The following is an incomplete list of festivals in Asia, with links to separate lists by country and region where applicable. This list includes festivals of diverse types, including regional festivals, commerce festivals,

film festivals A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upon ...

folk festivals A folk festival celebrates traditional folk crafts and folk music. This list includes folk festivals worldwide, except those with only a partial focus on folk music or arts. Folk festivals may also feature folk dance or ethnic foods. Handicraf ...

carnival Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typi ...

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music festivals A music festival is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock, blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality, locality of musicians, or ho ...

. Music festivals are annotated "(music)" for countries where there is not a dedicated music section. This list has overlap with List of film festivals in Asia.

Sovereign states

Afghanistan

Nowruz in Afghanistan Nowruz ( prs, نوروز ''Nowrūz''; ps, نوروز ''Nawrōz'', or ''Nəwai Kāl'') is celebrated widely in Afghanistan. Also known as Farmers' Day, the observances usually last two weeks, culminating on the first day of the Afghan New Year, ...

Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day Baloch-Pashtun Unity Day ( ps, بلوڅو او پښتنو د یووالي ورځ) is an international day celebrated by Balochis and Pashtuns to express unity and brotherhood to one-another. The day is celebrated yearly on August 31. History The ...

Armenia

Dolma Festival in Armenia The Dolma Festival in Armenia is an annual festival, also known as Uduli, that is held annually near the city of Armavir, Armenia. It began in 2011 and focuses on appreciation of Armenian cuisine, especially dolma, a traditional Armenian dish made ...

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Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival The ''Golden Apricot'' Yerevan International Film Festival (GAIFF) ( hy, «Ոսկե Ծիրան» Երևանի միջազգային կինոփառատոն) is an annual film festival held in Yerevan, Armenia. The festival was founded in 2004 w ...

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MetalFront Fest The MetalFront Fest is a two-day event celebrating the different styles of rock and metal music in the world on one stage in Yerevan, Armenia. It is the only festival of its kind in Armenia. On November 26 and 27, 2008, Melechesh headlined the "M ...

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Pan-Armenian Games The Pan-Armenian Games ( hy, Համահայկական խաղեր) are a multi-sport event, held between competitors from the Armenian diaspora and Armenia. They consist of various competitions in individual and team sports among the Armenian athle ...

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ReAnimania International Animation Film & Comics Art Festival of Yerevan ReAnimania International Animation Film Festival of Yerevan was founded by cartoonist, painter and animator Vrej Kassouny in 2008 to become the new start for the animation industry in Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Rep ...

Yerevan International Film Festival The ''Golden Apricot'' Yerevan International Film Festival (GAIFF) ( hy, «Ոսկե Ծիրան» Երևանի միջազգային կինոփառատոն) is an annual film festival held in Yerevan, Armenia. The festival was founded in 2004 w ...

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Azerbaijan

* Baku International Film Festival East-West (film) *

Baku International Tourism Film Festival The Baku International Tourism Film Festival ( az, Bakı Beynəlxalq Turizm Filmləri Festivalı), is an international film festival in Azerbaijan. It is a non-profit cultural event that takes place every year. The first edition of the Festival was ...

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Chaharshanbe Suri Chaharshanbeh Suri or Charshanba Suri ( fa, چهارشنبه‌سوری, Čahāršanbe suri; ), is an Iranian festival of the fire dance celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year. It is the first festivity of the Nowruz Celebratio ...

Goychay Pomegranate Festival The Goychay Pomegranate Festival ( az, Göyçay nar festivalı) is an annual cultural festival that is held in Goychay, Azerbaijan. The festival features Azerbaijani fruit-cuisine mainly the pomegranates from Goychay. At the festival, a cultur ...

Nowruz Nowruz ( fa, نوروز, ; ), zh, 诺鲁孜节, ug, نەۋروز, ka, ნოვრუზ, ku, Newroz, he, נורוז, kk, Наурыз, ky, Нооруз, mn, Наурыз, ur, نوروز, tg, Наврӯз, tr, Nevruz, tk, Nowruz, ...

