Formula 1: the season calendar, with a travel guide for every race weekend →
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NOW Vienna, Austria
Vienna Christmas Markets
13 NOV – 26 DEC · on now
Vienna's Christmas markets, led by the Wiener Christkindlmarkt on Rathausplatz, open 13 November to 26 December 2026. Free to enter.
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NOW Budapest, Hungary
Budapest Christmas Markets
13 NOV – 1 JAN · on now
Budapest's two main Christmas fairs, on Vörösmarty tér and outside St Stephen's Basilica, run from 13 November 2026 to 1 January 2027.
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15 NOV Sukhothai, Thailand
Loy Krathong
15 NOV – 24 NOV
Loy Krathong night is 24 November 2026. Sukhothai Historical Park holds its candle and fire festival 15–24 November; Chiang Mai's Yi Peng runs 23–25 November.
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19 NOV Las Vegas, US
Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
19 NOV – 21 NOV
Formula 1 night race on the Las Vegas Strip, 19–21 November 2026: practice Thursday, qualifying Friday, the race on Saturday night.
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27 NOV Lusail, Qatar
Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix
27 NOV – 29 NOV
The Qatar Grand Prix runs 27–29 November 2026 at Lusail International Circuit north of Doha, with the race under floodlights on Sunday evening.
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27 NOV Kraków, Poland
Kraków Christmas Market
27 NOV 2026 – 6 JAN 2027 · expected
Kraków's Christmas market fills the Main Market Square from 27 November 2026 to 6 January 2027, per the organiser's schedule. Free to enter.
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4 DEC Abu Dhabi, UAE
Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
4 DEC – 6 DEC
The season finale runs 4–6 December 2026 at Yas Marina Circuit on Yas Island, about 10 minutes by taxi from Abu Dhabi's airport.
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11 DEC Pattaya, Thailand
Tomorrowland Thailand
11 DEC – 13 DEC
Tomorrowland's first full-scale Asian edition runs 11–13 December 2026 at Wisdom Valley near Pattaya, Thailand; it is officially sold out.
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26 DEC Nassau, Bahamas
Junkanoo
26 DEC 2026 – 1 JAN 2027 · expected
Junkanoo groups parade on Bay Street, Nassau, on Boxing Day (26 December 2026) and New Year's Day (1 January 2027), to goatskin drums, cowbells and horns.
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29 DEC Edinburgh, UK
Edinburgh's Hogmanay
29 DEC 2026 – 1 JAN 2027
Edinburgh's four-day New Year festival, 29 December 2026 – 1 January 2027: Torchlight Procession, Street Party, Underworld in the Gardens and castle fireworks.
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31 DEC Sydney, Australia
Sydney New Year's Eve
31 DEC
Sydney New Year's Eve 2026: fireworks over the harbour at 9pm and midnight on Thursday 31 December, seen from 48 vantage points, most of them free.
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1 JAN Caen, France
Normandy Millennium: European Year of the Normans
1 JAN – 31 DEC 2027
MILLENIUM marks 1,000 years since William the Conqueror's birth in Falaise with events across Normandy from 1 January to 31 December 2027.
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5 JAN Harbin, China
Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival
5 JAN – 20 FEB 2027 · expected
Harbin's winter festival of ice and snow. Provisional dates 5 January – 20 February 2027 from recent seasons; official dates usually come in late November.
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14 JAN Jaipur, India
Jaipur Literature Festival
14 JAN – 18 JAN 2027
The Jaipur Literature Festival runs 14–18 January 2027 at Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur: five days of talks, readings and music, with paid day registration.
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18 JAN Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Timkat
18 JAN – 19 JAN 2027
Timkat 2027, the Ethiopian Orthodox Epiphany, is on Tuesday 19 January after the Ketera eve; in Addis Ababa the main gathering is at Jan Meda.
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22 JAN Batu Caves, Malaysia
Thaipusam
22 JAN 2027
Thaipusam, the Hindu festival honouring Lord Murugan, falls on Friday 22 January 2027; at Batu Caves devotees climb 272 steps to the Temple Cave.
