रोशनी और आग, दुनिया भर में महीने-दर-महीने
लालटेन, अलाव, आतिशबाज़ी और लाइट इंस्टॉलेशन — वे रातें जब आसमान ही कार्यक्रम है।
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जनवरी में रोशनी और आग
- पाल्मा 🇪🇸 स्पेनSant Sebastia · 17–21 जनPalma'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
- यज़्द 🇮🇷 ईरानSadeh fire festival · 28 जन – 2 फ़रThe Zoroastrian midwinter fire festival, lit at dusk outside the city at the end of January.74
- होई अं 🇻🇳 वियतनामFull moon lantern night · 1 जन – 31 दिसOn 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
- ल्ससे 🇮🇹 इटलीFocara di Novoli · 14–18 जनA 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
- कोबे 🇯🇵 जापानKobe Luminarie · 25 जन – 10 फ़र (आमतौर पर)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
- नागोया 🇯🇵 जापानNabana no Sato illumination · 18 अक्तू – 31 मई (आमतौर पर)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
- नारा 🇯🇵 जापानWakakusa Yamayaki · 20–28 जन (आमतौर पर)The grass on Wakakusa hill is set alight on the fourth Saturday of January, fireworks first.67
- बुसान 🇰🇷 दक्षिण कोरियाHaeundae Light Festival · 29 नव – 18 जन (आमतौर पर)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
- नापा 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाNapa Lighted Art Festival · 10 जन – 20 फ़र (आमतौर पर)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
- रैली 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाNC Chinese Lantern Festival · 15 नव – 12 जन (आमतौर पर)Giant illuminated lantern scenes fill Koka Booth Amphitheatre in neighbouring Cary each evening for about eight weeks, with nightly cultural performances.62
- दुशान्बे 🇹🇯 ताजिकिस्तानSada fire festival · 30 जनThe ancient Tajik festival of fire, made an official national celebration, is marked in Dushanbe with bonfires, music and folk shows on 30 January.61
- रिचमंड 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाGardenFest of Lights · 15 नव – 5 जन (आमतौर पर)Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is strung with around a million lights from mid-November into the first days of January.59
- सेंडाइ 🇯🇵 जापानDonto-sai · 14 जनNew 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
- मात्सुमोतो 🇯🇵 जापानCastle projection mapping · 10 दिस – 20 फ़र (आमतौर पर)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
- निक्को 🇯🇵 जापानYunishigawa Kamakura Festival · 25 जन – 2 मार्च (आमतौर पर)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 🇯🇵 जापानKawaguchiko Winter Fireworks · 24 जन – 23 फ़र (आमतौर पर)Free weekend fireworks over the lake from three launch points, the winter counterpart to the August festival, set against a snow-capped Fuji.55
- ऐम्स्टर्डैम 🇳🇱 नीदरलैण्डAmsterdam Light Festival · 26 नव – 17 जनLight installations along the canals through the darkest eight weeks of the year, free to walk and ticketed by boat.48
- साप्पोरो 🇯🇵 जापानSapporo White Illumination · 20 नव – 14 मार्चOdori Park is lit from late November until the middle of March, which covers the dark afternoons and the snow festival in one run.40
- ओटावा 🇨🇦 कनाडाWinter Lights Across Canada · 5 दिस – 8 जन (आमतौर पर)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 🇯🇵 जापानDosojin Fire Festival · 15 जनMen 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
फ़रवरी में रोशनी और आग
- ताइनान 🇹🇼 चीनी गणराज्यYanshui Beehive Fireworks · 5 फ़र – 10 मार्च (आमतौर पर)Racks of bottle rockets fired horizontally into the crowd at Yanshui on Lantern Festival night.91
- कैनबरा 🇦🇺 ऑस्ट्रेलियाEnlighten Festival · 25 फ़र – 10 मार्च (आमतौर पर)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
- यज़्द 🇮🇷 ईरानSadeh fire festival · 28 जन – 2 फ़रThe Zoroastrian midwinter fire festival, lit at dusk outside the city at the end of January.81
- ताइपे 🇹🇼 चीनी गणराज्यLantern Festival · 15 फ़र – 15 मार्च (आमतौर पर)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
- होई अं 🇻🇳 वियतनामFull moon lantern night · 1 जन – 31 दिसOn 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
- नापा 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाNapa Lighted Art Festival · 10 जन – 20 फ़र (आमतौर पर)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
