Calendar / December 2026
What's on in December 2026
Dates read confirmed where the organizer has published them, and expected where we've projected the recurrence. Always verify before booking.
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10 events in December 2026 for Witness / Attend.
Witness / Attend in Kohima
Kohima · India
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Fixed on December 1-10 every year.
Dates & details →Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates
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The Formula 1 season finale, run over four days in late November or early December at Yas Marina Circuit. Upcoming: December 3 to 6, 2026.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Konya
Konya · Turkey
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Runs December 7 to 17 annually.
Dates & details →Sugar Mas
Basseterre · Saint Kitts and Nevis
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A national carnival season running from mid-December into the first days of January, set each year by the National Carnival Commission. Upcoming: Sugar Mas 55, 11 December 2026 to 2 January 2027 (confirmed); Sugar Mas 56, mid-December 2027 to early January 2028 (expected).
Dates & details →Las Parrandas de Remedios
Remedios · Cuba
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Builds nightly from December 16, with the all-night climax on Christmas Eve, December 24, every year.
Dates & details →Festival International du Sahara de Douz
Douz · Tunisia
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About four days at the end of December each year in the Douz festival arena. Upcoming: the 57th edition ran 25 to 28 December 2025; a 58th edition is expected in late December 2026, dates usually confirmed about a month ahead.
Dates & details →Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival
Harbin · China
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Officially launches on January 5 and runs into late February, with Ice and Snow World opening from late December. Upcoming: late December 2026 into late February 2027.
Dates & details →Maskanoo
Grace Bay · Turks and Caicos
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Held once a year on Boxing Day, 26 December, on Grace Bay Road in Providenciales (fronting Saltmills Plaza and Regent Village), from dusk into the night, with junkanoo bands, local food and music. Created and hosted by the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association, revived in 2009. Upcoming: 26 December 2026; the pattern repeats every 26 December.
Dates & details →Junkanoo
Nassau · Bahamas
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Held twice a year in Nassau, before dawn on Boxing Day (26 December) and New Year's Day (1 January), when costumed groups parade down Bay Street to drums, cowbells and brass. The national parades are government-run through the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture. Upcoming: Boxing Day 26 December 2026 and New Year's Day 1 January 2027; the pattern repeats every 26 December and 1 January.
Dates & details →Calabar Carnival
Calabar · Nigeria
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A month-long festival each December in Calabar, with the flagship parades falling between about 26 and 30 December. The 2026 edition runs its main events 26 to 30 December.
Dates & details →In season in December
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