መብራትና እሳት፣ በዓለም ዙሪያ ወር በወር
ፋኖሶች፣ የእሳት ክምር፣ ርችትና የብርሃን ተከላዎች — ሰማዩ ራሱ ፕሮግራሙ የሚሆንባቸው ሌሊቶች።
በSeasonMap ላይ 138 መዳረሻዎች፣ በእያንዳንዱ ወር ውስጥ በምቾት ነጥብ ደረጃ የተሰጣቸው — ምክንያቱም ጉዳዩ ወቅቱ የት እንደሚካሄድ ብቻ ሳይሆን፣ በሚካሄድበት ጊዜ የአየር ሁኔታው ለጉዞ የሚያበቃ መሆኑም ነው።
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መብራትና እሳት በጃንዋሪ
- Palma 🇪🇸 እስፓንያSant Sebastia · 17–21 ጃንPalma's patron saint, and the one night the city is entirely its own: bonfires in half a dozen squares on 19 January, people grilling sausages over them, free stages until the small hours.79
- Yazd 🇮🇷 ፋርስSadeh fire festival · 28 ጃን – 2 ፌብThe Zoroastrian midwinter fire festival, lit at dusk outside the city at the end of January.74
- Hội An 🇻🇳 ቬት ናምFull moon lantern night · 1 ጃን – 31 ዲሴምOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.70
- Lecce 🇮🇹 ጣልያንFocara di Novoli · 14–18 ጃንA twenty-metre cone of vine cuttings is stacked all winter at Novoli, twenty minutes north, and burnt on the eve of Sant'Antonio Abate.69
- Kobe 🇯🇵 ጃፓንKobe Luminarie · 25 ጃን – 10 ፌብ (በተለምዶ)The light memorial for the 1995 earthquake, which moved out of December in recent years and now runs for about ten nights at the turn of January into February across Meriken Park and the old settlement.69
- ናጎያ 🇯🇵 ጃፓንNabana no Sato illumination · 18 ኦክቶ – 31 ሜይ (በተለምዶ)A day trip away in Kuwana, about half an hour from Nagoya: a flower park lit by millions of LEDs from mid-October through spring.68
- Nara 🇯🇵 ጃፓንWakakusa Yamayaki · 20–28 ጃን (በተለምዶ)The grass on Wakakusa hill is set alight on the fourth Saturday of January, fireworks first.67
- ቡሳን 🇰🇷 ደቡብ ኮርያHaeundae Light Festival · 29 ኖቬም – 18 ጃን (በተለምዶ)Haeundae Beach and the seafront square light up with large-scale sculptures and media art each winter, organised by the district office and free to walk through from 6 to 11pm.66
- Napa 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችNapa Lighted Art Festival · 10 ጃን – 20 ፌብ (በተለምዶ)Five weeks of free light installations along a walking route through downtown Napa and the riverfront, with building projections in the first week or so.64
- ራሊ 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችNC Chinese Lantern Festival · 15 ኖቬም – 12 ጃን (በተለምዶ)Giant illuminated lantern scenes fill Koka Booth Amphitheatre in neighbouring Cary each evening for about eight weeks, with nightly cultural performances.62
- ዱሻንቤ 🇹🇯 ታጂኪስታንSada fire festival · 30 ጃንThe ancient Tajik festival of fire, made an official national celebration, is marked in Dushanbe with bonfires, music and folk shows on 30 January.61
- ሪችመንድ 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችGardenFest of Lights · 15 ኖቬም – 5 ጃን (በተለምዶ)Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is strung with around a million lights from mid-November into the first days of January.59
- Sendai 🇯🇵 ጃፓንDonto-sai · 14 ጃንNew Year decorations are burned at Osaki Hachimangu on 14 January and a procession of men walks to it through the cold in loincloths, carrying bells.57
- Matsumoto 🇯🇵 ጃፓንCastle projection mapping · 10 ዲሴም – 20 ፌብ (በተለምዶ)From mid-December to mid-February the castle keep is lit with projection mapping every evening, a short looping show that has become the town's winter night-out.57
- Nikko 🇯🇵 ጃፓንYunishigawa Kamakura Festival · 25 ጃን – 2 ማርች (በተለምዶ)Hundreds of small snow huts lit by candles along the riverbed at Yunishigawa Onsen, deep in the mountains of the city's northern district.55
- Fujikawaguchiko 🇯🇵 ጃፓንKawaguchiko Winter Fireworks · 24 ጃን – 23 ፌብ (በተለምዶ)Free weekend fireworks over the lake from three launch points, the winter counterpart to the August festival, set against a snow-capped Fuji.55
- አምስተርዳም 🇳🇱 ኔዘርላንድAmsterdam Light Festival · 26 ኖቬም – 17 ጃንLight installations along the canals through the darkest eight weeks of the year, free to walk and ticketed by boat.48
- ሳፖሮ 🇯🇵 ጃፓንSapporo White Illumination · 20 ኖቬም – 14 ማርችOdori Park is lit from late November until the middle of March, which covers the dark afternoons and the snow festival in one run.40
- ኦታዋ 🇨🇦 ካናዳWinter Lights Across Canada · 5 ዲሴም – 8 ጃን (በተለምዶ)Confederation Boulevard is strung with lights from early December to early January, and a free sound-and-light show is projected onto the Parliament buildings most evenings.32
- Nozawa Onsen 🇯🇵 ጃፓንDosojin Fire Festival · 15 ጃንMen of twenty-five and forty-two defend a wooden shrine on the night of 15 January while the rest of the village attacks it with burning torches.30
መብራትና እሳት በፌብሩዋሪ
- Tainan 🇹🇼 የቻይና ሪፐብሊክYanshui Beehive Fireworks · 5 ፌብ – 10 ማርች (በተለምዶ)Racks of bottle rockets fired horizontally into the crowd at Yanshui on Lantern Festival night.91
- ካንበራ 🇦🇺 አውስትራልያEnlighten Festival · 25 ፌብ – 10 ማርች (በተለምዶ)For ten nights the national institutions are projected onto and open late, so the buildings people normally drive past become the reason to be out.89
- Yazd 🇮🇷 ፋርስSadeh fire festival · 28 ጃን – 2 ፌብThe Zoroastrian midwinter fire festival, lit at dusk outside the city at the end of January.81
- ታይፔ 🇹🇼 የቻይና ሪፐብሊክLantern Festival · 15 ፌብ – 15 ማርች (በተለምዶ)The city runs its own lantern displays for a fortnight after Lunar New Year, and Pingxi up the branch line releases sky lanterns on two announced nights.79
- Hội An 🇻🇳 ቬት ናምFull moon lantern night · 1 ጃን – 31 ዲሴምOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.77
- Napa 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችNapa Lighted Art Festival · 10 ጃን – 20 ፌብ (በተለምዶ)Five weeks of free light installations along a walking route through downtown Napa and the riverfront, with building projections in the first week or so.73
- ናጎያ 🇯🇵 ጃፓንNabana no Sato illumination · 18 ኦክቶ – 31 ሜይ (በተለምዶ)A day trip away in Kuwana, about half an hour from Nagoya: a flower park lit by millions of LEDs from mid-October through spring.70