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Music festivals in Azerbaijan

Baku International Jazz Festival The Baku International Jazz Festival is an annual jazz event organized by saxophonist and Baku resident Rain Sultanov. The festival aims to showcase Azerbaijan's long-running attachment to jazz, a connection established in the country during th ...

Gabala International Music Festival Gabala International Music Festival is an annual festival of classical music held every summer beginning in 2009 in Gabala, Azerbaijan. The festival is organised with the support of Heydar Aliyev Foundation at the initiative of the rector of the ...

International World of Mugham Festival The International Mugham Center of Azerbaijan is a center of Azerbaijani arts and music aiming to promote, preserve and popularize the mugham genre of Azerbaijani music. It is located in Baku Boulevard, in downtown Baku. Overview of the center ...

Mstislav Rostropovich Baku International Festival International Mstislav Rostropovich Festival ( az, Mstislav Rostropoviç adına Beynəlxalq musiqi festivalı) – a festival organized by Mstislav Rostropovich in 2006, in Baku and dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich’s bir ...

Mugham Festival The Mugam Festival or Shusha Festival is an annual cultural and musical festival held in Shaki, Azerbaijan. The festival features traditional Azerbaijani music known as mugam. Pioneers One of the major pioneers of this festival was Uzeyir Hajibe ...

Uzeyir Hajibeyov International Music Festival The Uzeyir Hajibeyov International Music Festival is held in September, since 2009, in Azerbaijan. Musical events are held in several cities of Azerbaijan, and the main ceremonies take place in Baku. History Since 1995, September 18 (Uzeyir Ha ...

Bahrain

Public holidays in Bahrain The following table indicates declared Bahrain government national holidays for the year 2015 only—cultural variants also provide opportunity for holidays tied to local events. In total there are 10 public holidays. 2017 public holidays ...

Bangladesh

Public holidays in Bangladesh Bangladesh has numerous public holidays, including national memorial, religious and secular holidays of Bengali origin. The Bengali traditional calendar, known as Banggabda is the national and official calendar in Bangladesh. The holidays are ...

List of festivals in Bangladesh This is a list of festivals in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a country of colourful celebrations. The people celebrate their faith, life, liberty, nature, elation, and achievements round the year through a wide variety of fairs and festivals, orga ...

Bhutan

Public holidays in Bhutan Public holidays in Bhutan consist of both national holidays and local festivals or ''tshechus''. While national holidays are observed throughout Bhutan, tsechus are only observed in their areas. Bhutan uses its own calendar, a variant of the lunis ...

Tshechu A tshechu ( dz, ཚེས་བཅུ།, literally "day ten") is any of the annual religious Bhutanese festivals held in each district or dzongkhag of Bhutan on the tenth day of a month of the lunar calendar, lunar Tibetan calendar. The month de ...

Brunei

Public holidays in Brunei This is a list of holidays in Brunei. Public holidays References Bruneian culture Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north ...

Cambodia

Asalha Puja Asalha Puja (also known as Asadha Puja or Asanha Bucha in Thailand, th, อาสาฬหบูชา) is a Theravada Buddhist festival which typically takes place in July, on the full moon of the month of Āsādha. It is celebrated in Indones ...

Bon Om Touk (The Royal Boat Racing Festival, Lanterns Floating, Taste the Ambok and Worship the Moon) , nickname = ''Cambodian Water Festival'' , observedby = Cambodians , litcolor = , longtype = , significance = Marks the Cambodian ...

CamboFest, Cambodia Film Festival CamboFest is an international film festival in Cambodia started in 2007 by Camerado. It is Cambodia's first internationally recognized film festival, and one of the first regular international movie events in Cambodia since the Khmer Rouge era. The ...

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Magha Puja Magha (māgha, माघ or maghā, मघा) may refer to: * Magha (month) (māgha, माघ), a month in the Hindu calendar * Magh (Bengali calendar), the same month in the Bengali calendar * Magha (poet) (māgha, माघ), an 8th-century San ...

Pchum Ben Pa'chum Bun ( km, ភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ, , lit. "Ancestor's Day") is a Cambodian 15-day religious festival, culminating in celebrations on the 15th day of the tenth month in the Khmer calendar, at the end of the Buddhist Lent, Vassa. In ...

