Folk Festivals

02/01/2025Berchtold's Day (Berchtoldstag)Switzerland, Liechtenstein
05/01/2025Three Kings Parade in SpainSpain
05/01/2025TucindanSerbia, Montenegro
08/01/2025Yinekokratia in GreeceGreece
10/01/2025Voodoo Day in BeninBenin
11/01/2025Kagami Biraki in JapanJapan
12/01/2025Yennayer (Berber New Year) in AlgeriaAlgeria
13/01/2025St. Knut’s DaySweden, Finland
13/01/2025LohriIndia
14/01/2025Old New YearArmenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Russia, Uzbekistan, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
20/01/2025TamborradaSpain
24/01/2025Alasitas Festival in La PazBolivia
25/01/2025Saint Dwynwen's Day in WalesUnited Kingdom
29/01/2025Lunar (Chinese) New YearBhutan, Brunei, China, Christmas Island, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Suriname, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam
30/01/2025Sadeh Festival in TajikistanTajikistan
31/01/2025Me-Dam-Me-Phi Festival in AssamIndia
01/02/2025Imbolc
02/02/2025Groundhog DayUSA, Canada
02/02/2025Candles Day in EstoniaEstonia
02/02/2025Marmot Day in AlaskaUSA
03/02/2025SetsubunJapan
13/02/2025Trndez in ArmeniaArmenia
14/02/2025Feast of Saint Tryphon in Bulgaria and MontenegroBulgaria, Montenegro
14/02/2025Lui Ngai Ni Festival in ManipurIndia
15/02/2025Lui Ngai Ni Festival in ManipurIndia
24/02/2025DragobeteMoldova, Romania
27/02/2025Fat ThursdayPoland, Germany, Spain, Italy
01/03/2025Mărțișor in Moldova and RomaniaRomania, Moldova
01/03/2025Martenitsa in BulgariaBulgaria
02/03/2025Maslenitsa (Forgiveness Sunday) in the Eastern Orthodox Church
03/03/2025Hinamatsuri in JapanJapan
03/03/2025Shrove MondayGermany, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Andorra, Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, Brazil, Curaçao, Dominica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Luxembourg, Martinique, Saint Martin, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Cyprus, Greece, Grenada, Haiti, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Barthelemy
04/03/2025Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras)Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Dominica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Liechtenstein, Martinique, Panama, Portugal, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
09/03/2025Buergbrennen (Buergsonndeg)Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, France, Switzerland
12/03/2025Aztec New Year in MexicoMexico
14/03/2025Summer Day in AlbaniaAlbania
15/03/2025Hōnen Matsuri in JapanJapan
18/03/2025Sheelah’s DayIreland, Australia, Canada
20/03/2025Ostara
21/03/2025NowruzAfghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
25/03/2025Waffle Day in SwedenSweden
25/03/2025Crane Day in SwedenSweden
30/03/2025Pretzel Sunday in LuxembourgLuxembourg
01/04/2025Assyrian New Year (Kha b-Nisan)
02/04/2025Sizdah Be-dar (Nature Day) in IranIran
05/04/2025Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Day)China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
13/04/2025New Year in South and Southeast AsiaThailand, Laos, Maldives, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Cambodia
23/04/2025Saint George’s DaySpain, Vatican City
29/04/2025Radunitsa (Ancestor Veneration Day)Belarus
30/04/2025Walpurgis NightCzech Republic, Netherlands, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden
01/05/2025May DayÅland, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Gibraltar, Iceland, Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Bangladesh, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, India, Libya, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka
01/05/2025BeltaneIreland