- Kobe 🇯🇵 ጃፓንKobe Luminarie · 25 ጃን – 10 ፌብ (በተለምዶ)The light memorial for the 1995 earthquake, which moved out of December in recent years and now runs for about ten nights at the turn of January into February across Meriken Park and the old settlement.70
- Nara 🇯🇵 ጃፓንNara Rurie winter illumination · 5–16 ፌብ (በተለምዶ)For a week in mid-February, blue light links Todaiji, Kasuga Taisha and Kofukuji through Nara Park, with evening temple openings and food stalls; it is the park's one busy night-time event of winter.69
- Matsumoto 🇯🇵 ጃፓንCastle projection mapping · 10 ዲሴም – 20 ፌብ (በተለምዶ)From mid-December to mid-February the castle keep is lit with projection mapping every evening, a short looping show that has become the town's winter night-out.62
- ብርስተል 🇬🇧 የተባበሩት የሀገር ንጉሳዊ አገዛዝBristol Light Festival · 15 ፌብ – 1 ማርች (በተለምዶ)Ten nights of light installations around the harbour and the old centre in late February, free and walkable in an evening.62
- Nikko 🇯🇵 ጃፓንYunishigawa Kamakura Festival · 25 ጃን – 2 ማርች (በተለምዶ)Hundreds of small snow huts lit by candles along the riverbed at Yunishigawa Onsen, deep in the mountains of the city's northern district.60
- ዬሬቫን 🇦🇲 አርመኒያTrndez, the fire holiday · 13–14 ፌብBonfires in courtyards and churchyards on the evening of 13 February, with couples jumping the flames.59
- Fujikawaguchiko 🇯🇵 ጃፓንKawaguchiko Winter Fireworks · 24 ጃን – 23 ፌብ (በተለምዶ)Free weekend fireworks over the lake from three launch points, the winter counterpart to the August festival, set against a snow-capped Fuji.58
- ፖርትላንድ፣ ኦረጎን 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችPortland Winter Light Festival · 1–12 ፌብ (በተለምዶ)Ten nights of light installations along the waterfront and out in the industrial east side in early February.55
- ሉክሰምበርግ 🇱🇺 ሉክሰምበርግLiichtmessdag · 2 ፌብOn 2 February children walk the streets after dark with home-made lanterns and sing at doors for sweets.53
- Sylt 🇩🇪 ጀርመንBiikebrennen · 21 ፌብNine bonfires are lit across the island on the evening of 21 February to burn out the winter, followed by kale and pork in the village halls.52
- ሳፖሮ 🇯🇵 ጃፓንSapporo White Illumination · 20 ኖቬም – 14 ማርችOdori Park is lit from late November until the middle of March, which covers the dark afternoons and the snow festival in one run.45
- Mestia 🇬🇪 ጂዮርጂያLamproba torch festival · 5–25 ፌብ (በተለምዶ)Svan villages cut birch torches and carry them to the family graves after dark, one for every man in the household.40
መብራትና እሳት በማርች
- ካንበራ 🇦🇺 አውስትራልያEnlighten Festival · 25 ፌብ – 10 ማርች (በተለምዶ)For ten nights the national institutions are projected onto and open late, so the buildings people normally drive past become the reason to be out.90
- ቫለንሲያ 🇪🇸 እስፓንያLas Fallas · 1–19 ማርችA daytime gunpowder concert in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento every day from 1 March, then on the night of the 19th several hundred enormous sculptures are burned in the streets that built them.84
- ታይፔ 🇹🇼 የቻይና ሪፐብሊክLantern Festival · 15 ፌብ – 15 ማርች (በተለምዶ)The city runs its own lantern displays for a fortnight after Lunar New Year, and Pingxi up the branch line releases sky lanterns on two announced nights.82
- Tainan 🇹🇼 የቻይና ሪፐብሊክYanshui Beehive Fireworks · 5 ፌብ – 10 ማርች (በተለምዶ)Racks of bottle rockets fired horizontally into the crowd at Yanshui on Lantern Festival night.82
- ቴህራን 🇮🇷 ፋርስChaharshanbe Suri · 14–19 ማርች (በተለምዶ)The fire festival on the last Tuesday evening before the new year: bonfires at every junction, fireworks that are technically illegal, and hospitals braced for it.81
- Hội An 🇻🇳 ቬት ናምFull moon lantern night · 1 ጃን – 31 ዲሴምOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.75
- ዛግሬብ 🇭🇷 ክሮኤሽያFestival of Lights Zagreb · 15–25 ማርች (በተለምዶ)Five evenings of free light installations and projections across the Upper and Lower Towns in March.74
- Nara 🇯🇵 ጃፓንOmizutori · 1–14 ማርችBurning cedar torches are run along the balcony of Todai-ji's Nigatsu-do every night for a fortnight, the 12th being the big one.74
- Jeju 🇰🇷 ደቡብ ኮርያJeju Fire Festival · 1–15 ማርች (በተለምዶ)A whole hillside at Saebyeol Oreum is set alight over a weekend to burn off the old grazing grass.73
- ናጎያ 🇯🇵 ጃፓንNabana no Sato illumination · 18 ኦክቶ – 31 ሜይ (በተለምዶ)A day trip away in Kuwana, about half an hour from Nagoya: a flower park lit by millions of LEDs from mid-October through spring.73
- ብርስተል 🇬🇧 የተባበሩት የሀገር ንጉሳዊ አገዛዝBristol Light Festival · 15 ፌብ – 1 ማርች (በተለምዶ)Ten nights of light installations around the harbour and the old centre in late February, free and walkable in an evening.67
- ሉክሰምበርግ 🇱🇺 ሉክሰምበርግBuergbrennen bonfires · 8 ፌብ – 15 ማርች (በተለምዶ)On the first Sunday of Lent every village and city quarter burns a wooden cross on a hill to see winter off.65
- Nikko 🇯🇵 ጃፓንYunishigawa Kamakura Festival · 25 ጃን – 2 ማርች (በተለምዶ)Hundreds of small snow huts lit by candles along the riverbed at Yunishigawa Onsen, deep in the mountains of the city's northern district.65
- ሳፖሮ 🇯🇵 ጃፓንSapporo White Illumination · 20 ኖቬም – 14 ማርችOdori Park is lit from late November until the middle of March, which covers the dark afternoons and the snow festival in one run.57
መብራትና እሳት በኤፕሪል
- ቫሌታ 🇲🇹 ማልታMalta International Fireworks Festival · 14 ኤፕሪ – 1 ሜይ (በተለምዶ)Maltese fireworks clubs and foreign teams compete over the Grand Harbour on several nights in late April.93
- Alice Springs 🇦🇺 አውስትራልያParrtjima festival of light · 5–20 ኤፕሪ (በተለምዶ)Ten free nights of First Nations light work thrown across two kilometres of the MacDonnell Ranges at the Desert Park, with talks and music underneath it.89
- ሶውል 🇰🇷 ደቡብ ኮርያLotus Lantern Festival · 25 ኤፕሪ – 25 ሜይ (በተለምዶ)Lanterns hang through the temple courtyards for weeks and a parade fills Jongno on the weekend before Buddha's Birthday, which is usually in May.85
- ናጎያ 🇯🇵 ጃፓንNabana no Sato illumination · 18 ኦክቶ – 31 ሜይ (በተለምዶ)A day trip away in Kuwana, about half an hour from Nagoya: a flower park lit by millions of LEDs from mid-October through spring.81
