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11 JUN King Charles I Island, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DS, United Kingdom
Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare's Globe — London, June 2026
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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18 JUN King Charles I Island, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DS, United Kingdom
A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe — London, June 2026
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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18 JUN Marienplatz 20, 80331 München, Germany
Munich Opera Festival 2026 — Munich, Summer 2026
The Munich Opera Festival fills the Bavarian State Opera with opera, ballet and concerts each summer, 18 June–31 July 2026, plus free open-air screenings.
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19 JUN Stephansplatz 3a, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Classical Concert at St Stephen's Cathedral — Vienna, Summer 2026
Classical favourites performed under the soaring Gothic vaults of St Stephen's Cathedral, the spiritual and geographic heart of Vienna.
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19 JUN Calle De San Onofre 2, 28004 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Flamenco at Corral de la Morería — Madrid, Summer 2026
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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19 JUN Calle De San Onofre 2, 28004 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Flamenco Show 'Emociones' — Madrid, Summer 2026
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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19 JUN Stephansplatz 3a, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Mozart & Strauss Concert at Kursalon Vienna — Vienna, Summer 2026
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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19 JUN Stephansplatz 3a, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Mozart Concert at the Musikverein — Vienna, Summer 2026
A candlelit evening of Mozart and Strauss favourites performed by costumed musicians in Vienna's gilded Musikverein.
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19 JUN San Marco 4829, 30124 Venezia Venice, Italy
Musica a Palazzo — Travelling Opera — Venice, Summer 2026
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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19 JUN Via Del Corso 46, 50122 Firenze Florence, Italy
Opera at St Mark's English Church — Florence, Summer 2026
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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19 JUN Stephansplatz 3a, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Schönbrunn Palace Concert (Orangery) — Vienna, Summer 2026
Mozart and Strauss played by the Schonbrunn Palace Orchestra in a Habsburg imperial hall, with opera singers and ballet dancers.
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19 JUN Stephansplatz 3a, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Spanish Riding School — Lipizzaner Morning Exercise — Vienna, Summer 2026
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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19 JUN Marienplatz 20, 80331 München, Germany
Tollwood Summer Festival 2026 — Munich, Summer 2026
Tollwood Summer Festival fills Munich's Olympiapark Süd from 19 June–19 July 2026 with concerts, world theatre, markets and street food — free entry to the grounds.
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19 JUN Stephansplatz 3a, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Vivaldi Four Seasons at St Charles's Church — Vienna, Summer 2026
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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19 JUN San Marco 4829, 30124 Venezia Venice, Italy
Vivaldi Four Seasons Concert — Interpreti Veneziani — Venice, Summer 2026
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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20 JUN King Charles I Island, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DS, United Kingdom
A Midsummer Night's Dream at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre — London, June 2026
Shakespeare's magical comedy under London's summer sky at the leafy Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, a beloved picnic-and-play tradition.
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20 JUN 7 Parvis Notre-Dame - Place Jean-Paul Ii, 75004 Paris, France
Paris Jazz Festival 2026 — Paris, June 2026
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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22 JUN Καλαμιώτου, 105 60 Athina, Greece
Athens Epidaurus Festival 2026 — Odeon of Herodes Atticus Concerts — Athens, June 2026
Athens Epidaurus Festival concerts at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in June 2026 — a farewell season at the 1,800-year-old Roman theatre beneath the Acropolis.
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22 JUN Calle Blanca De Los Ríos 2, 41004 Sevilla, Seville, Spain
Casa de la Memoria Flamenco Show — Seville, Summer 2026
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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22 JUN 301-1 奈良屋町 中京区, 京都市, Kyoto, Japan
Gion Corner Traditional Arts Performance — Kyoto, Summer 2026
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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22 JUN 1 西新宿2丁目5番 新宿区, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Samurai Restaurant Show — Tokyo, Summer 2026
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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22 JUN Calle Blanca De Los Ríos 2, 41004 Sevilla, Seville, Spain
Tablao Flamenco El Arenal Show — Seville, Summer 2026
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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24 JUN Avenida Dos Aliados 89, 4000-067 Porto, Porto, Portugal
Fado Show with Port Wine — Porto, Summer 2026
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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24 JUN 6 今在家町3番, 西宮市, Hyōgo, Japan
Hanshin Tigers Baseball at Koshien Stadium — Osaka, Summer 2026
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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24 JUN Mimar Hayrettin, Yeniçeriler Caddesi 59, 34126 Fatih/Istanbul, Türkiye
Hodjapasha Whirling Dervishes Show — Istanbul, Summer 2026
Sufi whirling dervishes spin into meditative trance inside a restored Ottoman bathhouse, a mesmerising ritual turned evening spectacle in Istanbul.
