Festivals in August
206 Festivals
Countries
🎭 Art, theatre & dance
Burning Man
annual experimental festival based in Nevada, United States Black Rock Desert · United States of America
🗓️ Augustsince 1986
🎬 Film & media
Locarno Film Festival
annual film festival in Locarno, Switzerland Locarno · Switzerland
🗓️ August 2027
since 1946
🎵 Music
Bayreuth Festival
annual music festival of Wagner operas Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus · Germany
🗓️ August 2027
since 1876
🎵 Music
Sziget Festival
music and cultural festival in Budapest, Hungary Óbuda-Insel · Hungary
📅 August 10, 2027
since 1993
🎬 Film & media
Sarajevo Film Festival
annual film festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo · Bosnia and Herzegovina
🗓️ August 2027
since 1995
🎵 Music
Sopot International Song Festival
music festival in Sopot, Poland Danzig · Poland
🗓️ August
since 1961
🎬 Film & media
Pula Film Festival
annual film festival held in Pula, Croatia (1954–) Pula · Croatia
🗓️ August 2027
since 1954
🎭 Art, theatre & dance
Edinburgh International Festival
Scottish annual festival of performing arts Edinburgh · United Kingdom
🗓️ August
since 1947
🎵 Music
Newport Jazz Festival
music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport · United States of America
🗓️ August
since 1954
🎬 Film & media
Fantasia International Film Festival
Canadian film festival Montreal · Canada
🗓️ August
since 1996
🎬 Film & media
Norwegian International Film Festival
annual film festival held in Haugesund, Norway Haugesund · Norway
🗓️ August 2027
since 1973
🎵 Music
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
annual festival of military tattoos Edinburgh · United Kingdom
🗓️ August
since 1950
🎵 Music
Festival Interceltique de Lorient
music festival in France Lorient · France
🗓️ August 2027
since 1970
🎬 Film & media
Melbourne International Film Festival
annual film festival held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Melbourne · Australia
🗓️ August 2027
since 1952
🎬 Film & media
Durban International Film Festival
annual film festival held in Durban, South Africa Durban · South Africa
🗓️ August 2027
since 1979
🎵 Music
Festival Puccini
Annual summer opera festival held in July and August to present the operas of the famous Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, held in Torre del Lago, Italy Torre del Lago Puccini · Italy
🗓️ August
since 1930
🎬 Film & media
Motovun Film Festival
annual film festival held in Motovun, Croatia Motovun · Croatia
🗓️ August 2027
since 1999
🎬 Film & media
Hiroshima International Animation Festival
biennial Japanese festival Hiroshima · Japan
🗓️ August
every few yearssince 1985
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Aomori Nebuta Matsuri
Japanese summer festival Aomori · Japan
🗓️ August
🎬 Film & media
Festival de Gramado
international film festival Gramado · Brazil
🗓️ August
since 1973
🎵 Music
Pukkelpop
annual music festival in Belgium Hasselt · Belgium
🗓️ Augustsince 1985
🎵 Music
Untold Festival
Annual electronic music festival in Romania Cluj-Napoca · Romania
🗓️ Augustsince 2015
🎵 Music
Agglutination Metal Festival
Italian metal festival held annually in Basilicata Basilikata · Italy
🗓️ August
since 1995
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Akita Kantō
Japanese festival celebrated from 3–7 August in Akita, Japan Akita · Japan
🗓️ August
🎵 Music
Creamfields
electronic music festival Daresbury · United Kingdom
🗓️ Augustsince 1998
🎬 Film & media
Alpinale Short Film Festival
annual film festival held in Nenzing, Austria Nenzing · Austria
🗓️ August 2027
since 1995
🎉 Other festivals
Qingdao International Beer Festival
festival in China Qingdao · People's Republic of China
🗓️ August
🎬 Film & media
Visa pour l'image
festival of photojournalism in France Perpignan · France
🗓️ Augustsince 1989
🎉 Other festivals
Akwambo festival
festival in the Central Region of Ghana Agona Swedru · Ghana
🗓️ August
🎉 Other festivals
Asafotufiam Festival
Festival of the people of Ada Dangme Ost · Ghana
🗓️ August
🎬 Film & media
Traverse City Film Festival
film festival Traverse City · United States of America
🗓️ August
since 2005
🍷 Food & drink
Bayidie Festival
Festival of the people of Mo in Wenchi Wenchi Municipal District · Ghana
🗓️ August
🎡 Funfair & folk festival UNESCO
Flower Carpet of Brussels
biennial flower carpet in Brussels, Belgium Fünfeck · Belgium
🗓️ August
every few yearssince 1971
🎵 Music
Decibel Outdoor
annual music festival in Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands Hilvarenbeek · Netherlands
🗓️ Augustsince 2002
🎬 Film & media
Angoulême Francophone Film Festival
annual Francophone film festival Angoulême · France
≈ 2026
since 2008
🎉 Other festivals
Great Week of Bilbao
main festival of Bilbao, Spain Bilbao · Spain
🗓️ August
since 1978
🎵 Music
Innsbruck Festival of Early Music
music festival Schloss Ambras · Austria
🗓️ August
since 1976
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Kōenji Awa Odori
Summer street festival in Tokyo, Japan Kōenji · Japan
🗓️ August
since 1957
🏳️🌈 Pride & community
Stockholm Pride
annual pride festival in Stockholm, Sweden in in late-July and early-August Stockholm · Sweden
🗓️ August
since 1998
🎵 Music
Dance Valley
music festival in Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands Driehuis · Netherlands
🗓️ Augustsince 1995