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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.

June 2027 1

Cultural 28Jun Almedalen Week๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Visby, Sweden

July 2027 7

Cultural 7Jul Running of the Bulls๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France and 3 more countries Cultural 11Jul Naadam๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Cultural 12Jul The Twelfth๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom and 7 more countries Cultural 20Jul Tsuchizaki Shinmei Shrine Festival๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Akita, Japan Cultural 24Jul Aoussou Carnival๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Sousse, Tunisia Cultural 31Jul Hachinohe Sansha Taisai๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Hachinohe, Japan Cultural 31Jul Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Sumida River, Japan

August 2027 12

Cultural 1Aug Sinjska alka๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Sinj, Croatia Cultural 1Aug Viking Festival of Catoira๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Catoira, Spain Cultural 1Aug IndigNation๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore, Singapore Cultural 2Aug Aomori Nebuta Matsuri๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Aomori, Japan Cultural 2Aug Picnic Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Adelaide River, Australia Cultural 3Aug Akita Kantล๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Akita, Japan Cultural 8Aug Qixi Festival๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China and 4 more countries Cultural 10Aug Puck Fair๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Killorglin, Ireland Cultural 12Aug Awa Dance Festival๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokushima, Japan Cultural 25Aug La Tomatina๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Buรฑol, Spain Cultural 29Aug Burning Man๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Black Rock City, United States Cultural 30Aug Notting Hill Carnival๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London, United Kingdom

September 2027 5

Cultural 3Sep Fetu Afahye๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Cape Coast, Ghana Cultural 3Sep Avante! Festival๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Amora, Portugal Cultural 5Sep Palio di Asti๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Asti, Italy Cultural 18Sep Software Freedom Day๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China Cultural 23Sep La Mercรจ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Barcelona, Spain

Usually in October, date not yet confirmed 10

Cultural Octvaries Pushkar Fair๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Pushkar, India Cultural Octvaries Bon Om Touk๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cultural Octvaries Golden Eagle Festival๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ ร–lgii, Mongolia Cultural Octvaries Freimarkt๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Bremen, Germany Cultural Octvaries Tbilisoba๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช Tbilisi, Georgia Cultural Octvaries Royal National Mรฒd๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Aberdeen, United Kingdom Cultural Octvaries Kawagoe Hikawa Festival๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Kawagoe, Japan Cultural Octvaries Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Albuquerque, United States Cultural Octvaries National Beer Festival๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Villa General Belgrano, Argentina Cultural Octvaries New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Laconia, United States

Usually in November, date not yet confirmed 4

Cultural Novvaries Monkey Buffet Festival๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Lopburi, Thailand Cultural Novvaries Sinterklaas๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium and 5 more countries Cultural Novvaries Christmas market๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria and 10 more countries Cultural Novvaries Bali Jatra๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Cuttack, India

Usually in December, date not yet confirmed 8

Cultural Decvaries L'Escalade๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Geneva, Switzerland Cultural Decvaries Junkanoo๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ Nassau, The Bahamas and 2 more countries Cultural Decvaries Kwanzaa๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States and 5 more countries Cultural Decvaries Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Harbin, China Cultural Decvaries Festival of Lights๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Lyon, France Cultural Decvaries Kobe Luminarie๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Kobe, Japan Cultural Decvaries Calabar Carnival๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Calabar, Nigeria Cultural Decvaries Danza de los Diablitos๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท Costa Rica

Usually in January, date not yet confirmed 1

Cultural Janvaries Chingay Parade๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Singapore, Indonesia and 2 more countries
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