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Carnivals, parades, fairs and the traditions a place is known for. 251 on Mela so far, in date order: what is on or coming next first.

October 2026 8

Cultural 4Oct Castro Street Fair๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ San Francisco, United StatesTomorrow Cultural 7Oct Nagasaki Kunchi๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Nagasaki, JapanIn 4 days Cultural 12Oct Thanksgiving๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ottawa, CanadaIn 9 days Cultural 18Oct MassKara Festival๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Bacolod, PhilippinesIn 2 weeks Cultural 18Oct Double Ninth Festival๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China and 7 more countriesIn 2 weeks Cultural 22Oct Jidai Matsuri๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Kyoto, JapanIn 3 weeks Cultural 27Oct Day of Ukrainian Literature and Language๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Kyiv, UkraineIn 3 weeks Cultural 31Oct Halloween๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 22 more countriesIn 4 weeks

November 2026 10

Cultural 1Nov Day of the Dead๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico and 13 more countriesIn 4 weeks Cultural 1Nov Day of the Dead๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ด Bolivia and 1 more countryIn 4 weeks Cultural 2Nov Karatsu Kunchi๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Karatsu, JapanIn 4 weeks Cultural 7Nov Hogbetsotso Festival๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Anloga, GhanaIn 5 weeks Cultural 11Nov Singles' Day๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China and 6 more countriesIn 6 weeks Cultural 11Nov Mainz Carnival๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Mainz, GermanyIn 6 weeks Cultural 20Nov Saint Verhaegen๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Brussels, BelgiumIn 7 weeks Cultural 26Nov Thanksgiving๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada and 3 more countriesIn 8 weeks Cultural 27Nov Black Friday๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Albania and 29 more countriesIn 8 weeks Cultural 27Nov Buy Nothing Day๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada and 8 more countriesIn 8 weeks

December 2026 8

Cultural 1Dec Hornbill Festival๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Kohima, IndiaIn 8 weeks Cultural 1Dec Fiok festival๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Sandema, GhanaIn 8 weeks Cultural 4Dec CCXP๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Sรฃo Paulo, Brazil and 2 more countriesIn 9 weeks Cultural 5Dec Krampusnacht๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany and 11 more countriesIn 9 weeks Cultural 25Dec Fancy Dress Festival๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Winneba, Ghana Cultural 26Dec Boxing Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 11 more countries Cultural 29Dec Comiket๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokyo, Japan Cultural 31Dec Ayet Atyap Annual Cultural Festival๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Atak Njei, Nigeria

January 2027 9

Cultural 2Jan Blacks and Whites' Carnival๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia and 3 more countries Cultural 2Jan Cape Town Minstrel Carnival๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Cape Town, South Africa Cultural 11Jan Coming of Age Day๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokyo, Japan Cultural 12Jan Yennayer๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria and 4 more countries Cultural 14Jan Maghi๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Muktsar, India Cultural 15Jan Wikipedia Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ San Francisco, Australia and 2 more countries Cultural 20Jan Tamborrada๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ San Sebastiรกn, Spain and 1 more country Cultural 25Jan Up Helly Aa๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Lerwick, United Kingdom Cultural 25Jan Burns supper๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom and 1 more country

February 2027 13

Cultural 2Feb Groundhog Day๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Punxsutawney, Canada and 1 more country Cultural 4Feb Fat Thursday๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany and 7 more countries Cultural 7Feb Chinese New Year๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China and 30 more countries Cultural 7Feb Fastelavn๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Estonia and 5 more countries Cultural 8Feb Baklahorani๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul, Turkey Cultural 9Feb Swabian-Alemannic Carnival๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Bad Saulgau, Austria and 2 more countries Cultural 9Feb Carnival๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina and 29 more countries Cultural 9Feb Vienna Opera Ball๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Vienna, Austria Cultural 9Feb Carnival of Venice๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Venice, Italy Cultural 9Feb Rio Carnival๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Cultural 9Feb Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Cultural 9Feb Busรณjรกrรกs๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia and 4 more countries Cultural 9Feb Barranquilla Carnival๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Barranquilla, Colombia
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