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🇺🇦 Festivals in Ukraine

60 festivals celebrated in Ukraine, across 8 cities and towns.

Cities and towns

Kyiv 9Lviv 4Odesa 3Chernivtsi 1Donetsk 1Kharkiv 1Okhtyrka 1Zaporizhzhia 1
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October 2026 1

Cultural 27Oct Day of Ukrainian Literature and Language🇺🇦 Kyiv, UkraineIn 3 weeks

December 2026 1

Spiritual 25Dec Christmas in Ukraine🇺🇦 Ukraine

February 2027 1

Spiritual 7Feb Maslenitsa🇧🇾 Moscow, Belarus and 2 more countries

April 2027 2

Spiritual 8Apr Rosh Hashanah🇩🇪 Germany and 4 more countries Cultural 12Apr Yuri's Night🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 10 more countries

May 2027 2

Seasonal 2May Green Week🇧🇾 Belarus and 8 more countries Spiritual 11May Radonitsa🇧🇾 Belarus and 5 more countries

September 2027 1

National days 1Sep Knowledge Day🇧🇾 Belarus and 7 more countries

October 2027 1

Spiritual 1Oct Intercession of the Theotokos🇧🇾 Belarus and 4 more countries

Usually in October, date not yet confirmed 1

Arts and film Octvaries Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine

Usually in March, date not yet confirmed 1

Arts and film Marvaries DocuDays UA🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine

Usually in April, date not yet confirmed 1

Music Aprvaries Two Days and Two Nights of New Music🇺🇦 Odesa, Ukraine

Usually in May, date not yet confirmed 1

Arts and film Mayvaries Arsenal Book Festival🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine

Usually in June, date not yet confirmed 2

Cultural Junvaries Sabantuy🇷🇺 Russia and 8 more countries Seasonal Junvaries Kupala Night🇧🇾 Belarus and 2 more countries

Usually in July, date not yet confirmed 3

Sports Julvaries Ukrainian Cup🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine Arts and film Julvaries Odesa International Film Festival🇺🇦 Odesa, Ukraine Arts and film Julvaries Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art🇺🇦 Lviv, Ukraine

Usually in August, date not yet confirmed 2

Seasonal Augvaries Dożynki🇧🇾 Belarus and 5 more countries Cultural Augvaries Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 6 more countries

Usually in September, date not yet confirmed 3

Music Sepvaries Kyiv Music Fest🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine Music Sepvaries Chervona Ruta🇺🇦 Chernivtsi, Ukraine Arts and film Sepvaries Lviv Book Forum🇺🇦 Lviv, Ukraine

Shared with much of the world

Celebrated in Ukraine and in many other countries.

November 2026 2

National days 19Nov International Men's Day🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda and 29 more countriesIn 7 weeks Spiritual 30Nov Saint Andrew's Day🇧🇾 Belarus and 18 more countriesIn 8 weeks

December 2026 4

Spiritual 6Dec Saint Nicholas Day🇦🇱 Albania and 27 more countriesIn 9 weeks Spiritual 24Dec Christmas Eve🇦🇷 Argentina and 32 more countries Spiritual 25Dec Christmas🇦🇩 Andorra and 42 more countries Sports 26Dec Spengler Cup🇨🇭 Switzerland and 12 more countries

January 2027 2

Seasonal 1Jan New Year🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 34 more countries Seasonal 14Jan Old New Year🇦🇲 Armenia and 21 more countries

February 2027 1

Spiritual 9Feb Shrove Tuesday🇧🇾 Belarus and 19 more countries

March 2027 4

National days 8Mar International Women's Day🇩🇿 Algeria and 32 more countries Spiritual 21Mar Holy Week🇧🇷 Brazil and 20 more countries Spiritual 28Mar Easter🇦🇺 Australia and 25 more countries Spiritual 29Mar Easter Monday🇦🇺 Australia and 36 more countries

April 2027 1

Cultural 22Apr Earth Day🇦🇱 Albania and 29 more countries

May 2027 4

National days 8May Victory in Europe Day🇫🇷 France and 12 more countries National days 9May Victory Day🇦🇲 Armenia and 18 more countries Spiritual 16May Pentecost🇦🇩 Andorra and 30 more countries Spiritual 17May Whit Monday🇦🇩 Andorra and 29 more countries

June 2027 2

Music 21Jun Music Day🇫🇷 France and 18 more countries Seasonal 24Jun Midsummer🇦🇱 Albania and 29 more countries

August 2027 1

National days 24Aug Independence Day of Ukraine🇺🇦 Ukraine and 19 more countries

Usually in February, date not yet confirmed 1

Cultural Febvaries International Student Festival in Trondheim🇳🇴 Norway and 23 more countries

Usually in March, date not yet confirmed 2

Spiritual Marvaries Easter🇦🇺 Australia and 29 more countries Seasonal Marvaries Nowruz🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 23 more countries

Usually in May, date not yet confirmed 2

National days Mayvaries Europe Day🇦🇹 Austria and 13 more countries Arts and film Mayvaries Venice Biennale🇮🇹 Italy and 29 more countries

Usually in June, date not yet confirmed 1

Cultural Junvaries Children's Day🇦🇲 Armenia and 30 more countries

Usually in July, date not yet confirmed 3

Arts and film Julvaries Moscow International Film Festival🇷🇺 Russia and 29 more countries Sports Julvaries 44th Chess Olympiad🇮🇳 India and 29 more countries Music Julvaries Gabala International Music Festival🇦🇿 Azerbaijan and 18 more countries

Usually in August, date not yet confirmed 4

Sports Augvaries Chess Olympiad🇳🇴 Norway and 22 more countries Spiritual Augvaries Beheading of John the Baptist🇧🇾 Belarus and 19 more countries Music Augvaries Creamfields🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 22 more countries Music Augvaries Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival🇷🇺 Russia and 19 more countries

Usually in September, date not yet confirmed 3

Sports Sepvaries Chess Olympiad🇦🇿 Azerbaijan and 29 more countries Sports Sepvaries Rugby Europe International Championships🇩🇪 Germany and 17 more countries Cultural Sepvaries Immigrants' Festival🇦🇷 Argentina and 17 more countries

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