Liên hoan nghệ thuật, từng tháng một trên khắp thế giới
Kịch, múa, sách và sân khấu fringe — hai tuần chương trình dày đặc và quán bar chật kín.
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Liên hoan nghệ thuật trong tháng 1
- Antofagasta, Chile 🇨🇱 ChileFITZA theatre festival · 15–31 Th1 (thường lệ)A free week of theatre from Chile, Argentina and Bolivia in the Teatro Municipal, parks and neighbourhood squares, held every January for nearly three decades.94
- Christchurch 🇳🇿 New ZealandBread & Circus buskers festival · 20 Th1 – 3 Th2 (thường lệ)Ten days of street performance in the squares and along the river at the end of January, free in the daytime and ticketed at night; the city centre finally feels full.93
- Kolkata 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộInternational Kolkata Book Fair · 20 Th1 – 8 Th2 (thường lệ)A fortnight on the Salt Lake ground that draws crowds a book fair has no business drawing, plus food stalls and evening music.92
- Jaipur 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộJaipur Literature Festival · 14–24 Th1 (thường lệ)Five days, free to attend if you register, and big enough that hotel rates across the city move for it.87
- AlUla 🇸🇦 Ả Rập Xê ÚtAlUla Arts Festival · 16 Th1 – 14 Th2 (thường lệ)A month of installations and light works through the oasis and the old town, timed for the coldest and clearest weeks.86
- Bamako 🇲🇱 MaliBamako Encounters photo biennial · 1 Th11 – 15 Th1 (thường lệ)African photography takes over the National Museum, the National Library and a string of smaller venues for about two months.84
- Sydney 🇦🇺 ÚcSydney Festival · 8–26 Th1 (thường lệ)Three weeks of theatre, music and free outdoor work across the city in January, timed to the hottest, emptiest, most holiday-shaped part of the year.82
- Perth 🇦🇺 ÚcFringe World · 18 Th1 – 16 Th2 (thường lệ)Four weeks of comedy, circus and cabaret in spiegeltents around the city and Northbridge, at the hottest time of the year, which is why so much of it starts after dark.82
- Mérida 🇲🇽 MéxicoMérida Fest · 5–18 Th1 (thường lệ)Two weeks of free concerts, theatre and serenatas around the city's founding anniversary, opening with the alborada in the Plaza Grande on the night of 5 January.82
- Kochi, Ấn Độ 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộKochi-Muziris Biennale · 10 Th12 – 31 Th3 (thường lệ)South Asia's biggest contemporary art show, spread over godowns and warehouses across Fort Kochi.75
- Soufrière 🇱🇨 Saint LuciaNobel Laureate Festival · 1–31 Th1 (thường lệ)January honours the island's two Nobel winners, Sir Arthur Lewis and Derek Walcott, both born on 23 January: readings, lectures, a writers' showcase and school events, mostly in and around Castries.75
- Cartagena, Colombia 🇨🇴 ColombiaHay Festival Cartagena · 25 Th1 – 5 Th2 (thường lệ)Four days of writers and public conversations across the walled city at the end of January, in Spanish and English.74
- Savannah, Georgia 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳSavannah Book Festival · 30 Th1 – 14 Th2 (thường lệ)Authors take over the churches and halls around the downtown squares for a long weekend of literary talks.73
- Galle 🇱🇰 Sri LankaGalle Literary Festival · 20–28 Th1 (thường lệ)Four days of readings and panels in the courtyards and on the ramparts inside the fort.66
- Bologna 🇮🇹 ÝArte Fiera · 28 Th1 – 12 Th2 (thường lệ)Italy's oldest contemporary art fair, and the week the whole city opens studios and late galleries around it.61
- Cork 🇮🇪 Cộng hòa IrelandFeis Maitiú performing arts · 25 Th1 – 5 Th4 (thường lệ)A long-running performing arts competition at Fr Mathew Hall, with thousands of young singers, actors and musicians taking turns on stage from late January to early April.57
- Belfast 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandOut to Lunch Arts Festival · 8–31 Th1 (thường lệ)The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival's January season of comedy, music, theatre and talks at the Black Box and nearby venues, with cheap lunchtime shows that make the dark weeks after Christmas worth a visit.55
- Basel 🇨🇭 Thụy SĩMuseumsnacht Basel · 15–26 Th1 (thường lệ)One Friday in January around forty museums in Basel and its neighbours stay open until the small hours on a single ticket, with shuttle trams between them.51
- Odense 🇩🇰 Đan MạchWord Festival · 28 Th1 – 10 Th2 (thường lệ)A young winter festival of talks, debates and conversations spread over three days across cultural venues and cafes in the city centre, usually on a weekend in late January or early February.44
- Grindelwald 🇨🇭 Thụy SĩWorld Snow Festival · 14–27 Th1 (thường lệ)Teams carve three-metre blocks of snow into sculptures in the village centre over a week in January, free to walk around, and they stand until the first warm spell takes them.37
- Hồ Louise 🇨🇦 CanadaIce Magic Festival · 15 Th1 – 10 Th2 (thường lệ)Carvers work blocks of ice on the frozen lake in front of the Chateau over a long weekend in deep winter, with a skating rink alongside.28
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- San Miguel de Allende 🇲🇽 MéxicoSan Miguel Writers' Conference · 5–20 Th2 (thường lệ)Five days of literary workshops, keynotes and readings that draw writers and readers from the US and Canada, landing in the middle of high season; the better hotels near the centre book out well ahead.94
- AlUla 🇸🇦 Ả Rập Xê ÚtAlUla Arts Festival · 16 Th1 – 14 Th2 (thường lệ)A month of installations and light works through the oasis and the old town, timed for the coldest and clearest weeks.94
- Christchurch 🇳🇿 New ZealandBread & Circus buskers festival · 20 Th1 – 3 Th2 (thường lệ)Ten days of street performance in the squares and along the river at the end of January, free in the daytime and ticketed at night; the city centre finally feels full.93
- Palm Springs 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳModernism Week · 8–25 Th2 (thường lệ)Eleven days of house tours, talks and a design show built around the city's midcentury architecture, and the busiest fortnight of the desert year.92
- Khajuraho 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộKhajuraho Dance Festival · 20–26 Th2 (thường lệ)A week of classical Indian dance staged in the open air beside the western temples, run by the Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad since 1975.90
- Adelaide 🇦🇺 ÚcAdelaide Fringe · 15 Th2 – 22 Th3 (thường lệ)A month of open-access shows in tents and temporary venues around the East End.89
- Key West, Florida 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳKey West Art & Craft Festival · 10–28 Th2 (thường lệ)The island's long-running juried art fair, formerly Old Island Days, fills Truman Waterfront Park for a weekend in February with artists' booths and live demonstrations, run by the Key West Art Center.84
- Mumbai 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộKala Ghoda Arts Festival · 1–15 Th2 (thường lệ)Nine free days in the old fort district, starting the first Saturday of February: installations in the street, readings and a lot of very good food stalls.82
- Kolkata 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộInternational Kolkata Book Fair · 20 Th1 – 8 Th2 (thường lệ)A fortnight on the Salt Lake ground that draws crowds a book fair has no business drawing, plus food stalls and evening music.82
- Perth 🇦🇺 ÚcFringe World · 18 Th1 – 16 Th2 (thường lệ)Four weeks of comedy, circus and cabaret in spiegeltents around the city and Northbridge, at the hottest time of the year, which is why so much of it starts after dark.82
- Savannah, Georgia 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳSavannah Book Festival · 30 Th1 – 14 Th2 (thường lệ)Authors take over the churches and halls around the downtown squares for a long weekend of literary talks.81
- Suchitoto 🇸🇻 El SalvadorFestival de Arte y Cultura · 1–28 Th2 (thường lệ)February is the month the town's arts festival runs, founded in 1991 and since then a fixture that brings opera, theatre, film and companies from abroad into a place of a few thousand people.81
- Placencia 🇧🇿 BelizePlacencia Sidewalk Arts Festival · 5–16 Th2 (thường lệ)Two days when the village's famously narrow sidewalk becomes the exhibition: painters, carvers and bands along its whole length, and every room on the peninsula taken.79