- ፕራግ 🇨🇿 ቸኪያBurning of the Witches · 30 ኤፕሪBonfires go up on Petrin, Ladronka and the hills around the city on the night of 30 April to see winter off.79
- ዙሪክ 🇨🇭 ስዊዘርላንድSechselauten · 12–22 ኤፕሪ (በተለምዶ)The guilds parade on the third Monday of April and burn a snowman on a bonfire; how fast his head explodes is taken as the summer forecast.78
- ኤዲንቦሮ 🇬🇧 የተባበሩት የሀገር ንጉሳዊ አገዛዝBeltane Fire Festival · 30 ኤፕሪA ticketed fire procession up Calton Hill on the night of 30 April, run by volunteers and cold enough that most of the audience regrets what they wore.76
- ስቶኮልም 🇸🇪 ስዊድንValborg · 30 ኤፕሪBonfires and choirs on the evening of 30 April, at Skansen and along the water at Riddarfjarden.73
- Hội An 🇻🇳 ቬት ናምFull moon lantern night · 1 ጃን – 31 ዲሴምOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.68
መብራትና እሳት በሜይ
- ቫሌታ 🇲🇹 ማልታMalta International Fireworks Festival · 14 ኤፕሪ – 1 ሜይ (በተለምዶ)Maltese fireworks clubs and foreign teams compete over the Grand Harbour on several nights in late April.94
- ሶውል 🇰🇷 ደቡብ ኮርያLotus Lantern Festival · 25 ኤፕሪ – 25 ሜይ (በተለምዶ)Lanterns hang through the temple courtyards for weeks and a parade fills Jongno on the weekend before Buddha's Birthday, which is usually in May.90
- ቡሳን 🇰🇷 ደቡብ ኮርያBusan Lotus Lantern Festival · 1–17 ሜይ (በተለምዶ)Streets fill with handmade lotus lanterns and a parade in the run-up to Buddha's Birthday, a UNESCO-listed tradition with roots going back 1,200 years.88
- ናጎያ 🇯🇵 ጃፓንNabana no Sato illumination · 18 ኦክቶ – 31 ሜይ (በተለምዶ)A day trip away in Kuwana, about half an hour from Nagoya: a flower park lit by millions of LEDs from mid-October through spring.85
- ብርኖ 🇨🇿 ቸኪያIgnis Brunensis fireworks · 25 ሜይ – 10 ጁላይ (በተለምዶ)The international fireworks competition is fired over the Brno dam on a handful of Wednesday and Saturday nights between late May and early July, with drone shows on some of them.85
- ሲድኒ 🇦🇺 አውስትራልያVivid Sydney · 22 ሜይ – 14 ጁን (በተለምዶ)Three weeks of projections and light walks around the harbour from the end of May, on the coldest evenings of the year, with the ferries and Circular Quay solid after six.83
- Hội An 🇻🇳 ቬት ናምFull moon lantern night · 1 ጃን – 31 ዲሴምOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.62
- ዳ ናንግ 🇻🇳 ቬት ናምDa Nang Fireworks Festival · 25 ሜይ – 15 ጁላይ (በተለምዶ)Six competition nights spread over about six weeks, with international teams firing over the Han River from a grandstand in the middle of town.61
- ቭየንትዬን 🇱🇦 ላዎስBoun Bang Fai, the rocket festival · 1 ሜይ – 15 ጁን (በተለምዶ)Villages around the capital fire homemade bamboo rockets into the sky to ask for rain, with a good deal of drinking and mud on the ground beneath them.50
መብራትና እሳት በጁን
- Funchal 🇵🇹 ፖርቱጋልAtlantic Festival · 1–30 ጁን (በተለምዶ)Fireworks fired over the bay on the first three Saturdays of June as an international competition, set to music, watched from the seafront and from the boats moored off it.94
- ኮፐንሀገን 🇩🇰 ዴንማርክSankt Hans Aften · 23 ጁንBonfires on the beaches at Amager and Bellevue on the evening of 23 June, with a witch on top and a song everyone in the crowd knows by heart.92
- ብርኖ 🇨🇿 ቸኪያIgnis Brunensis fireworks · 25 ሜይ – 10 ጁላይ (በተለምዶ)The international fireworks competition is fired over the Brno dam on a handful of Wednesday and Saturday nights between late May and early July, with drone shows on some of them.92
- ሳንክት ፔቴርቡርግ 🇷🇺 ሩሲያScarlet Sails · 18–30 ጁን (በተለምዶ)The school-leavers' night in late June: a tall ship with red sails comes up the Neva and the city puts on its largest fireworks.90
- ሃይደልበርግ 🇩🇪 ጀርመንCastle illumination nights · 1 ጁን – 15 ጁላይ (በተለምዶ)Red flares light the castle ruin and fireworks go off over the old bridge for about twenty minutes, on the first Saturday of June and again in July.89
- Odense 🇩🇰 ዴንማርክSankt Hans Aften · 23 ጁንMidsummer Eve on 23 June: bonfires are lit by beaches, lakes and in parks across the country, often with a witch figure on top, while people sing the midsummer song and picnic into the light evening.89
- Aarhus 🇩🇰 ዴንማርክSankt Hans Aften · 23 ጁንMidsummer Eve on 23 June: bonfires are lit by beaches, lakes and in parks across the country, often with a witch figure on top, while people sing the midsummer song and picnic into the light evening.88
- ባርሴሎና 🇪🇸 እስፓንያSant Joan · 23–24 ጁንBonfires, firecrackers and fireworks on the beach from dusk until dawn on the night of the 23rd, followed by a public holiday to sleep it off.87
- እየሩሳሌም 🇮🇱 እስራኤልFestival of Light · 1 ጁን – 5 ጁላይ (በተለምዶ)A week of projections and light installations along marked routes inside the Old City walls, free and running late.87
- ኢቢሳ 🇪🇸 እስፓንያNit de Sant Joan · 23–24 ጁንBonfires on the beaches on midsummer night and people jumping the waves at midnight, which is the island's own festival rather than an imported one.87
- ፒዛ፣ ጣልያን 🇮🇹 ጣልያንLuminara di San Ranieri · 16–17 ጁንOn the night of 16 June the palazzi along both banks of the Arno are outlined in tens of thousands of candles and the street lights go off.87
- Alicante 🇪🇸 እስፓንያHogueras de San Juan · 20–25 ጁንNinety-odd sculptures go up in the streets on 20 June and burn on the night of the 24th, with daily mascleta bangs in Plaza de los Luceros.85
- ዲትሮይት 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችFord Fireworks · 20–30 ጁን (በተለምዶ)The river fireworks in late June are shared with Windsor across the water, and both riverfronts fill by mid-afternoon.84
- Ålesund 🇳🇴 ኖርዌይSlinningsbalet midsummer bonfire · 19–25 ጁን (በተለምዶ)Teenagers spend two months stacking pallets into a tower on the Slinningen point and light it on the Saturday nearest 23 June.84
- አንዶራ ላ ቬላ 🇦🇩 አንዶራSolstice fire festivals · 21–24 ጁንOn midsummer night the parishes carry burning torches down off the mountainsides into the villages, a Pyrenean tradition UNESCO lists across the three countries that share it.77
