan celebrate the festival of colours at Krishna's homeland.
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9 APR Indio, US
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2027
9 APR – 18 APR
California's marquee desert music festival, two star-studded weekends of live acts and art at the Empire Polo Club.
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13 APR Bangkok, Thailand
Songkran 2027
13 APR – 15 APR
Thailand's New Year water festival, when Bangkok's streets erupt into the world's biggest water fight.
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18 APR Seville, Spain
Seville Feria de Abril 2027
18 APR – 24 APR
Seville's dazzling spring fair: a week of flamenco dresses, horse-drawn carriages, sherry and dancing in hundreds of striped marquees.
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27 APR Amsterdam, Netherlands
King's Day Amsterdam 2027
27 APR
The Netherlands turns orange for the King's birthday, with canal-boat parties, a citywide street market and nonstop music on 27 April.
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28 MAY Fes, Morocco
Fes Festival of World Sacred Music 2027
28 MAY – 5 JUN
Morocco's celebrated festival of spiritual and world music, gathering sacred artists in the historic imperial city of Fes.
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28 MAY Sydney, Australia
Vivid Sydney 2027
28 MAY – 19 JUN
Sydney's after-dark festival of light installations, projections, live music and ideas across the harbour city.
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1 JUN Lisbon, Portugal
Festas de Lisboa 2027
1 JUN – 13 JUN
Lisbon's biggest street party, when June's Santo António festivities fill the old quarters with grilled sardines, music and all-night revelry.
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24 JUN Cusco, Peru
Inti Raymi 2027
24 JUN
Cusco's Inca Festival of the Sun, a grand winter-solstice reenactment culminating at the Sacsayhuamán fortress.
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9 JUL Calgary, Canada
Calgary Stampede 2027
9 JUL – 18 JUL
Canada's biggest rodeo and Western festival, ten days of chuckwagon races, concerts and midway thrills.
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