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Category: Festivals and Fairs


Highlighting major onsite festivals and fairs around the world.

The Festivals and Fairs category features location-based events open to the public; each must attract a minimum of 400 attendees to be listed on LEEP Calendar

Reading and Leeds Festivals (UK): August 2...

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If you're into rock, indie, punk, and metal, the Reading and Leeds Festival is the place to be. It's two cities, on in the north (Leeds) and one in the south (Reading), with simultaneous festivals. The...

January

Burning Man (US-NV): August 24 - September...

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Burning Man is an arts-inspired carnival held annually from the last Sunday of August to the first Monday of September in Black Rock, Nevada. First held in San Francisco in 1986, Burning Man has become o...

January

Notting Hill Carnival, London (UK): August...

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Over two million people attend Europe's largest street festival to say goodbye to summer annually. The Notting Hill Carnival is a celebration of Caribbean culture, dance, food, and festivities and is a su...

January

Redhead Days (NL): August 24-25 (est)

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Held annually in late August or early September in the city of Breda, Netherlands, Redhead Days is a festival that draws redheads from all over the world. Only 1.5% of the world's population are natura...

January

Ganesh Chaturthi (H): August 26

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Ganesha Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is observed in the month of Bhadrapada (Bhado) according to the Hindu calendar. It starts on the Shukla Chaturthi (the fourth day of the waxing moon pe...

January

Maa Culture Week (KY): August 26-30 (est)

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The Masai Cultural Week Festival unfolds near Sekenani Gate, drawing numerous visitors from neighboring counties. The 2023 inaugural festival timed perfectly with the breathtaking wildebeest migration. T...

January

Tomatina, La (ES): August 27

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Food Fight! Who doesn't love a food fight? One hundred twenty tons of tomatoes are flung and flayed by 35,000 people for two hours each year in the town of Buñol, Spain. This is the La Tomatina Festival....

January

Cowal Gathering (Highland Games)(UK): Augu...

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The Cowal Gathering Highland Games are traditional athletic, cultural, and social events celebrating Scottish heritage with a long and rich history dating back over a thousand years. Originally they were...

January

Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, (US-LA): Au...

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Celebrating Louisiana's two most significant industries, oil, and shrimp, the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival features food, music, carnival rides, exhibitions, and family fun. This event first ra...

January

Blackpool Illuminations (UK): August 29 -...

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Drawing 3.5 million visitors a year, the Blackpool Illumination is a major tourist attraction since 1879. The spectacle of lights features over 400,000 lamps covering approximately 5 miles of waterfront a...

January

Chinese Valentine's Day, Qixi Qingren Jie...

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Qixi Qingren Jie, Chinese Valentines Day or Double Seven Day always on the 7th Day of the 7th month of the Chinese calendar; this festival originated during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220AD). Chinese Valent...

January

Ducasse d'Ath (BE): August 30-31

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DUCASSE D'ATH—BELGIUM'S WEDDING OF THE GIANTS Nestled in the heart of Ath, Belgium, the Ducasse d'Ath unfolds annually as a captivating tapestry of tradition, folklore, and community spirit embodying myt...

January

Owara Kaze No Bon Festival (JP): August 30...

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JAPAN'S OWARA KAZE NO BON FESTIVAL: A MESMERIZING TRADITION Every year, the picturesque town of Yatsuo in Toyama Prefecture transforms into a captivating scene of traditional dance, music, and lantern-li...

January

Beer, Holiday Ale Fest, Portland (US-OR):...

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Annually at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Downtown Portland, Oregon, the Portland Holiday Ale Fest is five days of fun and beer tasting for adults (21 and over. No children allowed) between Thanksgiving an...

January

Dancing Bears Festival (RO): December 30

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If you're wandering around any city in Romania on December 30, you'll see a lot of bears! Romanian tradition goes back centuries when local legends believed misfortune was avoided through the appearance o...

January

Dickensian Christmas Festival, Kent (UK):...

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Step into Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and live the experience as in Victorian England. Each year the city of Rochester in Kent, the United Kingdom, rolls out the red carpet, plumb pudding, and Ch...

January

Dōngzhì Festival (CN): December 21

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The Dōngzhì Festival, or Winter Solstice Festival, is celebrated by Chinese around the world on or around December 21st. It celebrates harmony and balance in the universe, represented by yin and yang. W...

January

Galveston Dickens on the Strand (US-TX): D...

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With a nod to the ghost of Dickens' past and an eye toward the future, the world-famous Victorian holiday festival returns to Galveston Island. The annual holiday street festival, based on 19th-century...

January

Junkanoo (BS): December 26

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Lucky you if you are privileged to spend Christmas in the Bahamas because the day after, December 26, is the Junkanoo Festival. Think of rolling Christmas, Mardi Gras, and African celebrations into one bi...

January

King Abdulaziz Camel Festival (SA): Decemb...

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The dates of this event have not been confirmed. Created in 2015, the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival outside Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is a 40-day event of camel races, pageants, and various entertainment and...

January
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