Calendar / November 2026
What's on in November 2026
Dates read confirmed where the organizer has published them, and expected where we've projected the recurrence. Always verify before booking.
20 events in November 2026.
Festival de Barriletes Gigantes de Sumpango
Sumpango · Guatemala
Witness / Attend
Every year on 1 November, the Day of the Dead, on the field beside the Sumpango cemetery, with a community kite-flying day on 2 November. Founded in 1978; the 47th edition was held on 1 November 2025, and the next is expected on 1 November 2026.
Dates & details →Rann Utsav
Rann of Kutch · India
Witness / Attend
The season runs roughly November through February (recent editions opened in late October or November and ran into early March), with the tent city operating throughout.
Dates & details →Iceland Airwaves
Reykjavik · Iceland
Music & Culture Festivals
Annually across roughly three days in early November.
Dates & details →Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Thessaloniki · Greece
Film Festivals
Annual in the first half of November
Dates & details →Mar del Plata International Film Festival
Mar del Plata · Argentina
Film Festivals
Every November
Dates & details →Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Tallinn · Estonia
Film Festivals
Held over about sixteen days each November in Tallinn. Upcoming: 6 to 22 November 2026 (the 30th edition); a 2027 edition is expected in mid-to-late November.
Dates & details →Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Taipei · Taiwan
Film Festivals
Held each year in November in Taipei, with the Golden Horse Awards ceremony near the end of the month. The 2026 edition runs 6 to 22 November; the 2027 dates are expected in November again.
Dates & details →EnergaCAMERIMAGE
Torun · Poland
Film Festivals
Held once a year in November in Torun, an eight-day international festival of the art of cinematography organized by the Tumult Foundation. The 34th edition is confirmed for 7 to 14 November 2026.
Dates & details →Abierto Argentino de Polo
Buenos Aires · Argentina
Witness / Attend
The Open runs from early November to the final in the first days of December, every year
Dates & details →Ljubljana International Film Festival
Ljubljana · Slovenia
Film Festivals
Annual in the second half of November
Dates & details →Cork International Film Festival
Cork · Ireland
Film Festivals
Held annually over eleven days in November across cinemas and venues in Cork city. Founded in 1956, it is Ireland's oldest and largest film festival; the 71st edition runs 12 to 22 November 2026.
Dates & details →Pushkar Camel Fair
Pushkar · India
Witness / Attend
The fair follows the lunar calendar, culminating on Kartik Purnima, the full moon of the Hindu month of Kartik.
Dates & details →Garifuna Settlement Day
Dangriga · Belize
Witness / Attend
A fixed national public holiday on 19 November every year, centerd on Dangriga. Upcoming: 19 November 2026 (confirmed); 19 November 2027 (fixed by statute).
Dates & details →Macau Grand Prix
Guia Circuit · Macau
Witness / Attend
Run over one long weekend in mid to late November each year on the Guia street circuit. Upcoming: 19 to 22 November 2026 (73rd edition, provisional); mid to late November 2027 (expected).
Dates & details →Nyege Nyege Festival
Jinja · Uganda
Music & Culture Festivals
Four days once a year on the Nile near Jinja, historically in September and moved to November for 2026. Upcoming: November 19 to 22, 2026.
Dates & details →Bon Om Touk
Phnom Penh · Cambodia
Witness / Attend
Three days around the full moon of the Khmer month of Kadeuk in November, so the dates shift yearly with the lunar calendar. Upcoming: 23 to 25 November 2026 (confirmed); around 13 to 15 November 2027 (expected, projected from the November 2027 full moon).
Dates & details →Yi Peng Lantern Festival
Chiang Mai · Thailand
Witness / Attend
The festival follows the lunar calendar and falls on the full moon of the twelfth lunar month, typically mid-to-late November.
Dates & details →Dev Deepawali
Varanasi · India
Witness / Attend
Dev Deepawali falls on Kartik Purnima, the full moon of the Hindu month of Kartik, in November, occasionally late October.
Dates & details →Amsterdam Light Festival
Amsterdam · Netherlands
Witness / Attend
Held annually from late November to mid-January, with commissioned light-art installations along the canals of central Amsterdam, viewable on a free walking or cycling route and by canal cruise. Organized by the Amsterdam Light Festival foundation. The 15th edition runs 26 November 2026 to 17 January 2027; the 16th is expected late November 2027 to mid-January 2028.
Dates & details →Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt
Nuremberg · Germany
Witness / Attend
The market runs from the Friday before Advent through December 24, with the Christkind's opening prologue drawing the biggest single crowd.
Dates & details →In season in November
Beyond dated events: where November is honestly good, from our featured picks. Every link is a full guide with timing, conditions, and providers.