China

Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a New Year, new year on the traditional lunisolar calendar, lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Sinophone, Chinese and other East Asian cultures, the festival is commonly r ...

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Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival ( zh, s=端午节, t=端午節) is a traditional Chinese holiday which occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or June in the Gregorian calendar. Names The Engl ...

Duanwu Festival The Dragon Boat Festival ( zh, s=端午节, t=端午節) is a traditional Chinese holiday which occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or June in the Gregorian calendar. Names The Engl ...

Mid-Autumn Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival (Chinese: / ), also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a traditional festival celebrated in Chinese culture. Similar holidays are celebrated in Japan (), Korea (), Vietnam (), and other countries in Eas ...

Cyprus

East Timor (Timor-Leste)

* Public holidays in East Timor

Georgia

India

List of festivals in India This is a partial listing of festivals in India. Related lists By type * List of literary festivals in India * List of Indian classical music festivals By region * List of festivals of West Bengal ** Festivals in Kolkata * List of fairs an ...

List of Indian classical music festivals The following is an incomplete list of Indian classical music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on Indian classical music. The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in t ...

List of literary festivals in India This is a list of notable literary festivals in India. (The list is non exhaustive) Add state : Madhya Pradesh # Vishwarang 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Central India’s Biggest Literature, Art and Music Festival. Andhra Pradesh * Guntur I ...

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List of festivals of Maharashtrian Brahmins Hindu Marathi people celebrate several festivals during the year. These include Gudi Padwa, Ram Navami, Hanuman Jayanti, Rakshabandhan, Narali Pournima, Mangala Gaur, Janmashtami, Ganeshotsav, Kojagiri, Diwali, Khandoba Festival (Champa Shashthi) ...

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List of Sikh festivals This is the list of festivals observed by the followers of the Sikh religion. Other Sikh festivals There are some other (around 45) festivals that are celebrated at a much smaller scale with some being centred in particular regions or towns that ...

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List of Sindhi festivals One of the first civilizations of human history, the Sindhis have a rich and clearly distinct cultural heritage and are very festive. The most important festival for Hindu Sindhis is the birthday of Lord Jhoolelal and Cheti Chand. Sindhi Hindu ...

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List of Hindu festivals Across the globe, Hindus celebrate a diverse number of festivals and celebrations, typically marking events from ancient India and often coinciding with seasonal changes. These celebrations take place either on a fixed annual date on the solar ...

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Public Holidays in India Public Holidays in India, also known as Statutory Holidays, or colloquially Government Holidays, consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in India at the Government of India, union or State gov ...

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List of Hindu festivals in Punjab This list of Punjabi Hindu festivals summarizes festivals observed in Punjab. These are based on the Bikrami calendar. The festivals of Maghi and Vaisakhi are determined by the solar aspect and others on its lunar months. Observance and overview ...

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Indonesia

List of festivals in Indonesia Below is a list of festivals in Indonesia. The list is divided based on their respective calendar. Changing date * Indonesia Menari *Caci, Flores *Festival Baleo, Lembata * NgayogJazz, Yogyakarta *Gawai Dayak, West Kalimantan *Indonesian Film Fe ...

Iran

List of festivals in Iran The following is a list of festivals in Iran. Iranian festivals * Noruz: ''no'' means new and the word ''ruz'' means day, so ''Nowruz'' means starting a new day and it is the Celebration of the start of spring (Rejuvenation). It starts on the ...

Iraq

Duhok International Film Festival The Duhok International Film Festival (Duhok IFF) ( ku, فلمه‌ فێستیڤالا دهوك یا ناڤده‌وله‌تی) is an annual film festival held in Duhok, Kurdistan Region. Each year Duhok IFF presents new and exciting cinema from ...

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Kha b-Nisan Kha may refer to: * Kha (Bengali), a letter * Kha (Cyrillic), a letter * Kha (Indic), a consonant * Ḫāʾ (sometimes khā), Arabic letter خ * Kha, an ancient Egyptian architect and overseer, in Theban Tomb 8, TT8 * Kitty Hawk Aircargo ''For th ...