- ሲድኒ 🇦🇺 አውስትራልያVivid Sydney · 22 ሜይ – 14 ጁን (በተለምዶ)Three weeks of projections and light walks around the harbour from the end of May, on the coldest evenings of the year, with the ferries and Circular Quay solid after six.77
- አደለይድ 🇦🇺 አውስትራልያIlluminate Adelaide · 26 ጁን – 19 ጁላይ (በተለምዶ)A winter light and culture festival across the CBD with more than a hundred events, light installations and immersive art running through most of July.74
- Baqueira-Beret 🇪🇸 እስፓንያHaro de Les solstice fire · 23 ጁንDown the valley at Les, a burning fir trunk is dropped in the square on midsummer night, one of the Pyrenean fire festivals UNESCO lists.70
- Oranjestad አሩባDia di San Juan · 24 ጁንMidsummer bonfires and the Dera Gai dance in red and yellow, held out in the country districts rather than in town.69
- Dunedin 🇳🇿 ኒው ዚላንድMidwinter Carnival · 8–25 ጁን (በተለምዶ)A lantern procession around the Octagon on the darkest weekend of the year, with the lanterns made in community workshops over the preceding months.66
- Hội An 🇻🇳 ቬት ናምFull moon lantern night · 1 ጃን – 31 ዲሴምOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.52
- ዳ ናንግ 🇻🇳 ቬት ናምDa Nang Fireworks Festival · 25 ሜይ – 15 ጁላይ (በተለምዶ)Six competition nights spread over about six weeks, with international teams firing over the Han River from a grandstand in the middle of town.51
- ቭየንትዬን 🇱🇦 ላዎስBoun Bang Fai, the rocket festival · 1 ሜይ – 15 ጁን (በተለምዶ)Villages around the capital fire homemade bamboo rockets into the sky to ask for rain, with a good deal of drinking and mud on the ground beneath them.47
መብራትና እሳት በጁላይ
- ኮልን 🇩🇪 ጀርመንKoelner Lichter · 8 ጁላይ – 5 ኦገስ (በተለምዶ)A boat convoy and a fireworks set piece over the Rhine on a Saturday evening in summer, watched from both banks.90
- ብርኖ 🇨🇿 ቸኪያIgnis Brunensis fireworks · 25 ሜይ – 10 ጁላይ (በተለምዶ)The international fireworks competition is fired over the Brno dam on a handful of Wednesday and Saturday nights between late May and early July, with drone shows on some of them.87
- ሚንስክ 🇧🇾 ቤላሩስKupalle · 5–8 ጁላይMidsummer night in the Belarusian calendar: bonfires, wreaths on the water and the fern-flower story, held at the open-air museums and villages outside the city rather than in it.86
- ሃይደልበርግ 🇩🇪 ጀርመንCastle illumination nights · 1 ጁን – 15 ጁላይ (በተለምዶ)Red flares light the castle ruin and fireworks go off over the old bridge for about twenty minutes, on the first Saturday of June and again in July.85
- እየሩሳሌም 🇮🇱 እስራኤልFestival of Light · 1 ጁን – 5 ጁላይ (በተለምዶ)A week of projections and light installations along marked routes inside the Old City walls, free and running late.83
- South Lake Tahoe 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችLights on the Lake fireworks · 3–5 ጁላይBarge fireworks off the south shore on the fourth, watched from boats and from the beach at Nevada Beach.83
- Cannes 🇫🇷 ፈረንሣይFestival d'Art Pyrotechnique · 4 ጁላይ – 24 ኦገስ (በተለምዶ)Six firework shows fired from a barge in the bay across July and August, one country a night, judged as a competition.83
- Carcassonne 🇫🇷 ፈረንሣይEmbrasement de la Cite · 14 ጁላይAt half past ten on 14 July the lights go out and the ramparts appear to burn, for about twenty-five minutes.83
- ሞናኮ 🇲🇨 ሞናኮFireworks competition · 10 ጁላይ – 20 ኦገስ (በተለምዶ)Several evenings across July and August when competing teams fire from a barge in Port Hercule and the whole waterfront and the Rock turn out for it.82
- Bled 🇸🇮 ስሎቬኒያBled Days · 18–31 ጁላይ (በተለምዶ)A craft fair and free concerts round the lake on the fourth weekend of July, ending on the Saturday night when thousands of candle-lit eggshells are floated on the water before the fireworks.81
- ቬኒስ 🇮🇹 ጣልያንFesta del Redentore · 14–21 ጁላይ (በተለምዶ)A pontoon bridge to the Giudecca and forty-five minutes of fireworks over the basin on the third Saturday of July, watched from boats moored gunwale to gunwale.78
- ዛዳር 🇭🇷 ክሮኤሽያNight of the Full Moon · 15 ጁላይ – 15 ኦገስ (በተለምዶ)For a few nights in high summer the waterfront switches off its lights and the quays are lit by candles and torches, with the boats along the Riva selling what the region grows and catches.78
- ቦስቶን 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችBoston Pops on the Esplanade · 4 ጁላይThe Pops play the Hatch Shell on the Charles on the Fourth and the fireworks follow at dusk.76
- አደለይድ 🇦🇺 አውስትራልያIlluminate Adelaide · 26 ጁን – 19 ጁላይ (በተለምዶ)A winter light and culture festival across the CBD with more than a hundred events, light installations and immersive art running through most of July.76
- ኮለምበስ፣ ኦሃዮ 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችRed, White and Boom · 1–5 ጁላይ (በተለምዶ)The largest fireworks display in the Midwest, fired over the Scioto on the evening of the 3rd with a street festival along the Mile all day.71
- Dali 🇨🇳 ቻይናTorch Festival · 15 ጁላይ – 20 ኦገስ (በተለምዶ)Bai and Yi villages around Erhai raise a pine torch in the square on the twenty-fourth of the sixth lunar month and carry smaller ones through the fields after dark.66
- Lijiang 🇨🇳 ቻይናNaxi Torch Festival · 15 ጁላይ – 20 ኦገስ (በተለምዶ)Pine torches outside every door on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth lunar month, usually late July or early August.63
- ቶክዮ 🇯🇵 ጃፓንSumida River fireworks · 20–31 ጁላይ (በተለምዶ)Twenty thousand shells over the river at Asakusa on the last Saturday of July, watched by close to a million people.58
- ዳ ናንግ 🇻🇳 ቬት ናምDa Nang Fireworks Festival · 25 ሜይ – 15 ጁላይ (በተለምዶ)Six competition nights spread over about six weeks, with international teams firing over the Han River from a grandstand in the middle of town.56
- Hội An 🇻🇳 ቬት ናምFull moon lantern night · 1 ጃን – 31 ዲሴምOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.56
መብራትና እሳት በኦገስት
- ካልገሪ 🇨🇦 ካናዳGlobalFest fireworks · 15 ኦገስ – 1 ሴፕቴ (በተለምዶ)Four nights of competing international fireworks teams with food pavilions underneath, at the end of August.94
- ኮልን 🇩🇪 ጀርመንKoelner Lichter · 8 ጁላይ – 5 ኦገስ (በተለምዶ)A boat convoy and a fireworks set piece over the Rhine on a Saturday evening in summer, watched from both banks.89
