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Festivals of Europe
Ólavsøka festival in Tórshavn.
General Information
Subtopics	List of festivals, list of music festivals, list of film festivals
Location	Europe, Asia
Related topics	Culture of Europe
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The following is an incomplete list of festivals in Europe, with links to separate lists by country and region where applicable. This list includes festivals of diverse types, including regional festivals, religious festivals, commerce festivals, film festivals, folk festivals, carnivals, recurring festivals on holidays, and music festivals. Some recurring European traditional festivals are over a thousand years old. Music festivals are annotated "(music)" for countries where there is not a dedicated music section.

The list overlaps with List of film festivals in Europe.

Sovereign states

Albania

• Nowruz
• Summer Festival, Albania
• Gjirokastër National Folklore Festival
• International Film Summerfest of Durrës (film)

Music festivals in Albania

• Festivali i Këngës
• Netet e Klipit Shqiptar
• Top Fest
• Kënga Magjike

Andorra

• Public holidays in Andorra

Austria

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Belarus

• Listapad (film)
• Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk
• Global Gathering (music)
• Ultra Europe (music)
• Unsound Festival (music)

Belgium

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Balkan Photo Festival
• Ballet Fest Sarajevo
• Baščaršija Nights
• Beton Fest
• Cultural Summer of Zvornik
• FEDU
• Festival Prijateljstva
• Five Days of Zagreb in Sarajevo
• Juventafest
• MESS
• OPEN Fest Sarajevo
• PitchWise Festival
• Pop-Up! Sarajevo
• Sarajevo Irish Festival
• Sarajevo Poetry Days
• Sarajevo Ramadan Festival
• Sarajevo Street Art Festival
• Sarajevo Winter Festival
• Spiritus Progenitum
• WARM Festival

Film festivals in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary Film Festival
• Jahorina Film Festival
• Merlinka Festival
• Pravo Ljudski Film Festival
• Tuzla Film Festival
• Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival
• Sarajevo Film Festival
• Sarajevo Youth Film Festival
• VIVA Film Festival

Music festivals in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• BiH Color Festival
• Demofest
• Festival 84
• Golden Fairy Festival
• Jazz Fest Sarajevo
• Sarajevo Beer Festival
• Sarajevo Chamber Music Festival
• Sarajevo International Guitar Festival
• Sonemus Fest
• Rastok

Bulgaria

• International Chamber Music Festival Plovdiv
• Black Box International Festival
• Name days in Bulgaria
• National Children's Book Festival
• Sofia Pride
• Sofia International Film Festival (film)
• In the Palace International Short Film Festival (film)

Music festivals in Bulgaria

• European Grand Prix for Choral Singing
• Bultek
• Rozhen National Folklore Fair
• Slaveevi Noshti
• Loop Live
• Spirit of Burgas
• March Music Days
• Kavarna Rock Fest
• Golden Orpheus
• Wrong Fest

Croatia

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Cyprus

• Kypria festival
• The AfroBanana Republic Festival (arts & music)
• Reggae Sunjam Festival
• Pafos Aphrodite Festival Cyprus
• Wine Festival of Cyprus
• International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama, Cyprus (theater)
• Pafos Aphrodite Festival Cyprus (theater)

The Czech Republic

Music festivals in the Czech Republic

• Metronome Festival Prague (arts & music)
• United Islands of Prague (arts & music)

Denmark

• Roskilde Festival
• SmukFest (Skanderborg Festival)
• Tinderbox Festival
• Copenhagen Distortion
• Copenhell

• List of festivals in Denmark

Estonia

• Baltic song festivals (music)
• Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (film)

Music festivals in Estonia

• List of music festivals in Estonia

Finland

• List of festivals in Finland

France

• Fête des lumières, Lyon
• Nuits de Fourvière, Lyon
• Nuits Sonores, Lyon

Germany

• List of festivals in Germany
• German Fetish Ball

Greece

• Arachthos Festival
• Athens Festival
• Chaniartoon - International Comic & Animation Festival
• First Delphic Festival
• Second Delphic Festival
• Icarus Festival for Dialogue between Cultures
• Mykonos Biennale
• Patras Carnival
• VideoDance Festival, Greece
• Art Athina