- Cartagena, Colombia 🇨🇴 ColombiaHay Festival Cartagena · 25 Th1 – 5 Th2 (thường lệ)Four days of writers and public conversations across the walled city at the end of January, in Spanish and English.75
- Kochi, Ấn Độ 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộKochi-Muziris Biennale · 10 Th12 – 31 Th3 (thường lệ)South Asia's biggest contemporary art show, spread over godowns and warehouses across Fort Kochi.74
- Avignon 🇫🇷 PhápLes Hivernales dance festival · 3–21 Th2 (thường lệ)Three weeks of contemporary dance across the town in February, on a scale you can still book into a week ahead.73
- Milano 🇮🇹 ÝFashion Week, autumn collections · 18 Th2 – 5 Th3 (thường lệ)Six days of shows split between the Montenapoleone streets and the Tortona sheds.66
- Bologna 🇮🇹 ÝArte Fiera · 28 Th1 – 12 Th2 (thường lệ)Italy's oldest contemporary art fair, and the week the whole city opens studios and late galleries around it.66
- Saint Peter Port GuernseyGuernsey Eisteddfod · 15 Th2 – 15 Th3 (thường lệ)The island's performing-arts and crafts festival fills late winter with competitive classes in music, speech, dance and art, with many sessions open to an audience.62
- Cork 🇮🇪 Cộng hòa IrelandFeis Maitiú performing arts · 25 Th1 – 5 Th4 (thường lệ)A long-running performing arts competition at Fr Mathew Hall, with thousands of young singers, actors and musicians taking turns on stage from late January to early April.60
- York 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandYork Literature Festival · 27 Th2 – 31 Th3 (thường lệ)A month of author talks, poetry and workshops in venues across the city through March, with a weekend strand given over to folk horror and ghost stories.60
- Odense 🇩🇰 Đan MạchWord Festival · 28 Th1 – 10 Th2 (thường lệ)A young winter festival of talks, debates and conversations spread over three days across cultural venues and cafes in the city centre, usually on a weekend in late January or early February.52
- Sapporo 🇯🇵 Nhật BảnSapporo Snow Festival · 4–12 Th2 (thường lệ)A week of monumental snow and ice sculptures across Odori Park and Susukino, in the coldest fortnight of the year.45
- Hồ Louise 🇨🇦 CanadaIce Magic Festival · 15 Th1 – 10 Th2 (thường lệ)Carvers work blocks of ice on the frozen lake in front of the Chateau over a long weekend in deep winter, with a skating rink alongside.35
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- Melbourne 🇦🇺 ÚcComedy Festival · 25 Th3 – 20 Th4 (thường lệ)Four weeks from late March, spread across the Town Hall and every pub back room in the centre.93
- Adelaide 🇦🇺 ÚcAdelaide Fringe · 15 Th2 – 22 Th3 (thường lệ)A month of open-access shows in tents and temporary venues around the East End.92
- Perth 🇦🇺 ÚcSculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe · 1–25 Th3 (thường lệ)Three weeks of sculpture along Cottesloe Beach in March, free, and best in the hour before sunset when everyone else has the same idea.85
- Curitiba 🇧🇷 BrasilFestival de Teatro de Curitiba · 18 Th3 – 12 Th4 (thường lệ)For a fortnight the city runs the largest theatre festival in Latin America across dozens of stages, with a fringe programme that spills into bars and bus terminals.81
- Hồng Kông 🇭🇰 Hồng KôngArt Basel Hong Kong · 20 Th3 – 1 Th4 (thường lệ)Five days at the convention centre that pull the regional art trade in at once, with satellite fairs and late gallery nights in Central and Wong Chuk Hang.80
- Charlotte, North Carolina 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳCharlotte SHOUT · 25 Th3 – 25 Th4 (thường lệ)A couple of weeks of public art, installations and food events across Uptown in early April, most of it free and outdoors.78
- Milano 🇮🇹 ÝFashion Week, autumn collections · 18 Th2 – 5 Th3 (thường lệ)Six days of shows split between the Montenapoleone streets and the Tortona sheds.75
- Lyon 🇫🇷 PhápQuais du Polar · 28 Th3 – 10 Th4 (thường lệ)Europe's big crime-fiction festival takes over the Palais de la Bourse, the city hall and venues across the Presqu'ile for a weekend in early spring: author talks, signings and a city-wide detective game, mostly free.75
- Hilo 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳMerrie Monarch Festival · 25 Th3 – 20 Th4 (thường lệ)The week after Easter, the world's most serious hula competition fills Hilo along with a craft fair and a parade down Kilauea Avenue.70
- Kochi, Ấn Độ 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộKochi-Muziris Biennale · 10 Th12 – 31 Th3 (thường lệ)South Asia's biggest contemporary art show, spread over godowns and warehouses across Fort Kochi.68
- Rotterdam 🇳🇱 Hà LanMuseumnacht010 · 1–14 Th3 (thường lệ)On one Saturday night in early March dozens of museums, galleries and venues stay open until one in the morning on a single ticket, with performances and DJ sets between the exhibitions.68
- Leipzig 🇩🇪 ĐứcLeipzig Book Fair · 15 Th3 – 1 Th4 (thường lệ)Four days when the fairground fills with readers rather than trade, the Manga-Comic-Con puts several thousand people in costume on the tram, and the Leipzig liest readings spill into bars across the city.68
- Oxford 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandOxford Literary Festival · 20–29 Th3 (thường lệ)Nine-day festival of author talks and panels across the Bodleian, Sheldonian Theatre and colleges, affiliated with the Sunday Times; headline events sell out weeks ahead.68
- Maastricht 🇳🇱 Hà LanTEFAF art fair · 8–20 Th3 (thường lệ)The world's serious art and antiques fair, a week in March at the MECC that fills every hotel in the province and puts private jets on the runway at Beek.68
- Saint Peter Port GuernseyGuernsey Eisteddfod · 15 Th2 – 15 Th3 (thường lệ)The island's performing-arts and crafts festival fills late winter with competitive classes in music, speech, dance and art, with many sessions open to an audience.68
- Cork 🇮🇪 Cộng hòa IrelandFeis Maitiú performing arts · 25 Th1 – 5 Th4 (thường lệ)A long-running performing arts competition at Fr Mathew Hall, with thousands of young singers, actors and musicians taking turns on stage from late January to early April.67
- York 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandYork Literature Festival · 27 Th2 – 31 Th3 (thường lệ)A month of author talks, poetry and workshops in venues across the city through March, with a weekend strand given over to folk horror and ghost stories.67
- Đại học St. Andrews 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandStAnza poetry festival · 1–20 Th3 (thường lệ)Scotland's international poetry festival fills the Byre Theatre and venues around town for a long weekend in March with readings, open mics and exhibitions, one of the few busy weekends before the golf season.67
- Thredbo 🇦🇺 ÚcLake Light Sculpture, Jindabyne · 20 Th3 – 26 Th4 (thường lệ)Over the Easter long weekend the Jindabyne foreshore, about 35 minutes away, turns into an outdoor gallery of sculptures lit at night, with music and fireworks.66
- Perisher Valley 🇦🇺 ÚcLake Light Sculpture, Jindabyne · 20 Th3 – 26 Th4 (thường lệ)Over the Easter long weekend the Jindabyne foreshore, half an hour below Perisher, becomes an open-air show of sculptures lit after dark, with music and fireworks.66
- Bath, Somerset 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandBath Comedy Festival · 18 Th3 – 22 Th4 (thường lệ)Several weeks of stand-up spread across the city's theatres, pubs and halls from late March into April, from established names to the new-act competition.66
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- Perth 🇦🇺 ÚcPerth Comedy Festival · 15 Th4 – 20 Th5 (thường lệ)Four weeks of stand-up from late April into May at the Regal, the Astor, the State Theatre Centre and smaller rooms, mixing touring international names with local acts.92
- Atlanta 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳAtlanta Dogwood Festival · 5–20 Th4 (thường lệ)A free arts festival in Piedmont Park in the second week of April, timed to the dogwoods and running since 1936.90
- Budapest 🇭🇺 HungaryBudapest Spring Festival · 5–25 Th4 (thường lệ)Three weeks of concerts and theatre across the city's halls in April, the point at which Budapest's cultural year restarts after the winter.88
