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
August
Film & media
Locarno Film Festival
annual film festival in Locarno, Switzerland Locarno · Switzerland
August 2027
Music
Bayreuth Festival
annual music festival of Wagner operas Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus · Germany
August 2027
Music
Sziget Festival
music and cultural festival in Budapest, Hungary Óbuda-Insel · Hungary
10 August 2027
Film & media
Sarajevo Film Festival
annual film festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo · Bosnia and Herzegovina
August 2027
Music
Sopot International Song Festival
music festival in Sopot, Poland Danzig · Poland
August
Film & media
Pula Film Festival
annual film festival held in Pula, Croatia (1954–) Pula · Croatia
August 2027
Art, theatre & dance
Edinburgh International Festival
Scottish annual festival of performing arts Edinburgh · United Kingdom
August
Music
Newport Jazz Festival
music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport · United States of America
August
Film & media
Fantasia International Film Festival
Canadian film festival Montreal · Canada
August
Film & media
Norwegian International Film Festival
annual film festival held in Haugesund, Norway Haugesund · Norway
August 2027
Music
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
annual festival of military tattoos Edinburgh · United Kingdom
August
Music
Festival Interceltique de Lorient
music festival in France Lorient · France
August 2027
Film & media
Melbourne International Film Festival
annual film festival held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Melbourne · Australia
August 2027
Film & media
Durban International Film Festival
annual film festival held in Durban, South Africa Durban · South Africa
August 2027
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
Film & media
Motovun Film Festival
annual film festival held in Motovun, Croatia Motovun · Croatia
August 2027
Film & media
Hiroshima International Animation Festival
biennial Japanese festival Hiroshima · Japan
August
every few years
Tradition & faith
UNESCO
Aomori Nebuta Matsuri
Japanese summer festival Aomori · Japan
August
Film & media
Festival de Gramado
international film festival Gramado · Brazil
August
Music
Pukkelpop
annual music festival in Belgium Hasselt · Belgium
August
Music
Untold Festival
Annual electronic music festival in Romania Cluj-Napoca · Romania
August
Music
Agglutination Metal Festival
Italian metal festival held annually in Basilicata Basilikata · Italy
August
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
August
Film & media
Alpinale Short Film Festival
annual film festival held in Nenzing, Austria Nenzing · Austria
August 2027
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
August
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
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 years
Music
Decibel Outdoor
annual music festival in Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands Hilvarenbeek · Netherlands
August
Film & media
Angoulême Francophone Film Festival
annual Francophone film festival Angoulême · France
2026
Other festivals
Great Week of Bilbao
main festival of Bilbao, Spain Bilbao · Spain
August
Music
Innsbruck Festival of Early Music
music festival Schloss Ambras · Austria
August
Tradition & faith
Kōenji Awa Odori
Summer street festival in Tokyo, Japan Kōenji · Japan
August
Pride & community
Stockholm Pride
annual pride festival in Stockholm, Sweden in in late-July and early-August Stockholm · Sweden
August
Music
Dance Valley
music festival in Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands Driehuis · Netherlands
August