Film festivals in Greece

• Drama International Short Film Festival
• Thessaloniki Festival of Greek Cinema
• Thessaloniki International Film Festival
• VideoDance Festival

Music festivals in Greece

• Chania Rock Festival
• Colour Day Festival
• Olympus Festival
• Plisskën Festival
• Rockwave Festival
• Thessaloniki Song Festival

Festivals in ancient Greece

• Ancient Olympic Games
• Panegyris
• Adonia
• Anthesphoria
• Cotyttia
• Delia (festival)
• Elaphebolia
• Eleusinian Mysteries
• Isthmian Games
• Nemean Games
• Panhellenic Games
• Pythian Games
• Hellotia
• Hybristica
• Noumenia
• Orgia
• Soteria (festival)
• Thalysia
• Theorica
• Thesmophoria
• Thesmophoriazusae

Hungary

• Budapest Fringe Festival (theater)
• Budapest Pride
• Kecskemét Animation Film Festival (film)
• Miskolc International Film Festival (film)
• Budapest Opera Ball
• Budapest Spring Festival
• Busójárás
• Café Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival
• Great Kurultáj
• Savaria Historical Carnival
• International Culture Week in Pécs
• LOW Festival
• Meat-jelly Festival
• Name days in Hungary
• Ökofeszt
• Sziget Festival
• 2nd World Festival of Youth and Students
• Plácido Domingo Classics

Music festivals in Hungary

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Iceland

• Beer Day (Iceland)
• Fiskidagurinn mikli
• Jól (Iceland)
• Þorrablót
• Menningarnótt
• Sequences Art Festival
• Reykjavík International Film Festival (film)
• Reykjavík Fringe Festival (arts festival)

Music festivals in Iceland

• Eistnaflug
• Folk music festival of Siglufjordur
• Iceland Airwaves
• Menningarnótt
• Nordic Music Days
• Þjóðhátíð
• Við Djúpið
• Secret Solstice

Ireland

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• List of festivals in the United Kingdom

Italy

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Latvia

• Go Blonde Festival
• Riga Salsa Festival
• Studentu paradīze
• 18 November Torchlight procession
• Baltic Pride
• Riga International Film Festival 2ANNAS (film)
• Lielais Kristaps (film)

Music festivals in Latvia

• Baltic song festivals
• Latvian Song and Dance Festival
• Positivus Festival
• Saulkrasti Jazz Festival
• Orient, the Festival of Eastern Music
• Europeade

Liechtenstein

• Public holidays in Liechtenstein

Lithuania

• Baltic song festivals
• Kaunas International Film Festival
• Kaziuko mugė
• Klaipėda Sea Festival
• Mados infekcija
• Užgavėnės
• Vilnius Book Fair
• Vilnius International Film Festival
• Yaga Gathering

Luxembourg

• Buergbrennen
• Dancing procession of Echternach
• Emaischen
• Octave celebration
• Schueberfouer

Music festivals in Luxembourg

• Open Air Field
• Echternach Music Festival
• Rock um Knuedler

Malta

• Maltese Carnival
• Nadur Carnival

Music festivals in Malta

• Festival Kanzunetta Indipendenza
• Malta Song Festival
• Isle of MTV
• L-Għanja tal-Poplu
• Malta Jazz Festival
• Malta Music Awards
• Malta Song for Europe
• Valletta International Baroque Festival

Moldova

• Public holidays in Moldova

Monaco

• Golden Nymph Award
• Monte-Carlo Television Festival
• The Spring Arts Festival
• Monaco International Film Festival (film)
• Monaco Music Film Festival (film)
• International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo (theater)
• Mondial du Théâtre (theater)

