Festivals in Turkey
Every festival we cover in Turkey — where and when to go.
Expo 2016
The city comes alive with vibrant energy as this cultural festival unfolds, weaving together diverse traditions and contemporary art in a joyful celebration of human creativity.
Urla Artichoke Festival
Urla Artichoke Festival is a arts festival in Turkey.
International Istanbul Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Istanbul, Turkey.
International Antalya Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Antalya, Turkey.
Bayram
Turkic word for a nationally-celebrated festival or holiday.
Istanbul Biennial
Art biennial, Istanbul, Turkey.
Istanbul International Jazz Festival
The international jazz festival held annually in Istanbul.
Baklahorani
Recurring event.
Expo 2016
Horticultural exposition in Antalya, Turkey.
Rock'n Coke
Music festival in Turkey.
Istanbul International Music Festival
Cultural event held in Istanbul, Turkey.
TRT International April 23 Children's Festival
Annual children's festival in Turkey.
International Adana Film Festival
Film festival in Turkey.
Saya
Summer feast and festival Turkic and Altai folklore.
Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival
Film festival.
Pink Life QueerFest
LGBTQ film festival in Turkey.
Ankara International Film Festival
Film festival.
Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival
An opera and ballet festival in Turkey.
Mart Dokuzu Herb Festival
Festival in Urla.
Urla Artichoke Festival
Festival in Urla.
RockIstanbul
Rock festival held in Istanbul, Turkey.
Antalya Festival
Annual festival in Antalya, Turkey.
Mersin International Music Festival
Musc festival in Turkey.
Istanbul Animation Festival
A arts festival in Istanbul, Turkey.
Istanbul Tulip Festival
Tulip festival in Istanbul.
Mersin Citrus Festival
A cultural festival in Turkey.
Kadırga Festival
Turkish festival.
Barışarock
Music festival in Turkey.
Festival on Wheels
Film festival in Turkey.
Ankara International Music Festival
Music festival in Turkey.
Akbank Jazz Festival
Music festival in Turkey.
Cabotage Day
Turkish merchant marine annual festival.
Women's Plays Festival
Annual theater festival in Turkey.
Türkiye Culture Route Festival
Cultural arts festival held in Turkey.
Festival Temps d'images
A cultural festival in Turkey.
Arifana
A cultural festival in Turkey.
Gümüşlük International Classical Music Festival
Music festival in Turkey.
International Labor Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival
International literary event.
İzmir European Jazz Festival
A jazz festival in Turkey.
Formulaz
A cultural festival in Turkey.
International İzmir Festival
Annual arts festival held in İzmir, Turkey.
Zeytinli Rock Festival
Music festival held since 2005.
International Foça Festival
Festival in Foça, İzmir, Turkey.
Bergama Kermesi
Festival in Bergama, İzmir, Turkey.
Istanbul International Contemporary Dance and Performance Festival
Dance festival.
Film Ekimi
Film festival in Istanbul.
Çayda Çıra Film Festival
Turkish film festival.
Malatya International Film Festival
Film festival.
Bozcaada Jazz Festival
Jazz festival.
Çağlak Festival
An annual cultural festival held in Akhisar.
International Women Filmmakers Festival
Izmir-based film festival.
AFM International Independent Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Alanya International Culture and Art Festival
A cultural festival in Turkey.
H2000 Music Festival
A music festival in Turkey.
International Bursa Festival
A cultural festival in Turkey.
International Bandırma Bird Paradise Culture and Tourism Festival
A cultural festival in Turkey.
Mountain Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Eskişehir Festival
A cultural festival in Turkey.
İzmir Short Film Festival
A arts festival in İzmir, Turkey.
Izmir International Puppet Days
A cultural festival in Turkey.
Rumeli Hisarı Konserleri
A cultural festival in Turkey.
International Mardin Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Boğaziçi Amatör Tiyatrolar Şenliği
A cultural festival in Turkey.
