Events & Festivals
Discover travel events, festivals, and cultural celebrations around the world.
Hoi An Lantern Festival
On the 14th day of each lunar month, Hoi An's ancient town turns off its electric lights and glows entirely by the light of hundreds of colorful silk lanterns floating on the Thu Bon River. The monthly festival preserves a tradition dating back centuries and creates an enchanting atmosphere throughout the UNESCO heritage town.
Cherry Blossom Season
Japan's iconic sakura viewing season
Easter Week Portugal
Portugal's Semana Santa (Holy Week) features some of Iberia's most moving processions, with Braga hosting the most famous celebrations including the dramatic Ecce Homo procession by torchlight. Churches across the country present elaborate passion plays and the air fills with incense and solemn music during these deeply spiritual days.
Eid Al Fitr Morocco
Morocco's Eid Al Fitr celebrations blend Islamic tradition with Moroccan cultural heritage, filling mosques and city squares with communal prayers followed by elaborate family feasts featuring traditional pastilla and b'stilla. The festive atmosphere extends through the medinas with special markets, traditional music, and joyful gatherings.
Eid Al Fitr UAE
Eid Al Fitr marks the end of Ramadan with three days of joyful celebration across the UAE, featuring communal prayers, family gatherings, charitable giving, and festive meals. Shopping malls, parks, and public spaces host entertainment events, and the entire country is adorned with colorful lights and decorations.
Ramadan Iftar Season
Turkey's Ramadan season transforms city squares into communal gathering spaces where thousands break their daily fast together at elaborate iftar tables set up by municipalities. The evenings come alive with special food markets, traditional entertainment, and the beautiful call to prayer echoing from historic mosques.
Spring Flowers
Cherry blossoms and spring flowers
Spring in UK
Spring flowers in gardens and parks
Amsterdam Flower Market
Bali Spirit Festival
An internationally renowned yoga, dance, and music festival held in Ubud, Bali, celebrating world music, healing arts, and conscious living over five transformative days. The festival draws thousands of participants from around the world for workshops, performances, and spiritual practices.
Greek Orthodox Easter
Greek Orthodox Easter is the country's most important religious celebration, marked by midnight candlelight processions, the joyful cry of "Christos Anesti," and festive lamb feasts on Easter Sunday. The entire country pauses for the Holy Week with deeply moving ceremonies in churches from Athens to the smallest island villages.
Istanbul Tulip Festival
Each April, Istanbul's parks, gardens, and public spaces burst into color with millions of tulips planted across the city in a magnificent display celebrating the flower that was once the symbol of the Ottoman Empire. Emirgan Park hosts the main celebrations with art events and special exhibitions.
Khmer New Year
Cambodia's three-day Khmer New Year in April is the country's most important holiday, celebrated with temple offerings, traditional games, and communal water blessings to welcome the new year. Families dress in their finest clothes, clean their homes, and participate in Angkor Sankranta festivities at the iconic temple complex.
Seoul Cherry Blossom