- ሳንታ ፌ፣ ኒው ሜክሲኮ 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችZozobra and Fiestas de Santa Fe · 28 ኦገስ – 14 ሴፕቴ (በተለምዶ)A fifteen-metre marionette stuffed with the year's written-down troubles is burned in front of tens of thousands on the Friday before Labor Day, and the town's fiestas follow the week after.88
- ኬበክ ከተማ 🇨🇦 ካናዳGrands Feux Loto-Quebec · 1–24 ኦገስ (በተለምዶ)Free pyromusical shows fired from a barge on the St Lawrence between Quebec and Levis, spread across Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights through the month; the boardwalk spots fill early.87
- Annecy 🇫🇷 ፈረንሣይFete du lac · 1 ኦገስ (በተለምዶ)The pyrotechnic show over the water on the first Saturday of August pulls a six-figure crowd into a small town.87
- San Sebastián 🇪🇸 እስፓንያAste Nagusia · 8–18 ኦገስ (በተለምዶ)The week around 15 August, when an international fireworks competition is fired over the bay every night and judged by the crowd on the promenade.84
- Cannes 🇫🇷 ፈረንሣይFestival d'Art Pyrotechnique · 4 ጁላይ – 24 ኦገስ (በተለምዶ)Six firework shows fired from a barge in the bay across July and August, one country a night, judged as a competition.82
- ሞናኮ 🇲🇨 ሞናኮFireworks competition · 10 ጁላይ – 20 ኦገስ (በተለምዶ)Several evenings across July and August when competing teams fire from a barge in Port Hercule and the whole waterfront and the Rock turn out for it.80
- ቡዳፔስት 🇭🇺 ሀንጋሪSt Stephen's Day · 20 ኦገስThe national holiday on 20 August ends with fireworks along the Danube, watched from both banks and from Gellert Hill.79
- Cincinnati 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችRiverfest fireworks · 30 ኦገስ – 8 ሴፕቴ (በተለምዶ)On the Sunday of Labour Day weekend half a million people line both banks for a half-hour firework show fired off barges and the Purple People Bridge.79
- ዛዳር 🇭🇷 ክሮኤሽያNight of the Full Moon · 15 ጁላይ – 15 ኦገስ (በተለምዶ)For a few nights in high summer the waterfront switches off its lights and the quays are lit by candles and torches, with the boats along the Riva selling what the region grows and catches.75
- Kotor 🇲🇪 ሞንቴኔግሮBoka Night · 12–28 ኦገስ (በተለምዶ)Usually the third Saturday of August: decorated boats parade the length of the harbour under lanterns, a prize goes to the best, and it finishes with fireworks off the walls.74
- Lijiang 🇨🇳 ቻይናNaxi Torch Festival · 15 ጁላይ – 20 ኦገስ (በተለምዶ)Pine torches outside every door on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth lunar month, usually late July or early August.68
- Fujikawaguchiko 🇯🇵 ጃፓንKawaguchiko Lake Festival Fireworks · 5 ኦገስAround ten thousand fireworks over the lake with Mount Fuji behind them, the largest of the Fuji Five Lakes' summer displays and running since 1917.67
- አዲስ አበባ 🇪🇹 ኢትዮጵያBuhe, the Transfiguration · 18–19 ኦገስOn the eve of 19 August boys go door to door singing and cracking braided whips, and neighbourhoods light bonfires in the evening.63
- Dali 🇨🇳 ቻይናTorch Festival · 15 ጁላይ – 20 ኦገስ (በተለምዶ)Bai and Yi villages around Erhai raise a pine torch in the square on the twenty-fourth of the sixth lunar month and carry smaller ones through the fields after dark.63
- Nara 🇯🇵 ጃፓንKasuga Mantoro · 14–15 ኦገስThree thousand lanterns lit along the stone approach and through the shrine on the two nights of Obon.60
- Nagano 🇯🇵 ጃፓንLake Suwa fireworks · 15 ኦገስOn 15 August tens of thousands of fireworks go up over Lake Suwa, about an hour and a half south by train, watched by crowds in the hundreds of thousands.60
- ክዮቶ 🇯🇵 ጃፓንGozan no Okuribi · 16 ኦገስFive giant characters are lit on the hills on the evening of 16 August to send the ancestors home.54
- Kagoshima 🇯🇵 ጃፓንKinko Bay Summer Night Fireworks · 1–31 ኦገስ (በተለምዶ)One of Kyushu's largest displays, fired over the port with the volcano behind it on a late-summer Saturday.52
- Hội An 🇻🇳 ቬት ናምFull moon lantern night · 1 ጃን – 31 ዲሴምOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.50
መብራትና እሳት በሴፕቴምበር
- ሳንታ ፌ፣ ኒው ሜክሲኮ 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችZozobra and Fiestas de Santa Fe · 28 ኦገስ – 14 ሴፕቴ (በተለምዶ)A fifteen-metre marionette stuffed with the year's written-down troubles is burned in front of tens of thousands on the Friday before Labor Day, and the town's fiestas follow the week after.92
- ሃይደልበርግ 🇩🇪 ጀርመንSeptember castle illumination · 1–8 ሴፕቴ (በተለምዶ)The third and last illumination of the year, on the first Saturday of September, with a beer garden and live music on the Nepomuk terrace at the end of the old bridge from late afternoon.91
- Cincinnati 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችRiverfest fireworks · 30 ኦገስ – 8 ሴፕቴ (በተለምዶ)On the Sunday of Labour Day weekend half a million people line both banks for a half-hour firework show fired off barges and the Purple People Bridge.89
- San Miguel de Allende 🇲🇽 ሜክሲኮAlborada · 26 ሴፕቴ – 1 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)For the feast of the town's patron the fireworks start at four in the morning over the Parroquia and go on until sunrise.89
- ካልገሪ 🇨🇦 ካናዳGlobalFest fireworks · 15 ኦገስ – 1 ሴፕቴ (በተለምዶ)Four nights of competing international fireworks teams with food pavilions underneath, at the end of August.86
- ዉች 🇵🇱 ፖላንድLight Move Festival · 28 ሴፕቴ – 12 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)Projections and light installations thrown onto the palaces and tenements down Piotrkowska over one long autumn weekend, when it is dark early enough to work and not yet cold enough to hurt.81
- አዲስ አበባ 🇪🇹 ኢትዮጵያMeskel · 26–28 ሴፕቴThe demera bonfire is lit in Meskel Square on the eve of 27 September in front of a crowd that fills the whole bowl.67
- ባሕር-ዳር 🇪🇹 ኢትዮጵያMeskel · 26–28 ሴፕቴA demera bonfire is stacked and lit on the eve of 27 September, and the direction the pole falls is read for the year ahead.66