Israel

Japan

Japanese festivals Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan. Many festivals have their roots in traditional Chinese festivals, but have undergone extensive changes over time to have little resemblance to ...

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List of festivals in Japan This is an incomplete list of festivals in Japan. Traditional festivals Film festivals Music festivals See also * Japanese festivals * Abare Festival Abare Festival is a Japanese festival commonly known as the ''Fire & Violence Festi ...

Festivals in Tokyo Tokyo holds many festivals (''matsuri'') throughout the year. Major Shinto shrine festivals include the Sanno Festival at Hie Shrine, and the Sanja Festival at Asakusa Shrine. The Kanda Matsuri in Tokyo is held every two years in May. The festiv ...

** Kamakura's festivals and events **

Ryukyuan festivals and observances This is an overview of festivals and observances found in the Okinawa Islands, Okinawa Prefecture of southwestern Japan. The Okinawan culture is noted for extreme diversity. The following list is based on south-central Okinawa, and may not be applie ...

Jordan

Al-Balad Music Festival The Al-Balad Music Festival (also known simply as the Al-Balad Festival) is a biannual multi-day concert series in Jordan which takes place in downtown Amman, in the historic Roman amphitheater and Odeon amphitheater. It was launched in 2009 by ...

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Jerash Festival The Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts is an annually-held event held in Jerash, Jordan. It is part of the Jordan Festival, that aims to enrich cultural activities in Jordan. Founded in 1981 by Queen Noor, it features several shows performed by ...

New Think Festival New Think Festival, also called ''Fikristan'' meaning "The Land of Ideas" in Arabic, is a yearly weekend event held in both the King Hussein Business Park and The Children's Museum Jordan in Amman, Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), ...

Kazakhstan

Eurasia International Film Festival Eurasia International Film Festival is an international film festival held in Kazakhstan. With the exception of the fifth, held in Astana, all the editions were held in Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, А ...

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International Astana Action Film Festival International Astana Action Film Festival (russian: Международный кинофестиваль экшн-фильмов "Astana", translit. Mezhdunarodniy kinofestival action filmov «Astana») is significant as the only festival of th ...

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Shaken's Stars The Shaken's Stars International Film Festival (Kazakh: Шәкен Жұлдыздары, translit. Shaken Zhuldyzdary), is the film festival first held in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 2003. The festival takes place in May and has been held annually since ...

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Voice of Asia Voice of Asia (, ''Azııa Daýysy''; , ''Golos Azii'') is a music festival held annually in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Acts from all over Asia and other areas take part. The usual venue for the festival is the outdoor Medeo speed skating rink, situated ...

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North Korea

Festivals of Korea Korean traditional festivals (Hangul: 한국전통축제, Hanja: 韓國傳統祝祭) are the national and local festivals that have continued among Korean people throughout their long history. Summary *All traditional festival dates are in a ...

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Modern Korean festivals For older or historical observances in Korea see traditional festivals of Korea. Many new festivals have originated in South Korea in response to the country's Tourism in South Korea, tourism initiatives. Contributing to this growth is a gradu ...

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13th World Festival of Youth and Students In music or music theory, a thirteenth is the note thirteen scale degrees from the root of a chord and also the interval between the root and the thirteenth. The interval can be also described as a compound sixth, spanning an octave ...

Arirang Festival The Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance Arirang (), also known as the Arirang Mass Games, or the Arirang Festival is a mass gymnastics and artistic festival held in the Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. The games usu ...

South Korea

List of modern Korean festivals A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...

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List of film festivals in South Korea A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...

List of music festivals in South Korea A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...

**List of fireworks festivals in South Korea ***

Busan International Fireworks Festival Busan International Fireworks Festival (Korean: 부산국제불꽃축제), held annually in Gwangalli Beach, Busan, South Korea, is one of the most significant fireworks festivals in Asia. Tens of thousands of fireworks and state-of-the-art lase ...

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Seoul International Fireworks Festival Seoul International Fireworks Festival (Korean: 서울세계불꽃축제) is an event which shows fireworks in Seoul by Hanwha company. Different countries participate in this event every year. In 2013, Canada, Japan, France and South Korea work ...

