Festivals in January
201 Festivals
Countries
🎬 Film & media
Sundance Film Festival
annual film festival held in Utah, United States Park City · United States of America
🗓️ January 2027
since 1978
🎵 Music
Sanremo Music Festival
popular Italian song contest Sanremo · Italy
📅 January 1, 2027
since 1951
🎬 Film & media
Venice Biennale
biennial art exhibit in Venice, Italy Ca’ Giustinian · Italy
🗓️ Januarysince 1895
🎵 Music
Wacken Open Air
open-air metal music festival in Germany Wacken · Germany
🗓️ Januarysince 1990
🏳️🌈 Pride & community
EuroPride
annual pan-European parade that celebrates LGBT+ people Europa · Poland
🗓️ Januarysince 1992
🎭 Art, theatre & dance
International Motor Show Germany
one of the world's largest motor shows Neue Messe München · Germany
🗓️ Januarysince 1897
🎊 Carnival
Rio Carnival
carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
🗓️ January
🎵 Music
Roskilde Festival
Annual music festival in Roskilde, Denmark Roskilde · Denmark
🗓️ Januarysince 1971
🎬 Film & media
International Film Festival Rotterdam
annual film festival held in the Netherlands Rotterdam · Netherlands
🗓️ January
🎵 Music
Festivali i Këngës
Albanian song contest, organised by the Albanian national broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) Kongresspalast · Albania
🗓️ Januarysince 1962
🎭 Art, theatre & dance
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
arts festival Edinburgh · United Kingdom
🗓️ Januarysince 1947
🎵 Music
Reading and Leeds Festivals
pair of annual music festivals in England Tilehurst · United Kingdom
🗓️ Januarysince 1971
🎬 Film & media
Palm Springs International Film Festival
annual film festival held in Palm Springs, USA Palm Springs · United States of America
🗓️ January 2027
since 1989
🎭 Art, theatre & dance
Venice Biennale of Architecture
biennial architecture expo in Venice, Italy Venice · Italy
🗓️ Januarysince 1980
🎵 Music
Benidorm Fest
song festival organized in Spain Benidorm · Spain
🗓️ Januarysince 2022
🎵 Music
New Wave
international contest for young performers of popular music Sotschi · Latvia
🗓️ Januarysince 2002
🎊 Carnival UNESCO
Kurentovanje
11-day Slavic carnival in Ptuj, Slovenia Ptuj · Slovenia
🗓️ January
🎵 Music
National Eisteddfod of Wales
annual festival of Welsh-language culture Rhiwbina · United Kingdom
📅 January 1, 2027
🎵 Music
Inferno Metal Festival
annual music festival in Oslo, Norway Oslo · Norway
🗓️ Januarysince 2001
🎵 Music
National Festival of Polish Song in Opole
annual Polish song festival (Opole, Poland) Opole · Poland
🗓️ Januarysince 1963
🎬 Film & media
Pyongyang International Film Festival
film festival Pjöngjang · North Korea
🗓️ January
🎵 Music
Kënga Magjike
music competition in Albania Tirana · Albania
🗓️ Januarysince 1999
🎬 Film & media
Miami Film Festival
annual film festival held in Miami, USA Miami · United States of America
🗓️ Januarysince 1983
🎬 Film & media
Three Continents Festival
film festival Nantes · France
🗓️ Januarysince 1979
🎵 Music
Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
annual music festival held in Benicàssim, Spain Benicàssim · Spain
🗓️ Januarysince 1995
🎉 Other festivals
World Festival of Black Arts
month-long culture and arts festival that takes place in Africa, featuring artists and performers from around the African Diaspora Dakar · Senegal
🗓️ Januarysince 1966
🎬 Film & media
Copenhagen International Documentary Festival
annual film festival held in Copenhagen, Denmark Kopenhagen · Denmark
≈ 2026
since 2003
🎬 Film & media
Cabourg Film Festival
film festival Cabourg · France
🗓️ Januarysince 1983
🎬 Film & media
Tromsø International Film Festival
annual film festival held in Tromsø, Norway Gemeinde Tromsø · Norway
🗓️ January 2027
since 1991
🎊 Carnival UNESCO
Moors and Christians of Alcoy
Popular festival which takes place in the city of Alcoy (Alicante), Valencian Community, Spain. Alcoi · Spain
🗓️ January
🎵 Music
OGAE Second Chance Contest
music competition Europa · Poland
🗓️ Januarysince 1987
🎬 Film & media
Slamdance Film Festival
annual film festival held in Utah, USA Park City · United States of America
🗓️ Januarysince 1995
🎭 Art, theatre & dance
Whitney Biennial
art exhibition in New York Whitney Museum of American Art · United States of America
🗓️ Januarysince 1932
🎬 Film & media
African Film Festival
annual film festival held in Tarifa, Tangier or Cordoba Tanger · Morocco
🗓️ Januarysince 2004
🎵 Music
Colours of Ostrava
music festival in Czechia Ostrava · Czech Republic
🗓️ Januarysince 2002
🎭 Art, theatre & dance
Dakar Biennale
art exhibition in Dakar, Senegal Le Plateau · Senegal
🗓️ Januarysince 1990
🎉 Other festivals
Küstendorf Film and Music Festival
annual festival in Serbia Küstendorf · Serbia
🗓️ January
since 2008
🎬 Film & media
International Women Film Festival of Salé
annual film festival held in Salé, Morocco Salé · Morocco
🗓️ January
🎬 Film & media
Solothurn Film Festival
film festival Solothurn · Switzerland
🗓️ January
since 1966
🎬 Film & media
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
annual Czech festival of creative documentary films Jihlava · Czech Republic
🗓️ Januarysince 1997