August 5 - 29, 2022 Edinburgh, Scotland       Details   The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the single biggest celebration of arts and culture on the planet. For three weeks in August the Edinburgh Festival Fringe opens the doors, streets and alleyways of an entire city to an explosion of creative...

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 29 - 31, 2022 Niigata, Japan       Details   The Fuji Rock Festival is one of those magical events. Set amidst a pristine mountain forest in one of Japan’s biggest ski resorts, rock out to the sounds of headline international bands and the best of the Japanese music scene.   The annual...

June 23 - July 14, 2017 Granada, Spain       Details   The International Festival of Music and Dance of Granada is a living instrument of cultural, educational, tourist and socioeconomic activity all within a common framework of EMOTION. This is reflected not only in the programmes and their contents, but...

June 1-3 and 8-10, 2023 Barcelona and Madrid, Spain       Details One of the greatest independent and alternative music events in Europe is called Primavera Sound. Due to its diverse schedule, which includes anything from alt-rock to underground house and techno, the festival draws hipsters from around the continent.   It's...

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...

April 23, 2023 London, UK       Details   The London Marathon is a long-distance running event held in London, United Kingdom, part of the World Marathon Majors. The event was first run on 29 March 1981 and has been held in the spring of every year since. Since 2010, the race has...