- नागोया 🇯🇵 जापानNabana no Sato illumination · 18 अक्तू – 31 मई (आमतौर पर)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
- कोबे 🇯🇵 जापानKobe Luminarie · 25 जन – 10 फ़र (आमतौर पर)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
- नारा 🇯🇵 जापानNara Rurie winter illumination · 5–16 फ़र (आमतौर पर)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
- मात्सुमोतो 🇯🇵 जापानCastle projection mapping · 10 दिस – 20 फ़र (आमतौर पर)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
- ब्रिस्टल 🇬🇧 यूनाइटेड किंगडमBristol Light Festival · 15 फ़र – 1 मार्च (आमतौर पर)Ten nights of light installations around the harbour and the old centre in late February, free and walkable in an evening.62
- निक्को 🇯🇵 जापानYunishigawa Kamakura Festival · 25 जन – 2 मार्च (आमतौर पर)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
- येरवान 🇦🇲 आर्मीनियाTrndez, the fire holiday · 13–14 फ़रBonfires in courtyards and churchyards on the evening of 13 February, with couples jumping the flames.59
- Fujikawaguchiko 🇯🇵 जापानKawaguchiko Winter Fireworks · 24 जन – 23 फ़र (आमतौर पर)Free weekend fireworks over the lake from three launch points, the winter counterpart to the August festival, set against a snow-capped Fuji.58
- पोर्टलैंड, ऑरेगॉन 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाPortland Winter Light Festival · 1–12 फ़र (आमतौर पर)Ten nights of light installations along the waterfront and out in the industrial east side in early February.55
- लक्ज़मबर्ग 🇱🇺 लक्ज़मबर्गLiichtmessdag · 2 फ़रOn 2 February children walk the streets after dark with home-made lanterns and sing at doors for sweets.53
- Sylt 🇩🇪 जर्मनीBiikebrennen · 21 फ़रNine 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
- साप्पोरो 🇯🇵 जापानSapporo White Illumination · 20 नव – 14 मार्चOdori 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 🇬🇪 जॉर्जियाLamproba torch festival · 5–25 फ़र (आमतौर पर)Svan villages cut birch torches and carry them to the family graves after dark, one for every man in the household.40
मार्च में रोशनी और आग
- कैनबरा 🇦🇺 ऑस्ट्रेलियाEnlighten Festival · 25 फ़र – 10 मार्च (आमतौर पर)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
- वैलेंसिया 🇪🇸 स्पेनLas Fallas · 1–19 मार्चA 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
- ताइपे 🇹🇼 चीनी गणराज्यLantern Festival · 15 फ़र – 15 मार्च (आमतौर पर)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
- ताइनान 🇹🇼 चीनी गणराज्यYanshui Beehive Fireworks · 5 फ़र – 10 मार्च (आमतौर पर)Racks of bottle rockets fired horizontally into the crowd at Yanshui on Lantern Festival night.82
- तेहरान 🇮🇷 ईरानChaharshanbe Suri · 14–19 मार्च (आमतौर पर)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
- होई अं 🇻🇳 वियतनामFull moon lantern night · 1 जन – 31 दिसOn 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
- ज़ाग्रेब 🇭🇷 क्रोएशियाFestival of Lights Zagreb · 15–25 मार्च (आमतौर पर)Five evenings of free light installations and projections across the Upper and Lower Towns in March.74
- नारा 🇯🇵 जापानOmizutori · 1–14 मार्चBurning 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
- जेजू 🇰🇷 दक्षिण कोरियाJeju Fire Festival · 1–15 मार्च (आमतौर पर)A whole hillside at Saebyeol Oreum is set alight over a weekend to burn off the old grazing grass.73
- नागोया 🇯🇵 जापानNabana no Sato illumination · 18 अक्तू – 31 मई (आमतौर पर)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
- ब्रिस्टल 🇬🇧 यूनाइटेड किंगडमBristol Light Festival · 15 फ़र – 1 मार्च (आमतौर पर)Ten nights of light installations around the harbour and the old centre in late February, free and walkable in an evening.67
- लक्ज़मबर्ग 🇱🇺 लक्ज़मबर्गBuergbrennen bonfires · 8 फ़र – 15 मार्च (आमतौर पर)On the first Sunday of Lent every village and city quarter burns a wooden cross on a hill to see winter off.65
- निक्को 🇯🇵 जापानYunishigawa Kamakura Festival · 25 जन – 2 मार्च (आमतौर पर)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
- साप्पोरो 🇯🇵 जापानSapporo White Illumination · 20 नव – 14 मार्चOdori Park is lit from late November until the middle of March, which covers the dark afternoons and the snow festival in one run.57
अप्रैल में रोशनी और आग
- वैलेटा 🇲🇹 माल्टाMalta International Fireworks Festival · 14 अप्रैल – 1 मई (आमतौर पर)Maltese fireworks clubs and foreign teams compete over the Grand Harbour on several nights in late April.93
