March 21 - 25, 2018 Brisbane, Australia Details Queensland commands the world stage to celebrate the intersection of science and art for the World Science Festival Brisbane. Through conversation and performance by some of the greatest thought leaders in the world, the festival will showcase scientists and performers from...
January 2018 - January 2019 Vienna, Austria Details Numerous exhibitions in 2018 will illustrate how artists, scientists, architects and many others had a lasting impact on Vienna in the years around 1900. Leopold Museum Vienna around 1900! Klimt – Moser – Gerstl – Kokoschka January 18 - June 10, 2018 The exhibition...
February 7 - 18, 2018 London, UK Details An unmissable event for children by children, the festival brings favourite children’s authors from the UK and Nordic region to the fore, plus a packed schedule of activities including dance, music, theatre, readings, storytelling, workshops, immersive shows, exhibitions and novel fun events...
January 27 - February 4, 2018 Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut, Switzerland Details This European Alpine balloon festival sees Switzerland take centre stage, bringing hundreds of variously shaped balloons together in the Vaudois Alpine skies. Now in its 40th year, there are hot air balloon rides, parachute shows, a kids’ day and a number...
December 15 - April 15, 2018 Melbourne, Australia Details Melbourne gets its own recurring festival of art – starting this summer Sydney has the Biennale, Adelaide has its Biennial – and finally Melbourne has its own recurring festival of contemporary art. The inaugural NGV Triennial will feature more than 100 artists...
February 22 - March 4, 2018 Montreal, QC, Canada Details Canadian winters can be notoriously long, dark and cold, but Montrealers have never let that hold them back. Instead, every year they don their warmest coats and host one of the biggest, most elaborate winter festivals the world...
February 16 - March 18, 2018 Adelaide, Australia Details Adelaide Fringe – the country’s largest and possibly wackiest festival. A huge, colourful and unhinged event – Edinburgh in the sun. The more formal Adelaide Festival now happens every year since 2012! The festival was born 57 years ago and since then it...
February 9 - 13, 2018 New Orleans, LA, USA Details Mardi Gras is synonymous with hedonism and debauchery, and with a motto of Laissez les bons temps rouler (Let the good times roll), it’s no surprise that this is probably the wildest party in the United States. Mardi Gras is more than just beads...
February 5 - 12, 2018 Sapporo, Japan Details The Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo Yuki Matsuri) is held during one week every February in Hokkaido's capital Sapporo. It is one of Japan's most popular winter events. The Sapporo Snow Festival was started in 1950, when high school students built a few...
February 23 - 25, 2018 Auckland, New Zealand Details A South Pacific beach, a picturesque natural park, a lineup of eclectic musical acts and costumes galore – this, my festival-loving friends, is where it’s at. Splore (which means “to carouse or frolic”) promises to be a “boutique music...
