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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52 events upcoming for Witness / Attend in Europe.
July 2026
August 2026
Witness / Attend in Sinj
Sinj · Croatia
Witness / Attend
Held annually on a Sunday in early August, customarily the first Sunday.
Dates & details →Medeltidsveckan (Medieval Week)
Visby · Sweden
Witness / Attend
Held once a year over eight days in early August in Visby on Gotland, staged since 1984 by the association Medeltidsveckan pa Gotland. The 2026 edition runs 2 to 9 August; the 2027 edition is expected in early August, in week 31 or 32. It repeats every year in early August.
Dates & details →Liechtenstein National Day (Staatsfeiertag)
Vaduz · Liechtenstein
Witness / Attend
Held every year on 15 August, Liechtenstein's National Day, in and around Vaduz Castle and the capital's Stadtle. Upcoming: 15 August 2026 (confirmed); 15 August 2027 (expected).
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Siena
Siena · Italy
Witness / Attend
Two races a year: July 2 and August 16.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Leskovac
Leskovac · Serbia
Witness / Attend
Annual, the last week of August.
Dates & details →Air Guitar World Championships
Oulu · Finland
Witness / Attend
Held annually in late August in Oulu, northern Finland, produced by Airnest Productions, with a two-evening world final. First staged in 1996, the contest judges sixty-second air-guitar routines on technical merit, stage presence and airness. Upcoming: 2026 championship 26 to 29 August, world final 28 to 29 August; the 2027 edition is expected in late August and confirmed by the organiser nearer the time.
Dates & details →October 2026
November 2026
December 2026
January 2027
Witness / Attend in Vevcani
Vevcani · North Macedonia
Witness / Attend
Fixed on January 13-14 for old-calendar New Year.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Venice
Venice · Italy
Witness / Attend
Runs late January into February, ending on Shrove Tuesday.
Dates & details →Masopust - Shrovetide Processions of the Hlinecko Region
Hlinsko · Czechia
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Held at Shrovetide, in the weeks before Lent, so the dates move each year and are spread across the Hlinecko villages on different days from late January into February. In 2026 the rounds run on 31 January (Vesely Kopec, Hamry), 8 February (Blatno), 14 February (Vortova, Studnice) and 17 February (Hlinsko). A 2027 season is expected in late January to early February.
Dates & details →February 2027
Witness / Attend in Ptuj
Ptuj · Slovenia
Witness / Attend
Annual around Shrovetide.
Dates & details →Busojaras
Mohacs · Hungary
Witness / Attend
Six days ending on Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday), so the dates shift yearly. Upcoming: 12 to 17 February 2026 (confirmed); around 4 to 9 February 2027 (expected, projected from the movable date).
Dates & details →Jokkmokk Winter Market
Jokkmokk · Sweden
Witness / Attend
Held once a year on the first Thursday to Saturday of February in Jokkmokk, on the Arctic Circle, arranged by Jokkmokk Municipality in a four-hundred-year tradition. The 2027 edition, the 422nd market, runs 4 to 6 February; the 2028 edition is expected in early February. It repeats every year on the first Thursday to Saturday of February.
Dates & details →Carnival of Binche
Binche · Belgium
Witness / Attend
Held every year on the Sunday, Monday and Shrove Tuesday before Ash Wednesday in Binche, so the dates move with Easter; the masked Gilles appear mainly on the Tuesday. Upcoming: 15 to 17 February 2026 and 7 to 9 February 2027, both confirmed by the town's official carnival site.
Dates & details →Vastelaovend
Maastricht · Netherlands
Witness / Attend
Held on the three days before Ash Wednesday (Sunday to Tuesday), so the date moves with the church calendar, usually in February and sometimes early March. In Maastricht it is organised by the city carnival association Vereniging De Tempeleers and opens with the hoisting of the Mooswief over the Markt. Next editions 7 to 9 February 2027 and 27 to 29 February 2028.
Dates & details →Uzgavenes
Rumsiskes · Lithuania
Witness / Attend
Held on Shrove Tuesday (Uzgavenes) each year, a movable date 47 days before Easter, at the Open-Air Museum of Lithuania in Rumsiskes. Upcoming: 17 February 2026; 9 February 2027.
Dates & details →March 2027
Witness / Attend in Valencia
Valencia · Spain
Witness / Attend
Runs March 1 through 19 every year.
Dates & details →St Patrick's Festival
Dublin · Ireland
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Held annually in Dublin over four to five days in mid-March, culminating in the National St Patrick's Day Parade on 17 March. The 2026 festival ran 14 to 17 March; the parade always falls on 17 March, with the surrounding festival dates set each year.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Planica
Planica · Slovenia
Witness / Attend
The World Cup ski-jump finals run four days, Thursday to Sunday, in the second half of March.