- Charlotte, North Carolina 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳCharlotte SHOUT · 25 Th3 – 25 Th4 (thường lệ)A couple of weeks of public art, installations and food events across Uptown in early April, most of it free and outdoors.88
- Curitiba 🇧🇷 BrasilFestival de Teatro de Curitiba · 18 Th3 – 12 Th4 (thường lệ)For a fortnight the city runs the largest theatre festival in Latin America across dozens of stages, with a fringe programme that spills into bars and bus terminals.88
- Milano 🇮🇹 ÝSalone del Mobile and Fuorisalone · 12–28 Th4 (thường lệ)The furniture fair itself is out at Rho, but the Fuorisalone takes over Brera, Tortona and Isola for the week.85
- Melbourne 🇦🇺 ÚcComedy Festival · 25 Th3 – 20 Th4 (thường lệ)Four weeks from late March, spread across the Town Hall and every pub back room in the centre.85
- Houston 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳArt Car Parade · 5–20 Th4 (thường lệ)Two hundred and fifty mutated vehicles down Allen Parkway on a Saturday in April, free to watch and genuinely strange.85
- Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFeria del Libro · 22 Th4 – 12 Th5 (thường lệ)The largest book fair in the Spanish-speaking world takes over La Rural for three weeks, and the city fills with readings and queues that have nothing to do with tourism.84
- Auckland 🇳🇿 New ZealandNZ International Comedy Festival · 28 Th4 – 25 Th5 (thường lệ)Three weeks of stand-up in theatres and bars around the central city, shared with Wellington.83
- Lyon 🇫🇷 PhápQuais du Polar · 28 Th3 – 10 Th4 (thường lệ)Europe's big crime-fiction festival takes over the Palais de la Bourse, the city hall and venues across the Presqu'ile for a weekend in early spring: author talks, signings and a city-wide detective game, mostly free.83
- Nürnberg 🇩🇪 ĐứcBlaue Nacht · 20 Th4 – 10 Th5 (thường lệ)One night in late April or early May when the museums, churches and cultural venues stay open until the small hours and the old town is lit blue with installations.79
- Leipzig 🇩🇪 ĐứcLeipzig Book Fair · 15 Th3 – 1 Th4 (thường lệ)Four days when the fairground fills with readers rather than trade, the Manga-Comic-Con puts several thousand people in costume on the tram, and the Leipzig liest readings spill into bars across the city.79
- Szczecin 🇵🇱 Ba LanKontrapunkt theatre festival · 8–30 Th4 (thường lệ)Szczecin's international theatre festival, run by the Wspolczesny and Pleciuga theatres, fills about two spring weeks with competition productions and fringe events.77
- Bath, Somerset 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandBath Comedy Festival · 18 Th3 – 22 Th4 (thường lệ)Several weeks of stand-up spread across the city's theatres, pubs and halls from late March into April, from established names to the new-act competition.76
- Cardiff 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandChildren's Literature Festival · 18–30 Th4 (thường lệ)Author talks and workshops for families, largely at Cardiff Castle, with school sessions on weekdays and the public events concentrated on the final weekend; popular sessions sell out.76
- Cork 🇮🇪 Cộng hòa IrelandFeis Maitiú performing arts · 25 Th1 – 5 Th4 (thường lệ)A long-running performing arts competition at Fr Mathew Hall, with thousands of young singers, actors and musicians taking turns on stage from late January to early April.76
- Bogotá 🇨🇴 ColombiaFeria del Libro de Bogota · 18 Th4 – 6 Th5 (thường lệ)A fortnight of publishers, readings and queues at Corferias, with a guest country and half a million visitors.75
- Galway 🇮🇪 Cộng hòa IrelandCuirt literature festival · 15–30 Th4 (thường lệ)One of Ireland's oldest literary festivals brings Irish and international writers to the Town Hall Theatre and smaller venues for readings, talks and workshops.74
- Hồng Kông 🇭🇰 Hồng KôngArt Basel Hong Kong · 20 Th3 – 1 Th4 (thường lệ)Five days at the convention centre that pull the regional art trade in at once, with satellite fairs and late gallery nights in Central and Wong Chuk Hang.71
- Hilo 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳMerrie Monarch Festival · 25 Th3 – 20 Th4 (thường lệ)The week after Easter, the world's most serious hula competition fills Hilo along with a craft fair and a parade down Kilauea Avenue.68
- Perisher Valley 🇦🇺 ÚcLake Light Sculpture, Jindabyne · 20 Th3 – 26 Th4 (thường lệ)Over the Easter long weekend the Jindabyne foreshore, half an hour below Perisher, becomes an open-air show of sculptures lit after dark, with music and fireworks.63
- Thredbo 🇦🇺 ÚcLake Light Sculpture, Jindabyne · 20 Th3 – 26 Th4 (thường lệ)Over the Easter long weekend the Jindabyne foreshore, about 35 minutes away, turns into an outdoor gallery of sculptures lit at night, with music and fireworks.60
- Abidjan 🇨🇮 Bờ Biển NgàMASA performing-arts biennial · 5–20 Th4 (thường lệ)Africa's performing-arts market fills the Palais de la Culture in Treichville for a week, with a street programme across the city.60
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- Antofagasta, Chile 🇨🇱 ChileFILZIC book fair · 20 Th5 – 15 Th7 (thường lệ)The international book fair of the Zicosur region sets up for about twelve days near the regional stadium, with authors from northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, school programmes and evening music.93
- Siracusa 🇮🇹 ÝGreek tragedy at the Teatro Greco · 1 Th5 – 10 Th7 (thường lệ)Aeschylus and Sophocles staged in the fifth-century BC theatre they were written for, most evenings from early May to the end of June.93
- Zagreb 🇭🇷 CroatiaCest is d'Best · 25 Th5 – 5 Th6 (thường lệ)A free street festival of performers, music and acrobats on stages through the centre over four days around the end of May.91
- Novi Sad 🇷🇸 SerbiaSterijino pozorje · 22 Th5 – 5 Th6 (thường lệ)The oldest theatre festival in the region, running since 1956 and staged over three to five days in the Serbian National Theatre and the smaller houses around it.91
- Girona 🇪🇸 Tây Ban NhaTemps de Flors · 8–18 Th5 (thường lệ)For nine days in May the old town's private courtyards, staircases and the cathedral steps are given over to flower installations, and the whole thing is free to walk.91
- Baltimore 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳArtscape · 20–31 Th5 (thường lệ)The largest free arts festival in the country, now on the Memorial Day weekend downtown around War Memorial Plaza.90
- Lyon 🇫🇷 PhápNuits de Fourviere · 28 Th5 – 25 Th7 (thường lệ)Two months of concerts, theatre and circus in the Roman theatres on the hill, from the end of May to late July.89
- Viên 🇦🇹 ÁoWiener Festwochen · 14 Th5 – 20 Th6 (thường lệ)Five weeks of theatre and performance from the middle of May, using the Museumsquartier and a shifting set of borrowed halls.87
- São Paulo 🇧🇷 BrasilVirada Cultural · 15–31 Th5 (thường lệ)Twenty-four hours of free music and theatre across the centre on a weekend in May, stages in the middle of avenues that are otherwise eight lanes of traffic.87
- Torino 🇮🇹 ÝSalone del Libro · 5–25 Th5 (thường lệ)Italy's book fair fills the Lingotto for five days in May and takes most of the hotel stock with it.87
- Tehran 🇮🇷 IranTehran International Book Fair · 1–20 Th5 (thường lệ)Iran's biggest publishing event takes over the Musalla complex for about ten days with hundreds of domestic and foreign publishers, drawing huge weekday crowds of readers and school groups.87
- Venezia 🇮🇹 ÝBiennale · 9 Th5 – 22 Th11 (thường lệ)The art and architecture exhibitions alternate years and run from May to late November across the Giardini, the Arsenale and pavilions all over the city.86
- Perth 🇦🇺 ÚcPerth Comedy Festival · 15 Th4 – 20 Th5 (thường lệ)Four weeks of stand-up from late April into May at the Regal, the Astor, the State Theatre Centre and smaller rooms, mixing touring international names with local acts.86
- Köln 🇩🇪 ĐứcSommerblut Kulturfestival · 8–28 Th5 (thường lệ)An inclusive arts festival in May built around disability, diversity and social themes, with theatre and performance across the city, many events free and step-free.84
