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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July 2026
Savonlinna Opera Festival
Savonlinna · Finland
Music & Culture Festivals
Held annually across about a month in July, ending in early August, in the courtyard of Olavinlinna castle in Savonlinna. Founded in 1912 by the soprano Aino Ackte and run by the Savonlinna Opera Festival. Upcoming: 2026 season 3 July to 1 August; the 2027 season falls in July and is confirmed by the festival nearer the time.
Dates & details →Isle of MTV Malta
Floriana · Malta
Music & Culture Festivals
One free open-air concert on a night in mid-to-late July at Il-Fosos, Floriana, opening Malta Music Week. Upcoming: 22 July 2026; a 2027 edition is expected in July.
Dates & details →Viljandi Folk Music Festival
Viljandi · Estonia
Music & Culture Festivals
Held over four days in late July each year at the Viljandi Castle Hills and around the town. Upcoming: 23 to 26 July 2026 (the 33rd edition); a 2027 edition is expected in late July.
Dates & details →Tomorrowland
Boom · Belgium
Music & Culture Festivals
Held across two consecutive weekends in mid to late July at De Schorre in Boom, organised by We Are One World (formerly ID&T). Upcoming: weekend one 17 to 19 July 2026 and weekend two 24 to 26 July 2026; a 2027 edition is expected across two July weekends.
Dates & details →Giornate Medioevali
City of San Marino · San Marino
Music & Culture Festivals
A historical re-enactment festival held over the last weekend of July each year in the old town of San Marino. Upcoming: around 24 to 26 July 2026 (expected, last weekend of July; confirm exact dates on the official site).
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 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 →Sziget Festival
Budapest · Hungary
Music & Culture Festivals
About a week in mid-August each year on Obuda Island, Budapest, with a camper move-in day the day before. Upcoming: 11 to 15 August 2026 (move-in 10 August); a 2027 edition is expected in mid-August.
Dates & details →Music & Culture Festivals in Nis
Nis · Serbia
Music & Culture Festivals
Annual, four days in mid-August.
Dates & details →Flow Festival
Helsinki · Finland
Music & Culture Festivals
Held annually over three days in mid-August at the Suvilahti former power-plant site in Helsinki, organised by Flow Festival Oy and running since 2004. Upcoming: 2026 edition 14 to 16 August; the 2027 edition is expected in mid-August and confirmed by the organiser nearer the time.
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 →Electric Picnic
Stradbally · Ireland
Music & Culture Festivals
Held annually over the last weekend of August, Friday to Sunday with Thursday early entry, in the grounds of Stradbally Hall, County Laois. The 2026 edition runs 28 to 30 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
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 →National Wine Day (Ziua Nationala a Vinului)
Chisinau · Moldova
Music & Culture Festivals
The first weekend of October each year, in Chisinau's Great National Assembly Square. The 2026 edition, the 25th, runs 3 to 4 October; the 2027 edition is expected on 2 to 3 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 →Rolex Middle Sea Race
Valletta · Malta
Sailing
Starts from Grand Harbour, Valletta on a Saturday in mid-to-late October each year. Upcoming: the 47th edition starts on 17 October 2026; a 2027 edition is expected in mid-to-late October.
Dates & details →November 2026
Music & Culture Festivals in Reykjavik
Reykjavik · Iceland
Music & Culture Festivals
Annually across roughly three days in early 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 →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 →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. Organised 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 →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 →Goteborg Film Festival
Gothenburg · Sweden
Film Festivals
Held once a year over ten days from late January into early February in Gothenburg, staged since 1979 by the Goteborg Film Festival organisation. The 50th edition runs 29 January to 7 February 2027; the 2028 edition is expected in late January to early February. It repeats every year in the same winter window.
Dates & details →Masopust - Shrovetide Processions of the Hlinecko Region
Hlinsko · Czechia
Witness / Attend
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 →CPH:DOX
Copenhagen · Denmark
Film Festivals
Around twelve days in March each year. Upcoming: the 24th edition runs 10 to 21 March 2027.
Dates & details →St Patrick's Festival
Dublin · Ireland
Witness / Attend
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 →Kaunas Jazz
Kaunas · Lithuania
Music & Culture Festivals
The main festival runs over a long weekend in late April each year, near International Jazz Day, centred on Kaunas with concerts extending to Vilnius and Palanga. Upcoming: 24 to 26 April 2026; late April 2027 expected.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Corfu
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 →May 2027
Prague Spring International Music Festival
Prague · Czechia
Music & Culture Festivals
About three weeks from mid-May into early June each year across Prague's concert halls, opening on 12 May with Smetana's Ma vlast. Upcoming: 12 May to 4 June 2026 (81st edition); a 2027 edition is expected mid-May to early June.
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.
Dates & details →Festspillene i Bergen
Bergen · Norway
Music at the Source
The festival runs about 15 days from late May.
Dates & details →June 2027
Mainstage Festivals
Dhermi · Albania
Music & Culture Festivals
Annual, one week in early June.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Balgari
Balgari · Bulgaria
Witness / Attend
Fixed annually on June 3-4, the saints' feast.
Dates & details →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 →Witness / Attend in Le Mans
Le Mans · France
Witness / Attend
Race week falls in mid-June.
Dates & details →Trail 100 Andorra by UTMB
Ordino · Andorra
Running / Endurance
Three to four days in mid-June each year, based in Ordino. The 2026 edition ran 12 to 14 June; the 2027 edition is set for 10 to 13 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 →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 →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 →Roskilde Festival
Roskilde · Denmark
Music & Culture Festivals
Eight days spanning late June into early July each year, the four main-stage days closing the week. Upcoming: 26 June to 3 July 2027.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Wimbledon
Wimbledon · United Kingdom
Witness / Attend
The Championships run a fortnight from late June into July.