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24 JUN Avenida Da Liberdade 41, 1250-144 Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon Fado Show with Traditional Dinner — Lisbon, Summer 2026
An intimate Alfama tabernacle of Portuguese soul, pairing raw, heart-tugging fado song with a traditional multi-course Lisbon dinner.
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24 JUN ถนนราชดำเนินใน, 10200, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
Muay Thai Live Fights at Rajadamnern Stadium — Bangkok, Summer 2026
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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24 JUN Železná 541/9, 11000 Praha, Prague, Czech Republic
Prague Black Light Theatre Show — Prague, Summer 2026
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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24 JUN Budapest, Sikló Utca, 1013, Hungary
St. Stephen's Basilica Organ Concert & Panorama Terrace — Budapest, Summer 2026
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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24 JUN Železná 541/9, 11000 Praha, Prague, Czech Republic
Vivaldi Four Seasons Classical Concert — Prague, Summer 2026
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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25 JUN Gran Via De Les Corts Catalanes 606, 08007 Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Flamenco at Palau de la Música Catalana — Barcelona, Summer 2026
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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25 JUN Calle Blanca De Los Ríos 2, 41004 Sevilla, Seville, Spain
Noches en los Jardines del Real Alcázar 2026 — Seville, Summer 2026
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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29 JUN Gran Via De Les Corts Catalanes 606, 08007 Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Grec Festival Barcelona 2026 — Barcelona, June 2026
The Grec Festival Barcelona runs 29 June–31 July 2026, filling the city's stages and its open-air Teatre Grec with theatre, dance, circus and music.
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29 JUN Via Del Pantheon 50, 00186 Roma Rome, Italy
Opera at the Circo Massimo 2026 (Teatro dell'Opera Summer Festival) — Rome, June 2026
Teatro dell'Opera di Roma's 2026 summer festival runs 29 June-31 July at the Circo Massimo, with open-air opera, dance and music by the Palatine Hill.
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30 JUN Mimar Hayrettin, Yeniçeriler Caddesi 59, 34126 Fatih/Istanbul, Türkiye
33rd Istanbul Jazz Festival — Istanbul, Summer 2026
The 33rd Istanbul Jazz Festival runs 30 June to 13 July 2026 at venues across the city. Nearly 30 concerts of jazz, soul and world music by IKSV.
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1 JUL 625 祇園町北側 東山区, 京都市, Kyoto, Japan
Gion Matsuri 2026
Gion Matsuri's Yamaboko Junko float procession rolls through central Kyoto on 17 July 2026, with paid grandstand seats along the route.
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2 JUL Gran Via De Les Corts Catalanes 606, 08007 Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Sala Montjuïc Open-Air Cinema 2026 — Barcelona, July 2026
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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7 JUL Calle De San Onofre 2, 28004 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Veranos de la Villa 2026 Summer Festival — Madrid, July 2026
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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8 JUL Calle De San Onofre 2, 28004 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Mad Cool Festival 2026 — Madrid, July 2026
Mad Cool Festival 2026 runs 8-11 July at Iberdrola Music in Villaverde, Madrid, a four-day rock, pop and indie festival marking its tenth edition.
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9 JUL Rua Cândido Dos Reis 1, 2780-213 Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugal
NOS Alive 2026 — Lisbon, July 2026
NOS Alive 2026 runs 9–11 July at Passeio Marítimo de Algés, Oeiras, bringing international rock, pop and indie headliners to Lisbon's riverfront.
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10 JUL Taoialet Issebtiyenne, 40 Marrakesh, Morocco
Marrakech Popular Arts Festival 2026
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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11 JUL Via Del Corso 46, 50122 Firenze Florence, Italy
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Summer Season — Florence, July 2026
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 2026 Summer Season runs 11-25 July in the Teatro del Maggio's open-air Cavea, Florence — opera, concerts and film in music.