List of traditional Korean festivals A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...

Kuwait

Qurain Cultural Festival The Qurain Cultural Festival is Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the P ...

Kyrgyzstan

Public holidays in Kyrgyzstan This is the list of public holidays in Kyrgyzstan: Two additional Muslim holidays ''Orozo Ait'' and ''Kurman Ait'' are defined by lunar calendar. Other holidays * Day of the Armed Forces - 29 May * Day of Aviation - August 18 References Nati ...

Laos

List of festivals in Laos Laotian Festivals are usually based on Theravada Buddhism. Notable festivals and public holidays *Boun Bang Fay (ງານບຸນບັ້ງໄຟ) *Boun Fai Payanak *Boun Haw Khao Padap Din (ງານບຸນຫໍ່ເຂົ້າປະ� ...

Lebanon

Baalbeck International Festival The Baalbeck International Festival ( ar, مهرجانات بعلبك الدولية, french: Festival International de Baalbeck) is a cultural event in Lebanon. Since 1955, people from around the world have gone to the city of Baalbek in the Beqaa ...

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Beirut Nights The Beirut Nights are numbers of events that take place from time to time in Beirut, Lebanon. It's usually active in the summer; however, some other festivals might happen in spring or fall. Beirut Central District has been chosen for many times ...

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Beirut Rock Festival Beirut Rock Festival is a rock/metal concert in Lebanon. Beirut Rock Festival 2009 The first Beirut Rock Festival took place in Forum de Beirut (Karantina) on 11, 13 and 14 November 2009. Beirut Rock Festival 2011 The second Beirut Rock Fes ...

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Beiteddine Festival The Beiteddine Festival ( ar, مهرجان بيت الدين) is an annual summer festival that takes place in Beiteddine Palace in Beiteddine, Lebanon. It was launched amidst war and destruction in the middle of the 80's. It came as an act of ...

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Byblos International Festival The Byblos International Festival is a Lebanese festival held in Byblos, believed to be the first Phoenician city, founded around 5000 BC. The festival is the biggest in Lebanon, and attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world. History ...

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Coma Dance Festival Dance Music Festival which took place on 14 November 2008, twenty minutes of the coast of Abu Dhabi, UAE and 15 November in Forum de Beirut, Lebanon. The festival were proclaimed the first festival dedicated to dance music in the Middle East. Art ...

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Ehmej Festival Ehmej Festival is a music festival held annually (since 2011) in Ehmej, a municipality located about 57 km north of Beirut, in the Byblos District. The festival's aims are to boost tourism, promote the Lebanese culture, and spread music and ar ...

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Eid il-Burbara Eid il-Burbara or Saint Barbara's Day ( ar, عيد البربارة), and also called the Feast of Saint Barbara, is a holiday annually celebrated on 17 December (Gregorian calendar) or 4 December (Julian calendar) amongst Middle Eastern Christi ...

Malaysia

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List of festivals in Malaysia Public holidays in Malaysia are regulated at both federation, federal and Federated state, state levels, mainly based on a list of federal holidays observed nationwide plus a few additional holidays observed by each individual States and federa ...

Maldives

Public holidays in the Maldives This is a list of holidays in Maldives. * January 1 New Year's Day * May 1 Labour Day * July 26 Independence Day * November 3 Victory Day * November 11 Republic Day Dates set by the Islamic calendar * Ramadan * Eid al-Fitr * Hajj Day * Eid ...

Mongolia

Eagle festival The Golden Eagle Festival, or simply Eagle Festival ( mn, Бүргэдийн наадам / Bürgediin naadam, ; kk, Бүркіт той / Bürkıt toi, ), is an annual traditional festival held in Bayan-Ölgii aimag, Mongolia. In the eagle fes ...

Garid Garid ( Mongolian: гарьд) is a Mongolian word corresponding to the Sanskrit Garuda with several connotations related Mongolian culture. The Garuda is a large mythical bird-like creature or humanoid bird that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist ...

Naadam Naadam (Mongolian Naadam Festival) ( mn, Наадам, classical Mongolian: ''Naɣadum'', , ''literally "games"'') is a traditional festival celebrated in Mongolia, Inner Mongolia and Tuva Republic. The festival is also locally termed "eriin gurva ...