- Nozawa Onsen 🇯🇵 ጃፓንToro Matsuri (Lantern Festival) · 8–9 ሴፕቴThe Yuzawa Shrine festival: on the night of 8 September lantern processions climb to the shrine for lion and court dances, and more than a thousand fireworks go up over the village.64
- ሲንጋፖር 🇸🇬 ሲንጋፖርMid-Autumn Festival · 1 ሴፕቴ – 5 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)Lanterns go up over Chinatown for weeks beforehand and the mooncake stalls take Smith Street; the street celebration itself lands on the weekend nearest the full moon, and it is shoulder to shoulder after dark.60
- ጓንግዦው 🇨🇳 ቻይናMid-Autumn Festival · 5 ሴፕቴ – 8 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)The Cantonese call it the Mooncake Festival and mean it: boxes stacked in every bakery for a fortnight, then lanterns in the parks on the night of the full moon.50
- ሆንግ ኮንግ 🇭🇰 ሆንግ ኮንግMid-Autumn and the fire dragon · 5 ሴፕቴ – 10 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)Lanterns go up in Victoria Park and a straw dragon stuck with incense is carried through the lanes of Tai Hang for three nights.47
- ማካው 🇲🇴 ማካውFireworks Display Contest · 1 ሴፕቴ – 10 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)Five nights spread over four weeks, two displays a night from a barge in front of Macau Tower, with teams competing.46
- Shenzhen 🇨🇳 ቻይናMid-Autumn Festival · 15 ሴፕቴ – 5 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)A three-day holiday when families gather for mooncakes and reunion dinners; parks and waterfront promenades put on lantern displays and light shows, and domestic travel bookings surge around the long weekend.46
- Hội An 🇻🇳 ቬት ናምFull moon lantern night · 1 ጃን – 31 ዲሴምOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.44
- ሆ ቺ ሚን ከተማ 🇻🇳 ቬት ናምMid-Autumn Festival · 5 ሴፕቴ – 5 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)Luong Nhu Hoc street in District 5 turns into a wall of paper lanterns for a fortnight beforehand, and mooncakes appear on every corner.43
መብራትና እሳት በኦክቶበር
- San Miguel de Allende 🇲🇽 ሜክሲኮAlborada · 26 ሴፕቴ – 1 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)For the feast of the town's patron the fireworks start at four in the morning over the Parroquia and go on until sunrise.94
- ናጎያ 🇯🇵 ጃፓንNabana no Sato illumination · 18 ኦክቶ – 31 ሜይ (በተለምዶ)A day trip away in Kuwana, about half an hour from Nagoya: a flower park lit by millions of LEDs from mid-October through spring.82
- ፕራግ 🇨🇿 ቸኪያSignal light festival · 12–20 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)Four evenings of projections and light installations walked as a route through the old town.73
- ላይፕጽግ 🇩🇪 ጀርመንLichtfest · 8–10 ኦክቶOn 9 October the ring road is lit with installations to mark the 1989 Monday demonstration that broke the regime's nerve without a shot.72
- በርሊን 🇩🇪 ጀርመንFestival of Lights · 3–15 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)Ten evenings in early October with projections on the Brandenburg Gate, the cathedral and the television tower.71
- ቤርን 🇨🇭 ስዊዘርላንድRendez-vous Bundesplatz · 15 ኦክቶ – 25 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)A free projection show on the parliament building, three times a night for about five weeks.71
- ጓንግዦው 🇨🇳 ቻይናMid-Autumn Festival · 5 ሴፕቴ – 8 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)The Cantonese call it the Mooncake Festival and mean it: boxes stacked in every bakery for a fortnight, then lanterns in the parks on the night of the full moon.70
- Whitby 🇬🇧 የተባበሩት የሀገር ንጉሳዊ አገዛዝWhitby Abbey Illuminated · 20 ኦክቶ – 2 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)English Heritage floods the abbey ruin with coloured light on the dark evenings of half-term week.69
- ሊቨርፑል፣ እንግሊዝ 🇬🇧 የተባበሩት የሀገር ንጉሳዊ አገዛዝRiver of Light · 22 ኦክቶ – 2 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)A free trail of light installations along the waterfront for ten nights around the end of October, lit early because it is dark early.68
- Nong Khiaw 🇱🇦 ላዎስAwk Phansa and river lights · 1–31 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)The end of Lent is celebrated with candles around the temples and small banana-trunk boats of flowers and candles floated down the Nam Ou at night; riverside towns hold their boat races around the same days.68
- Luang Prabang 🇱🇦 ላዎስAwk Phansa and Lai Heua Fai · 5–31 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)The end of the rains retreat, and the night Luang Prabang floats lit boats down the Mekong: the biggest thing in the local year after new year.67
- ዉች 🇵🇱 ፖላንድLight Move Festival · 28 ሴፕቴ – 12 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)Projections and light installations thrown onto the palaces and tenements down Piotrkowska over one long autumn weekend, when it is dark early enough to work and not yet cold enough to hurt.67
- ሆንግ ኮንግ 🇭🇰 ሆንግ ኮንግMid-Autumn and the fire dragon · 5 ሴፕቴ – 10 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)Lanterns go up in Victoria Park and a straw dragon stuck with incense is carried through the lanes of Tai Hang for three nights.65
- Shenzhen 🇨🇳 ቻይናMid-Autumn Festival · 15 ሴፕቴ – 5 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)A three-day holiday when families gather for mooncakes and reunion dinners; parks and waterfront promenades put on lantern displays and light shows, and domestic travel bookings surge around the long weekend.65
- Hsipaw 🇲🇲 ምየንማThadingyut festival of lights · 1–31 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)The end of Lent is marked with oil lamps and paper lanterns on houses and pagodas for three nights, and it is a public holiday.64
- Kalaw 🇲🇲 ምየንማTaunggyi fire balloon festival · 25 ኦክቶ – 30 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)Shan State's capital, a couple of hours east, spends the week before the Tazaungmon full moon launching hot-air balloons, many strung with fireworks.64
