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Festival calendar 2027: every date, month by month
60 festivals across 22 countries in 2027, including 20 Indian festivals. Each date was checked against a cited source; the 23 marked “expected” follow the moon or a local calendar and can move by a day.
January 2027 · 6 festivals
| Date | Festival | Where | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January – 28 February 2027Tue | Harbin Ice & Snow Festival | Harbin, China | Art & Spectacle | Expected |
| 13 January 2027Wed | Lohri | Amritsar, India | Fire & Flame | Expected |
| 14 January 2027Thu | Makar Sankranti | Ahmedabad, India | Nature & Season | Expected |
| 14 – 17 January 2027Thu | Pongal | Madurai, India | Food & Harvest | Expected |
| 19 – 20 January 2027Tue | Timkat | Gondar, Ethiopia | Spirit & Ancestry | Confirmed |
| 26 January 2027Tue | Up Helly Aa | Lerwick, United Kingdom | Fire & Flame | Confirmed |
February 2027 · 7 festivals
| Date | Festival | Where | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 – 9 February 2027Thu | Venice Carnival | Venice, Italy | Parade & Carnival | Expected |
| 4 – 11 February 2027Thu | Sapporo Snow Festival | Sapporo, Japan | Art & Spectacle | Confirmed |
| 5 – 9 February 2027Fri | Rio Carnival | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Parade & Carnival | Confirmed |
| 6 – 20 February 2027Sat | Chinese New Year | Beijing, China | Food & Harvest | Confirmed |
| 8 February – 9 March 2027Mon | Ramadan | Istanbul, Türkiye | Spirit & Ancestry | Expected |
| 9 February 2027Tue | Mardi Gras | New Orleans, United States | Parade & Carnival | Confirmed |
| 20 February 2027Sat | Lantern Festival | Pingxi, Taiwan | Festival of Lights | Confirmed |
March 2027 · 7 festivals
| Date | Festival | Where | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 March 2027Sat | Maha Shivratri | Varanasi, India | Spirit & Ancestry | Confirmed |
| 9 – 11 March 2027Tue | Eid al-Fitr | Istanbul, Türkiye | Food & Harvest | Expected |
| 13 – 17 March 2027Sat | St Patrick's Day | Dublin, Ireland | Parade & Carnival | Confirmed |
| 15 – 19 March 2027Mon | Las Fallas | Valencia, Spain | Fire & Flame | Confirmed |
| 21 – 22 March 2027Sun | Holi | Mathura, India | Colour & Powder | Confirmed |
| 21 – 24 March 2027Sun | Nowruz | Isfahan, Iran | Food & Harvest | Confirmed |
| 21 – 28 March 2027Sun | Easter | Seville, Spain | Parade & Carnival | Confirmed |
April 2027 · 5 festivals
| Date | Festival | Where | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 – 15 April 2027Tue | Songkran | Chiang Mai, Thailand | Water Festival | Confirmed |
| 14 April 2027Wed | Vaisakhi | Anandpur Sahib, India | Parade & Carnival | Confirmed |
| 15 April 2027Thu | Ram Navami | Ayodhya, India | Spirit & Ancestry | Confirmed |
| 21 – 28 April 2027Wed | Passover | Jerusalem, Israel | Food & Harvest | Confirmed |
| 30 April – 1 May 2027Fri | Beltane Fire Festival | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Fire & Flame | Expected |
May 2027 · 2 festivals
| Date | Festival | Where | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 – 19 May 2027Sun | Eid al-Adha | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | Food & Harvest | Expected |
| 19 May 2027Wed | Vesak | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Festival of Lights | Confirmed |
June 2027 · 2 festivals
| Date | Festival | Where | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 2027Thu | Inti Raymi | Cusco, Peru | Spirit & Ancestry | Confirmed |
| 25 – 26 June 2027Fri | Midsummer | Dalarna, Sweden | Nature & Season | Confirmed |
July 2027 · 3 festivals
| Date | Festival | Where | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2027Mon | Jagannath Rath Yatra | Puri, India | Parade & Carnival | Confirmed |
| 6 – 14 July 2027Tue | San Fermín | Pamplona, Spain | Parade & Carnival | Confirmed |
| 17 – 24 July 2027Sat | Gion Matsuri | Kyoto, Japan | Parade & Carnival | Confirmed |
August 2027 · 7 festivals
| Date | Festival | Where | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 – 30 August 2027Fri | Edinburgh Festival Fringe | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Art & Spectacle | Expected |
| 13 – 16 August 2027Fri | Obon | Kyoto, Japan | Spirit & Ancestry | Confirmed |
| 17 August 2027Tue | Raksha Bandhan | New Delhi, India | Food & Harvest | Confirmed |
| 25 August 2027Wed | La Tomatina | Buñol, Spain | Food & Harvest | Expected |
| 25 August 2027Wed | Krishna Janmashtami | Mathura, India | Spirit & Ancestry | Expected |
| 29 August – 6 September 2027Sun | Burning Man | Black Rock Desert, United States | Art & Spectacle | Confirmed |