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Nadun Nadun is a traditional festival held by the Monguor people (known as the ''Tu Zu'' in Chinese). The festival's name resembles the Nadam festival of the Mongols, but different in format and content. Origins The Monguor “Nadun” and the Mongoli ...

Tsagaan Sar The Mongolian Lunar New Year, commonly known as Tsagaan Sar ( mn, Цагаан сар, ''Cagán sar'' / , or literally White Moon),, ; xal, Цаһан сар, ''Cahan sar'', ; tyv, Шагаа is the first day of the year according to th ...

Myanmar

Irrawaddy Literary Festival The Irrawaddy Literary Festival is a not-for-profit event run entirely by volunteers which celebrates Myanmar and international writers. It is planned to take place regularly every one or two years in Myanmar. The inaugural Festival was described by ...

Kathina Kathina is a Buddhist festival which comes at the end of Vassa, the three-month rainy season retreat for Theravada Buddhists in Bangladesh (known as Kaṭhina Cībar Dān), Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, India, Thailan ...

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Pagoda festival Pagoda festivals ( my, ဘုရားပွဲ; ''paya pwe'') are regular festivals found throughout Burma (Myanmar) that commemorate major religious events in pagoda's history, including the founding of a pagoda and the crowning of the pagoda's ...

Tazaungdaing festival The Tazaungdaing Festival ( my, တန်ဆောင်တိုင်ပွဲတော်, also known as the Festival of Lights and spelt Tazaungdine Festival), held on the full moon day of Tazaungmon, the eighth month of the Burmese calendar, ...

Thadingyut Festival The Thadingyut Festival ( my, သီတင်းကျွတ်ပွဲတော်), also known as the Lighting Festival of Myanmar, is held on the full moon day of the Burmese lunar month of Thadingyut. As a custom, it is held at the end of th ...

Thingyan Thingyan (, ; Arakanese: ; from Sanskrit '' saṁkrānti,'' which means "transit f the Sun from Pisces to Aries) is the Burmese New Year Festival that usually occurs in middle of April. Thingyan is the first ever water festival celebrated in ...

Yadana Cave Festival Yadana Cave Festival ( my, ရတနာ့ဂူနတ်ပွဲ) is an annual festival held in Amarapura, Burma () . The festival celebrates celestial beings. The locals typically wear bamboo hats and hold prayer flowers during the festival. R ...

Wathann Film Fest The Wathann Film Fest ( my, ဝဿန် ရုပ်ရှင်ပွဲတော်)is a film festival held annually in Yangon, Myanmar, during the rainy season in September. With its launch in 2011, in a time of 2011–12 Burmese political refo ...

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Nepal

List of festivals in Nepal List of festivals celebrated in Nepal: Main festivals Dashain ''Dashain'' ( ne, दशैं , also ''Baḍādaśhãin'' or ''Bijayā Daśamī'' ne, बिजया दशमी) is the 15-day-long festival and holidays of Nepal. It is the ...

Oman

* Public holidays in Oman

Pakistan

* List of festivals in Pakistan **

List of festivals in Lahore A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...

List of festivals in Multan A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...

Philippines

List of festivals in the Philippines This is a list of festivals in the Philippines. The majority of festivals in the Philippines, locally known as "''fiestas''", may have their own ''peryas'' (trade fairs with temporary amusement parks). The origin of most early ''fiestas'' are roo ...

Qatar

Doha Tribeca Film Festival The Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) was an annual five-day film festival that was organised from 2009 to 2012 to promote Arab and international films, and to develop a sustainable film industry in Qatar. One of Qatar's largest entertainment event ...

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Public holidays in Qatar Qatar observes several public holidays. The two weekend days are Friday and Saturday. Annual public holidays include: Several holidays are celebrated by the government or banks as well. External links Information on public holidays from Qatar ...

Russia

List of festivals in Russia A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...