- ऐलिस स्प्रिंग्स 🇦🇺 ऑस्ट्रेलियाParrtjima festival of light · 5–20 अप्रैल (आमतौर पर)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
- सियोल 🇰🇷 दक्षिण कोरियाLotus Lantern Festival · 25 अप्रैल – 25 मई (आमतौर पर)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
- नागोया 🇯🇵 जापानNabana no Sato illumination · 18 अक्तू – 31 मई (आमतौर पर)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
- प्राग 🇨🇿 चेक गणराज्यBurning of the Witches · 30 अप्रैलBonfires go up on Petrin, Ladronka and the hills around the city on the night of 30 April to see winter off.79
- ज़्यूरिख़ 🇨🇭 स्विट्ज़रलैण्डSechselauten · 12–22 अप्रैल (आमतौर पर)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
- एडिनबर्ग 🇬🇧 यूनाइटेड किंगडमBeltane Fire Festival · 30 अप्रैलA 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
- स्टॉकहोम 🇸🇪 स्वीडनValborg · 30 अप्रैलBonfires and choirs on the evening of 30 April, at Skansen and along the water at Riddarfjarden.73
- होई अं 🇻🇳 वियतनामFull moon lantern night · 1 जन – 31 दिसOn 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
मई में रोशनी और आग
- वैलेटा 🇲🇹 माल्टाMalta International Fireworks Festival · 14 अप्रैल – 1 मई (आमतौर पर)Maltese fireworks clubs and foreign teams compete over the Grand Harbour on several nights in late April.94
- सियोल 🇰🇷 दक्षिण कोरियाLotus Lantern Festival · 25 अप्रैल – 25 मई (आमतौर पर)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
- बुसान 🇰🇷 दक्षिण कोरियाBusan Lotus Lantern Festival · 1–17 मई (आमतौर पर)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
- नागोया 🇯🇵 जापानNabana no Sato illumination · 18 अक्तू – 31 मई (आमतौर पर)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
- ब्र्नो 🇨🇿 चेक गणराज्यIgnis Brunensis fireworks · 25 मई – 10 जुल (आमतौर पर)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
- सिडनी 🇦🇺 ऑस्ट्रेलियाVivid Sydney · 22 मई – 14 जून (आमतौर पर)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
- होई अं 🇻🇳 वियतनामFull moon lantern night · 1 जन – 31 दिसOn 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
- डै नैंग 🇻🇳 वियतनामDa Nang Fireworks Festival · 25 मई – 15 जुल (आमतौर पर)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
- वियनतियाने 🇱🇦 लाओसBoun Bang Fai, the rocket festival · 1 मई – 15 जून (आमतौर पर)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
जून में रोशनी और आग
- फुंचाल 🇵🇹 पुर्तगालAtlantic Festival · 1–30 जून (आमतौर पर)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
- कोपनहेगन 🇩🇰 डेनमार्कSankt Hans Aften · 23 जूनBonfires 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
- ब्र्नो 🇨🇿 चेक गणराज्यIgnis Brunensis fireworks · 25 मई – 10 जुल (आमतौर पर)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
- सेंट पीटर्सबर्ग 🇷🇺 रूसScarlet Sails · 18–30 जून (आमतौर पर)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
- हाइडलबर्ग 🇩🇪 जर्मनीCastle illumination nights · 1 जून – 15 जुल (आमतौर पर)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
- ओडिन्से 🇩🇰 डेनमार्कSankt Hans Aften · 23 जूनMidsummer 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
- आरहूस 🇩🇰 डेनमार्कSankt Hans Aften · 23 जूनMidsummer 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
- बार्सिलोना 🇪🇸 स्पेनSant Joan · 23–24 जूनBonfires, 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
- यरुशलम 🇮🇱 इज़राइलFestival of Light · 1 जून – 5 जुल (आमतौर पर)A week of projections and light installations along marked routes inside the Old City walls, free and running late.87
- इबिसा 🇪🇸 स्पेनNit de Sant Joan · 23–24 जूनBonfires 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
- पीसा 🇮🇹 इटलीLuminara di San Ranieri · 16–17 जूनOn 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
- एलिसाण्ट प्रान्त 🇪🇸 स्पेनHogueras de San Juan · 20–25 जूनNinety-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
- डेट्रॉइट, मिशिगन 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाFord Fireworks · 20–30 जून (आमतौर पर)The river fireworks in late June are shared with Windsor across the water, and both riverfronts fill by mid-afternoon.84
- आलेसूंड 🇳🇴 नॉर्वेSlinningsbalet midsummer bonfire · 19–25 जून (आमतौर पर)Teenagers spend two months stacking pallets into a tower on the Slinningen point and light it on the Saturday nearest 23 June.84