- ማካው 🇲🇴 ማካውFireworks Display Contest · 1 ሴፕቴ – 10 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)Five nights spread over four weeks, two displays a night from a barge in front of Macau Tower, with teams competing.63
- Mandalay 🇲🇲 ምየንማThadingyut, festival of lights · 1–31 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)The end of the Buddhist lent: candles and lamps on every house and monastery for three days, and the start of the season when people travel again.63
- Bagan 🇲🇲 ምየንማThadingyut, festival of lights · 1–31 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)The end of Buddhist Lent, marked with candles and paper lanterns on pagoda platforms for three nights.60
- ያንጎን 🇲🇲 ምየንማThadingyut, festival of lights · 1–31 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)The end of Buddhist Lent, when candles and coloured lights go up on every house and pagoda platform for three nights and younger people pay respects to their elders.57
- Mawlamyine 🇲🇲 ምየንማThadingyut festival of lights · 1–31 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)Candles and strings of bulbs on every house and monastery for the full moon that ends the Buddhist Lent, and a river town that is worth walking after dark for a change.56
- ሲንጋፖር 🇸🇬 ሲንጋፖርMid-Autumn Festival · 1 ሴፕቴ – 5 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)Lanterns go up over Chinatown for weeks beforehand and the mooncake stalls take Smith Street; the street celebration itself lands on the weekend nearest the full moon, and it is shoulder to shoulder after dark.52
- Vigan 🇵🇭 ፊሊፒንስRaniag Twilight Festival · 25 ኦክቶ – 2 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)The town lights lanterns and stages a night festival around All Saints' and All Souls', which is also when Ilocano families come home to the cemeteries.50
- ሆ ቺ ሚን ከተማ 🇻🇳 ቬት ናምMid-Autumn Festival · 5 ሴፕቴ – 5 ኦክቶ (በተለምዶ)Luong Nhu Hoc street in District 5 turns into a wall of paper lanterns for a fortnight beforehand, and mooncakes appear on every corner.45
- Hội An 🇻🇳 ቬት ናምFull moon lantern night · 1 ጃን – 31 ዲሴምOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.45
መብራትና እሳት በኖቬምበር
- ጓንግዦው 🇨🇳 ቻይናInternational Light Festival · 10–30 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)Eleven days of installations along the new axis at Huacheng Square and Haixinsha.86
- ቡሳን 🇰🇷 ደቡብ ኮርያBusan Fireworks Festival · 1–10 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)An hour of fireworks over Gwangalli bridge on a Saturday in early November, watched by around a million people, with the beachfront closed to traffic.82
- Kalaw 🇲🇲 ምየንማTaunggyi fire balloon festival · 25 ኦክቶ – 30 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)Shan State's capital, a couple of hours east, spends the week before the Tazaungmon full moon launching hot-air balloons, many strung with fireworks.82
- Inle Lake 🇲🇲 ምየንማTaunggyi balloon festival · 1–25 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)On the Tazaungmon full moon the hill town up the road launches paper balloons loaded with fireworks, which go off overhead as often as they go up.81
- ናጎያ 🇯🇵 ጃፓንNabana no Sato illumination · 18 ኦክቶ – 31 ሜይ (በተለምዶ)A day trip away in Kuwana, about half an hour from Nagoya: a flower park lit by millions of LEDs from mid-October through spring.80
- ራሊ 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችNC Chinese Lantern Festival · 15 ኖቬም – 12 ጃን (በተለምዶ)Giant illuminated lantern scenes fill Koka Booth Amphitheatre in neighbouring Cary each evening for about eight weeks, with nightly cultural performances.77
- Chiang Rai 🇹🇭 ታይላንድLoi Krathong · 5–30 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)Floats onto the Kok river on the twelfth full moon; smaller than the Chiang Mai version and easier to be in the middle of.76
- Chiang Mai 🇹🇭 ታይላንድLoi Krathong · 5–30 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)Falls on the full moon of the twelfth Thai lunar month; the lantern release reschedules flights around it.74
- Pai 🇹🇭 ታይላንድLoy Krathong · 5–30 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)Floats onto the Pai river below the bamboo bridge and lanterns off the field behind the walking street; small enough that the whole town is at it.74
- ሪችመንድ 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችGardenFest of Lights · 15 ኖቬም – 5 ጃን (በተለምዶ)Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is strung with around a million lights from mid-November into the first days of January.74
- Kanchanaburi 🇹🇭 ታይላንድLoy Krathong · 5–30 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)Floats released onto the Kwai from the town bank on the twelfth full moon, with the bridge lit above them.71
- Ayutthaya 🇹🇭 ታይላንድLoi Krathong · 5–30 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)Floats go onto the old canals and the river around the island on the full moon of the twelfth lunar month, which is the one night the ruins are busy after dark.70
- ያንጎን 🇲🇲 ምየንማTazaungdaing · 1–30 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)The festival of lights that follows a month later, with all-night weaving contests at Shwedagon where teams make monks' robes between dusk and dawn.69
- Hot Springs National Park 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችGarvan Gardens Holiday Lights · 20 ኖቬም – 31 ዲሴም (በተለምዶ)Millions of lights fill the university's woodland garden on Lake Hamilton from late November to New Year's Eve, evenings only and closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas; weekend nights bring long queues at the gate.67
- Hua Hin 🇹🇭 ታይላንድLoy Krathong · 5–30 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)Floats go out from the fishing pier and the hotel beaches on the twelfth full moon, which is the one night the whole seafront is lit.66
- ባንግኮክ 🇹🇭 ታይላንድLoy Krathong · 5–30 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)Candles and banana-leaf floats go onto every canal and onto the Chao Phraya on the November full moon.65
