Events

Festivals

14 events still to come. Each page answers the same two questions: which days to go, and where to stay.

Illustration: a festival field at golden hour seen from within the crowd, hands raised towards a distant stage, dust and low sun in the air
Illustration — a generated image of the kind of scene, not a photograph of the venue.
DatesEventTypeCityBooking
21–31 Jan 2027Sundance Film FestivalFilm festivalBoulderClosing
23 Jan – 9 Feb 2027Venice CarnivalCarnivalVeniceClosing
5–9 Feb 2027Mardi GrasCarnivalNew OrleansClosing
5–10 Feb 2027Rio CarnivalCarnivalRio de JaneiroLast rooms
25 Mar – 5 Apr 2027Cherry blossom seasonexpectedNatureTokyoClosing
9–18 Apr 2027Coachella Valley Music and Arts FestivalFestivalIndioClosing
11–22 May 2027Cannes Film FestivalFilm festivalCannesClosing
23–27 Jun 2027Glastonbury FestivalFestivalPiltonClosing
6–14 Jul 2027San FermínFestivalPamplonaClosing
16–25 Jul 2027TomorrowlandexpectedFestivalBoomClosing
10–14 Aug 2027Sziget FestivalFestivalBudapestOpen
18 Sep – 3 Oct 2027OktoberfestFestivalMunichClosing
2–10 Oct 2027Albuquerque International Balloon FiestaFestivalAlbuquerqueClosing
29 Dec 2027 – 1 Jan 2028Edinburgh's HogmanayexpectedFestivalEdinburghOpen