Cultural events

Exhibitions, carnivals, parades, and cultural moments from the curated calendar.

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April 2026

18 Apr – 22 Nov

Venice Biennale — International Art Exhibition 2026

Venice, IT · Giardini della Biennale & Arsenale

June 2026

5 Jun – 27 Sept

Athens Epidaurus Festival 2026

Athens, GR · Odeon of Herodes Atticus

6 Jun – 5 Sept

Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2026

Verona, IT · Arena di Verona

July 2026

10 Jul – 25 Aug

Dubrovnik Summer Festival 2026

Dubrovnik, HR · Dubrovnik Old Town

17 Jul – 12 Sept

BBC Proms 2026

London, GB · Royal Albert Hall

19 Jul – 31 Aug

Salzburg Festival 2026

Salzburg, AT · Felsenreitschule

25 Jul – 28 Aug

Bayreuth Wagner Festival 2026

Bayreuth, DE · Bayreuther Festspielhaus

August 2026

6 Aug – 23 Aug

Melbourne International Film Festival 2026

Melbourne, AU

7 Aug – 31 Aug

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026

Edinburgh, GB

7 Aug – 30 Aug

Edinburgh International Festival 2026

Edinburgh, GB

7 Aug – 29 Aug

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2026

Edinburgh, GB · Edinburgh Castle Esplanade

7 Aug – 16 Aug

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2026

Sturgis, US

8 Aug – 16 Aug

Carnival de La Habana 2026

Havana, CU · Malecón, Havana

10 Aug – 23 Aug

Buenos Aires International Tango Festival 2026

Buenos Aires, AR · Various Buenos Aires venues

12 Aug – 15 Aug

Awa Odori 2026

Tokushima, JP · Tokushima City

12 Aug – 15 Aug

Awa Odori Dance Festival 2026 (Tokushima)

Tokushima, JP · Tokushima city centre

13 Aug – 16 Aug

Obon Festival Kyoto 2026

Kyoto, JP · Various temples

14 Aug – 24 Aug

Buenos Aires Tango Festival 2026

Buenos Aires, AR

14 Aug – 22 Aug

Chale Wote Street Art Festival 2026

Accra, GH · Jamestown

21 Aug – 30 Aug

Singapore Night Festival 2026

Singapore, SG · Bras Basah Bugis, Singapore

25 Aug – 4 Sept

Ganesh Chaturthi Mumbai 2026

Mumbai, IN

26 Aug – 30 Aug

gamescom 2026

Cologne, DE · Koelnmesse

26 Aug 2026

La Tomatina 2026

Buñol, ES · Plaza del Pueblo

27 Aug – 30 Aug

Nairobi Fashion Week 2026

Nairobi, KE · Various Nairobi venues

27 Aug – 5 Sept

Onam Festival Kerala 2026

Thrissur, IN · Various

30 Aug – 7 Sept

Burning Man 2026

Black Rock Desert, US · Black Rock City

30 Aug – 7 Sept

Burning Man 2026

Gerlach, US · Black Rock City

30 Aug – 31 Aug

Notting Hill Carnival 2026

London, GB

September 2026

1 Sept – 30 Apr 2027

Reykjavik Northern Lights Season 2026

Reykjavik, IS · Greater Reykjavik area

2 Sept – 12 Sept

Venice International Film Festival 2026

Venice, IT · Palazzo del Cinema

3 Sept – 13 Sept

Toronto International Film Festival 2026

Toronto, CA · TIFF Bell Lightbox

4 Sept – 6 Sept

Belgian Beer Weekend 2026 (Brussels)

Brussels, BE · Grand Place, Brussels

4 Sept – 7 Sept

PAX West 2026

Seattle, US · Seattle Convention Center

4 Sept – 7 Sept

Telluride Film Festival 2026

Telluride, US · Various Telluride venues

6 Sept – 8 Nov

Istanbul Biennial 2026

Istanbul, TR · Istanbul Museum of Modern Art

8 Sept – 15 Sept

New York Fashion Week FW2026

New York City, US · Spring Studios

10 Sept – 14 Sept

Lima Art Week 2026

Lima, PE · Lima Miraflores

11 Sept – 13 Sept

FNB Art Joburg 2026

Johannesburg, ZA · Sandton Convention Centre

12 Sept – 16 Sept

London Fashion Week FW2026

London, GB · 180 Strand & various venues

12 Sept – 16 Sept

London Fashion Week SS2027

London, GB · Various London venues

16 Sept – 22 Sept

Milan Fashion Week FW2026

Milan, IT · Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana

18 Sept – 27 Sept

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2026

San Sebastián, ES · Kursaal Congress Centre

19 Sept – 4 Oct

Munich Oktoberfest 2026

Munich, DE · Theresienwiese

19 Sept – 28 Sept

Open House London 2026

London, GB · Various

20 Sept – 26 Sept

Milan Fashion Week SS2027

Milan, IT · Various Milan venues

26 Sept 2026

Global Citizen Festival NYC 2026

New York City, US · Central Park Great Lawn

28 Sept – 6 Oct

Paris Fashion Week SS2027

Paris, FR · Various Paris venues

29 Sept – 7 Oct

Paris Fashion Week FW2026

Paris, FR · Grand Palais & various venues