- Minneapolis 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳArt-A-Whirl · 13–21 Th5 (thường lệ)The third weekend of May, when hundreds of studios in the old Northeast warehouses open their doors at once.84
- Nürnberg 🇩🇪 ĐứcBlaue Nacht · 20 Th4 – 10 Th5 (thường lệ)One night in late April or early May when the museums, churches and cultural venues stay open until the small hours and the old town is lit blue with installations.84
- Priština KosovoPolip Literature Festival · 10–25 Th5 (thường lệ)Three days of readings, panels and music in mid-May that bring writers from Kosovo, Serbia and further afield into the same rooms.84
- Toronto 🇨🇦 CanadaDoors Open Toronto · 22–31 Th5 (thường lệ)One free weekend at the end of May when a couple of hundred buildings that are normally shut open their doors, from water filtration plants to bank vaults.83
- Bath, Somerset 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandThe Bath Festival · 10–26 Th5 (thường lệ)Nine days of music and books in May, opening with Party in the City, when venues across the centre play free on the same evening.83
- Łódź 🇵🇱 Ba LanŁódź Design Festival · 5–25 Th5 (thường lệ)Exhibitions spread through the old mill complexes and the art museum, in a city that was built by textile industrialists and is still mostly made of their brick.83
- York 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandYork Festival of Ideas · 28 Th5 – 15 Th6 (thường lệ)Two weeks of mostly free talks, exhibitions, tours and performances hosted by the University of York from the end of May into mid-June.83
- Hạt Kilkenny 🇮🇪 Cộng hòa IrelandCat Laughs comedy festival · 28 Th5 – 5 Th6 (thường lệ)Ireland's comedy weekend, run over the June bank holiday in pubs, halls and the castle grounds rather than one arena.83
- Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFeria del Libro · 22 Th4 – 12 Th5 (thường lệ)The largest book fair in the Spanish-speaking world takes over La Rural for three weeks, and the city fills with readings and queues that have nothing to do with tourism.82
- Yekaterinburg 🇷🇺 NgaNight of Museums · 14–21 Th5 (thường lệ)On a Saturday in mid-May around a hundred museums, galleries and art spaces stay open after dark with performances and tours.82
- Brighton 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandBrighton Festival and Fringe · 1–31 Th5England's largest arts festival outside Edinburgh takes the whole of May, with a guest director each year and an open-houses trail of artists' front rooms alongside it.82
…và 5 nơi nữa trong tháng 5.
Liên hoan nghệ thuật trong tháng 6
- Santa Barbara, California 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳSummer Solstice Parade · 19–22 Th6 (thường lệ)A costumed, wordless parade up State Street on the Saturday nearest the solstice, with no motors and no written signs allowed in it.98
- Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳSawdust Art Festival · 24 Th6 – 6 Th9 (thường lệ)Two hundred local artists selling out of their own booths in a eucalyptus grove, on ground actually covered in sawdust.94
- Antofagasta, Chile 🇨🇱 ChileFILZIC book fair · 20 Th5 – 15 Th7 (thường lệ)The international book fair of the Zicosur region sets up for about twelve days near the regional stadium, with authors from northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, school programmes and evening music.93
- Seattle 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳFremont Solstice Parade · 15–22 Th6 (thường lệ)The Saturday nearest the solstice, and the one parade with rules against motors, logos and printed words of any kind.92
- Poznań 🇵🇱 Ba LanMalta Festival · 15 Th6 – 10 Th7 (thường lệ)International theatre and performance staged around Lake Malta and in the city, with a good share of it free and outdoors.92
- Łódź 🇵🇱 Ba LanFotofestiwal · 5–25 Th6 (thường lệ)A photography festival that hangs its shows in the former factories rather than a gallery, so half of it is a tour of buildings you would not otherwise get into.92
- Lublin 🇵🇱 Ba LanNight of Culture · 1–15 Th6 (thường lệ)One June night when the old town opens courtyards, cellars and rooftops that are shut the rest of the year, and everyone walks between them until dawn.92
- Lausanne 🇨🇭 Thụy SĩFestival de la Cité · 26 Th6 – 10 Th7 (thường lệ)Six days of free music, theatre and dance staged in the lanes and courtyards of the cathedral quarter, where the streets are the venue.91
- München 🇩🇪 ĐứcTollwood summer festival · 15 Th6 – 22 Th7 (thường lệ)A month of tented concerts, theatre and market stalls in the Olympiapark, much of it free.90
- Bath, Somerset 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandBath Fringe Festival · 20 Th5 – 8 Th6 (thường lệ)A fortnight of theatre, music, street performance and cabaret in small venues from late May into early June, running alongside the bigger festivals but cheaper and looser.90
- Viên 🇦🇹 ÁoWiener Festwochen · 14 Th5 – 20 Th6 (thường lệ)Five weeks of theatre and performance from the middle of May, using the Museumsquartier and a shifting set of borrowed halls.89
- Sapporo 🇯🇵 Nhật BảnYosakoi Soran Festival · 6–16 Th6 (thường lệ)Thousands of dancers with clappers take Odori Park and the main streets for five days in June, which is the best-weather month in the country.89
- Basel 🇨🇭 Thụy SĩArt Basel · 12–25 Th6 (thường lệ)The art fair every other art fair copies, plus a dozen satellite shows across the city.89
- Rotterdam 🇳🇱 Hà LanPoetry International Festival · 1–10 Th6 (thường lệ)One of the oldest poetry festivals in the world, running since 1970: four days in early June of readings by poets from around the world, mostly at LantarenVenster, with translations on screen.89
- Cork 🇮🇪 Cộng hòa IrelandCork Midsummer Festival · 15–30 Th6 (thường lệ)Ten days of theatre, dance and site-specific work staged in warehouses, churches and the docklands as much as in theatres.89
- Heidelberg 🇩🇪 ĐứcHeidelberg Castle Festival · 10 Th6 – 5 Th8 (thường lệ)Open-air theatre, opera and concerts in the castle courtyard and Dicker Turm from mid-June into the first days of August, running since 1926.89
- Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Hà LanVondelpark open-air theatre · 1 Th6 – 31 Th8 (thường lệ)Free weekend concerts, cabaret and children's theatre in the park from June to the end of August.88
- Dublin 🇮🇪 Cộng hòa IrelandBloomsday · 16 Th6Readings and Edwardian breakfasts retrace Ulysses around the city on 16 June.88
- Mạc-xây 🇫🇷 PhápFestival de Marseille · 14 Th6 – 8 Th7 (thường lệ)Three weeks of dance and live art spread across a dozen venues from the Friche to the beaches, in June and early July.88
- Thành phố Salt Lake 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳUtah Arts Festival · 18–21 Th6 (thường lệ)Utah's largest multidisciplinary arts event fills Library Square and the City and County Building for four days with visual art, live music, dance, film and food vendors; it has run since the 1970s.88
- Montpellier 🇫🇷 PhápMontpellier Danse · 18 Th6 – 10 Th7 (thường lệ)One of the older contemporary dance festivals in Europe, staged in the Agora cloister and the Opera Comedie for a fortnight from late June.88
- Belfast 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandBelfast Book Festival · 3–14 Th6 (thường lệ)A week of readings, workshops and debates based at the Crescent Arts Centre near Queen's University in early June, mixing Northern Irish writers with international names.88
- Cleveland 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳParade the Circle · 8–15 Th6 (thường lệ)The Cleveland Museum of Art's signature event since 1990: a costumed art parade with handmade puppets and masks through University Circle, drawing tens of thousands for one Saturday.88
- Charlottetown 🇨🇦 CanadaCharlottetown Festival · 15 Th6 – 26 Th9 (thường lệ)The Confederation Centre's summer theatre season, running from late June into late September, built around the Anne of Green Gables musical that has played here since the 1960s.87
- York 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandYork Festival of Ideas · 28 Th5 – 15 Th6 (thường lệ)Two weeks of mostly free talks, exhibitions, tours and performances hosted by the University of York from the end of May into mid-June.87
…và 24 nơi nữa trong tháng 6.
