Festivals in Europe
Discover festivals across Europe.
Edinburgh Fringe
The world's largest arts festival โ thousands of shows across a whole city.
Tomorrowland
The world's most spectacular electronic-music festival.
Oktoberfest
The world's largest folk festival โ six million people and oceans of beer.
Cannes Film Festival
The most glamorous week in world cinema.
Venice Carnival
Elaborate masks and Baroque costume along the canals.
Roskilde
Northern Europe's largest music festival, non-profit and gloriously muddy.
Galway Oyster
The world's oldest oyster festival, shucking since 1954.
Napoli Pizza Village
The home of pizza throws a giant seaside celebration of it.
Cheese Rolling
Chase a 4kg wheel of cheese down a near-vertical hill. Injuries expected.
Battle of the Oranges
The whole town divides into teams and pelts each other with oranges.
Glastonbury
Five days of music and mud on Worthy Farm โ the home of the British festival.
Up Helly Aa
Vikings, torches and a burning longship in the depths of winter.
San Fermรญn
The running of the bulls through the old town at dawn.
Sziget
A week-long 'Island of Freedom' on the Danube.
Wife Carrying
Race an obstacle course carrying a partner. Prize: her weight in beer.
La Tomatina
One hour. 150,000 tomatoes. The world's largest food fight.
Primavera Sound
Cult indie and electronic line-ups by the Mediterranean.
St Patrick's Day
A city (and a planet) turns green for a day.
Notting Hill Carnival
Europe's biggest street festival, a Caribbean explosion.
El Colacho
Costumed 'devils' leap over rows of babies. Yes, really.
Montreux Jazz
Legendary lakeside jazz (and far beyond) since 1967.