Dates & details →Open'er Festival
Gdynia · Poland
Music & Culture Festivals
Held once a year over four days in early July at the Gdynia-Kosakowo airfield, organised by the promoter Alter Art. The 2026 edition ran 1 to 4 July 2026; the next edition is expected in early July 2027.
Dates & details →July 2027
Festival Internacional de Jazz Escaldes-Engordany
Escaldes-Engordany · Andorra
Music & Culture Festivals
About a week in early July each year in Escaldes-Engordany, at the Prat del Roure hall with free open-air concerts on Coprinceps square. The 42nd edition ran 2 to 9 July 2026; the festival returns in early July 2027.
Dates & details →Copenhagen Jazz Festival
Copenhagen · Denmark
Music & Culture Festivals
Ten days starting the first Friday of July each year, across more than 100 venues citywide. Upcoming: the 2027 edition is expected around 2 to 11 July.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Siena
Siena · Italy
Witness / Attend
Two races a year: July 2 and August 16.
Dates & details →Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary · Czechia
Film Festivals
Nine days in early July each year in Karlovy Vary, centred on the Hotel Thermal. Upcoming: 3 to 11 July 2026 (60th edition); a 2027 edition is expected in early July.
Dates & details →Savonlinna Opera Festival
Savonlinna · Finland
Music & Culture Festivals
Held annually across about a month in July, ending in early August, in the courtyard of Olavinlinna castle in Savonlinna. Founded in 1912 by the soprano Aino Ackte and run by the Savonlinna Opera Festival. Upcoming: 2026 season 3 July to 1 August; the 2027 season falls in July and is confirmed by the festival nearer the time.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Pamplona
Pamplona · Spain
Witness / Attend
Runs July 6 through July 14 every year.
Dates & details →Pohoda Festival
Trencin · Slovakia
Music & Culture Festivals
About four days in early-to-mid July each year on the former military airfield at Trencin (Letisko Trencin). The 30th edition ran 8 to 11 July 2026; the 2027 edition is set for 8 to 10 July.
Dates & details →Colours of Ostrava
Ostrava · Czechia
Music & Culture Festivals
Four days in mid-July each year at Dolni Vitkovice in Ostrava. Upcoming: 15 to 18 July 2026; a 2027 edition is expected in mid-July.
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 →Isle of MTV Malta
Floriana · Malta
Music & Culture Festivals
One free open-air concert on a night in mid-to-late July at Il-Fosos, Floriana, opening Malta Music Week. Upcoming: 22 July 2026; a 2027 edition is expected in July.
Dates & details →Viljandi Folk Music Festival
Viljandi · Estonia
Music & Culture Festivals
Held over four days in late July each year at the Viljandi Castle Hills and around the town. Upcoming: 23 to 26 July 2026 (the 33rd edition); a 2027 edition is expected in late July.
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 →Sziget Festival
Budapest · Hungary
Music & Culture Festivals
About a week in mid-August each year on Obuda Island, Budapest, with a camper move-in day the day before. Upcoming: 11 to 15 August 2026 (move-in 10 August); a 2027 edition is expected in mid-August.
Dates & details →Flow Festival
Helsinki · Finland
Music & Culture Festivals
Held annually over three days in mid-August at the Suvilahti former power-plant site in Helsinki, organised by Flow Festival Oy and running since 2004. Upcoming: 2026 edition 14 to 16 August; the 2027 edition is expected in mid-August and confirmed by the organiser nearer the time.
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 →October 2027
National Wine Day (Ziua Nationala a Vinului)
Chisinau · Moldova
Music & Culture Festivals
The first weekend of October each year, in Chisinau's Great National Assembly Square. The 2026 edition, the 25th, runs 3 to 4 October; the 2027 edition is expected on 2 to 3 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 →Rolex Middle Sea Race
Valletta · Malta
Sailing
Starts from Grand Harbour, Valletta on a Saturday in mid-to-late October each year. Upcoming: the 47th edition starts on 17 October 2026; a 2027 edition is expected in mid-to-late October.
Dates & details →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 →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 →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. Organised 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 →December 2027
January 2028
Witness / Attend in Vevcani
Vevcani · North Macedonia
Witness / Attend
Fixed on January 13-14 for old-calendar New Year.
Dates & details →Goteborg Film Festival
Gothenburg · Sweden
Film Festivals
Held once a year over ten days from late January into early February in Gothenburg, staged since 1979 by the Goteborg Film Festival organisation. The 50th edition runs 29 January to 7 February 2027; the 2028 edition is expected in late January to early February. It repeats every year in the same winter window.
Dates & details →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.
Dates & details →Nationwide Latvian Song and Dance Celebration
Riga · Latvia
Music & Culture Festivals
Held about every five years over roughly ten days at the turn of June and July in Riga, climaxing in a massed choir concert at the Mezaparks Great Bandstand; a UNESCO-listed tradition. The 150th-anniversary edition ran in 2023; the next, the XXVIII celebration, is confirmed for 30 June to 9 July 2028.
Dates & details →July 2028
Witness / Attend in Siena
Siena · Italy
Witness / Attend
Two races a year: July 2 and August 16.
Dates & details →Lithuanian Song Celebration
Vilnius · Lithuania
Music & Culture Festivals
Held about every four years over several days in early July at Vingis Park and across Vilnius; a UNESCO-listed tradition. The centennial edition ran in 2024; the next celebration is expected in summer 2028.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Pamplona
Pamplona · Spain
Witness / Attend
Runs July 6 through July 14 every year.
Dates & details →