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11 JUL 7 Parvis Notre-Dame - Place Jean-Paul Ii, 75004 Paris, France
Paris Summer Festival 2026 (Festival de l'Été) — Paris, July 2026
Festival Paris l'été 2026 runs 11 July to 4 August across the city. Contemporary theatre, dance, circus and music in unexpected outdoor and heritage venues.
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12 JUL Via Del Pantheon 50, 00186 Roma Rome, Italy
Aida at the Circo Massimo — Rome, July 2026
Verdi's Aida staged open-air amid ancient Roman ruins, a monumental night of grand opera under the Roman summer sky.
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14 JUL Via Del Pantheon 50, 00186 Roma Rome, Italy
Roberto Bolle and Friends at the Circo Massimo — Rome, July 2026
Étoile Roberto Bolle and international dance stars perform under the stars at Rome's ancient Circus Maximus in a one-night ballet gala.
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15 JUL Unter Den Linden 7, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Imagine Dragons — Olympiastadion Berlin — Berlin, July 2026
Imagine Dragons bring their stadium-scale rock spectacle to Berlin's historic Olympiastadion for one huge open-air summer night.
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17 JUL King Charles I Island, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DS, United Kingdom
BBC Proms 2026 — London, July 2026
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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17 JUL King Charles I Island, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DS, United Kingdom
Love's Labour's Lost at Shakespeare's Globe — London, July 2026
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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17 JUL Avenida Dos Aliados 89, 4000-067 Porto, Porto, Portugal
MEO Marés Vivas 2026 — Porto, July 2026
MEO Marés Vivas 2026 brings three days of pop, rock and Latin headliners to greater Porto, 17–19 July — northern Portugal's biggest summer music festival.
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17 JUL King Charles I Island, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DS, United Kingdom
The Hundred 2026 — London, July 2026
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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18 JUL Unter Den Linden 7, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Lollapalooza Berlin 2026 — Berlin, July 2026
Lollapalooza Berlin 2026 hits the Olympiastadion and Olympiapark on 18-19 July. Two days of pop, rock, hip-hop and electronic acts across multiple stages.
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22 JUL 7 Parvis Notre-Dame - Place Jean-Paul Ii, 75004 Paris, France
La Villette Open-Air Cinema 2026 — Paris, July 2026
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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22 JUL 7 Parvis Notre-Dame - Place Jean-Paul Ii, 75004 Paris, France
Les Arènes Lyriques de Montmartre 2026 — Paris, July 2026
Open-air lyric and classical concerts in a secret garden amphitheatre on Montmartre hill, steps from the Sacré-Cœur.
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24 JUL 210 52, Asklipiio, Peloponnese, Greece
Athens Epidaurus Festival 2026 — Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus Performances — Athens, Summer 2026
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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24 JUL Mogyoród, Dózsa György Út 30, 2146, Pest, Hungary
Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2026 — Budapest, July 2026
The 2026 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix runs 24–26 July at the Hungaroring near Budapest — three days of practice, qualifying and a Sunday race.
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24 JUL Via Del Pantheon 50, 00186 Roma Rome, Italy
Romeo and Juliet (Ballet) at the Circo Massimo — Rome, July 2026
Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet danced under the stars at the ancient Circus Maximus, grand open-air ballet in the heart of Rome.
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24 JUL 4 本町3丁目6番 中央区, 大阪市, Osaka, Japan
Tenjin Matsuri — Osaka, July 2026
Tenjin Matsuri lights up Osaka on 24–25 July 2026: a lantern-lit boat procession on the Okawa River and around 5,000 fireworks over the water.
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25 JUL King Charles I Island, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DS, United Kingdom
Cats at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre — London, July 2026
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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25 JUL 1 西新宿2丁目5番 新宿区, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival 2026 — Tokyo, July 2026
Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival 2026 fires around 20,000 shells over the Sumida River near Asakusa and Tokyo Skytree on the evening of 25 July.
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25 JUL Stationsplein 12a, 1012 AB Amsterdam, Netherlands
WorldPride Amsterdam 2026 — Amsterdam, July 2026
WorldPride Amsterdam 2026 runs 25 July–8 August, a citywide celebration crowned by the Canal Parade, plus concerts, a human-rights conference and street parties.
