Calendar / April 2027
What's on in April 2027
Dates read confirmed where the organizer has published them, and expected where we've projected the recurrence. Always verify before booking.
17 events in April 2027.
Investiture of the Captains Regent
City of San Marino · San Marino
Witness / Attend
A state ceremony held on fixed dates twice a year, on 1 April and 1 October. Upcoming: 1 October 2026 (confirmed); 1 April 2027 and 1 October 2027 (confirmed by the fixed calendar).
Dates & details →Windhoek Karneval
Windhoek · Namibia
Witness / Attend
About ten days in late March or early April, timed around Easter. Upcoming: April 1 to 11, 2027.
Dates & details →Naghol (Land Diving)
Pentecost Island · Vanuatu
Witness / Attend
Held on Saturdays from April to June each year, timed to the first yam harvest, in the villages of southern Pentecost Island. Men and boys jump head-first from wooden towers up to about 30 meters high with only forest vines tied to their ankles. 2026 season: Saturdays from 4 April to 27 June 2026 (per the Vanuatu Tourism Office).
Dates & details →Art Dubai
Dubai · United Arab Emirates
Witness / Attend
Annually over four days in spring, usually April, at Madinat Jumeirah. The 2026 twentieth-anniversary edition ran May 14 to 17; 2027 dates to be confirmed.
Dates & details →Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage
Dajia · Taiwan
Witness / Attend
Held once a year in spring, in the third lunar month, departing from Dajia Jenn Lann Temple in Taichung for a nine-day, eight-night procession of about 340 kilometers through Taichung, Changhua, Yunlin and Chiayi and back. The exact start is fixed each year by temple divination. In 2026 it ran 17 to 26 April; the 2027 dates are set closer to the time.
Dates & details →Bahrain Grand Prix
Sakhir · Bahrain
Witness / Attend
Held once a year, in recent seasons over a weekend in early-to-mid April, as a floodlit night race at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir. The February 2026 regional escalation disrupted the 2026 running; 2027 tickets are on sale for an April date but the calendar remains subject to the regional situation, so verify before planning.
Dates & details →Tourism Authority of Thailand (Maha Songkran World Water Festival)
Bangkok · Thailand
Witness / Attend
April 13-15 every year.
Dates & details →Pohela Boishakh
Dhaka · Bangladesh
Witness / Attend
Held every year on 14 April, the first day (1 Boishakh) of the Bangla calendar. Its centerpiece is the dawn Mangal Shobhajatra procession from the University of Dhaka Faculty of Fine Arts, inscribed by UNESCO in 2016; since 2025 the procession has been staged under the name Ananda Shobhajatra. Next dates: 14 April 2027, 14 April 2028.
Dates & details →National Family Island Regatta
George Town, Exuma · Bahamas
Sailing
Held each April in Elizabeth Harbour off George Town, Great Exuma, staged by the National Family Island Regatta Committee since 1954, racing traditional Bahamian Class A, B and C working sloops over about five days. Dates fall in the last full week of April and are confirmed by the committee nearer the time. The 2026 edition (the 70th) ran 21 to 25 April 2026; 2027 is expected in late April.
Dates & details →Antigua Sailing Week
English Harbour · Antigua and Barbuda
Sailing
Held annually over five days in late April, out of English and Falmouth Harbours. The 58th edition runs 21 to 25 April 2027; a further edition is expected in late April 2028.
Dates & details →The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.
New Orleans · United States
Music & Culture Festivals
Late April into early May across two weekends.
Dates & details →Kaunas Jazz
Kaunas · Lithuania
Music & Culture Festivals
The main festival runs over a long weekend in late April each year, near International Jazz Day, centerd on Kaunas with concerts extending to Vilnius and Palanga. Upcoming: 24 to 26 April 2026; late April 2027 expected.
Dates & details →Harare International Festival of the Arts
Harare · Zimbabwe
Music & Culture Festivals
A six-day multidisciplinary arts festival in Harare, historically held in late April or early May and returning in 2026 after an eight-year break. Upcoming: 3 to 9 August 2026 (the comeback edition, theme Up); further editions are planned through 2028 with dates to be announced.
Dates & details →Corfu Botides
Corfu · Greece
Witness / Attend
A movable feast tied to Orthodox Holy Week, falling in April or early May; the botides fall on Holy Saturday morning.
Dates & details →FEMUA
Abidjan · Cote d'Ivoire
Music & Culture Festivals
Held each year over about six days spanning late April and early May in Abidjan, with a partner-town leg. The 2026 edition, the eighteenth, ran 28 April to 3 May; the 2027 edition is expected in the same late-April to early-May window.
Dates & details →The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.
New Orleans · United States
Music & Culture Festivals
Late April into early May across two weekends.
Dates & details →Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival
Rodney Bay · Saint Lucia
Music & Culture Festivals
Held each spring, historically late April into May, with main concerts at the Pigeon Island National Landmark near Rodney Bay. Produced by the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority with the Cultural Development Foundation and the Events Company of Saint Lucia. Upcoming: the 2027 edition runs 30 April to 9 May.
Dates & details →In season in April
Beyond dated events: where April is honestly good, from our featured picks. Every link is a full guide with timing, conditions, and providers.