- अण्डोरा ला वेला 🇦🇩 अण्डोराSolstice fire festivals · 21–24 जूनOn 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
- सिडनी 🇦🇺 ऑस्ट्रेलियाVivid Sydney · 22 मई – 14 जून (आमतौर पर)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
- एडिलेड 🇦🇺 ऑस्ट्रेलियाIlluminate Adelaide · 26 जून – 19 जुल (आमतौर पर)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 🇪🇸 स्पेनHaro de Les solstice fire · 23 जूनDown 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
- ओरान्यस्टाड अरूबाDia di San Juan · 24 जूनMidsummer bonfires and the Dera Gai dance in red and yellow, held out in the country districts rather than in town.69
- डुनेडिन 🇳🇿 न्यूज़ीलैण्डMidwinter Carnival · 8–25 जून (आमतौर पर)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
- होई अं 🇻🇳 वियतनामFull moon lantern night · 1 जन – 31 दिसOn 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
- डै नैंग 🇻🇳 वियतनामDa Nang Fireworks Festival · 25 मई – 15 जुल (आमतौर पर)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
- वियनतियाने 🇱🇦 लाओसBoun Bang Fai, the rocket festival · 1 मई – 15 जून (आमतौर पर)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
जुलाई में रोशनी और आग
- कोलोन 🇩🇪 जर्मनीKoelner Lichter · 8 जुल – 5 अग (आमतौर पर)A boat convoy and a fireworks set piece over the Rhine on a Saturday evening in summer, watched from both banks.90
- ब्र्नो 🇨🇿 चेक गणराज्यIgnis Brunensis fireworks · 25 मई – 10 जुल (आमतौर पर)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
- मिन्स्क 🇧🇾 बेलारूसKupalle · 5–8 जुलMidsummer 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
- हाइडलबर्ग 🇩🇪 जर्मनीCastle illumination nights · 1 जून – 15 जुल (आमतौर पर)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
- यरुशलम 🇮🇱 इज़राइलFestival of Light · 1 जून – 5 जुल (आमतौर पर)A week of projections and light installations along marked routes inside the Old City walls, free and running late.83
- South Lake Tahoe 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाLights on the Lake fireworks · 3–5 जुलBarge fireworks off the south shore on the fourth, watched from boats and from the beach at Nevada Beach.83
- कैन 🇫🇷 फ़्रान्सFestival d'Art Pyrotechnique · 4 जुल – 24 अग (आमतौर पर)Six firework shows fired from a barge in the bay across July and August, one country a night, judged as a competition.83
- कारकैसन 🇫🇷 फ़्रान्सEmbrasement de la Cite · 14 जुलAt half past ten on 14 July the lights go out and the ramparts appear to burn, for about twenty-five minutes.83
- मोनाको 🇲🇨 मोनाकोFireworks competition · 10 जुल – 20 अग (आमतौर पर)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 🇸🇮 स्लोवेनियाBled Days · 18–31 जुल (आमतौर पर)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
- वेनिस 🇮🇹 इटलीFesta del Redentore · 14–21 जुल (आमतौर पर)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
- ज़दर 🇭🇷 क्रोएशियाNight of the Full Moon · 15 जुल – 15 अग (आमतौर पर)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
- बोस्टन 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाBoston Pops on the Esplanade · 4 जुलThe Pops play the Hatch Shell on the Charles on the Fourth and the fireworks follow at dusk.76
- एडिलेड 🇦🇺 ऑस्ट्रेलियाIlluminate Adelaide · 26 जून – 19 जुल (आमतौर पर)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
- कोलंबस, ओहायो 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाRed, White and Boom · 1–5 जुल (आमतौर पर)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
- दाली शहर 🇨🇳 चीनी जनवादी गणराज्यTorch Festival · 15 जुल – 20 अग (आमतौर पर)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
- लिजिआंग, युन्नान 🇨🇳 चीनी जनवादी गणराज्यNaxi Torch Festival · 15 जुल – 20 अग (आमतौर पर)Pine torches outside every door on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth lunar month, usually late July or early August.63
- टोक्यो 🇯🇵 जापानSumida River fireworks · 20–31 जुल (आमतौर पर)Twenty thousand shells over the river at Asakusa on the last Saturday of July, watched by close to a million people.58
- डै नैंग 🇻🇳 वियतनामDa Nang Fireworks Festival · 25 मई – 15 जुल (आमतौर पर)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