Liên hoan nghệ thuật trong tháng 7
- Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳSawdust Art Festival · 24 Th6 – 6 Th9 (thường lệ)Two hundred local artists selling out of their own booths in a eucalyptus grove, on ground actually covered in sawdust.93
- Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Hà LanVondelpark open-air theatre · 1 Th6 – 31 Th8 (thường lệ)Free weekend concerts, cabaret and children's theatre in the park from June to the end of August.92
- San Diego 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳComic-Con International · 15–28 Th7 (thường lệ)A hundred and thirty thousand people downtown for four days in late July, with badges won by lottery and hotel blocks gone a year ahead.92
- Halifax, Nova Scotia 🇨🇦 CanadaHalifax Busker Festival · 24 Th7 – 8 Th8 (thường lệ)Street performers take over the Halifax and Dartmouth waterfronts for the last weekend of July, free to watch and run on hat money.92
- Ouro Preto 🇧🇷 BrasilFestival de Inverno · 1–31 Th7 (thường lệ)The winter festival spreads concerts, workshops, theatre and exhibitions across Ouro Preto and Mariana for most of July, timed with the town's birthday on the 8th.92
- Antofagasta, Chile 🇨🇱 ChileFILZIC book fair · 20 Th5 – 15 Th7 (thường lệ)The international book fair of the Zicosur region sets up for about twelve days near the regional stadium, with authors from northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina, school programmes and evening music.92
- Oostende 🇧🇪 BỉTheater aan Zee · 28 Th7 – 12 Th8 (thường lệ)Ten days of theatre, music and performance put on in odd corners of the town, from bunkers to the tram depot, with young Flemish companies as the point of it.91
- Edmonton 🇨🇦 CanadaEdmonton International StreetFest · 10–20 Th7 (thường lệ)Ten days of buskers and street performers from around the world fill Churchill Square, an institution since 1985 that draws crowds in the hundreds of thousands.90
- Manchester 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandManchester International Festival · 25 Th6 – 20 Th7 (thường lệ)Three weeks of newly commissioned work staged across the city, held every second year in odd-numbered ones (MIF25 was the last, next in 2027) and run out of the Aviva Studios building on the old Granada site.89
- München 🇩🇪 ĐứcTollwood summer festival · 15 Th6 – 22 Th7 (thường lệ)A month of tented concerts, theatre and market stalls in the Olympiapark, much of it free.88
- Aveiro, Bồ Đào Nha 🇵🇹 Bồ Đào NhaFestival dos Canais · 10–25 Th7 (thường lệ)Street theatre and music staged on and around the canals, with the moliceiro boats used as stages.88
- Cairns 🇦🇺 ÚcCairns Indigenous Art Fair · 6–15 Th7 (thường lệ)Four days of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, fashion and dance on the Esplanade, with the galleries in town programming around it.87
- Gdańsk 🇵🇱 Ba LanShakespeare Festival · 25 Th7 – 10 Th8 (thường lệ)A fortnight of productions in the reconstructed Elizabethan theatre with the sliding roof, staged in several languages with surtitles.87
- Parati 🇧🇷 BrasilFlip literary festival · 18–30 Th7 (thường lệ)Five days of authors in a tent by the water, with several hundred fringe events loose in the centre.87
- Poznań 🇵🇱 Ba LanMalta Festival · 15 Th6 – 10 Th7 (thường lệ)International theatre and performance staged around Lake Malta and in the city, with a good share of it free and outdoors.87
- Glasgow 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandMerchant City Festival · 22 Th7 – 3 Th8 (thường lệ)Street theatre, circus and free stages through the Merchant City over the last two weekends of July, spilling into the first days of August.86
- Galway 🇮🇪 Cộng hòa IrelandGalway International Arts Festival · 13–27 Th7 (thường lệ)Two weeks of theatre, big-tent gigs and street spectacle that turn the whole city into the venue.86
- Lublin 🇵🇱 Ba LanCarnaval Sztukmistrzow · 20 Th7 – 2 Th8 (thường lệ)Lublin's street-arts and juggling carnival at the end of July, named for the city's magician folklore and staged on the squares rather than in venues.86
- Ohrid 🇲🇰 Bắc MacedoniaOhrid Summer Festival · 12 Th7 – 20 Th8Six weeks of classical music, theatre and folk staged in the churches and the antique theatre above the old town.85
- Charlottetown 🇨🇦 CanadaCharlottetown Festival · 15 Th6 – 26 Th9 (thường lệ)The Confederation Centre's summer theatre season, running from late June into late September, built around the Anne of Green Gables musical that has played here since the 1960s.85
- Heidelberg 🇩🇪 ĐứcHeidelberg Castle Festival · 10 Th6 – 5 Th8 (thường lệ)Open-air theatre, opera and concerts in the castle courtyard and Dicker Turm from mid-June into the first days of August, running since 1926.85
- Lyon 🇫🇷 PhápNuits de Fourviere · 28 Th5 – 25 Th7 (thường lệ)Two months of concerts, theatre and circus in the Roman theatres on the hill, from the end of May to late July.84
- Mạc-xây 🇫🇷 PhápFestival de Marseille · 14 Th6 – 8 Th7 (thường lệ)Three weeks of dance and live art spread across a dozen venues from the Friche to the beaches, in June and early July.84
- Lausanne 🇨🇭 Thụy SĩFestival de la Cité · 26 Th6 – 10 Th7 (thường lệ)Six days of free music, theatre and dance staged in the lanes and courtyards of the cathedral quarter, where the streets are the venue.84
- Akureyri 🇮🇸 Ai-xơ-lenListasumar arts summer · 15 Th6 – 25 Th8 (thường lệ)The town's galleries, churches and the botanical garden run a rolling programme of concerts and shows through the summer rather than one weekend of it.84
…và 30 nơi nữa trong tháng 7.