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23 JAN Venice, Italy
Venice Carnival
23 JAN – 9 FEB 2027
Venice Carnival 2027 runs from 23 January to 9 February, with masks, water processions and street shows across the city and Piazza San Marco.
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26 JAN Lerwick, UK
Up Helly Aa
26 JAN 2027
Lerwick's community fire festival on Tuesday 26 January 2027: the Jarl Squad's day, a torchlit procession of nearly 1,000 guizers and the galley burning.
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4 FEB Jokkmokk, Sweden
Jokkmokk Winter Market
4 FEB – 6 FEB 2027
The 422nd Jokkmokk Winter Market, a Sámi and local winter gathering just north of the Arctic Circle, runs 4–6 February 2027 in Swedish Lapland.
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4 FEB Salvador, Brazil
Carnival in Salvador
4 FEB – 9 FEB 2027 · expected
Salvador's Carnival fills the Barra–Ondina, Campo Grande and Pelourinho circuits for six days; expected Thursday 4 to Tuesday 9 February 2027 (dates TBC).
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4 FEB Sapporo, Japan
Sapporo Snow Festival
4 FEB – 11 FEB 2027
The 77th Sapporo Snow Festival runs 4–11 February 2027 at Odori Park, Susukino and Tsudome in Sapporo, Hokkaido. All three sites are free to enter.
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6 FEB Barranquilla, Colombia
Carnival of Barranquilla
6 FEB – 9 FEB 2027
Colombia's UNESCO-listed carnival explodes with cumbia, mapalé, costumed comparsas and flamboyant float parades in the days before Lent.
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7 FEB Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio Carnival
7 FEB – 13 FEB 2027
Rio Carnival 2027: the 12 Grupo Especial samba schools parade at the Sambadrome on 7–9 February, with the Champions' Parade on 13 February.
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9 FEB New Orleans, US
Mardi Gras New Orleans
9 FEB 2027
New Orleans' Carnival season runs from 6 January to Fat Tuesday, 9 February 2027, with free krewe parades along St. Charles Avenue to Canal Street.
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12 FEB Sydney, Australia
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
12 FEB – 7 MAR 2027
Sydney's LGBTQIA+ festival runs 12 February to 7 March 2027, with Fair Day on 14 February and the Parade on Oxford Street on Saturday 6 March.
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12 MAR Sakhir, Bahrain
Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix
12 MAR – 14 MAR 2027
The 2027 season opener runs 12–14 March 2027 at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, the first Sprint weekend the circuit has hosted.
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13 MAR Dublin, Ireland
St Patrick's Festival — Dublin's parade and where else to celebrate in Ireland
13 MAR – 17 MAR 2027
St Patrick's Festival in Dublin, 13–17 March 2027, parade at noon on the 17th, plus Downpatrick, Armagh, Cork, Galway, Kilkenny and Dingle's 6am band.
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15 MAR València, Spain
Las Fallas
15 MAR – 19 MAR 2027
Valencia erupts with giant satirical sculptures, deafening daytime firecrackers and a fiery finale that burns them all on 19 March.
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19 MAR Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
19 MAR – 21 MAR 2027
Round 2 of the 2027 season runs 19–21 March 2027 on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to Saudi Arabia.
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20 MAR Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town Carnival
20 MAR 2027
South Africa's vibrant street parade of costumes, floats, music and dance along Green Point's Fan Walk.
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20 MAR Alpe d'Huez, France
Tomorrowland Winter
20 MAR – 27 MAR 2027
Tomorrowland Winter brings a week of music and skiing to Alpe d'Huez, France, from 20 to 27 March 2027; festival tickets include the ski pass.
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22 MAR Mathura, India
Holi
22 MAR – 23 MAR 2027
The Braj region's exuberant Holi, where Mathura and Vrindavan celebrate the festival of colours at Krishna's homeland.
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22 MAR Japan
Japan cherry blossom season
22 MAR – 6 MAY 2027
Typical dates: first blossom in Kyushu around 22 Mar, full bloom in Hokkaido around 6 May. See when it opens and peaks, city by city.
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2 APR Melbourne, Australia
Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix
2 APR – 4 APR 2027
A Sprint weekend at Albert Park, Melbourne, 2–4 April 2027, with free trams and trains from the city to the circuit for ticket holders.
