November, 2022 - January, 2023 Berlin, Germany Details Going to the Christmas Market is a great tradition in Germany, and every city has at least one. Berlin boasts 80 Christmas markets. Even while you can now find these Christmas markets all throughout Europe, they actually have their roots in...
September 17 - October 3, 2022 Munich, Germany Details To some, Oktoberfest is German for “massive consumption of beer,” and while that’s part of the festival, it’s not the whole story. Beer, after all, is more than a drink for the residents of Munich, it’s a way of...
August 13 - 15, 2023 Japan Details Buddhists celebrate Obon every year as a time to remember their ancestors. Every year, during obon, it is thought that the ghosts of the ancestors visit their loved ones in this world. In accordance with custom, food sacrifices are made at...
August 20 - 21, 2022 Tokyo & Osaka, Japan Details The Summer Sonic Festival is an annual two-day rock festival held at the same time in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan. The majority of the bands playing in Osaka the first day go to Tokyo the following day and vice...
July 7 , 2022 Nationwide, Japan Details Tanabata, commonly referred to as the "star festival," occurs on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. According to the traditionally established lunar calendar, the seventh month of the year roughly corresponds to August rather than July, hence in certain...
July 19 - 24, 2022 Nyon, Switzerland Details Paléo Festival de Nyon, much more commonly known as Paléo, was one of the originators of the continental fest scene, and remains one of the standouts of the genre. In fact, Paléo—held in the town of Nyon, in the Swiss canton...
May 16 - 27, 2023 Cannes, France Details In the idyllic setting of the French Riviera, the city of Cannes holds the Cannes Festival every year in May. A jury of professionals and artists gather there to award several prizes, including the best film, best director, best actor,...
April 23, 2023 Barcelona, Spain Details Roses, books and lovers: Barcelona is full of them on 23 April. In Catalonia the World Book Day becomes an especially romantic festivity. The people in Catalonia celebrate the day of their patron saint, Sant Jordi, with a curious tradition. In spring you...
