Updated for 2027
One place for festivals around the world.
Festivals.one tracks verified dates, real history, and how each festival is actually celebrated — starting with seven countries and expanding from there. No guessed dates, no thin listicles.
Coming up next
The next major festivals across our seven country hubs, in date order.
February
Mardi Gras
The final day of celebration before the Christian season of Lent begins
February
Rio Carnival
The world's largest Carnival celebration, held before the Christian season of Lent
March
Holi
The festival of colors, celebrating the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil
April
Songkran
The traditional Thai New Year, marked by water-pouring rituals symbolizing cleansing and renewal
June
Festa Junina
A rural-rooted harvest and saints' festival, centered on bonfires, square dancing, and community gatherings
July
Independence Day
Commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
Browse by country
Seven country hubs to start, each with its own festival calendar and cultural context.
South America
Brazil
The world's biggest party, and the harvest festival that comes right after
2 festivals covered →
South Asia
India
A country where the calendar itself is a festival
2 festivals covered →
East Asia
Japan
Matsuri season: a shrine festival for every neighborhood, every month
2 festivals covered →
Europe
Spain
Fiesta country — running with bulls and throwing tomatoes, on fixed dates every year
2 festivals covered →
Southeast Asia
Thailand
A solar new year of water, and a lunar night of light
2 festivals covered →
Europe
United Kingdom
Street carnival, historic bonfires, and a summer of arts festivals
2 festivals covered →
North America
United States
Immigrant traditions and homegrown celebrations, coast to coast
2 festivals covered →
Why festival dates are hard to get right
Most sites copy last year's date and change the year. We don't.
Lunar calendars shift
Diwali, Holi, and Loy Krathong follow lunar months, so their Gregorian date moves every year — sometimes by a full month when a leap month is inserted.
Moveable feasts follow Easter
Mardi Gras and Rio Carnival are fixed relative to Ash Wednesday, which is calculated from Easter — itself set by a centuries-old lunar formula.
"Fixed" isn't always simple
Notting Hill Carnival is fixed to a day of the week (the August Bank Holiday Monday), not a day of the month — so the date still changes annually.
Frequently asked questions
How does Festivals.one verify dates?
Every date on this site is checked against the calendar rule that actually governs it — a lunar tithi, a moveable-feast calculation, or a fixed civic date — and cross-checked against multiple independent sources before publishing. Pages state the rule, not just the date, so you can see why it falls when it does.
Which countries does Festivals.one cover?
We're starting with India, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Thailand, Spain, and Brazil, with deeper coverage and more countries planned as each hub matures.
Is Festivals.one just a holiday calendar?
No — public holiday calendars list dates. We cover festival history, cultural significance, how each is actually celebrated, and genuine regional variation, aimed at travelers and culturally curious readers rather than payroll departments.