Montenegro

• Merlinka festival
• MontenegroSong (music)
• Operosa (music)
• Pjesma Mediterana (music)
• Refresh Festival (music)
• Sea Dance Festival (music)
• Southern Soul Festival (music)
• Sunčane Skale (music)

The Netherlands

• Amsterdam Dance Event (music)
• Awakenings (music)
• Lowlands (music)
• Mysteryland (music)
• Pinkpop (music)
• Welcome to the Future (music)

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North Macedonia

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Norway

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Poland

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Portugal

• List of festivals in Portugal

Romania

• List of festivals in Romania

Russia

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San Marino

• Public holidays in San Marino

Serbia

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Slovakia

• Public holidays in Slovakia
• Name days in Slovakia

Music festivals in Slovakia

• Bratislava Chamber Guitar
• Bratislava Music Festival
• GrapeFestival
• Košice Music Spring Festival
• Pohoda (music festival)
• Transmission (festival)
• Breathe Festival

Slovenia

• List of festivals in Slovenia

Spain

El Ajo Festival

v t e Major musical events and festivals in Spain
Multi-genres	Festival Internacional de Benicàssim Bilbao BBK Live Natural Music Festival Mercat de Música Viva de Vic Primavera POP Primavera Sound Festival Saturday Night Fiber Summercase
Classical music	Early Music Festival of Ubeda and Baeza Festival Internacional de Santander Quincena Musical de San Sebastián
Dance/Electronic	Creamfields Andalusia Monegros Desert Festival Sónar
Folk/Traditional	Festival Bienal Flamenco Interceltic Festival of Avilés Interceltic Festival of Morrazo Fira Mediterrania in Manresa Ortigueira's Festival of Celtic World Vilanova International World Music Festival The White Night of Flamenco
Rock/Metal	Azkena Rock Festival Derrame Rock Ebrovisión Extremúsika Festimad Festival Arte-Nativo Viña Rock Lagarto Festival Rebujas Rock Tintorrock Via de la Plata Festival
Others	Barnasants Festival Hot Point Sueño Verde Tarragona International Dixieland Festival Vitoria Jazz Festival WOMAD
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Sweden

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Switzerland

• List of festivals in Switzerland

Ukraine

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United Kingdom

• List of festivals in the United Kingdom
  • List of music festivals in the United Kingdom
  • List of food festivals in the United Kingdom
• List of festivals in the United Kingdom by region
  • List of festivals in the Isle of Man

States with limited recognition

Kosovo

Lists by region

• Events and festivals in Gjakova (city)
• Events and festivals in Pristina (city)
  • Film festivals in Pristina
• Events and festivals in Peć (city)

Festivals in Kosovo

• Flaka e Janarit
• Nowruz
• 40BunarFest
• Anibar International Animation Festival (film)
• DAM Festival Pristina (music)
• Chopin Piano Fest Pristina (music)
• NGOM Fest (music)

Northern Cyprus

• Public holidays in Northern Cyprus

Transnistria

• Public holidays in Transnistria

Dependencies and other territories

Åland

• Public holidays in Åland

The Faroe Islands

• Ólavsøka
• Stevna
• G! Festival (music)
• Summarfestivalurin (music)

Gibraltar

• GIB Fringe
• Gibraltar Chess Festival
• Gibraltar Music Festival (music)
• Gibraltar World Music Festival (music)

Guernsey

• Guernsey Festival of Performing Arts (music)

Jersey

• Jersey Eisteddfod
• Jersey Folklore Festival
• Jersey Live (music)
• Branchage (film)

Isle of Man

• List of festivals in the Isle of Man

Svalbard

• Culture of Svalbard

See also

• List of festivals
• List of film festivals
• List of music festivals

References

1. Industry.fo, Frídagar um Ólavsøkuna Archived 2014-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
2. Nordlysid.fo Archived 2014-12-23 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Media related to Festivals in Europe at Wikimedia Commons

• Festivals in Europe
• Lists of festivals by continent
• Lists of festivals in Europe