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9 APR Suzuka, Japan
Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix
9 APR – 11 APR 2027
A Sprint weekend at Suzuka on 9–11 April 2027, reached by Kintetsu trains or reserved buses from Nagoya, Osaka and Kyoto.
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9 APR Indio, US
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
9 APR – 18 APR 2027
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
13 APR – 15 APR 2027
Thailand's New Year water festival, when Bangkok's streets erupt into the world's biggest water fight.
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13 APR Seville, Spain
Seville Feria de Abril
13 APR – 18 APR 2027
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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16 APR Shanghai, China
Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix
16 APR – 18 APR 2027
Round 5 runs 16–18 April 2027 at Shanghai International Circuit in Jiading, with Metro Line 11 stopping right by the track.
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20 APR George Town, Bahamas
National Family Island Regatta
20 APR – 24 APR 2027 · expected
The Bahamas' oldest and biggest sailing regatta — hand-built wooden work-boat sloops racing in Elizabeth Harbour since 1954.
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27 APR Amsterdam, Netherlands
King's Day Amsterdam
27 APR 2027
The Netherlands celebrates King Willem-Alexander's birthday on Tuesday 27 April 2027; in Amsterdam that means free street markets, music and orange everywhere.
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30 APR Miami Gardens, US
Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix
30 APR – 2 MAY 2027
The Miami Grand Prix runs 30 April–2 May 2027 around Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, north of the city; tickets are on sale now.
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30 APR Itu, Brazil
Tomorrowland Brasil
30 APR – 2 MAY 2027
Tomorrowland Brasil returns to Parque Maeda in Itu, São Paulo, from 30 April to 2 May 2027.
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21 MAY Montréal, Canada
Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix
21 MAY – 23 MAY 2027
Formula 1 races on Montréal's Île Notre-Dame on 21–23 May 2027, a Sprint weekend at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, reached by metro from downtown.
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28 MAY Sydney, Australia
Vivid Sydney
28 MAY – 19 JUN 2027
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
1 JUN – 30 JUN 2027 · expected
Lisbon's June festivals: neighbourhood arraiais, the Marchas Populares on Avenida da Liberdade on 12 June 2027 and the Santo António holiday on 13 June.
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2 JUN Long Island, Bahamas
Long Island Regatta
2 JUN – 5 JUN 2027 · expected
Long Island's big sailing weekend — Bahamian wooden sloops racing off Salt Pond, with music, food and a full shore-side festival.
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3 JUN Arthur's Town, Bahamas
Cat Island Rake & Scrape Festival
3 JUN – 5 JUN 2027 · expected
Cat Island celebrates rake-and-scrape — the Bahamas' roots music of accordion, goatskin drum and a saw played with a screwdriver.
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4 JUN Gregory Town, Bahamas
Eleuthera Pineapple Festival
4 JUN – 5 JUN 2027 · expected
Gregory Town celebrates Eleuthera's famous sweet pineapples with a pineapple-eating contest, a 'pineathalon', Junkanoo and pineapple everything.
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4 JUN Monaco, Monaco
Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix
4 JUN – 6 JUN 2027
Monaco's street race runs 4–6 June 2027, its first Sprint weekend. Most visitors stay along the coast and arrive by train: about 30 minutes from Nice.
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5 JUN Paris, France
Nuit Blanche Paris
5 JUN – 6 JUN 2027
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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10 JUN Leipzig, Germany
Bachfest Leipzig
10 JUN – 20 JUN 2027
Leipzig's Bach festival, 10–20 June 2027, themed “Passion”: concerts in the Thomaskirche, Nikolaikirche and Gewandhaus, plus free shows on the Markt.
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12 JUN Fresh Creek, Bahamas
All Andros Crab Fest
12 JUN – 13 JUN 2027 · expected
Andros — 'the Land of Crabs' — cooks its famous land crab a hundred ways over a weekend of food, rake-and-scrape and crab races.