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29 JUL ถนนราชดำเนินใน, 10200, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
Asanha Bucha Day & Khao Phansa — Bangkok, July 2026
Asanha Bucha Day (29 July) and Khao Phansa (30 July 2026) mark the start of Buddhist Lent in Bangkok, with candle-lit temple ceremonies citywide.
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30 JUL 4 本町3丁目6番 中央区, 大阪市, Osaka, Japan
Sumiyoshi Matsuri — Osaka, July–August 2026
Sumiyoshi Matsuri runs 30 July-1 August 2026 at Osaka's Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine, with a purification rite and a two-tonne portable-shrine procession.
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31 JUL Burgemeester A. Colijnweg 23, 1182 KB Amstelveen, Netherlands
Dekmantel Festival 2026 — Amsterdam, July 2026
Dekmantel Festival 2026 runs 31 July–2 August in the Amsterdamse Bos near Amsterdam, a benchmark for underground electronic and dance music.
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7 AUG 6 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EG, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026
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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7 AUG 6 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EG, United Kingdom
Edinburgh International Festival 2026 — Edinburgh, August 2026
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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7 AUG Stationsplein 12a, 1012 AB Amsterdam, Netherlands
Grachtenfestival Amsterdam 2026 — Amsterdam, August 2026
Grachtenfestival Amsterdam 2026 brings ten days of classical and jazz to 95+ canal-side venues, 7–16 August — the Netherlands' largest festival of its kind.
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7 AUG 6 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EG, United Kingdom
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2026: A Call to Gather — Edinburgh, August 2026
Massed pipes, drums and military pageantry light up Edinburgh Castle's esplanade in the world-famous nighttime Tattoo spectacle.
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7 AUG Kotor, Montenegro
Balkans Slow Travel Festival
The Balkans Slow Travel Festival gathers travellers in Kotor, Montenegro, for guided hikes above the bay, seafaring heritage evenings and local craft workshops.
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11 AUG Budapest, Sikló Utca, 1013, Hungary
Sziget Festival 2026 — Budapest, August 2026
Sziget Festival 2026 takes over Budapest's Óbuda Island 11–15 August: five days of global headliners, arts and round-the-clock revelry on the Danube.
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12 AUG ถนนราชดำเนินใน, 10200, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
Thai Mother's Day / Queen Mother's Birthday Celebrations — Bangkok, August 2026
Thai Mother's Day, marking Queen Sirikit's birthday, is celebrated across Bangkok on 12 August 2026 with ceremonies, candlelight and festivities around Sanam Luang.
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15 AUG King Charles I Island, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DS, United Kingdom
Anansi the Spider at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre — London, August 2026
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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16 AUG 301-1 奈良屋町 中京区, 京都市, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Gozan no Okuribi (Daimonji Bonfire Festival) — Kyoto, August 2026
On 16 August 2026, 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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22 AUG Mimar Hayrettin, Yeniçeriler Caddesi 59, 34126 Fatih/Istanbul, Türkiye
Babylon Soundgarden 2026 — Istanbul, August 2026
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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22 AUG 31 Henry Street, Dublin, D01 RT21, Ireland
The Weeknd — After Hours Til Dawn Tour — Dublin, August 2026
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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28 AUG Avenida Da Liberdade 41, 1250-144 Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
MEO Kalorama 2026 — Lisbon, August 2026
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 31 Henry Street, Dublin, D01 RT21, Ireland
Bon Jovi — Forever Tour — Dublin, August 2026
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 34 Ladbroke Gardens, Kensington and Chelsea, London, W11 2PX, United Kingdom
Notting Hill Carnival 2026
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 SEPT Via Pietro Buratti 5, 30126 Venezia Venice, Italy
Venice Film Festival 2026
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 SEPT Železná 541/9, 11000 Praha, Prague, Czech Republic
Dvořák Prague International Music Festival 2026 — Prague, September 2026
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 SEPT Budapest, Sikló Utca, 1013, Hungary
Budapest International Wine Festival 2026 — Budapest, September 2026
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 SEPT Calle Blanca De Los Ríos 2, 41004 Sevilla, Seville, Spain
XXIV Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla 2026 — Seville, September 2026
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 SEPT 14 両国2丁目17番 墨田区, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Grand Sumo Tournament — September (Aki Basho) 2026 — Tokyo, September 2026
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 SEPT Carrer De La Canuda 30, 08002 Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
La Mercè 2026
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 SEPT Matthias-Pschorr-Straße 4, 80339 München, Germany
Oktoberfest 2026
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 SEPT ถนนราชดำเนินใน, 10200, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
Post Malone — Bangkok 2026 — Bangkok, September 2026
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 8 Place De L'hôtel De Ville, 75004 Paris, France
Nuit Blanche Paris 2026
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 Portal De Flores 7, 68000 Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
Day of the Dead 2026
Oaxaca's Day of the Dead, with candlelit cemetery vigils, marigold altars and costumed comparsas honouring the departed.