- ላሳ 🇨🇳 ቻይናGanden Ngamchoe butter lamps · 25 ኖቬም – 31 ዲሴም (በተለምዶ)Tsongkhapa's memorial day, when rows of butter lamps are set along the roof parapets and window ledges of the old town after dark.65
- Vigan 🇵🇭 ፊሊፒንስRaniag Twilight Festival · 25 ኦክቶ – 2 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)The town lights lanterns and stages a night festival around All Saints' and All Souls', which is also when Ilocano families come home to the cemeteries.65
- ኬምብሪጅ 🇬🇧 የተባበሩት የሀገር ንጉሳዊ አገዛዝFireworks night on Midsummer Common · 5 ኖቬምThe city council's free bonfire-night display on Midsummer Common is one of the biggest in the region, with food stalls from early evening and fireworks at 7pm; the riverside paths are packed afterwards.63
- ለንደን 🇬🇧 የተባበሩት የሀገር ንጉሳዊ አገዛዝBonfire Night · 5 ኖቬምFireworks on and around 5 November, run by the boroughs rather than the city, so the good ones are in the parks out from the centre and often ticketed.61
- ሳፖሮ 🇯🇵 ጃፓንSapporo White Illumination · 20 ኖቬም – 14 ማርችOdori Park is lit from late November until the middle of March, which covers the dark afternoons and the snow festival in one run.59
- ኢውትረሕት 🇳🇱 ኔዘርላንድSint Maarten · 11 ኖቬምThe city's patron saint.59
- Whitby 🇬🇧 የተባበሩት የሀገር ንጉሳዊ አገዛዝWhitby Abbey Illuminated · 20 ኦክቶ – 2 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)English Heritage floods the abbey ruin with coloured light on the dark evenings of half-term week.58
- ቤርን 🇨🇭 ስዊዘርላንድRendez-vous Bundesplatz · 15 ኦክቶ – 25 ኖቬም (በተለምዶ)A free projection show on the parliament building, three times a night for about five weeks.57
- አምስተርዳም 🇳🇱 ኔዘርላንድAmsterdam Light Festival · 26 ኖቬም – 17 ጃንLight installations along the canals through the darkest eight weeks of the year, free to walk and ticketed by boat.56
…እና በኖቬምበር ሌሎች 9።
መብራትና እሳት በዲሴምበር
- ጓቴማላ ከተማ 🇬🇹 ጓቴማላQuema del Diablo · 7 ዲሴምAt six on the evening of the seventh, households burn rubbish and a papier-mâché devil outside the front door to clear the year out.96
- Antigua Guatemala 🇬🇹 ጓቴማላQuema del Diablo · 7 ዲሴምAt six in the evening on 7 December households burn their rubbish and a paper devil in the street to clear the year out.93
- Soufrière 🇱🇨 ሰይንት ሉሻFestival of Lights and Renewal · 12–13 ዲሴምOn the eve of National Day, 13 December, Castries lights its Christmas displays, judges a lantern competition and closes with fireworks; the next day is a public holiday.73
- ናጎያ 🇯🇵 ጃፓንNabana no Sato illumination · 18 ኦክቶ – 31 ሜይ (በተለምዶ)A day trip away in Kuwana, about half an hour from Nagoya: a flower park lit by millions of LEDs from mid-October through spring.72
- Beppu 🇯🇵 ጃፓንBeppu Christmas Fantasia · 20–25 ዲሴም (በተለምዶ)Fireworks set to music launched from boats in Beppu Bay on the weekend around Christmas, watched from Matogahama Park and Spa Beach, with children's choirs and food stalls first.72
- Myrtle Beach 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችNights of a Thousand Candles · 1–31 ዲሴም (በተለምዶ)Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, about half an hour south, lights thousands of hand-lit candles among its sculptures on selected December evenings.71
- ቡሳን 🇰🇷 ደቡብ ኮርያHaeundae Light Festival · 29 ኖቬም – 18 ጃን (በተለምዶ)Haeundae Beach and the seafront square light up with large-scale sculptures and media art each winter, organised by the district office and free to walk through from 6 to 11pm.70
- ራሊ 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችNC Chinese Lantern Festival · 15 ኖቬም – 12 ጃን (በተለምዶ)Giant illuminated lantern scenes fill Koka Booth Amphitheatre in neighbouring Cary each evening for about eight weeks, with nightly cultural performances.65
- Matsumoto 🇯🇵 ጃፓንCastle projection mapping · 10 ዲሴም – 20 ፌብ (በተለምዶ)From mid-December to mid-February the castle keep is lit with projection mapping every evening, a short looping show that has become the town's winter night-out.62
- ሪችመንድ 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችGardenFest of Lights · 15 ኖቬም – 5 ጃን (በተለምዶ)Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is strung with around a million lights from mid-November into the first days of January.61
- ልዮን 🇫🇷 ፈረንሣይFete des Lumieres · 5–8 ዲሴም (በተለምዶ)Four nights of light installations around 8 December, free, and the busiest thing that happens here all year: a couple of million people on the same few bridges.59
- ላሳ 🇨🇳 ቻይናGanden Ngamchoe butter lamps · 25 ኖቬም – 31 ዲሴም (በተለምዶ)Tsongkhapa's memorial day, when rows of butter lamps are set along the roof parapets and window ledges of the old town after dark.57
- Hot Springs National Park 🇺🇸 የተባበሩት የአሜሪካ ግዛቶችGarvan Gardens Holiday Lights · 20 ኖቬም – 31 ዲሴም (በተለምዶ)Millions of lights fill the university's woodland garden on Lake Hamilton from late November to New Year's Eve, evenings only and closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas; weekend nights bring long queues at the gate.56
- Brighton 🇬🇧 የተባበሩት የሀገር ንጉሳዊ አገዛዝBurning the Clocks · 21 ዲሴምA solstice lantern parade down to the beach on 21 December, where the paper lanterns are burned and there are fireworks over the water.55
- Hội An 🇻🇳 ቬት ናምFull moon lantern night · 1 ጃን – 31 ዲሴምOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.54
- አምስተርዳም 🇳🇱 ኔዘርላንድAmsterdam Light Festival · 26 ኖቬም – 17 ጃንLight installations along the canals through the darkest eight weeks of the year, free to walk and ticketed by boat.51
- ሳፖሮ 🇯🇵 ጃፓንSapporo White Illumination · 20 ኖቬም – 14 ማርችOdori Park is lit from late November until the middle of March, which covers the dark afternoons and the snow festival in one run.42
- ኦታዋ 🇨🇦 ካናዳWinter Lights Across Canada · 5 ዲሴም – 8 ጃን (በተለምዶ)Confederation Boulevard is strung with lights from early December to early January, and a free sound-and-light show is projected onto the Parliament buildings most evenings.35