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18 JUN Portimão, Portugal
Formula 1 Portuguese Grand Prix
18 JUN – 20 JUN 2027
Formula 1 returns to Portugal on 18–20 June 2027 at the Algarve circuit near Portimão, about 82 km by road from Faro airport.
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18 JUN München, Germany
Tollwood Summer Festival
18 JUN – 18 JUL 2027 · expected
Tollwood fills Munich's Olympiapark Süd for about four weeks from mid-June to mid-July with concerts, world theatre, markets and street food; grounds are free.
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22 JUN München, Germany
Munich Opera Festival
22 JUN – 31 JUL 2027
The Munich Opera Festival fills the Bavarian State Opera's theatres with opera, ballet and concerts from late June to 31 July, plus free open-air screenings.
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24 JUN Cusco, Peru
Inti Raymi
24 JUN 2027 · expected
Cusco's Inca Festival of the Sun, a grand winter-solstice reenactment culminating at the Sacsayhuamán fortress.
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27 JUN Paris, France
Paris Jazz Festival
27 JUN – 5 SEP 2027 · expected
The Paris Jazz Festival brings open-air weekend concerts to the Parc Floral de Paris from late June to early September, on the lawns of the Bois de Vincennes.
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1 JUL Kyoto, Japan
Gion Matsuri
1 JUL – 31 JUL 2027
Gion Matsuri fills Kyoto throughout July, with the Yamaboko Junko float processions on 17 and 24 July and paid grandstand seats along the route.
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2 JUL Silverstone, UK
Formula 1 British Grand Prix
2 JUL – 4 JUL 2027
Formula 1 races at Silverstone on 2–4 July 2027, a Sprint weekend with an opening concert on Thursday and shuttle buses from five railway stations.
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2 JUL Edinburgh, UK
Tour de France
2 JUL – 25 JUL 2027
The Tour de France starts in Edinburgh on Friday 2 July 2027, heads for Carlisle, Wales and France, and finishes in Paris on 25 July 2027.
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7 JUL Madrid, Spain
Mad Cool Festival
7 JUL – 10 JUL 2027 · expected
Mad Cool Festival spends four days in the second week of July at Iberdrola Music in Villaverde, Madrid, with rock, pop, indie and electronic acts.
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8 JUL Oeiras, Portugal
NOS Alive
8 JUL – 10 JUL 2027
NOS Alive brings three days of international rock, pop and indie headliners to Passeio Marítimo de Algés, Oeiras, on Lisbon's riverfront each July.
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9 JUL Spielberg, Austria
Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix
9 JUL – 11 JUL 2027
Formula 1 races at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Styria, on 9–11 July 2027, with free shuttles from Knittelfeld station and campsites by the track.
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9 JUL Calgary, Canada
Calgary Stampede
9 JUL – 18 JUL 2027
Canada's biggest rodeo and Western festival, ten days of chuckwagon races, concerts and midway thrills.
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16 JUL Porto, Portugal
MEO Marés
16 JUL – 18 JUL 2027
MEO Marés brings three days of pop, rock and Latin headliners to the seafront at Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos, in greater Porto, each July.
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16 JUL Boom, Belgium
Tomorrowland Belgium
16 JUL – 25 JUL 2027 · expected
Tomorrowland's original festival at De Schorre in Boom, Belgium, runs over two consecutive weekends in the second half of July.
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16 JUL London, UK
BBC Proms
16 JUL – 11 SEP 2027 · expected
The BBC Proms run for eight weeks from mid-July to mid-September at London's Royal Albert Hall, ending with the Last Night of the Proms.
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17 JUL Berlin, Germany
Lollapalooza Berlin
17 JUL – 18 JUL 2027
Lollapalooza Berlin fills the Olympiastadion and Olympiapark over a July weekend: two days of pop, rock, hip-hop and electronic acts across multiple stages.
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17 JUL Tokamachi, Japan
Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale
17 JUL – 7 NOV 2027
The 10th Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, 17 July to 7 November 2027: art in about 200 villages of Tokamachi and Tsunan, rural Niigata, from the MonET hub.
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18 JUL Bangkok, Thailand
Asanha Bucha Day & Khao Phansa
18 JUL – 19 JUL 2027
Asanha Bucha Day and Khao Phansa, on the full moon of the eighth lunar month (usually July), mark the start of Buddhist Lent with temple candle ceremonies.