Liên hoan nghệ thuật trong tháng 8
- Edmonton 🇨🇦 CanadaEdmonton Fringe Festival · 10–26 Th8 (thường lệ)The oldest and largest fringe theatre festival in North America, eleven days taking over Old Strathcona with hundreds of shows and a street of buskers.94
- Berlin 🇩🇪 ĐứcLong Night of the Museums · 20–31 Th8 (thường lệ)One ticket, about eighty museums open until two in the morning, and shuttle buses between them.93
- Gdańsk 🇵🇱 Ba LanShakespeare Festival · 25 Th7 – 10 Th8 (thường lệ)A fortnight of productions in the reconstructed Elizabethan theatre with the sliding roof, staged in several languages with surtitles.93
- Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳSawdust Art Festival · 24 Th6 – 6 Th9 (thường lệ)Two hundred local artists selling out of their own booths in a eucalyptus grove, on ground actually covered in sawdust.92
- Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Hà LanVondelpark open-air theatre · 1 Th6 – 31 Th8 (thường lệ)Free weekend concerts, cabaret and children's theatre in the park from June to the end of August.91
- Odense 🇩🇰 Đan MạchH.C. Andersen Festivals · 14–30 Th8 (thường lệ)Ten days in late August of street theatre, light shows and concerts built around the writer's city, most of it free and outdoors.91
- Aarhus 🇩🇰 Đan MạchAarhus Festuge · 25 Th8 – 8 Th9 (thường lệ)Ten days that put around a thousand events into the streets, the harbour and the university park.90
- Charlottetown 🇨🇦 CanadaCharlottetown Festival · 15 Th6 – 26 Th9 (thường lệ)The Confederation Centre's summer theatre season, running from late June into late September, built around the Anne of Green Gables musical that has played here since the 1960s.90
- Oostende 🇧🇪 BỉTheater aan Zee · 28 Th7 – 12 Th8 (thường lệ)Ten days of theatre, music and performance put on in odd corners of the town, from bunkers to the tram depot, with young Flemish companies as the point of it.90
- Halifax, Nova Scotia 🇨🇦 CanadaHalifax Busker Festival · 24 Th7 – 8 Th8 (thường lệ)Street performers take over the Halifax and Dartmouth waterfronts for the last weekend of July, free to watch and run on hat money.89
- Byron Bay 🇦🇺 ÚcByron Writers Festival · 5–20 Th8 (thường lệ)Three days of talks across venues in the middle of town rather than out at the old marquee site.89
- Lublin 🇵🇱 Ba LanCarnaval Sztukmistrzow · 20 Th7 – 2 Th8 (thường lệ)Lublin's street-arts and juggling carnival at the end of July, named for the city's magician folklore and staged on the squares rather than in venues.89
- Đảo Wight 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandVentnor Fringe · 5–20 Th8 (thường lệ)A week of theatre, music and comedy in halls, a chapel and the old town hall in Ventnor, timed to coincide with the Ventnor Carnival in mid-August.89
- Santa Fe, New Mexico 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳSanta Fe Indian Market · 14–24 Th8 (thường lệ)The largest Native arts market in the world takes over the plaza on the third weekend of August, with a thousand artists booked into a few blocks.88
- Bern 🇨🇭 Thụy SĩBuskers Bern · 4–14 Th8 (thường lệ)Street performers take over the old town lanes for three evenings on a hat-money basis.88
- Helsinki 🇫🇮 Phần LanHelsinki Festival · 18 Th8 – 5 Th9The largest arts festival in the country runs for a fortnight from mid-August, and the Night of the Arts near the start opens venues across the city free for one evening.87
- Edinburgh 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandFringe and International Festival · 1–31 Th8The Fringe, the International Festival and the book festival run at once for most of August.87
- Heidelberg 🇩🇪 ĐứcHeidelberg Castle Festival · 10 Th6 – 5 Th8 (thường lệ)Open-air theatre, opera and concerts in the castle courtyard and Dicker Turm from mid-June into the first days of August, running since 1926.87
- Hạt Kilkenny 🇮🇪 Cộng hòa IrelandKilkenny Arts Festival · 5–17 Th8 (thường lệ)Ten days in August of classical music, theatre and literature using St Canice's cathedral and the medieval buildings as venues.86
- Ohrid 🇲🇰 Bắc MacedoniaOhrid Summer Festival · 12 Th7 – 20 Th8Six weeks of classical music, theatre and folk staged in the churches and the antique theatre above the old town.84
- Bozeman, Montana 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳSweet Pea Festival · 4–12 Th8 (thường lệ)Three days of music, theatre and art in Lindley Park on the first full weekend of August, run by volunteers since 1978.83
- Hermanus 🇿🇦 Cộng hòa Nam PhiKalfiefees · 30 Th7 – 12 Th8 (thường lệ)The Overstrand's arts festival — theatre, music and art — takes over Hermanus in the first days of August, timed with the Women's Day weekend and the first calves in the bay.83
- Reno, Nevada 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳBurning Man week · 24 Th8 – 8 Th9 (thường lệ)Reno is the gateway to Black Rock City, and for the week ending on Labor Day the airport, the hire cars and every hardware store in town are working to a different clock.83
- Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 ArgentinaTango BA Festival and World Cup · 10–25 Th8 (thường lệ)Two weeks of free classes, milongas and the world championship finals in the middle of the coldest month, which is exactly when the milongas are at their best anyway.82
- Darwin 🇦🇺 ÚcDarwin Festival · 4–24 Th8 (thường lệ)Eighteen days of theatre, comedy and music, most of it outdoors in the Botanic Gardens under deckchairs and fairy lights.82
…và 24 nơi nữa trong tháng 8.
Liên hoan nghệ thuật trong tháng 9
- Brisbane 🇦🇺 ÚcBrisbane Festival and Riverfire · 1–30 Th9 (thường lệ)Three weeks of theatre and music through September, opened by the Riverfire fireworks on the first Saturday, when both banks of the river and every rooftop with a view are taken.95
- Plovdiv 🇧🇬 BulgariaNight of Museums and Galleries · 10–30 Th9 (thường lệ)Galleries, courtyards and half the buildings in Kapana open late for one long weekend in September, free, with the crowd moving between them on foot.94
- Toronto 🇨🇦 CanadaNuit Blanche · 28 Th9 – 6 Th10 (thường lệ)One free all-night art event, usually the first Saturday of October, running dusk to dawn across downtown and, in recent years, the inner suburbs.93
- Lyon 🇫🇷 PhápLyon Biennale · 15 Th9 – 15 Th12 (thường lệ)Contemporary art and dance alternate years, so one of the two takes over disused factories and the theatres from mid-September to December.93
- Burgas 🇧🇬 BulgariaSand sculpture festival · 1 Th7 – 30 Th9 (thường lệ)Carvers build a themed set of sculptures in the Ezero park at the start of July and they stay up, weathering, until the end of September.93
- Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳSawdust Art Festival · 24 Th6 – 6 Th9 (thường lệ)Two hundred local artists selling out of their own booths in a eucalyptus grove, on ground actually covered in sawdust.93
- Blantyre 🇲🇼 MalawiBlantyre Arts Festival · 25 Th9 – 15 Th10 (thường lệ)A few days of theatre, traditional dance, music, film and art exhibitions around the Blantyre Cultural Centre, usually in early October, with a street procession to open it.92
- Reno, Nevada 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳBurning Man week · 24 Th8 – 8 Th9 (thường lệ)Reno is the gateway to Black Rock City, and for the week ending on Labor Day the airport, the hire cars and every hardware store in town are working to a different clock.91
- Zagreb 🇭🇷 CroatiaWorld Theatre Festival · 5–30 Th9 (thường lệ)Big-name international theatre and dance productions in the city's houses through September.89
- Linz 🇦🇹 ÁoArs Electronica Festival · 5–15 Th9 (thường lệ)Five September days of digital art spread through the postal depot, the university and the riverside, with the Klangwolke sound-and-light night in the Donaupark alongside it.89
- Biarritz 🇫🇷 PhápLe Temps d'Aimer la Danse · 5–25 Th9 (thường lệ)A fortnight of dance in the Gare du Midi and out on the beach and the squares, running as the summer crowd thins.88
- Graz 🇦🇹 Áosteirischer herbst · 18 Th9 – 20 Th10 (thường lệ)One of Europe's oldest avant-garde festivals, running since 1968: commissioned art, theatre and performance placed in odd corners of the city rather than in a venue.88
- Milano 🇮🇹 ÝFashion Week, spring collections · 18–30 Th9 (thường lệ)The September round, and the pleasanter of the two to be in town for.87
- Plettenberg Bay 🇿🇦 Cộng hòa Nam PhiPlett Arts Festival · 20 Th9 – 5 Th10 (thường lệ)Ten days of music, fine art, jazz and land-art installations across town as the southern winter ends, opening with a Twilight Meander through the galleries.87
- Stellenbosch 🇿🇦 Cộng hòa Nam PhiToyota Stellenbosch Woordfees · 28 Th9 – 14 Th10 (thường lệ)The largest arts festival programme in the country: nine days of Afrikaans theatre, music and books through the town's halls and church venues.86
- Maastricht 🇳🇱 Hà LanNederlandse Dansdagen · 28 Th9 – 10 Th10 (thường lệ)The Dutch Dance Days bring the country's companies to Theater aan het Vrijthof and other stages for a week in early October: premieres, prize-winners, and dance evenings open to anyone who wants to join in.86
- Venezia 🇮🇹 ÝBiennale · 9 Th5 – 22 Th11 (thường lệ)The art and architecture exhibitions alternate years and run from May to late November across the Giardini, the Arsenale and pavilions all over the city.85
- Naxos 🇬🇷 Hy LạpNaxos Festival, Bazeos Tower · 1 Th7 – 15 Th9 (thường lệ)Concerts, theatre and exhibitions through the summer in a restored seventeenth-century tower out towards Sangri, inland and away from the beach strip entirely.85
- Luân Đôn 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandOpen House Festival · 8–22 Th9 (thường lệ)Over 600 buildings across all 33 boroughs, from private members' clubs to government offices, open free for two weekends; the popular sites need tickets booked well ahead.84
- Pisa 🇮🇹 ÝPisa Book Festival · 25 Th9 – 4 Th10 (thường lệ)Independent-publishing fair at Palazzo dei Congressi since 2003, with author meetings, translator seminars and a rotating guest-country programme.84
- Louisville, Kentucky 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳSt James Court Art Show · 30 Th9 – 8 Th10 (thường lệ)Six hundred artists set up in the Victorian streets of Old Louisville for the first weekend in October, free to walk.83
- Winnipeg 🇨🇦 CanadaNuit Blanche Winnipeg · 22 Th9 – 1 Th10 (thường lệ)One late-September night of free art installations and performances from dusk to midnight in the Exchange District, downtown and St Boniface, with free transit between them.83
- Kaunas 🇱🇹 LitvaAURA International Dance Festival · 25 Th9 – 10 Th10 (thường lệ)Kaunas Dance Theatre Aura's international contemporary-dance festival has run every autumn since 1989, drawing touring companies to the city's stages for about a week.83
- Sevilla 🇪🇸 Tây Ban NhaBienal de Flamenco · 5 Th9 – 5 Th10 (thường lệ)A month of flamenco across a dozen venues, held in even-numbered years, which is the one time the art is programmed for the city rather than for visitors.82
- Aarhus 🇩🇰 Đan MạchAarhus Festuge · 25 Th8 – 8 Th9 (thường lệ)Ten days that put around a thousand events into the streets, the harbour and the university park.82
…và 26 nơi nữa trong tháng 9.