- होई अं 🇻🇳 वियतनामFull moon lantern night · 1 जन – 31 दिसOn 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
अगस्त में रोशनी और आग
- कैलगरी 🇨🇦 कनाडाGlobalFest fireworks · 15 अग – 1 सित (आमतौर पर)Four nights of competing international fireworks teams with food pavilions underneath, at the end of August.94
- कोलोन 🇩🇪 जर्मनीKoelner Lichter · 8 जुल – 5 अग (आमतौर पर)A boat convoy and a fireworks set piece over the Rhine on a Saturday evening in summer, watched from both banks.89
- साण्टा फे 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाZozobra and Fiestas de Santa Fe · 28 अग – 14 सित (आमतौर पर)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
- क्यूबेक नगर 🇨🇦 कनाडाGrands Feux Loto-Quebec · 1–24 अग (आमतौर पर)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
- आनसी 🇫🇷 फ़्रान्सFete du lac · 1 अग (आमतौर पर)The pyrotechnic show over the water on the first Saturday of August pulls a six-figure crowd into a small town.87
- सान सेबास्तियान 🇪🇸 स्पेनAste Nagusia · 8–18 अग (आमतौर पर)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
- कैन 🇫🇷 फ़्रान्सFestival d'Art Pyrotechnique · 4 जुल – 24 अग (आमतौर पर)Six firework shows fired from a barge in the bay across July and August, one country a night, judged as a competition.82
- मोनाको 🇲🇨 मोनाकोFireworks competition · 10 जुल – 20 अग (आमतौर पर)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
- बुडापेस्ट 🇭🇺 हंगरीSt Stephen's Day · 20 अगThe national holiday on 20 August ends with fireworks along the Danube, watched from both banks and from Gellert Hill.79
- सिनसिनाटी 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाRiverfest fireworks · 30 अग – 8 सित (आमतौर पर)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
- ज़दर 🇭🇷 क्रोएशियाNight of the Full Moon · 15 जुल – 15 अग (आमतौर पर)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
- कोटोर 🇲🇪 मॉन्टेनीग्रोBoka Night · 12–28 अग (आमतौर पर)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
- लिजिआंग, युन्नान 🇨🇳 चीनी जनवादी गणराज्यNaxi Torch Festival · 15 जुल – 20 अग (आमतौर पर)Pine torches outside every door on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth lunar month, usually late July or early August.68
- Fujikawaguchiko 🇯🇵 जापानKawaguchiko Lake Festival Fireworks · 5 अगAround 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
- अदीस अबाबा 🇪🇹 इथोपियाBuhe, the Transfiguration · 18–19 अगOn the eve of 19 August boys go door to door singing and cracking braided whips, and neighbourhoods light bonfires in the evening.63
- दाली शहर 🇨🇳 चीनी जनवादी गणराज्यTorch Festival · 15 जुल – 20 अग (आमतौर पर)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
- नारा 🇯🇵 जापानKasuga Mantoro · 14–15 अगThree thousand lanterns lit along the stone approach and through the shrine on the two nights of Obon.60
- नागानो 🇯🇵 जापानLake Suwa fireworks · 15 अगOn 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
- क्योटो 🇯🇵 जापानGozan no Okuribi · 16 अगFive giant characters are lit on the hills on the evening of 16 August to send the ancestors home.54
- कागोशिमा 🇯🇵 जापानKinko Bay Summer Night Fireworks · 1–31 अग (आमतौर पर)One of Kyushu's largest displays, fired over the port with the volcano behind it on a late-summer Saturday.52
- होई अं 🇻🇳 वियतनामFull moon lantern night · 1 जन – 31 दिसOn 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
सितंबर में रोशनी और आग
- साण्टा फे 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाZozobra and Fiestas de Santa Fe · 28 अग – 14 सित (आमतौर पर)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
- हाइडलबर्ग 🇩🇪 जर्मनीSeptember castle illumination · 1–8 सित (आमतौर पर)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
- सिनसिनाटी 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाRiverfest fireworks · 30 अग – 8 सित (आमतौर पर)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 🇲🇽 मेक्सिकोAlborada · 26 सित – 1 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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
- कैलगरी 🇨🇦 कनाडाGlobalFest fireworks · 15 अग – 1 सित (आमतौर पर)Four nights of competing international fireworks teams with food pavilions underneath, at the end of August.86