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23 JUL Francorchamps, Belgium
Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix
23 JUL – 25 JUL 2027
Formula 1 races at Spa-Francorchamps in the Belgian Ardennes on 23–25 July 2027, with campsites at the circuit and a bus link from Verviers.
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24 JUL Osaka, Japan
Tenjin Matsuri
24 JUL – 25 JUL 2027
Tenjin Matsuri fills Osaka every 24–25 July, with a lantern-lit boat procession on the Okawa River and around 5,000 fireworks over the water.
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30 JUL Amstelveen, Netherlands
Dekmantel Festival
30 JUL – 1 AUG 2027 · expected
Dekmantel Festival fills the Amsterdamse Bos near Amsterdam on the weekend ending the first Sunday of August, with underground electronic and dance music.
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30 JUL Mogyoród, Hungary
Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix
30 JUL – 1 AUG 2027
Formula 1 races at the Hungaroring, about 20 km from central Budapest, on 30 July–1 August 2027: practice Friday, qualifying Saturday, race Sunday.
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30 JUL Osaka, Japan
Sumiyoshi Matsuri
30 JUL – 1 AUG 2027
Sumiyoshi Matsuri runs every 30 July to 1 August at Osaka's Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine, with a purification rite and a two-tonne portable-shrine procession.
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31 JUL Tokyo, Japan
Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival
31 JUL 2027 · expected
The Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival fires around 20,000 shells over the Sumida River near Asakusa and Tokyo Skytree on the last Saturday evening of July.
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31 JUL Amsterdam, Netherlands
Pride Amsterdam
31 JUL – 8 AUG 2027
Nine days of LGBTIQ+ events across Amsterdam, from the Pride Walk and Pride Park in Vondelpark to the free Canal Parade on the Prinsengracht and Amstel.
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2 AUG Luxor, Egypt
Total Solar Eclipse in Luxor
2 AUG 2027
Total solar eclipse on 2 August 2027: Luxor lies near the centre of the path, where NASA gives totality of up to about 6 minutes 23 seconds.
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5 AUG Cluj-Napoca, Romania
UNTOLD
5 AUG – 8 AUG 2027
UNTOLD, Romania's big music festival, returns to Cluj Arena and Central Park in Cluj-Napoca from 5 to 8 August 2027.
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5 AUG St George's, Grenada
Spicemas
5 AUG – 10 AUG 2027
Grenada's carnival in St George's: the Carnival Queen Pageant on 5 August 2027, J'ouvert and Monday Night Mas on 9 August, and Fancy Mas on 10 August 2027.
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6 AUG Edinburgh, UK
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
6 AUG – 28 AUG 2027
Massed pipes, drums and military pageantry light up Edinburgh Castle's esplanade in the world-famous nighttime Tattoo spectacle.
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6 AUG Edinburgh, UK
Edinburgh International Festival
6 AUG – 29 AUG 2027 · expected
The Edinburgh International Festival opens on the first Friday of August for just over three weeks of opera, classical music, theatre and dance.
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6 AUG Edinburgh, UK
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
6 AUG – 30 AUG 2027
The 80th Edinburgh Festival Fringe runs 6–30 August 2027: ticketed, free and street shows on hundreds of stages across the city.
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10 AUG Budapest, Hungary
Sziget Festival
10 AUG – 14 AUG 2027
Sziget Festival takes over Budapest's Óbuda Island every August: five days of global headliners, arts and round-the-clock revelry on the Danube.
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12 AUG Bangkok, Thailand
Thai Mother's Day
12 AUG 2027
Thai Mother's Day on 12 August marks the birthday of the late Queen Sirikit. Bangkok observes it with ceremonies, merit-making and candlelight near Sanam Luang.
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13 AUG Amsterdam, Netherlands
Grachtenfestival Amsterdam
13 AUG – 22 AUG 2027
Grachtenfestival Amsterdam brings ten days of classical music and jazz to canal-side venues each August, the Netherlands' largest festival of its kind.