Saudi Arabia

Jenadriyah Al-Jenadriyah ( ar, مهرجان الجنادرية, Maharajān al-Janādrīyah) is a cultural and heritage festival held in Jenadriyah (or JanadriyahMohammad NowfalJanadriyah, Saudi Arabia, ''Splendid Arabia'' website. Retrieved 2010-08-23) near ...

Public holidays in Saudi Arabia Public holidays in Saudi Arabia ( Arabic: العطل الرسمية في السعودية ) In Saudi Arabia there are few holidays, compared with other countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council, but they have long-term holidays from 10 to 12 days. ...

Singapore

List of festivals in Singapore {{use dmy dates, date=August 2019 List of Singapore festivals contains: Subcategories: *:Film_festivals_in_Singapore, Film festivals in Singapore *:Music_festivals_in_Singapore, Music festivals in Singapore *:Multi-sport_events_in_Singapore, Mult ...

Sri Lanka

Aluth Sahal Mangallaya The Aluth Sahal Mangalle or the New Rice Festival is a harvest festival of the Maha kannaya in Sri Lanka. The first batch of new rice after being plucked, threshed and winnowed is offered to the Buddha and deities. Every January Poya Day, new ...

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Esala Mangallaya The ''Esala Mangallaya'' is a Sinhalese festival celebrated in the month of ''Esala'', a month in the Sinhalese calendar which occurs during July and August in the Gregorian calendar.'Koḷamba Taruṇa Bauddha Saṅgamaya in ''The Buddhist'' v. 43 ...

Kandy Esala Perahera The Kandy Esala Perahera (the Sri Dalada Perahara procession of Kandy) also known as The Festival of the Tooth is a festival held in July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This historical procession is held annually to pay homage to the Sacred T ...

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Sinhalese New Year Sinhalese New Year, generally known as Aluth Avurudda ( si, අලුත් අවුරුද්ද) in Sri Lanka, is a Sri Lankan holiday that celebrates the traditional New Year of the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka. It is a major anniversary ce ...

Syria

2008 Arab Capital of Culture The 2008 Arab Capital of Culture was chosen to be Damascus, Syria. The Arab Capital of Culture is an initiative undertaken by UNESCO, under the ''Cultural Capitals Program'', to promote and celebrate Arab culture and encourage cooperation in the ...

Damascus International Film Festival The Damascus International Film Festival ( ar, مهرجان دمشق السينمائي الدولي) is a biannual November film festival A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venu ...

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Dox Box DOX BOX ( ar, دوكس بوكس) is a nonprofit institution for support and training in documentary film-making. Based in Berlin since 2014, with one foot in Europe and the other in the Arab/African region, it proposes carefully designed programs ...

Thursday of the Dead Thursday of the Dead ( ar, خميس الأموات, ''Khamis al-Amwat''), also known as Thursday of the Secrets ( ar, خميس الأسرار, ''Khamis al-Asrar'') or Thursday of the EggsMorgenstern, 1966, p. 158. is a feast day shared by Christia ...

Tajikistan

Didor International Film Festival Didor International Film Festival is a bi-annual film festival in Dushanbe, Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷум� ...

Public holidays in Tajikistan This following is a list of public holidays in Tajikistan: Holidays Military/Paramilitary *August 4 – Paratroopers' Day, celebrates Tajik Mobile Forces *February 6 – Day of the Tajik Police, celebrates Tajik Internal Troops * ...

Thailand

Turkey

List of festivals in Turkey More than 1000 festivals are held in Turkey every year. Along with festivals of local scale held in almost every city of the country, cultural events and other festivals of international reach are also organized in major metropolitan centers such ...

Turkmenistan

Public holidays in Turkmenistan Public Holidays in Turkmenistan are laid out in the Constitution of Turkmenistan, It acts as a list of nationally recognized public holidays in the country. Main public holidays * New Year's Day (January 1) * International Women's Day (March 8) ...

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Asrlar Sadosi Festival of Traditional Culture "Asrlar Sadosi" (English: "Echo of Centuries") is a festival of traditional Uzbek culture which attracts tens of thousands of local and overseas tourists every year and presents all the diversity of the national traditions and customs, handicrafts ...

