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When the event fixes the dates, planning is a countdown, not a debate. Every deadline below is the real one, with the source attached.

The big ten

The ten most recognised events on the calendar, from Rio to Bangkok. The full list of 47 carries on below.

Rio de Janeiro bay and Sugarloaf at dawn above an empty promenade

Rio Carnival 2027

Sambadrome, blocos and the whole city outside

126 daysto go
Moving fastdates confirmed
Feb 5 to 10, 2027 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Empty Port of Spain street at dawn with bunting overhead and steel pans at rest

Trinidad Carnival 2027

The greatest show on earth, and it is not a metaphor

129 daysto go
Moving fastdates confirmed
Feb 8 to 9, 2027 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Palm silhouettes along the Accra coast road at night under warm street lighting

Detty December 2026

West Africa comes home for three weeks

74 daysto go
Moving fastannounced
Dec 15 to Jan 4, 2027 Accra, Ghana
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Pastel terraced houses on an empty Notting Hill street in late summer

Notting Hill Carnival 2027

Europe largest street carnival

331 daysto go
Book nowdates confirmed
Aug 29 to 30, 2027 London, United Kingdom
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Empty desert road lined with palms in the Coachella Valley at sunrise

Coachella 2027

Two April weekends in the Colorado Desert

Dates not announcedto go
Dates to be announcedannounced
Dates not announced Indio, United States
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Ochre cliffs and empty sand at Praia da Rocha, Portimão, at golden hour

Afro Nation Portugal 2027

Three days of Afrobeats on the Algarve sand

250 daysto go
Book nowtickets on sale
Jun 9 to 11, 2027 Portimão, Portugal
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Bangkok riverside and temple spires in hazy April afternoon light

Songkran 2027

Thai new year, and the biggest water fight anywhere

193 daysto go
Book nowdates confirmed
Apr 13 to 15, 2027 Bangkok, Thailand
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Empty cobbled Oaxaca street with ochre walls and a stone church at dusk

Day of the Dead 2026

Oaxaca remembers, in marigolds and candlelight

30 daysto go
Moving fastdates confirmed
Nov 1 to 2, 2026 Oaxaca, Mexico
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Empty Barbados shoreline with turquoise water at golden hour

Crop Over 2027

Barbados harvest festival, ending in Grand Kadooment

Dates not announcedto go
Dates to be announcedannounced
Dates not announced Bridgetown, Barbados
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source

Next up

The nearest editions you can still act on.

Empty cobbled Oaxaca street with ochre walls and a stone church at dusk

Day of the Dead 2026

Oaxaca remembers, in marigolds and candlelight

30 daysto go
Moving fastdates confirmed
Nov 1 to 2, 2026 Oaxaca, Mexico
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Snow-dusted baroque square in Vienna under warm lamplight at dusk

Vienna Christmas Markets 2026

Gluhwein weather in the old imperial squares

49 daysto go
Moving fastdates confirmed
Nov 20 to Dec 24, 2026 Vienna, Austria
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Palm silhouettes along the Accra coast road at night under warm street lighting

Detty December 2026

West Africa comes home for three weeks

74 daysto go
Moving fastannounced
Dec 15 to Jan 4, 2027 Accra, Ghana
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source

47 events match the calendar, showing 12.

Plenty of time

Full runway. Lock the group and the money.

Oak-lined New Orleans avenue with streetcar tracks in cool February light

Mardi Gras 2027

Parades, krewes and the last day before Lent

126 daysto go
Book nowdates confirmed
Feb 5 to 9, 2027 New Orleans, United States
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Empty Dublin street of Georgian doorways on a cool March morning

St Patricks Festival 2027

Dublin in full voice for the national day

166 daysto go
Book nowdates confirmed
Mar 17 to 17, 2027 Dublin, Ireland
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Cherry trees in bloom along a quiet Tokyo canal in early April

Cherry Blossom Season 2027

Hanami from Tokyo to Kyoto

171 daysto go
Book nowannounced
Mar 22 to Apr 7, 2027 Tokyo, Japan
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Bangkok riverside and temple spires in hazy April afternoon light

Songkran 2027

Thai new year, and the biggest water fight anywhere

193 daysto go
Book nowdates confirmed
Apr 13 to 15, 2027 Bangkok, Thailand
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source

Moving fast

Inside the window. Still doable if you move.

Empty cobbled Oaxaca street with ochre walls and a stone church at dusk

Day of the Dead 2026

Oaxaca remembers, in marigolds and candlelight

30 daysto go
Moving fastdates confirmed
Nov 1 to 2, 2026 Oaxaca, Mexico
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Snow-dusted baroque square in Vienna under warm lamplight at dusk

Vienna Christmas Markets 2026

Gluhwein weather in the old imperial squares

49 daysto go
Moving fastdates confirmed
Nov 20 to Dec 24, 2026 Vienna, Austria
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Palm silhouettes along the Accra coast road at night under warm street lighting

Detty December 2026

West Africa comes home for three weeks

74 daysto go
Moving fastannounced
Dec 15 to Jan 4, 2027 Accra, Ghana
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Sydney Harbour at dusk with the bridge and opera house in silhouette

Sydney New Year Eve 2026

Midnight over the harbour bridge

90 daysto go
Moving fastdates confirmed
Dec 31 to 31, 2026 Sydney, Australia
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Moored gondolas on a quiet Venetian side canal in winter fog

Venice Carnival 2027

Masks, water and the last days before Lent

120 daysto go
Moving fastannounced
Jan 30 to Feb 9, 2027 Venice, Italy
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Rio de Janeiro bay and Sugarloaf at dawn above an empty promenade

Rio Carnival 2027

Sambadrome, blocos and the whole city outside

126 daysto go
Moving fastdates confirmed
Feb 5 to 10, 2027 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Empty colonial street in Barranquilla at golden hour

Barranquilla Carnival 2027

Colombia biggest carnival, four days straight

127 daysto go
Moving fastdates confirmed
Feb 6 to 9, 2027 Barranquilla, Colombia
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source
Empty Port of Spain street at dawn with bunting overhead and steel pans at rest

Trinidad Carnival 2027

The greatest show on earth, and it is not a metaphor

129 daysto go
Moving fastdates confirmed
Feb 8 to 9, 2027 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Researched from public sources. Confirm details with the organiser.Official source

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