International Arhavi Culture and Art Festival
A cultural festival in Turkey.
Star Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Istanbul Theater Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Istanbul Poetry and Literature Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Ankara Theater Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Türkçevizyon
Annual music festival in Denizli, Turkey.
Bursa Silk Road Film Festival
A arts festival in Bursa, Turkey.
Boğaziçi Film Festival
A arts festival in Boğaziçi, Turkey.
Bodrum International Ballet Festival
Annual international ballet festival.
International İzmir Film Festival
A arts festival in İzmir, Turkey.
Istanbul Jazz Festival 2025
Jazz festival in Istanbul.
Beyoğlu Jazz Festival
Jazz and improvised music festival in Beyoğlu, Istanbul.
Cappadox
Festival in Cappadocia, Turkey.
Watermelon Festival
A festival held in Diyarbakır.
2nd Women's Plays Festival
Theater festival.
1st Women's Plays Festival
Theater festival.
International Eurasia Film Festival
Film festival.
Turkish World Documentary Film Festival
A arts festival in Istanbul, Turkey.
Halicarnassus Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey, Turkey.
Best Istanbul Film Festival
A arts festival in Istanbul, Turkey.
Izmit International Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey, Turkey.
International Anatolian Film Awards
A arts festival in Turkey, Turkey.
Egeart Kısa Film Yarışması
A arts festival in Turkey.
"Take A Step Towards Violence Against Women" Short Film Contest
A arts festival in Turkey.
Uluslararası Elazığ Çaydaçıra Film Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.
BÜYÜK TAARRUZ INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
A arts festival in Turkey.
Sakarya International Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Silk Road Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Heart of the World International Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Diyarbakır International Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Aizanoi Film Fest
A arts festival in Turkey.
ISTANBUL INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
A arts festival in Turkey.
ÇİZGİ FİLM VE ANİMASYON FESTİVALİ ANİMASYON FİLM YARIŞMASI
A cultural festival in Turkey.
35mm İzmir İnternational Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Kadrajımdan Çocuk Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.
7 saints 7 cities international short film festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
7th AFSAD Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Bingöl Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Erzincan Short Film Festival | 5. Uluslararası Erzincan Kısa Film Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Women Filmmakers Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
MALATYA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION
A arts festival in Turkey.
AMERTA FILM FESTIVAL
A arts festival in Turkey.
Accessible Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Anatolia Tourism Films Competition
A arts festival in Turkey.
Anatolian Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Antakya International Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Antep Kısa Film Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.
Art Quake Kyoto (Creativity Biennale of Art Exhibitions & Film Festival)
A arts festival in Turkey.
Barış İçin Sinema Projesi
A cultural festival in Turkey.
Bodrum International Valentine`s Day Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Bosphorus Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Bodrum International Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Bozok Film Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.
Canlandıranlar Animation Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Cameo Open Air Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Çocuk Diyarı Film Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.
Contact - International Student Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
DAFF
A cultural festival in Turkey.
Crossroads
A cultural festival in Turkey.
DIGIAGE 12th Game Development Camp
Game development camp held in İzmir in 2026.
Mesir Macunu festival
A cultural festival in Turkey.
Dance Camera Istanbul / Dans Kamera Istanbul
A music festival in Turkey.
Diaspora International Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Digital Film Festival İstanbul
A arts festival in Turkey.
Dhaka OIC Youth Capital Film Awards
A arts festival in Turkey.
Directed By Women Turkey
A cultural festival in Turkey.
DUMLUPINAR ZAFERİ 100.YIL FİLM FESTİVALİ
A cultural festival in Turkey.
ENVIRONMENTAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
A arts festival in Turkey.
Fantasturka Turkish Fantastic and Horror Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Fashion Film Festival Istanbul
A arts festival in Turkey.
Fethiye Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
FROM ANATOLIAN TO THE BALKANS PRODUCING WOMEN
A cultural festival in Turkey.