Public holidays in Uzbekistan Public holidays in Uzbekistan: Fixed date Variable date *End of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr *70 days later Eid al-Adha References Uzbekistani culture Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекиста� ...

Vietnam

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Cold Food Festival The Cold Food or Hanshi Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday which developed from the local commemoration of the death of the Jin nobleman Jie Zitui in the 7thcenturyBC under the Zhou dynasty, into an occasion across East Asia for the com ...

Dalat Flower Festival Dalat Flower Festival (Vietnamese: Festival Hoa Đà Lạt) is a cultural festival which takes place every other year in Đà Lạt city, Lâm Đồng, Vietnam and some other localities in Lâm Đồng Province. The festival is held with the pu ...

Hùng Kings' Festival The Hùng Kings' Temple Festival ( vi, Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương or Lễ hội đền Hùng) is a Vietnamese festival held annually from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month in honour of the Hùng Vương or Hùng Kings. The main fes ...

Gióng Festival Gióng Festival ( vi, Hội Gióng) is a traditional festival which is celebrated annually in many parts of Hanoi to honour the mythical hero, Thánh Gióng, who is credited with defending the country against foreign enemies. The festival was lis ...

List of traditional festivals in Vietnam Traditional festivals in the lunar year 1st lunar month *last day of previous year to 5th day of 1st lunar month: Tết festival. *2nd day of 1st lunar month: Cửa Ông temple Festival, Cửa Ông ward, Cẩm Phả, Quảng Ninh Province *5 ...

Tết Trung Thu Tết Trung Thu (Chữ Hán: 節中秋) is a traditional Vietnamese festival held from the night of the 14th of the 8th lunar month to the end of the 15th of the 8th lunar month (Rằm tháng Tám). Despite its Chinese origin, recently this fest ...

Tết Nguyên Đán Tết (), short for Tết Nguyên Đán ( Chữ Hán: 節元旦), Spring Festival, Lunar New Year, or Vietnamese Lunar New Year is one of the most important celebrations in Vietnamese culture. The colloquial term "Tết" is a shortened form of , ...

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Yemen

* Public holidays in Yemen

States with limited recognition

Abkhazia

Public holidays in Abkhazia The following is a list of public holidays in Abkhazia. The working days are marked in ''cursive''. References * {{Europe topic, Public holidays in Culture of Abkhazia Abkhazia Holidays A holiday is a day set aside by Norm (social), cust ...

Nagorno-Karabakh

Culture of Nagorno-Karabakh Culture of Artsakh includes artifacts of tangible and intangible culture that has been historically associated with Artsakh (historic province) in the Southern Caucasus, controlled by Azerbaijan and the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. These inclu ...

Northern Cyprus

Public holidays in Northern Cyprus Public holidays in northern Cyprus are often shared with Turkey. The public holidays include: In addition, the following Muslim holidays are observed as public holidays: External links Holiday listing Turkish Cypriot culture Northern C ...

Palestine

Culture of Palestine The Culture of Palestine is the culture of the Palestinian people, who are located in the Palestine , and across the region historically known as Palestine, as well as in the Palestinian diaspora. Palestinian culture is influenced by the many dive ...

Palestine Festival of Literature The Palestine Festival of Literature (PalFest) is an annual literary festival, founded in 2008, that takes place in cities across Palestine. History The festival was founded in 2008 with the stated mission of affirming "the power of culture ...

Bet Lahem Live Festival Bet Lahem Live is a 4-day long annual cultural festival in Bethlehem, West Bank, State of Palestine, Palestine, first celebrated in the summer of 2013. As of 2019, Bet Lahem Live attracts over 25,000 local and international guests to the heart of Be ...

South Ossetia

* Culture of South Ossetia

Taiwan

Tibet

List of traditional Tibetan festivals A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...

Dependencies and other territories

British Indian Ocean Territory

Christmas Island

Public holidays in Christmas Island This is a list of public holidays in Christmas Island.http://regional.gov.au/territories/indian_ocean/iot_bulletins/2017/files/A30_2017.pdf Public holidays See also *Public holidays in Australia References {{Oceania topic, Public holid ...

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

* Culture of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Hong Kong

Macau

List of festivals in Macau A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...

References

External links

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