- वुच 🇵🇱 पोलैंडLight Move Festival · 28 सित – 12 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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
- अदीस अबाबा 🇪🇹 इथोपियाMeskel · 26–28 सितThe demera bonfire is lit in Meskel Square on the eve of 27 September in front of a crowd that fills the whole bowl.67
- बहिर दर 🇪🇹 इथोपियाMeskel · 26–28 सितA 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 🇯🇵 जापानToro Matsuri (Lantern Festival) · 8–9 सितThe 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
- सिंगापुर 🇸🇬 सिंगापुरMid-Autumn Festival · 1 सित – 5 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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
- ग्वांगझोउ 🇨🇳 चीनी जनवादी गणराज्यMid-Autumn Festival · 5 सित – 8 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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
- हॉन्ग कॉन्ग 🇭🇰 हॉन्ग कॉन्गMid-Autumn and the fire dragon · 5 सित – 10 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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
- मकाउ 🇲🇴 मकाउFireworks Display Contest · 1 सित – 10 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)Five nights spread over four weeks, two displays a night from a barge in front of Macau Tower, with teams competing.46
- शेन्ज़ेन 🇨🇳 चीनी जनवादी गणराज्यMid-Autumn Festival · 15 सित – 5 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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
- होई अं 🇻🇳 वियतनामFull moon lantern night · 1 जन – 31 दिसOn 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
- हो ची मिन्ह शहर 🇻🇳 वियतनामMid-Autumn Festival · 5 सित – 5 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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
अक्टूबर में रोशनी और आग
- San Miguel de Allende 🇲🇽 मेक्सिकोAlborada · 26 सित – 1 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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
- नागोया 🇯🇵 जापानNabana no Sato illumination · 18 अक्तू – 31 मई (आमतौर पर)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
- प्राग 🇨🇿 चेक गणराज्यSignal light festival · 12–20 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)Four evenings of projections and light installations walked as a route through the old town.73
- लाइपत्सिग 🇩🇪 जर्मनीLichtfest · 8–10 अक्तूOn 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
- बर्लिन 🇩🇪 जर्मनीFestival of Lights · 3–15 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)Ten evenings in early October with projections on the Brandenburg Gate, the cathedral and the television tower.71
- बर्न 🇨🇭 स्विट्ज़रलैण्डRendez-vous Bundesplatz · 15 अक्तू – 25 नव (आमतौर पर)A free projection show on the parliament building, three times a night for about five weeks.71
- ग्वांगझोउ 🇨🇳 चीनी जनवादी गणराज्यMid-Autumn Festival · 5 सित – 8 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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 🇬🇧 यूनाइटेड किंगडमWhitby Abbey Illuminated · 20 अक्तू – 2 नव (आमतौर पर)English Heritage floods the abbey ruin with coloured light on the dark evenings of half-term week.69
- लिवरपूल 🇬🇧 यूनाइटेड किंगडमRiver of Light · 22 अक्तू – 2 नव (आमतौर पर)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 🇱🇦 लाओसAwk Phansa and river lights · 1–31 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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
- लुआंग प्राबांग 🇱🇦 लाओसAwk Phansa and Lai Heua Fai · 5–31 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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
- वुच 🇵🇱 पोलैंडLight Move Festival · 28 सित – 12 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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
- हॉन्ग कॉन्ग 🇭🇰 हॉन्ग कॉन्गMid-Autumn and the fire dragon · 5 सित – 10 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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
- शेन्ज़ेन 🇨🇳 चीनी जनवादी गणराज्यMid-Autumn Festival · 15 सित – 5 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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 🇲🇲 म्यान्मारThadingyut festival of lights · 1–31 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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 🇲🇲 म्यान्मारTaunggyi fire balloon festival · 25 अक्तू – 30 नव (आमतौर पर)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