03/05/2025Fiesta de las CrucesSpain, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, El Salvador
06/05/2025HıdırellezTurkey
13/05/2025Pretos Velhos Festival in BrazilBrazil
21/05/2025Nestinarstvo / AnastenariaBulgaria, Greece
22/05/2025Nestinarstvo / AnastenariaBulgaria, Greece
23/05/2025Nestinarstvo / AnastenariaBulgaria, Greece
29/05/2025Oak Apple Day in the UKUnited Kingdom
31/05/2025Dragon Boat FestivalChina, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau
31/05/2025Dano Festival (Surit-nal) in KoreaNorth Korea, South Korea
23/06/2025St John's EveLatvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Brazil, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Austria, Faroe Islands, Croatia, Germany, Romania, USA
24/06/2025St John's Day (Midsummer)Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Brazil, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Austria, Faroe Islands, Croatia, Germany, Romania, USA
24/06/2025Wattah-Wattah Festival in San JuanPhilippines
27/06/2025Seven Sleepers Day in GermanyGermany
01/07/2025Tirgan Festival in TajikistanTajikistan
07/07/2025Ivan Kupala DayBelarus, Russia
07/07/2025Tanabata Festival in JapanJapan
27/07/2025National Sleepy Head Day in FinlandFinland
01/08/2025LughnasadhIreland
01/08/2025Pachamama Raymi in Peru and EcuadorPeru, Ecuador
10/08/2025Gai Jatra in NepalNepal
12/08/2025Didgoroba in GeorgiaGeorgia
13/08/2025Obon in JapanJapan
14/08/2025Obon in JapanJapan
15/08/2025Flooding of the Nile in EgyptEgypt
28/08/2025Nuakhai – Harvest Festival in OdishaIndia
29/08/2025Double Seventh Festival in ChinaChina
02/09/2025Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi in RajasthanIndia
03/09/2025Karam (Karma) Harvest Festival in IndiaIndia
08/09/2025Umhlanga (Reed Dance) in Eswatini (Swaziland)Eswatini
22/09/2025Mabon
02/10/2025Mehregan Festival in IranIran
05/10/2025Harvest Festival in GermanyGermany
06/10/2025Mid-Autumn FestivalChina, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam
06/10/2025Chuseok (Hangawi) in KoreaSouth Korea, North Korea
09/10/2025Karva Chauth Festival in IndiaIndia
19/10/2025Mehregan Festival in TajikistanTajikistan
21/10/2025Nine Emperor Gods FestivalMalaysia, Singapore, Thailand
21/10/2025DiwaliIndia, Guyana, Mauritius, Nepal, Suriname, Fiji, Kenya, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago
31/10/2025SamhainIreland
01/11/2025Day of the Dead in MexicoMexico
02/11/2025Day of the Dead in MexicoMexico
05/11/2025Guy Fawkes NightUnited Kingdom, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Canada, British Virgin Islands
09/11/2025Hasyl Bayramy (Harvest Festival) in TurkmenistanTurkmenistan
11/11/2025Saint Martin's DaySint Maarten
11/11/2025Opening of the Carnival Season in GermanyGermany
25/11/2025Kadripäev (St Catherine's Day) in EstoniaEstonia
05/12/2025Krampus NightAustria
07/12/2025Eve of the Immaculate ConceptionGuatemala, Colombia
07/12/2025Little Candles Day in ColombiaColombia
13/12/2025St. Lucy’s DaySweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark
17/12/2025Saint Lazarus Day in CubaCuba
19/12/2025Karen (Kayin) New YearMyanmar
21/12/2025Dongzhi FestivalHong Kong, Taiwan, China, Macau
21/12/2025Yule
21/12/2025Shab-e YaldaIran
21/12/2025St. Thomas’s Day
23/12/2025Tom Bawcock’s Eve in MouseholeUnited Kingdom
25/12/2025TakanakuyPeru
31/12/2025Saint Sylvester’s Day / New Year’s EveArmenia, Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Guatemala, Greenland, Iceland, Cuba, Latvia, Montserrat, Norway, San Marino, Thailand, Faroe Islands, Philippines, Estonia, Andorra, Bangladesh, Brunei, Denmark, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, Germany, Japan, Macau, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Sweden, Svalbard and Jan Mayen