Foca Film Days
A arts festival in Turkey.
Fotofilm Internatıonal Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Göbeklitepe International Film Festival
A arts festival in Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
Gemlik Film Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.
Golden Baklava Film Academy International Student Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Hak-İş Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Güzel Ordu Kısa Film Yarışması
A arts festival in Turkey.
Halic Goldenhorn Film Festival & Market
A arts festival in Turkey.
Hak-İş Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
İFSAK Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Humanitarian Film Day
A arts festival in Turkey.
İFA İnternet Dizileri Senaryo Yarışması
A cultural festival in Turkey.
Indie Line Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
International 2 Sides Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
International 3.Bornova Short Film Days
A arts festival in Turkey.
İnönü University 14. International Short Film Fest
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Children's Rights Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Amity Short Film Festival / Dostluk Kısa Film Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Changing Perspectives Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Crime and Punishment Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Dystopia Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Golden Saffron Documentary Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
İnternational İstanbul Horror Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Second Hand Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
INTERNATIONAL İSTANBUL SHORT FILM & THE WRITER'S JOURNEY FESTIVAL
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Migration Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Smyrna Movie Festival
A cultural festival in Turkey.
Istanbul International Architecture and Urban Films Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Usak Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
International Yunus Emre Short Film Competition
A arts festival in Turkey.
İstanbul Tasarım Merkezi Kısa Film Yarışması
A arts festival in Turkey.
İstanbul International Spring Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
İstanbul Okan Üniversitesi Kısa Film Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.
İzmir International Film and Music Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Izmir International Refugee Film Festival / İzmir Uluslararası Mülteci Film Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.
IZDOC - İzmir International Documentary Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
İzmir Gastronomi Film Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.
KAN FILM FESTIVAL
A arts festival in Turkey.
Kaş International Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Karakoy Short Film Days / Karakoy Kisa Film Gunleri
A arts festival in Turkey.
KHAS Kısa Film Yarışması
A arts festival in Turkey.
KisaKes (Cut It Short) Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Kino- Eye
A cultural festival in Turkey.
Kısa'dan Hisse Kısa Film Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.
Kısa Kısa Film Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.
Kısa-ca International Student Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
KOCAELİ FİLM FESTİVALİ
A cultural festival in Turkey.
Konyaaltı International Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
MARDİNFİLMFESTİVALİ
A cultural festival in Turkey.
Mavi Yengeç Film Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.
Marmaris International Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
MERCY TO UNIVERSE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
A arts festival in Turkey.
NARFEST
A cultural festival in Turkey.
Nartugan Film Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.
PALESTINE CLACKET SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
A arts festival in Turkey.
SEECS Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
SETEM Akademi B.A.K Kisa Film Yarismasi ve Uluslararasi Ipekyolu Film Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.
Sivas Uluslararası Film Festivali - Sivas International Film Festival (SIVIFF)
A arts festival in Turkey.
Sustainable Living Film Festival (Sürdürülebilir Yasam Film Festivali)
A arts festival in Turkey.
Sultanbeyli International Short Film Competition
A arts festival in Turkey.
Tayf International Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
The Trojan Horse International Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Three Gardens Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Top Shorts International Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Turkey KFYD Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Turkish Diaspora Media Awards
A cultural festival in Turkey.
TRT Documentary Awards
A arts festival in Turkey.
TRT World Citizen Humanitarian Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
Uluslararası İşçi Filmleri Festivali | International Labor Film Festival (Turkey)
A arts festival in Turkey.
Vegan Çiftlik Short Film Festival
A arts festival in Turkey.
UNIVERSAL KIDS FILM FESTIVAL
A arts festival in Turkey.
Videoart.Ist Screening Program
A cultural festival in Turkey.
Y-Istanbul OIC Youth Capital Film Awards
A arts festival in Turkey.
Yeşilçam Doğa ve Çocuk Filmleri Festivali
A arts festival in Turkey.