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16 AUG Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Gozan no Okuribi (Daimonji Bonfire Festival)
16 AUG 2027
Every 16 August, Kyoto's Gozan no Okuribi lights five giant bonfires on the mountains around the city to close the Obon festival of the ancestors.
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29 AUG London, UK
Notting Hill Carnival
29 AUG – 30 AUG 2027
Notting Hill Carnival fills west London with soca, steel pan and Caribbean colour over the August bank holiday Sunday and Monday. Free to attend, and loud.
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29 AUG Black Rock City, US
Burning Man
29 AUG – 6 SEP 2027
Black Rock City rises in Nevada's Black Rock Desert from 29 August to 6 September 2027, the year's theme being Spellbound.
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1 SEP Venice, Italy
Venice Film Festival
1 SEP – 11 SEP 2027 · expected
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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2 SEP Bonn, Germany
Beethovenfest Bonn
2 SEP – 2 OCT 2027
Beethovenfest Bonn, 2 September to 2 October 2027, in Beethoven's birthplace: concerts in the Beethovenhalle, Opera Bonn and the Beethoven-Haus.
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3 SEP Monza, Italy
Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix
3 SEP – 5 SEP 2027
Formula 1 races at Monza on 3–5 September 2027, a Sprint weekend in the Parco di Monza, reached by train from Milan.
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5 SEP Prague, Czech Republic
Dvořák Prague International Music Festival
5 SEP – 23 SEP 2027 · expected
The Dvořák Prague International Music Festival brings leading orchestras and soloists to the Rudolfinum for about three weeks each September.
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9 SEP Budapest, Hungary
Budapest International Wine Festival
9 SEP – 12 SEP 2027 · expected
The Budapest International Wine Festival fills Buda Castle's courtyards for four days each September, with Hungarian and international wines above the Danube.
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10 SEP Madrid, Spain
Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix
10 SEP – 12 SEP 2027
Formula 1 races at Madring, around Madrid's IFEMA exhibition centre, on 10–12 September 2027, by Metro and Cercanías from the city and airport.
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12 SEP Tokyo, Japan
Grand Sumo Tournament — September (Aki Basho)
12 SEP – 26 SEP 2027
The September Grand Sumo Tournament (Aki Basho) runs for fifteen days each September at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, with top-division bouts and ritual.
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18 SEP München, Germany
Oktoberfest
18 SEP – 3 OCT 2027
Oktoberfest runs for about two weeks from mid-September on Munich's Theresienwiese: free entry, 14 giant beer tents, funfair rides and roast chicken.
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23 SEP Barcelona, Spain
La Mercè
23 SEP – 26 SEP 2027 · expected
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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24 SEP Baku, Azerbaijan
Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
24 SEP – 26 SEP 2027
Formula 1 races through central Baku on 24–26 September 2027, on a street circuit past the Old City walls, reached by metro and on foot.
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1 OCT Istanbul, Turkey
Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix
1 OCT – 3 OCT 2027
Formula 1 returns to Istanbul Park on 1–3 October 2027, on the Asian side of Istanbul near Sabiha Gökçen Airport; transport plans are still to come.
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8 OCT Singapore, Singapore
Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix
8 OCT – 10 OCT 2027
Formula 1's night race runs through Marina Bay on 8–10 October 2027, with MRT stations beside the gates and many hotels within walking distance.
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22 OCT Austin, US
Formula 1 United States Grand Prix
22 OCT – 24 OCT 2027
Formula 1 races at Circuit of The Americas near Austin on 22–24 October 2027; shuttles from downtown Waterloo Park and parking passes are sold by the circuit.
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28 OCT Trim, Ireland
Púca Festival — Halloween's birthplace, Trim & Athboy
28 OCT – 31 OCT 2027 · expected
Four nights of fire, music and Samhain tradition in County Meath, where Halloween began: a lantern-lit procession through Trim, the Samhain fire at Athboy and projections on Trim Castle.
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29 OCT Jaipur, India
Diwali
29 OCT 2027
Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights: in Jaipur the walled-city bazaars are lit up, and homes and temples glow with oil lamps.
