La Mercè Festival
@ Барселона
Sep 24 all-day
00:00
La Mercè Festival is a farewell to summer in Barcelona. Folk festivities last about 5 days and include a number of colorful performances. Usually the festival is held...
Jan 7 – Jan 9 all-day
01:00
The festive procession of the Stars in Lvov (Svyatkova Procession of the Stars) is a solemn procession of the participants of the festival “Spirits of the Holy Stars”...
Tamborrada Drum Carnival
@ San Sebastian
Jan 20 – Jan 21 all-day
01:00
Tamborrada Drum Carnival takes place annually on January 20 in the city of San Sebastian in Spain (region – Basque country). The official name of the holiday is...
Apokries Carnival
@ Греция
Jan 21 all-day
00:00
Apokries Carnival (απόκριες) is a three-week carnival in Greece, an analogue of our Maslenitsa, which takes place before Lent. The most colorful folk festivities take place on Cheese...
Venice Carnival
@ Венеция
Jan 27 – Feb 13 all-day
00:00
Venice Carnival (Carnevale di Venezia) is one of the most famous carnival costume balls in the world. It is held annually in Venice (Italy), usually in February, before...
Aphellio
@ Lerwick
Jan 30 – Jan 31 all-day
01:00
The Scottish Fire Festival Aphellio is an annual festival held on the last Tuesday of January in Lerwick, the capital of Shetland. Today it is one of the...
Bohemian Carnival Masopust
@ Прага
Feb 3 – Feb 13 all-day
00:00
Bohemian Carnival in Prague, popularly called Masopust, that is, ” fasting from meat” is an analogue of our Maslenitsa. It is usually held within 2 weeks before the...
Battle of the Oranges
@ Ivrea
Feb 10 all-day
00:00
The Battle of the Oranges is the main event of the Ivrean Carnival (Carnevale d’Ivrea), which attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world. The Jewish Carnival...
Kuker and Proshka processions
@ Болгария
Feb 11 – Feb 18 all-day
00:00
Kuker and Proshka processions are national holidays that precede the beginning of Lent in Bulgaria. These celebrations are analogous to our Maslenitsa. Proshka (or as it is also...
Roman carnival
@ Рим
Feb 13 all-day
00:00
Roman Carnival is a colorful carnival that takes place in Rome in February-March before the start of Lent. 40 days from Easter (before the arrival of Ash Wednesday...
Feb 20 – Feb 26 all-day
01:00
Fashank is the Slovak equivalent of “Maslenitsa”, farewell to winter. Slovaks celebrate fašank at the end of February, approximately from February 20 to February 25. The main dish...
The Cart Explosion Ceremony
@ Флоренция
Apr 1 all-day
00:00
The Cart Explosion Ceremony (Scoppio del carro) is a colorful folk show that takes place in Florence on Catholic Day Easter. This tradition is very old, it dates...
Student holiday Juvenalia
@ Краков
May 4 – May 7 all-day
02:00
Juvenalia in Krakow is an annual student festival that includes a carnival, folk festivals, various competitions, and concerts. It takes place in early May in Krakow (Poland) for...
Carnival of Cultures in Berlin
@ Берлин
Jun 2 – Jun 6 all-day
02:00
Carnival of Cultures in Berlin (Karneval der Kulturen) is an annual celebration that lasts four days and takes place on the streets of the Kreuzberg district in Berlinat...
Tropical Carnival in Paris
@ Париж
Jul 1 – Jul 2 all-day
02:00
Tropical Carnival in Paris is an annual colorful carnival, similar to the carnival in Rio, which usually takes place in Paris on the first Sunday in July. In...
The Florentine Lantern Festival
@ Флоренция
Sep 6 – Sep 8 all-day
02:00
The Florentine Lantern Festival (La Festa della Rificolona) takes place annually on September 6-7, on the eve of the feast of the birth of Our Lady, in the...
La Mercè Festival
@ Барселона
Sep 24 – Sep 25 all-day
02:00
La Mercè Festival is a farewell to summer in Barcelona. Folk festivities last about 5 days and include a number of colorful performances. Usually the festival is held...
Jan 7 – Jan 9 all-day
01:00
The festive procession of the Stars in Lvov (Svyatkova Procession of the Stars) is a solemn procession of the participants of the festival “Spirits of the Holy Stars”...
Tamborrada Drum Carnival
@ San Sebastian
Jan 20 – Jan 21 all-day
01:00
Tamborrada Drum Carnival takes place annually on January 20 in the city of San Sebastian in Spain (region – Basque country). The official name of the holiday is...
Aphellio
@ Lerwick
Jan 29 – Jan 30 all-day
01:00
The Scottish Fire Festival Aphellio is an annual festival held on the last Tuesday of January in Lerwick, the capital of Shetland. Today it is one of the...
Apokries Carnival
@ Греция
Feb 10 all-day
00:00
Apokries Carnival (απόκριες) is a three-week carnival in Greece, an analogue of our Maslenitsa, which takes place before Lent. The most colorful folk festivities take place on Cheese...
Venice Carnival
@ Венеция
Feb 16 – Mar 5 all-day
00:00
Venice Carnival (Carnevale di Venezia) is one of the most famous carnival costume balls in the world. It is held annually in Venice (Italy), usually in February, before...
Feb 20 – Feb 26 all-day
01:00
Fashank is the Slovak equivalent of “Maslenitsa”, farewell to winter. Slovaks celebrate fašank at the end of February, approximately from February 20 to February 25. The main dish...
Bohemian Carnival Masopust
@ Прага
Feb 23 – Mar 5 all-day
00:00
Bohemian Carnival in Prague, popularly called Masopust, that is, ” fasting from meat” is an analogue of our Maslenitsa. It is usually held within 2 weeks before the...
Battle of the Oranges
@ Ivrea
Mar 2 all-day
00:00
The Battle of the Oranges is the main event of the Ivrean Carnival (Carnevale d’Ivrea), which attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world. The Jewish Carnival...
Kuker and Proshka processions
@ Болгария
Mar 3 – Mar 10 all-day
00:00
Kuker and Proshka processions are national holidays that precede the beginning of Lent in Bulgaria. These celebrations are analogous to our Maslenitsa. Proshka (or as it is also...
Roman carnival
@ Рим
Mar 5 all-day
00:00
Roman Carnival is a colorful carnival that takes place in Rome in February-March before the start of Lent. 40 days from Easter (before the arrival of Ash Wednesday...