Cultural celebrations
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.
Usually in June, date not yet confirmed 13
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Pride Month🇨🇦 Canada and 7 more countries
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Inti Raymi🇦🇷 Argentina and 3 more countries
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Scarlet Sails🇷🇺 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Gjirokastër National Folklore Festival🇦🇱 Gjirokastër, Albania
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Mibu no Hana Taue🇯🇵 Kitahiroshima, Japan
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Raja🇮🇳 Puri, India
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Pride in London🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
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Parintins Folklore Festival🇧🇷 Parintins, Brazil
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White Nights Festival🇷🇺 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Phi Ta Khon🇹🇭 Dan Sai, Thailand
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Arde Lucus🇪🇸 Lugo, Spain
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Bauernfest🇧🇷 Petrópolis, Brazil
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Medieval Market of Turku🇫🇮 Turku, Finland
Usually in July, date not yet confirmed 15
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Festival of San Fermín🇪🇸 Pamplona, Spain
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Palio di Siena🇮🇹 Siena, Italy
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Farnborough International Airshow🇬🇧 Farnborough, United Kingdom
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Calgary Stampede🇨🇦 Calgary, Canada
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Budapest Pride🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
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Bakatue Festival🇬🇭 Elmina, Ghana
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Galičnik Wedding Festival🇲🇰 Galičnik, North Macedonia
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Boryeong Mud Festival🇰🇷 Boryeong, South Korea
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Fête des Vignerons🇨🇭 Vevey, Switzerland
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Ghent Festivities🇧🇪 Ghent, Belgium
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Festival de Cornouaille🇫🇷 Quimper, France
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Assembly🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland
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Fêtes de Bayonne🇫🇷 Bayonne, France
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Guelaguetza🇲🇽 Oaxaca, Mexico
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Antigua Carnival🇦🇬 St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Usually in August, date not yet confirmed 17
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Augvaries
Umhlanga (Reed Dance)🇧🇼 Ludzidzini Royal Village, Botswana and 2 more countries
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Highland games🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 11 more countries
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Arirang Festival🇰🇵 Pyongyang, North Korea
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Festival Interceltique de Lorient🇫🇷 Lorient, France
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Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 6 more countries
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National Eisteddfod of Wales🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Špancirfest🇭🇷 Varaždin, Croatia
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Gen Con🇺🇸 Indianapolis, United States
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Kadayawan Festival🇵🇭 Davao City, Philippines
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Akwambo festival🇬🇭 Agona Swedru, Ghana
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Pola🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India
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Castlefest🇳🇱 Lisse, Netherlands
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Summer Carnival🇳🇱 Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Festival of the Flowers🇨🇴 Medellín, Colombia
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Further Drachenstich🇩🇪 Furth im Wald, Germany
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Ypacaraí Festival🇵🇾 Ypacaraí, Paraguay
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Tournament of the Nine Provinces of Gabon🇬🇦 Libreville, Gabon
Usually in September, date not yet confirmed 3
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CulturalPhoto credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Festival de Cornouaille: Kergourlay, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ghent Festivities: Gordito1869, CC BY 3.0, source
- Assembly: ZeroOne, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Akwambo festival: Gomoa, CC0, source
- Bauernfest: Filipo Tardim, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Castlefest: Silver Spoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Festival of the Flowers: SajoR, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Gjirokastër National Folklore Festival: Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Budapest Pride: Nerdyko, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ypacaraí Festival: Level4, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Parintins Folklore Festival: Bianca Paiva/Agência Brasil, CC BY 3.0 br, source
- Antigua Carnival: Bluefizz32, CC BY 3.0, source
- Umhlanga (Reed Dance): Amada44, Public domain, source
- International Motor Show Germany: Thomas Wolf ( Der Wolf im Wald ), CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
- Inti Raymi: Cyntia Motta, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pride Month: John Samuel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Arirang Festival: Michael Day, CC BY 2.0, source
- Calgary Stampede: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bakatue Festival: official photographer of the US Embassy in Ghana/USAID in Ghana, Public domain, source
- Špancirfest: Silverije, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gen Con: Jrdn44, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kadayawan Festival: GinaD, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- White Nights Festival: Walter Smith, CC BY 2.0, source
- Medieval Market of Turku: Samuli Lintula, CC BY 2.5, source
- Phi Ta Khon: E.D.W., Public domain, source
- Arde Lucus: slideshow bob, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Summer Carnival: FaceMePLS, CC BY 2.0, source
- Fêtes de Bayonne: Belarra64, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pola: abhiriksh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Guelaguetza: A01321718, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tournament of the Nine Provinces of Gabon: Yoanmb, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Further Drachenstich: Andreas Mühlbauer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Oktoberfest: Heribert Pohl, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Guérewol: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Festival of San Fermín: SanchoPanzaXXI, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Palio di Siena: Mirco, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Highland games: marsupium photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Farnborough International Airshow: Vladimir Korolkov, Public domain, source
- Scarlet Sails: Kora27, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, source
- Festival Interceltique de Lorient: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Galičnik Wedding Festival: IvanaKrstik, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mibu no Hana Taue: Kuma83 ( talk ), Public domain, source
- Boryeong Mud Festival: Stinkie Pinkie, CC BY 2.0, source
- Fête des Vignerons: "Groupement des photographes officiels" / Fête des vignerons Vevey / S, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Raja: Saroj Bal, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pride in London: Truthmonkey ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source