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29 OCT Mexico City, Mexico
Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix
29 OCT – 31 OCT 2027
The Mexico City Grand Prix returns to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on 29–31 October 2027, confirmed on the official Formula 1 calendar.
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31 OCT Oaxaca, Mexico
Day of the Dead
31 OCT – 2 NOV 2027 · expected
Oaxaca's Day of the Dead, with candlelit cemetery vigils, marigold altars and costumed comparsas honouring the departed.
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2 NOV Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Cup
2 NOV 2027 · expected
Australia's best-known horse race, run at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November. Next expected Tuesday 2 November, a Victorian public holiday.
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5 NOV São Paulo, Brazil
Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix
5 NOV – 7 NOV 2027
The São Paulo Grand Prix returns to Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos) on 5–7 November 2027, confirmed on the official Formula 1 calendar.
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TBA Seville, Spain
Noches en los Jardines del Real Alcázar
Dates TBA
Open-air concerts in the gardens of Seville's Real Alcázar from late June to mid-September, with flamenco, classical, jazz and more.
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TBA Barcelona, Spain
Grec Festival Barcelona
Dates TBA
The Grec Festival Barcelona runs from late June to the end of July, filling the city's stages and the open-air Teatre Grec with theatre, dance and music.
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TBA Rome, Italy
Opera at the Circo Massimo (Teatro dell'Opera Summer Festival)
Dates TBA
Teatro dell'Opera di Roma's open-air summer festival runs from late June to the end of July, with opera and dance; the latest season was at the Circo Massimo.
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TBA Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul Jazz Festival
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İKSV's Istanbul Jazz Festival runs for about two weeks in early to mid-July at venues across the city, with around 30 concerts of jazz, soul and world music.
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TBA Barcelona, Spain
Sala Montjuïc Open-Air Cinema
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Open-air film nights on the ramparts of Barcelona's Montjuïc castle, with live music before each screening and the city glittering below.
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TBA Madrid, Spain
Veranos de la Villa Summer Festival
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Veranos de la Villa fills Madrid with music, dance and theatre from early July to late August or September, at Condeduque, Matadero and venues citywide.
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TBA Marrakech, Morocco
Marrakech Popular Arts Festival
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Marrakech's streets and squares erupt with Morocco's folk troupes, dancers, musicians and storytellers in a riotous celebration of popular arts.
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TBA Florence, Italy
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Summer Season
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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Summer Season brings opera, concerts and film with live orchestra to the Teatro del Maggio's open-air Cavea in Florence in July.
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TBA Paris, France
Paris Summer Festival (Festival de l'Été)
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Festival Paris l'été runs from mid-July into early August across the city, with contemporary theatre, dance, circus and music in outdoor and heritage venues.
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TBA London, UK
The Hundred
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The Hundred brings fast 100-ball city cricket to Lord's, the Kia Oval and six other grounds over about four weeks in late July and August.
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TBA Paris, France
La Villette Open-Air Cinema
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Free open-air film nights on the grass at Parc de la Villette, where Parisians picnic under the stars for a summer cinema classic.
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TBA Paris, France
Les Arènes Lyriques de Montmartre
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Open-air lyric and classical concerts in a secret garden amphitheatre on Montmartre hill, steps from the Sacré-Cœur.
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TBA Asklipiio, Greece
Athens Epidaurus Festival — Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus Performances
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The Athens Epidaurus Festival stages summer performances at the 4th-century-BC Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, the finest surviving venue for Greek drama.
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TBA Istanbul, Turkey
Babylon Soundgarden
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Babylon Soundgarden is an open-air summer festival in Istanbul, usually over a weekend in late August, with international and Turkish acts in a wooded setting.
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TBA Lisbon, Portugal
MEO Kalorama
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MEO Kalorama is a three-day festival of music, art and sustainability at Lisbon's Parque da Bela Vista, usually held in late August.
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TBA Seville, Spain
Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla
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Seville's Bienal de Flamenco, held every two years from September into early October, brings flamenco's leading artists to the city's theatres and venues.
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TBA Fes, Morocco
Fes Festival of World Sacred Music
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Morocco's celebrated festival of spiritual and world music, gathering sacred artists in the historic imperial city of Fes.
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