Seasonal and harvest festivals
New years, harvests, solstices and the turning of the calendar. 57 on Mela so far, in date order: what is on or coming next first.
November 2026 1
SeasonalDecember 2026 2
Seasonal
21Dec
Yalda Night🇮🇷 Iran and 6 more countries
Seasonal
31Dec
New Year's Eve🇦🇱 Albania and 36 more countries
January 2027 6
Seasonal
1Jan
New Year🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 34 more countries
Seasonal
1Jan
New Year's Day🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 57 more countries
Seasonal
13Jan
Lohri🇮🇳 Jammu, India and 1 more country
Seasonal
14Jan
Makar Sankranti🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 6 more countries
Seasonal
14Jan
Old New Year🇦🇲 Armenia and 21 more countries
Seasonal
14Jan
Magh Bihu🇮🇳 India
February 2027 3
Seasonal
1Feb
Imbolc (Saint Brigid's Day)🇮🇪 Ireland and 1 more country
Seasonal
14Feb
Pohela Falgun🇧🇩 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Seasonal
21Feb
Biike Burning🇩🇪 North Frisia, Germany
March 2027 3
Seasonal
1Mar
Martenitsa🇦🇱 Albania and 5 more countries
Seasonal
1Mar
Chalandamarz🇨🇭 Ftan, Switzerland
Seasonal
14Mar
Dita e Verës🇦🇱 Albania and 3 more countries
April 2027 7
Seasonal
1Apr
Akitu🇮🇶 Emessa, Iraq and 1 more country
Seasonal
13Apr
Thingyan🇲🇲 Yangon, Myanmar
Seasonal
13Apr
Songkran🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand
Seasonal
13Apr
Vaisakhi🇮🇳 India and 14 more countries
Seasonal
14Apr
Bohag Bihu🇮🇳 Guwahati, India
Seasonal
15Apr
First Day of Summer🇮🇸 Reykjavík, Iceland
Seasonal
19Apr
Sechseläuten🇨🇭 Zürich, Switzerland
May 2027 5
Seasonal
1May
Beltane🇮🇪 Uisneach, Ireland and 1 more country
Seasonal
1May
May Day Festival🇦🇺 Australia and 22 more countries
Seasonal
2May
Green Week🇧🇾 Belarus and 8 more countries
Seasonal
5May
Hıdırellez🇦🇿 Azerbaijan and 11 more countries
Seasonal
30May
Kaamatan🇲🇾 Penampang, Malaysia
June 2027 2
Seasonal
1Jun
Gawai Dayak🇮🇩 West Kalimantan, Indonesia and 1 more country
Seasonal
24Jun
Midsummer🇦🇱 Albania and 29 more countries
August 2027 1
SeasonalSeptember 2027 3
Seasonal
1Sep
Kaze-no-Bon🇯🇵 Yatsuo, Japan
Seasonal
15Sep
Mid-Autumn Festival🇨🇳 China and 11 more countries
Seasonal
15Sep
Chuseok🇰🇷 South Korea and 1 more country
Usually in November, date not yet confirmed 2
Seasonal
SeasonalUsually in December, date not yet confirmed 2
Seasonal
Decvaries
Yule🇮🇸 Iceland and 2 more countries
Seasonal
Decvaries
Dongzhi Festival🇨🇳 China and 5 more countries
Usually in January, date not yet confirmed 1
SeasonalUsually in February, date not yet confirmed 3
Seasonal
Febvaries
Losar🇧🇹 Bhutan and 4 more countries
Seasonal
Febvaries
Korean New Year🇰🇷 South Korea and 1 more country
Seasonal
Febvaries
Tsagaan Sar🇲🇳 Mongolia and 2 more countries
Usually in March, date not yet confirmed 3
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Marvaries
Nowruz🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 23 more countries
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Marvaries
Hanami🇯🇵 Japan and 8 more countries
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Marvaries
Kpledjoo Festival🇬🇭 Tema, Ghana
Usually in April, date not yet confirmed 2
Seasonal
Aprvaries
Sizdah Be-dar🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 4 more countries
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Aprvaries
Bizhu🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 more country
Usually in May, date not yet confirmed 1
SeasonalUsually in June, date not yet confirmed 1
SeasonalPhoto credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Kaze-no-Bon: Jinzuu, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tsagaan Sar: User:Chinneeb, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Losar: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Magh Bihu: Diganta Talukdar, CC BY 2.0, source
- Sizdah Be-dar: PersianDutchNetwork, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kpledjoo Festival: Richest Kid, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gawai Dayak: Zahirulnukman, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pongal: Saral Shots, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hanami: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Makar Sankranti: Saloni Desai, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Thingyan: Pagan era painter(s), Public domain, source
- Samhain: Daniel Maclise, Public domain, source
- Midsummer: Kora27, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Korean New Year: Kang Byeong Kee, CC BY 3.0, source
- New Year's Day: Ximeg, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Songkran: ผู้สร้างสรรค์ผลงาน/ส่งข้อมูลเก็บในคลังข้อมูลเสรีวิกิมีเดียคอมมอนส์ - เ, CC BY 3.0, source
- Yule: Robert Chambers, Public domain, source
- Old New Year: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hıdırellez: Правительство Республики Крым, CC BY 4.0, source
- Lohri: Karen Sandhu, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kaamatan: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Akitu: Levi Clancy, CC0, source
- Dongzhi Festival: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sechseläuten: anonymous, Public domain, source
- Royal Ploughing Ceremony: Xiengyod, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Biike Burning: Borstenpinsel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chalandamarz: Claudio Schneider, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Amu Festival: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gaan-Ngai: Ashok Ningthoujam, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bizhu: MOHAMMAD SHAJAHAN Bangladesh, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pohela Falgun: Ashraf Siddiqui, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- New Year: Olga1969, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nowruz: Katzenfee50, CC0, source
- New Year's Eve: Andreas Weith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mid-Autumn Festival: Shizhao, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Imbolc (Saint Brigid's Day): Culnacreann, CC BY 3.0, source
- Yalda Night: M.Sadegh Nikgostar/Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, source
- Beltane: Stefan Schäfer, Lich, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Vaisakhi: Michael Clark, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kupala Night: Ivan Sokolov, Public domain, source
- Chuseok: by Joseph Steinberg (Baltimoron in Korea) at Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Martenitsa: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lughnasadh: Mountainash333, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- May Day Festival: Bryan Ledgard, CC BY 2.0, source
- Green Week: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, source
- First Day of Summer: ArniGael, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bohag Bihu: Diganta Talukdar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dita e Verës: Bibiomn, CC BY-SA 4.0, source