Holiday ideas by month
Do you know when you are looking to travel but you’re unsure about where to go or what to do?
Let us provide some inspiration. Just take a look at our guide to the world’s favourite events. Whether you are looking at sports such as following cricket, rugby or Formula One, or cultural shows and festivals such as the Verona Opera and Venice Carnival.
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January holiday ideas
Festival in the Desert; Voodoo Festival; Australian Open; Sydney Festival; Junkanoo; Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow; Monte Carlo Rally; Venice Carnival; Chinese New Year; Harbin Ice and Snow Festival; International Kite Festival; Dubai World Cup; and many others. See more
February holiday ideas
Festival on the Niger; Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras; Trinidad Carnival; Berlin International Film Festival; Tenerife Carnival; Travellers’ Tales Festival; Vienna Opera Ball; Thaipusam; Holi; Kumbh Mela; Rio Carnival; New Orleans Mardi Gras; and many others. See more
March holiday ideas
Cape Town Jazz Festival; Maulid; Adelaide Festival of Arts; New Zealand International Arts Festival; Easter Feria; Las Fallas; St Patrick’s Day; Semana Santa; Hanami; Spring Equinox; Festival de Tango; Vendimia Festival; Spring Break; and many others. See more
April holiday ideas
Fêtes des Masques; Paarl Wine Festival; Naghol; British Virgin Islands Spring Regatta; Feria de Abril; Snow Bombing; Songkhran; Kumbh Mela; Puram; Feria de San Marcos; Semana Santa; New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival; and many others. See more
May holiday ideas
Mampoer Festival; Brighton Festival; Cannes Film Festival; Chelsea Flower Show; Glyndebourne; Hay Festival; Monaco Grand Prix; Romeria del Rocio; Dragon Boat Races; Los Diablos Danzantes; Bay to the Breakers Festival; and many others. See more
June holiday ideas
Festival of World Sacred Music; The Dreaming; Accompong Maroon Festival; Aix-en-Provence Festival; Festa do São João; Glastonbury; Prague Spring Music Festival; Royal Ascot; Verona Opera Festival; Wimbledon; Boi Bumba; Pride Week; and many others. See more
July holiday ideas
Festival of the Dhow Countries; Crop Over; Bayreuth Festival; Bastille Day; Cartier International Polo; Goodwood Festival of Speed; Henley Royal Regatta; Il Palio; Love Parade; Salzburg Festival; Wife-Carrying Championships; Womad; Calgary Stampede; and many others. See more
August holiday ideas
Mount Isa Rodeo; Bristol International Balloon Festival; Cowes Week; Edinburgh Festival; La Tomatina; Notting Hill Carnival; Esala Perahera; Onam; Bumba Meu Boi; Festival of the Assumption of the Virgin; Elvis Week; and many others. See more
September holiday ideas
Hermanus Whale-Watching Festival; Lake of Stars Festival; Birdsville Races; Galway International Oyster Festival; Ibiza Closing Parties; Les Festes de la Mercè; San Sebastian Film Festival; Ganesh Festival; Burning Man; New Mexico State Fair; and many others. See more
October holiday ideas
Moulid of Sayyid Ahmed al-Bedawi; Melbourne International Arts Festival; Festival du Vent; Mondial du Snowboard; Oktoberfest; River Festivals; Diwali; Aloha Festivals; Fantasy Fest; Halloweem; and many others. See more
November holiday ideas
Festival of the Oases; Mombassa Carnival; Lewes Bonfire Night; Loi Krathong; Surin Elephant Round-Up; Day of the Dead; Eid al-Fitr; Thanksgiving; and many others. See more
December holiday ideas
Festival of the Sahara; Windhoek Carnival; Christmas Markets; Hogmanay; Mevlâna Festival; Festa de Iemanja; Reveillon; National Finals Rodeo; and many others. See more