| 29 – 30 August 2027Sun | Notting Hill Carnival | London, United Kingdom | Parade & Carnival | Expected |
September 2027 · 6 festivals
| Date | Festival | Where | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 – 14 September 2027Sat | Ganesh Chaturthi | Mumbai, India | Parade & Carnival | Confirmed |
| 11 – 14 September 2027Sat | Onam | Thrissur, India | Food & Harvest | Expected |
| 15 September 2027Wed | Mid-Autumn Festival | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Nature & Season | Confirmed |
| 18 September – 3 October 2027Sat | Oktoberfest | Munich, Germany | Food & Harvest | Confirmed |
| 30 September – 9 October 2027Thu | Navratri | Vadodara, India | Music & Sound | Confirmed |
| 30 September – 9 October 2027Thu | Dussehra | Mysuru, India | Parade & Carnival | Confirmed |
October 2027 · 6 festivals
| Date | Festival | Where | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 – 10 October 2027Sat | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, United States | Nature & Season | Expected |
| 5 – 10 October 2027Tue | Durga Puja | Kolkata, India | Art & Spectacle | Expected |
| 18 October 2027Mon | Karwa Chauth | Jaipur, India | Spirit & Ancestry | Confirmed |
| 27 – 31 October 2027Wed | Diwali | Jaipur, India | Festival of Lights | Expected |
| 31 October – 2 November 2027Sun | Día de los Muertos | Mexico City, Mexico | Spirit & Ancestry | Confirmed |
| 31 October 2027Sun | Halloween | Derry~Londonderry, United Kingdom | Spirit & Ancestry | Expected |
November 2027 · 6 festivals
| Date | Festival | Where | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 – 5 November 2027Tue | Chhath Puja | Patna, India | Nature & Season | Confirmed |
| 13 – 14 November 2027Sat | Loi Krathong & Yi Peng | Chiang Mai, Thailand | Festival of Lights | Expected |
| 13 – 14 November 2027Sat | Yi Peng | Chiang Mai, Thailand | Festival of Lights | Expected |
| 14 November 2027Sun | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Amritsar, India | Festival of Lights | Confirmed |
| 25 November 2027Thu | Thanksgiving | New York, United States | Food & Harvest | Confirmed |
| 26 November – 26 December 2027Fri | Christmas | Nuremberg, Germany | Festival of Lights | Expected |
December 2027 · 3 festivals
| Date | Festival | Where | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 – 10 December 2027Wed | Hornbill Festival | Kisama, India | Music & Sound | Expected |
| 25 December 2027 – 1 January 2028Sat | Hanukkah | Jerusalem, Israel | Festival of Lights | Confirmed |
| 29 December 2027 – 1 January 2028Wed | Hogmanay | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Fire & Flame | Expected |
Indian festivals 2027: full list with dates
Hindu, Sikh and regional festivals by date. Many follow the lunar calendar, so the same festival can fall a day apart in different states.
| Date | Festival | Where | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 January 2027Wed | Lohri | Amritsar, India | Fire & Flame | Expected |
| 14 January 2027Thu | Makar Sankranti | Ahmedabad, India | Nature & Season | Expected |
| 14 – 17 January 2027Thu | Pongal | Madurai, India | Food & Harvest | Expected |
| 6 March 2027Sat | Maha Shivratri | Varanasi, India | Spirit & Ancestry | Confirmed |
| 21 – 22 March 2027Sun | Holi | Mathura, India | Colour & Powder | Confirmed |
| 14 April 2027Wed | Vaisakhi | Anandpur Sahib, India | Parade & Carnival | Confirmed |
| 15 April 2027Thu | Ram Navami | Ayodhya, India | Spirit & Ancestry | Confirmed |
| 5 July 2027Mon | Jagannath Rath Yatra | Puri, India | Parade & Carnival | Confirmed |
| 17 August 2027Tue | Raksha Bandhan | New Delhi, India | Food & Harvest | Confirmed |
| 25 August 2027Wed | Krishna Janmashtami | Mathura, India | Spirit & Ancestry | Expected |
| 4 – 14 September 2027Sat | Ganesh Chaturthi | Mumbai, India | Parade & Carnival | Confirmed |
| 11 – 14 September 2027Sat | Onam | Thrissur, India | Food & Harvest | Expected |
| 30 September – 9 October 2027Thu | Navratri | Vadodara, India | Music & Sound | Confirmed |
| 30 September – 9 October 2027Thu | Dussehra | Mysuru, India | Parade & Carnival | Confirmed |
| 5 – 10 October 2027Tue | Durga Puja | Kolkata, India | Art & Spectacle | Expected |
| 18 October 2027Mon | Karwa Chauth | Jaipur, India | Spirit & Ancestry | Confirmed |
| 27 – 31 October 2027Wed | Diwali | Jaipur, India | Festival of Lights | Expected |
| 2 – 5 November 2027Tue | Chhath Puja | Patna, India | Nature & Season | Confirmed |
| 14 November 2027Sun | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Amritsar, India | Festival of Lights | Confirmed |
| 1 – 10 December 2027Wed | Hornbill Festival | Kisama, India | Music & Sound | Expected |