- मकाउ 🇲🇴 मकाउFireworks Display Contest · 1 सित – 10 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)Five nights spread over four weeks, two displays a night from a barge in front of Macau Tower, with teams competing.63
- माण्डले 🇲🇲 म्यान्मारThadingyut, festival of lights · 1–31 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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
- पुगं 🇲🇲 म्यान्मारThadingyut, festival of lights · 1–31 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)The end of Buddhist Lent, marked with candles and paper lanterns on pagoda platforms for three nights.60
- यांगून 🇲🇲 म्यान्मारThadingyut, festival of lights · 1–31 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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
- मौलाम्याइन 🇲🇲 म्यान्मारThadingyut festival of lights · 1–31 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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
- सिंगापुर 🇸🇬 सिंगापुरMid-Autumn Festival · 1 सित – 5 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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
- विगान 🇵🇭 फ़िलीपीन्सRaniag Twilight Festival · 25 अक्तू – 2 नव (आमतौर पर)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
- हो ची मिन्ह शहर 🇻🇳 वियतनामMid-Autumn Festival · 5 सित – 5 अक्तू (आमतौर पर)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
- होई अं 🇻🇳 वियतनामFull moon lantern night · 1 जन – 31 दिसOn 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
नवंबर में रोशनी और आग
- ग्वांगझोउ 🇨🇳 चीनी जनवादी गणराज्यInternational Light Festival · 10–30 नव (आमतौर पर)Eleven days of installations along the new axis at Huacheng Square and Haixinsha.86
- बुसान 🇰🇷 दक्षिण कोरियाBusan Fireworks Festival · 1–10 नव (आमतौर पर)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 🇲🇲 म्यान्मारTaunggyi fire balloon festival · 25 अक्तू – 30 नव (आमतौर पर)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
- इन्ले झील 🇲🇲 म्यान्मारTaunggyi balloon festival · 1–25 नव (आमतौर पर)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
- नागोया 🇯🇵 जापानNabana no Sato illumination · 18 अक्तू – 31 मई (आमतौर पर)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
- रैली 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाNC Chinese Lantern Festival · 15 नव – 12 जन (आमतौर पर)Giant illuminated lantern scenes fill Koka Booth Amphitheatre in neighbouring Cary each evening for about eight weeks, with nightly cultural performances.77
- चिआंग राइ 🇹🇭 थाईलैण्डLoi Krathong · 5–30 नव (आमतौर पर)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
- चिआंग माई 🇹🇭 थाईलैण्डLoi Krathong · 5–30 नव (आमतौर पर)Falls on the full moon of the twelfth Thai lunar month; the lantern release reschedules flights around it.74
- Pai 🇹🇭 थाईलैण्डLoy Krathong · 5–30 नव (आमतौर पर)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
- रिचमंड 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाGardenFest of Lights · 15 नव – 5 जन (आमतौर पर)Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is strung with around a million lights from mid-November into the first days of January.74
- Kanchanaburi 🇹🇭 थाईलैण्डLoy Krathong · 5–30 नव (आमतौर पर)Floats released onto the Kwai from the town bank on the twelfth full moon, with the bridge lit above them.71
- फ्रा नखों सी अयुत्थाया 🇹🇭 थाईलैण्डLoi Krathong · 5–30 नव (आमतौर पर)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
- यांगून 🇲🇲 म्यान्मारTazaungdaing · 1–30 नव (आमतौर पर)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 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाGarvan Gardens Holiday Lights · 20 नव – 31 दिस (आमतौर पर)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 🇹🇭 थाईलैण्डLoy Krathong · 5–30 नव (आमतौर पर)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
- बैंकॉक 🇹🇭 थाईलैण्डLoy Krathong · 5–30 नव (आमतौर पर)Candles and banana-leaf floats go onto every canal and onto the Chao Phraya on the November full moon.65
- ल्हासा 🇨🇳 चीनी जनवादी गणराज्यGanden Ngamchoe butter lamps · 25 नव – 31 दिस (आमतौर पर)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