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3 NOV 52 Fisher Parade, Flemington Victoria 3031, Australia
Melbourne Cup 2026
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 Johari Bazar 194، 302003 Jaipur، India
Diwali 2026
India's festival of lights, when Jaipur's Pink City dazzles with market illuminations, oil lamps and fireworks.
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31 DEC Bradfield Highway, Milsons Point New South Wales, Australia
Sydney New Year's Eve 2026
Sydney Harbour's world-famous New Year's Eve fireworks, launched from the Harbour Bridge and Opera House.
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5 JAN 150028, Songbei Qu, Ha'erbin Shi, Heilongjiang, China
Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival 2027
China's colossal winter festival of illuminated ice palaces and snow sculptures carved from the frozen Songhua River.
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19 JAN Piazza, Gonder, Amhara, Ethiopia
Timkat 2027
Ethiopia's spectacular Orthodox Epiphany, celebrated with processions and mass baptismal rites at Gondar's royal baths.
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22 JAN 68100, Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia
Thaipusam 2027
A dramatic Hindu festival of devotion and penance, culminating in the kavadi procession up Batu Caves' steps.
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30 JAN Piazza San Marco 40, 30124 Venezia Venice, Italy
Venice Carnival 2027
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 Rua Tomás Rabelo 12, Cidade Nova, Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro, 20210, Brazil
Rio Carnival 2027
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 Carrera 54 64 155, 080002 Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Carnival of Barranquilla 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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9 FEB 622 Saint Peter Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70116, United States
Mardi Gras 2027
New Orleans' Carnival climax on Fat Tuesday, with krewe parades, beads and masking through the French Quarter.
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20 FEB 5 Sherbrooke Street, Darlinghurst New South Wales 2010, Australia
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2027
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 Plaça De L'ajuntament 22, 46002 València, Valencia, Spain
Las Fallas 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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20 MAR Drive Thru, Cape Town, Western Cape 8005, South Africa
Cape Town Carnival 2027
South Africa's vibrant street parade of costumes, floats, music and dance along Green Point's Fan Walk.
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21 MAR J104 105، 281001 Mathura، India
Holi 2027
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 81-800 Avenue 51, Indio, California 92201, United States
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 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 42 ซอยรามบุตรี, 10200, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
Songkran 2027
Thailand's New Year water festival, when Bangkok's streets erupt into the world's biggest water fight.
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18 APR Pz España 1, 41013 Sevilla, Seville, Spain
Seville Feria de Abril 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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27 APR Meester Visserplein 7, 1011 RD Amsterdam, Netherlands
King's Day Amsterdam 2027
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 99 Zkak Rouah, 30 Fez, Morocco
Fes Festival of World Sacred Music 2027
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 5030 Alfred Street, Sydney New South Wales 2000, Australia
Vivid Sydney 2027
Sydney's after-dark festival of light installations, projections, live music and ideas across the harbour city.
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1 JUN Rua Das Flores De Santa Cruz 3, 1100-244 Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Festas de Lisboa 2027
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 Don Bosco, Cusco, Cusco, Peru
Inti Raymi 2027
Cusco's Inca Festival of the Sun, a grand winter-solstice reenactment culminating at the Sacsayhuamán fortress.
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9 JUL 1730 Stampede Trail SE, Calgary, Alberta T2G 2N9, Canada
Calgary Stampede 2027
Canada's biggest rodeo and Western festival, ten days of chuckwagon races, concerts and midway thrills.
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