What's on
Festivals, races, and cultural moments worth planning a trip around, by month. 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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20 events upcoming for Film Festivals.
October 2026
Busan International Film Festival
Busan · South Korea
Film Festivals
Annual, roughly ten days in early-to-mid October.
Dates & details →Film Fest Gent
Ghent · Belgium
Film Festivals
Held each October in Ghent over about eleven days, organised by the Film Fest Gent non-profit, and incorporating the World Soundtrack Awards. Upcoming: 7 to 18 October 2026 (53rd edition, World Soundtrack Awards on 10 October); a 2027 edition is expected in October.
Dates & details →November 2026
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 organised by the Tumult Foundation. The 34th edition is confirmed for 7 to 14 November 2026.
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 →December 2026
Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
Havana · Cuba
Film Festivals
About ten days in early-to-mid December each year. Upcoming: the 47th edition is expected in December 2026.
Dates & details →Blue Chair Film Festival
Luang Prabang · Laos
Film Festivals
Runs for several days in early December in Luang Prabang, now on a roughly biennial cycle under the Blue Chair name (formerly the annual Luang Prabang Film Festival). Upcoming: 4 to 8 December 2026; a following edition is expected in December 2028.
Dates & details →January 2027
February 2027
March 2027
June 2027
Midnight Sun Film Festival
Sodankyla · Finland
Film Festivals
Held annually over five days in mid-June, when the sun does not set, in Sodankyla in Finnish Lapland. Founded in 1986 by Aki and Mika Kaurismaki and Peter von Bagh and run by the Sodankyla Film Festival Association, with films screened around the clock. Upcoming: 41st edition 10 to 14 June 2026; the 2027 edition is expected in mid-June and confirmed by the organiser nearer the time.
Dates & details →Art Film Fest
Kosice · Slovakia
Film Festivals
One week in June each year in Kosice. The 32nd edition ran 19 to 25 June 2026; a 33rd edition is expected in June 2027.
Dates & details →July 2027
October 2027
November 2027
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 organised by the Tumult Foundation. The 34th edition is confirmed for 7 to 14 November 2026.
Dates & details →