- विगान 🇵🇭 फ़िलीपीन्सRaniag Twilight Festival · 25 अक्तू – 2 नव (आमतौर पर)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
- कैम्ब्रिज 🇬🇧 यूनाइटेड किंगडमFireworks night on Midsummer Common · 5 नवThe 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
- लंदन 🇬🇧 यूनाइटेड किंगडमBonfire Night · 5 नवFireworks 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
- साप्पोरो 🇯🇵 जापानSapporo White Illumination · 20 नव – 14 मार्चOdori Park is lit from late November until the middle of March, which covers the dark afternoons and the snow festival in one run.59
- उट्रेच 🇳🇱 नीदरलैण्डSint Maarten · 11 नवThe city's patron saint.59
- Whitby 🇬🇧 यूनाइटेड किंगडमWhitby Abbey Illuminated · 20 अक्तू – 2 नव (आमतौर पर)English Heritage floods the abbey ruin with coloured light on the dark evenings of half-term week.58
- बर्न 🇨🇭 स्विट्ज़रलैण्डRendez-vous Bundesplatz · 15 अक्तू – 25 नव (आमतौर पर)A free projection show on the parliament building, three times a night for about five weeks.57
- ऐम्स्टर्डैम 🇳🇱 नीदरलैण्डAmsterdam Light Festival · 26 नव – 17 जनLight installations along the canals through the darkest eight weeks of the year, free to walk and ticketed by boat.56
…और नवंबर में 9 और।
दिसंबर में रोशनी और आग
- गुआतेमाला नगर 🇬🇹 ग्वाटेमालाQuema del Diablo · 7 दिसAt 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
- एंटीगुआ ग्वाटेमाला 🇬🇹 ग्वाटेमालाQuema del Diablo · 7 दिसAt six in the evening on 7 December households burn their rubbish and a paper devil in the street to clear the year out.93
- सुफ्रिएर 🇱🇨 सेण्ट लूसियाFestival of Lights and Renewal · 12–13 दिसOn 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
- नागोया 🇯🇵 जापानNabana no Sato illumination · 18 अक्तू – 31 मई (आमतौर पर)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
- बेप्पू 🇯🇵 जापानBeppu Christmas Fantasia · 20–25 दिस (आमतौर पर)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
- म्यर्टल बीच 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाNights of a Thousand Candles · 1–31 दिस (आमतौर पर)Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, about half an hour south, lights thousands of hand-lit candles among its sculptures on selected December evenings.71
- बुसान 🇰🇷 दक्षिण कोरियाHaeundae Light Festival · 29 नव – 18 जन (आमतौर पर)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
- रैली 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाNC Chinese Lantern Festival · 15 नव – 12 जन (आमतौर पर)Giant illuminated lantern scenes fill Koka Booth Amphitheatre in neighbouring Cary each evening for about eight weeks, with nightly cultural performances.65
- मात्सुमोतो 🇯🇵 जापानCastle projection mapping · 10 दिस – 20 फ़र (आमतौर पर)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
- रिचमंड 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाGardenFest of Lights · 15 नव – 5 जन (आमतौर पर)Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is strung with around a million lights from mid-November into the first days of January.61
- ल्यों 🇫🇷 फ़्रान्सFete des Lumieres · 5–8 दिस (आमतौर पर)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
- ल्हासा 🇨🇳 चीनी जनवादी गणराज्यGanden Ngamchoe butter lamps · 25 नव – 31 दिस (आमतौर पर)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 🇺🇸 संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाGarvan Gardens Holiday Lights · 20 नव – 31 दिस (आमतौर पर)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
- ब्राइटन 🇬🇧 यूनाइटेड किंगडमBurning the Clocks · 21 दिसA solstice lantern parade down to the beach on 21 December, where the paper lanterns are burned and there are fireworks over the water.55
- होई अं 🇻🇳 वियतनामFull moon lantern night · 1 जन – 31 दिसOn 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
- ऐम्स्टर्डैम 🇳🇱 नीदरलैण्डAmsterdam Light Festival · 26 नव – 17 जनLight installations along the canals through the darkest eight weeks of the year, free to walk and ticketed by boat.51
- साप्पोरो 🇯🇵 जापानSapporo White Illumination · 20 नव – 14 मार्चOdori Park is lit from late November until the middle of March, which covers the dark afternoons and the snow festival in one run.42
- ओटावा 🇨🇦 कनाडाWinter Lights Across Canada · 5 दिस – 8 जन (आमतौर पर)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