Liên hoan nghệ thuật trong tháng 10
- Guanajuato 🇲🇽 MéxicoFestival Internacional Cervantino · 5–28 Th10 (thường lệ)The largest performing arts festival in Latin America takes over the city's theatres, plazas and church steps for most of October, with a guest country each year.93
- Stellenbosch 🇿🇦 Cộng hòa Nam PhiToyota Stellenbosch Woordfees · 28 Th9 – 14 Th10 (thường lệ)The largest arts festival programme in the country: nine days of Afrikaans theatre, music and books through the town's halls and church venues.93
- Algiers 🇩🇿 AlgérieAlgiers International Book Fair · 25 Th10 – 10 Th11 (thường lệ)SILA fills the Pins Maritimes exhibition halls for ten days and is the closest thing Algiers has to a mass cultural event; hundreds of thousands come through and the road out to the site is jammed.91
- Plettenberg Bay 🇿🇦 Cộng hòa Nam PhiPlett Arts Festival · 20 Th9 – 5 Th10 (thường lệ)Ten days of music, fine art, jazz and land-art installations across town as the southern winter ends, opening with a Twilight Meander through the galleries.91
- Shiraz 🇮🇷 IranHafez commemoration day · 11–13 Th10 (thường lệ)Hafez Day falls on 12 October (20 Mehr), when Iranians come to the poet's tomb in numbers to read aloud at the graveside.90
- Thessaloniki 🇬🇷 Hy LạpDimitria and the city's saint · 1–31 Th10A month of concerts and theatre across the city, closing on the feast of Agios Dimitrios on 26 October.89
- Girona 🇪🇸 Tây Ban NhaTemporada Alta · 15 Th10 – 15 Th12 (thường lệ)Spain's leading performing arts festival, staged jointly with neighbouring Salt since 1992: contemporary theatre, dance and circus running from autumn into December.89
- Sydney 🇦🇺 ÚcSculpture by the Sea · 16 Th10 – 5 Th11 (thường lệ)A hundred works along the Bondi to Tamarama walk for a fortnight from mid-October, free, and shoulder to shoulder on the weekends.88
- Louisville, Kentucky 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳSt James Court Art Show · 30 Th9 – 8 Th10 (thường lệ)Six hundred artists set up in the Victorian streets of Old Louisville for the first weekend in October, free to walk.87
- Sedona, Arizona 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳSedona Arts Festival · 8–20 Th10 (thường lệ)A two-day juried art fair at the middle school campus in mid-October, running since the eighties and timed to the best fortnight of Sedona weather.86
- Monterrey 🇲🇽 MéxicoFestival Santa Lucía · 20 Th9 – 2 Th11 (thường lệ)Nuevo León's biggest cultural festival, two to three weeks of mostly free open-air staging along the Paseo Santa Lucía and the Macroplaza.84
- Blantyre 🇲🇼 MalawiBlantyre Arts Festival · 25 Th9 – 15 Th10 (thường lệ)A few days of theatre, traditional dance, music, film and art exhibitions around the Blantyre Cultural Centre, usually in early October, with a street procession to open it.84
- Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 BrasilFeira do Livro · 25 Th10 – 20 Th11 (thường lệ)The country's oldest open-air book fair holds Praca da Alfandega for a fortnight from the end of October: wooden stalls under the plane trees, signings at trestle tables, spring weather that turns.84
- Paihia 🇳🇿 New ZealandKOAST open art studios trail · 19–27 Th10 (thường lệ)Over Labour Weekend, artists around Kerikeri, twenty minutes north, and across the wider bay open their studios and galleries.84
- Sevilla 🇪🇸 Tây Ban NhaBienal de Flamenco · 5 Th9 – 5 Th10 (thường lệ)A month of flamenco across a dozen venues, held in even-numbered years, which is the one time the art is programmed for the city rather than for visitors.83
- Valletta 🇲🇹 MaltaNotte Bianca · 25 Th9 – 15 Th10 (thường lệ)One October night when the palaces, ministries and museums open free until dawn and the whole city walks around inside them.83
- Launceston, Tasmania 🇦🇺 ÚcTasmanian Craft Fair · 28 Th10 – 5 Th11 (thường lệ)Makers take over venues all over Deloraine, about 45 minutes west of Launceston, for a long weekend around the start of November; one of the biggest craft fairs in Australia and a busy weekend on the roads.83
- Thành phố Nara 🇯🇵 Nhật BảnShosoin treasures exhibition · 25 Th10 – 15 Th11 (thường lệ)A few dozen objects from the eighth-century imperial storehouse go on show at the Nara National Museum for about a fortnight each autumn, and never the same ones twice.82
- Wellington 🇳🇿 New ZealandWorld of WearableArt · 15 Th9 – 10 Th10 (thường lệ)Three weeks of shows at the arena at the end of September, part fashion and part theatre, and the busiest the city's hotels get all year.82
- Pisa 🇮🇹 ÝPisa Book Festival · 25 Th9 – 4 Th10 (thường lệ)Independent-publishing fair at Palazzo dei Congressi since 2003, with author meetings, translator seminars and a rotating guest-country programme.81
- Venezia 🇮🇹 ÝBiennale · 9 Th5 – 22 Th11 (thường lệ)The art and architecture exhibitions alternate years and run from May to late November across the Giardini, the Arsenale and pavilions all over the city.79
- Nelson 🇳🇿 New ZealandNelson Arts Festival · 15 Th10 – 5 Th11 (thường lệ)Eleven days of theatre, writers and street work across the town centre in late October.79
- Lyon 🇫🇷 PhápLyon Biennale · 15 Th9 – 15 Th12 (thường lệ)Contemporary art and dance alternate years, so one of the two takes over disused factories and the theatres from mid-September to December.77
- Graz 🇦🇹 Áosteirischer herbst · 18 Th9 – 20 Th10 (thường lệ)One of Europe's oldest avant-garde festivals, running since 1968: commissioned art, theatre and performance placed in odd corners of the city rather than in a venue.77
- Sarajevo 🇧🇦 Bosna và HercegovinaMESS Theatre Festival · 1–15 Th10 (thường lệ)One of the oldest theatre festivals in the region, running since 1960, brings international productions to the National Theatre, the Youth Theatre and SARTR in the first half of October.76
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- Monterrey 🇲🇽 MéxicoFestival Santa Lucía · 20 Th9 – 2 Th11 (thường lệ)Nuevo León's biggest cultural festival, two to three weeks of mostly free open-air staging along the Paseo Santa Lucía and the Macroplaza.92
- Guadalajara, Jalisco 🇲🇽 MéxicoFeria Internacional del Libro · 25 Th11 – 8 Th12 (thường lệ)The largest Spanish-language book fair in the world takes over Expo Guadalajara for nine days, and the guest country brings its music, film and theatre into the city with it.91
- Tucson, Arizona 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳAll Souls Procession · 1–9 Th11 (thường lệ)Tens of thousands walk downtown carrying names and photographs of their dead, ending with a burning urn.91
- Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳSawdust Winter Fantasy · 20 Th11 – 21 Th12 (thường lệ)The Sawdust Art Festival's smaller winter edition turns its Laguna Canyon Road grounds into a holiday market of local art, ice skating and lights before Christmas.90
- Launceston, Tasmania 🇦🇺 ÚcTasmanian Craft Fair · 28 Th10 – 5 Th11 (thường lệ)Makers take over venues all over Deloraine, about 45 minutes west of Launceston, for a long weekend around the start of November; one of the biggest craft fairs in Australia and a busy weekend on the roads.88