Dates & details →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 →Witness / Attend in Corfu
Corfu · Greece
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A movable feast tied to Orthodox Holy Week, falling in April or early May; the botides fall on Holy Saturday morning.
Dates & details →May 2027
June 2027
Witness / Attend in Balgari
Balgari · Bulgaria
Witness / Attend
Fixed annually on June 3-4, the saints' feast.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Le Mans
Le Mans · France
Witness / Attend
Race week falls in mid-June.
Dates & details →Five-Petalled Rose Festival
Cesky Krumlov · Czechia
Witness / Attend
Three days on the third weekend of June each year across the old town of Cesky Krumlov. Upcoming: 19 to 21 June 2026 (38th edition); a 2027 edition is expected in mid-to-late June.
Dates & details →Falles d'Andorra
Andorra la Vella · Andorra
Witness / Attend
The falles burn on the night of Sant Joan, around 23 June (the summer solstice), each year, with some parishes also lighting fires for Sant Pere at the end of June.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Wimbledon
Wimbledon · United Kingdom
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The Championships run a fortnight from late June into July.
Dates & details →July 2027
Witness / Attend in Siena
Siena · Italy
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Two races a year: July 2 and August 16.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Pamplona
Pamplona · Spain
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Runs July 6 through July 14 every year.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Bajina Basta
Bajina Basta · Serbia
Witness / Attend
The Great Descent falls on the third Saturday of July.
Dates & details →Hill of Crosses
Siauliai · Lithuania
Witness / Attend
The site is open freely year-round; the annual feast (Kryziu kalno atlaidai) falls on the penultimate Sunday of July. Upcoming: 19 July 2026; 18 July 2027.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Mostar
Mostar · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Witness / Attend
The traditional bridge-diving competition falls on the last Sunday of July.
Dates & details →August 2027
Witness / Attend in Sinj
Sinj · Croatia
Witness / Attend
Held annually on a Sunday in early August, customarily the first Sunday.
Dates & details →Medeltidsveckan (Medieval Week)
Visby · Sweden
Witness / Attend
Held once a year over eight days in early August in Visby on Gotland, staged since 1984 by the association Medeltidsveckan pa Gotland. The 2026 edition runs 2 to 9 August; the 2027 edition is expected in early August, in week 31 or 32. It repeats every year in early August.
Dates & details →Liechtenstein National Day (Staatsfeiertag)
Vaduz · Liechtenstein
Witness / Attend
Held every year on 15 August, Liechtenstein's National Day, in and around Vaduz Castle and the capital's Stadtle. Upcoming: 15 August 2026 (confirmed); 15 August 2027 (expected).
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Siena
Siena · Italy
Witness / Attend
Two races a year: July 2 and August 16.
Dates & details →Air Guitar World Championships
Oulu · Finland
Witness / Attend
Held annually in late August in Oulu, northern Finland, produced by Airnest Productions, with a two-evening world final. First staged in 1996, the contest judges sixty-second air-guitar routines on technical merit, stage presence and airness. Upcoming: 2026 championship 26 to 29 August, world final 28 to 29 August; the 2027 edition is expected in late August and confirmed by the organiser nearer the time.
Dates & details →November 2027
December 2027
January 2028
February 2028
Jokkmokk Winter Market
Jokkmokk · Sweden
Witness / Attend
Held once a year on the first Thursday to Saturday of February in Jokkmokk, on the Arctic Circle, arranged by Jokkmokk Municipality in a four-hundred-year tradition. The 2027 edition, the 422nd market, runs 4 to 6 February; the 2028 edition is expected in early February. It repeats every year on the first Thursday to Saturday of February.
Dates & details →Vastelaovend
Maastricht · Netherlands
Witness / Attend
Held on the three days before Ash Wednesday (Sunday to Tuesday), so the date moves with the church calendar, usually in February and sometimes early March. In Maastricht it is organised by the city carnival association Vereniging De Tempeleers and opens with the hoisting of the Mooswief over the Markt. Next editions 7 to 9 February 2027 and 27 to 29 February 2028.
Dates & details →March 2028
June 2028
Witness / Attend in Balgari
Balgari · Bulgaria
Witness / Attend
Fixed annually on June 3-4, the saints' feast.
Dates & details →Echternach Hopping Procession
Echternach · Luxembourg
Witness / Attend
Held once a year on Whit Tuesday, the Tuesday after Pentecost, in the streets of Echternach, ending at the Basilica of Saint Willibrord. Organised by the Willibrordus-Bauverein and inscribed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage in 2010. The date moves with Easter between mid-May and mid-June: next on 18 May 2027, then around 6 June 2028; it repeats every Whit Tuesday.
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