Festivals in December
68 Festivals
Countries
Film & media
International Film Festival of India
annual international film festival in India Goa · India
December 2026
Music
Altamont Free Concert
1969 musical festival by the Rolling Stones Altamont Speedway · United States of America
December
one-off
Film & media
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
film festival taken place in Tallinn, Estonia Tallinn · Estonia
December 2026
Film & media
International Film Festival of Marrakech
annual film festival held in Marrakech, Morocco Marrakesch · Morocco
December 2026
Film & media
Dubai International Film Festival
film festival in UAE, founded 2004 Dubai · United Arab Emirates
December
Film & media
Havana Film Festival
film festival in Cuba Havanna · Cuba
December
Film & media
International Film Festival of Kerala
annual film festival held in Thiruvananthapuram, India Thiruvananthapuram · India
December 2026
Film & media
Torino Film Festival
annual film festival held in Turin, Italy Turin · Italy
December 2026
Film & media
Kolkata International Film Festival
annual film festival held in Kolkata, West Bengal, India Netaji Indoor Stadium · India
December 2026
Pride & community
Cape Town Pride
annual gay and lesbian pride parade in Cape Town, South Africa Kapstadt · South Africa
December
Film & media
Courmayeur Noir Film Festival
annual film festival held in Courmayeur, Italy Mailand · Italy
December 2026
Lights & fireworks
Kobe Luminarie
light festival in Kobe (Japan) Bahnhof Motomachi · Japan
December
Film & media
Merlinka Festival
LGBT film festival in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro Belgrad · Serbia
December 2026
Film & media
Red Sea International Film Festival
film festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Dschidda · Saudi Arabia
December
Other festivals
Fiok festival
festival in Ghana by the Sandema people Sandema · Ghana
December
Film & media
Bratislava International Film Festival
international film festival established in 1999 and held annually in Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava · Slovakia
December
Film & media
Metro Manila Film Festival
Philippine film festival Metro Manila · Philippines
December
Film & media
Indonesian Film Festival
Indonesian awards given annually for excellence in cinematic achievements Indonesien · Indonesia
20 November 2026
Tradition & faith
UNESCO
Chichibu Night Festival
Chichibu Shrine's annual festival celebrated on the nights of December 1-6 Chichibu Shrine · Japan
December
Other festivals
Ijakadi Festival
annual Yoruba festival in Offa, Nigeria Kwara · Nigeria
December
Film & media
Ljubljana LGBT Film Festival
film festival from Slovenia Ljubljana · Slovenia
December 2026
Seasonal markets
Lincoln Christmas Market
annual Christmas market in Lincoln, England, UK Lincoln · United Kingdom
December
Film & media
Salerno Film Festival
film festival Salerno · Italy
December
Film & media
Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival
film festival Posen · Poland
December
Film & media
Macau International Movie Festival
Annual Chinese film awards ceremony Macau · People's Republic of China
December
Film & media
Paris International Fantastic Film Festival
film festival Paris · France
December
Film & media
Baku International Film Festival
annual film festival held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Baku · Azerbaijan
December
Other festivals
Human Rights Film Festival
first festival dedicated to human rights in Croatia Zagreb · Croatia
December 2026
Seasonal markets
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
annual Christmas event in London, England Hyde Park · United Kingdom
December
Film & media
Montreal International Animation Festival
Montreal · Canada
December 2026
Other festivals
Winter Wonders
annual winter festival in Brussels, Belgium Fünfeck · Belgium
December 2026
Art, theatre & dance
7th Qatar International Art Festival
art fair in Qatar Doha · Qatar
December
one-off
Other festivals
Arashiyama Hanatōro
event in Japan Arashiyama · Japan
December
Music
Darmstädter Gitarrentage
guitar music festival in Darmstadt Akademie für Tonkunst · Germany
December
Other festivals
National Sea Festival
annual celebration in Argentina Mar del Plata · Argentina
December
Music
Rock In Solo
Music festival held in Surakarta, Indonesia Surakarta · Indonesia
December
Film & media
Santa Fe Film Festival
film festival Santa Fe · United States of America
December
Music
Stuttgart Electronic Music Festival
annually held event of electronic music in Southern Germany Messe Stuttgart · Germany
December
one-off
Seasonal markets
2024 Magdeburg Christmas market dismantling
Magdeburg · Germany
December
one-off
Film & media
Bentley Film Festival
film festival Kansas City · United States of America
December