- San Cristóbal de las Casas 🇲🇽 MéxicoFestival Cervantino-Barroco · 20 Th10 – 5 Th11 (thường lệ)A week of music and theatre in the courtyards and churches of the centre at the end of October, mostly free and mostly indoors, which matters when the highland evenings are cold and damp.88
- Sydney 🇦🇺 ÚcSculpture by the Sea · 16 Th10 – 5 Th11 (thường lệ)A hundred works along the Bondi to Tamarama walk for a fortnight from mid-October, free, and shoulder to shoulder on the weekends.87
- Nelson 🇳🇿 New ZealandNelson Arts Festival · 15 Th10 – 5 Th11 (thường lệ)Eleven days of theatre, writers and street work across the town centre in late October.83
- Gibraltar GibraltarGibraltar Literary Festival · 8–18 Th11 (thường lệ)Five days of talks in the Garrison Library, the Convent and the hotels around Ocean Village, with novelists, historians and broadcasters flown in.83
- Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 BrasilFeira do Livro · 25 Th10 – 20 Th11 (thường lệ)The country's oldest open-air book fair holds Praca da Alfandega for a fortnight from the end of October: wooden stalls under the plane trees, signings at trestle tables, spring weather that turns.81
- Algiers 🇩🇿 AlgérieAlgiers International Book Fair · 25 Th10 – 10 Th11 (thường lệ)SILA fills the Pins Maritimes exhibition halls for ten days and is the closest thing Algiers has to a mass cultural event; hundreds of thousands come through and the road out to the site is jammed.80
- Thành phố Nara 🇯🇵 Nhật BảnShosoin treasures exhibition · 25 Th10 – 15 Th11 (thường lệ)A few dozen objects from the eighth-century imperial storehouse go on show at the Nara National Museum for about a fortnight each autumn, and never the same ones twice.80
- Girona 🇪🇸 Tây Ban NhaTemporada Alta · 15 Th10 – 15 Th12 (thường lệ)Spain's leading performing arts festival, staged jointly with neighbouring Salt since 1992: contemporary theatre, dance and circus running from autumn into December.78
- Dakar 🇸🇳 SénégalDak'Art contemporary art biennial · 15 Th11 – 20 Th12 (thường lệ)The continent's longest-running contemporary African art biennial, with an official selection plus a sprawling OFF programme in galleries and flats across the city.74
- Bamako 🇲🇱 MaliBamako Encounters photo biennial · 1 Th11 – 15 Th1 (thường lệ)African photography takes over the National Museum, the National Library and a string of smaller venues for about two months.71
- Ouagadougou 🇧🇫 Burkina FasoSIAO craft fair · 25 Th10 – 5 Th11 (thường lệ)The international arts and crafts fair fills its own site on the edge of the city with traders from across West Africa for ten days.68
- Lagos 🇳🇬 NigeriaLagos Fashion Week · 20 Th10 – 1 Th11 (thường lệ)Four days of runway shows and a trade programme on Victoria Island, and the reason a certain kind of hotel room on the island is unbookable in late October.67
- Lyon 🇫🇷 PhápLyon Biennale · 15 Th9 – 15 Th12 (thường lệ)Contemporary art and dance alternate years, so one of the two takes over disused factories and the theatres from mid-September to December.66
- Little Bay, Montserrat MontserratAlliouagana Festival of the Word · 1–30 Th11 (thường lệ)A weekend literary festival in November that pulls Caribbean historians and writers over for readings and arguments.66
- Venezia 🇮🇹 ÝBiennale · 9 Th5 – 22 Th11 (thường lệ)The art and architecture exhibitions alternate years and run from May to late November across the Giardini, the Arsenale and pavilions all over the city.63
- Canterbury 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandCanterbury Festival · 15 Th10 – 5 Th11 (thường lệ)Kent's main arts fortnight: concerts in the cathedral and the Malthouse, plus talks, comedy and walks in venues around the city.61
- Colmar 🇫🇷 PhápFestival du livre de Colmar · 15–30 Th11 (thường lệ)A free book festival at the Parc des Expositions on a late-November weekend, with a couple of hundred publishers and authors signing.60
- Belfast 🇬🇧 Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc IrelandBelfast International Arts Festival · 14 Th10 – 8 Th11 (thường lệ)Three and a half weeks of theatre, dance and music across thirty-odd venues from mid-October.59
- Jakarta 🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndonesia Menari · 1–30 Th11 (thường lệ)A day of mass traditional-dance performances staged simultaneously across Jakarta and other Indonesian cities each November, meant to keep folk dance visible to a new generation.56
- Lublin 🇵🇱 Ba LanInternational Dance Theatres Meetings · 3–12 Th11 (thường lệ)Six days of contemporary dance in early November across the Centrum Kultury, Galeria Labirynt and Teatr Stary, running since 1997, with performances, workshops and artist talks.55
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- Guadalajara, Jalisco 🇲🇽 MéxicoFeria Internacional del Libro · 25 Th11 – 8 Th12 (thường lệ)The largest Spanish-language book fair in the world takes over Expo Guadalajara for nine days, and the guest country brings its music, film and theatre into the city with it.91
- Udaipur 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộShilpgram Utsav · 21–30 Th12Ten days at the crafts village outside town, with several hundred artisans and folk performers from western India and a crowd in the hundreds of thousands.90
- Bamako 🇲🇱 MaliBamako Encounters photo biennial · 1 Th11 – 15 Th1 (thường lệ)African photography takes over the National Museum, the National Library and a string of smaller venues for about two months.83
- Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳSawdust Winter Fantasy · 20 Th11 – 21 Th12 (thường lệ)The Sawdust Art Festival's smaller winter edition turns its Laguna Canyon Road grounds into a holiday market of local art, ice skating and lights before Christmas.83
- Dakar 🇸🇳 SénégalDak'Art contemporary art biennial · 15 Th11 – 20 Th12 (thường lệ)The continent's longest-running contemporary African art biennial, with an official selection plus a sprawling OFF programme in galleries and flats across the city.82
- Miami 🇺🇸 Hoa KỳArt Basel Miami Beach · 1–8 Th12 (thường lệ)The main fair is three public days at the convention centre, with a satellite fair in every warehouse in Wynwood and Allapattah.81
- Girona 🇪🇸 Tây Ban NhaTemporada Alta · 15 Th10 – 15 Th12 (thường lệ)Spain's leading performing arts festival, staged jointly with neighbouring Salt since 1992: contemporary theatre, dance and circus running from autumn into December.73
- Kochi, Ấn Độ 🇮🇳 Ấn ĐộKochi-Muziris Biennale · 10 Th12 – 31 Th3 (thường lệ)South Asia's biggest contemporary art show, spread over godowns and warehouses across Fort Kochi.70
- Lyon 🇫🇷 PhápLyon Biennale · 15 Th9 – 15 Th12 (thường lệ)Contemporary art and dance alternate years, so one of the two takes over disused factories and the theatres from mid-September to December.59
- Brazzaville 🇨🇬 Cộng hòa CongoMantsina sur scene theatre festival · 5–23 Th12 (thường lệ)An international theatre festival held every December since 2003, with plays, dance, readings and workshops at the Institut Francais and venues around the city.59
- Podgorica 🇲🇪 MontenegroDecember Art Scene (DEUS) · 1–29 Th12 (thường lệ)The city's month-long winter programme of theatre, concerts, film, literature and exhibitions, running for over three decades, including a theatre-direction festival and a young classical music week.59