Festivals in May
176 Festivals
Countries
Film & media
Cannes Film Festival
annual film festival held in Cannes, France Cannes · France
May 2027
Art, theatre & dance
Venice Biennale of Architecture
biennial architecture expo in Venice, Italy Venice · Italy
May
Film & media
Directors' Fortnight
independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival Cannes · France
May
Film & media
San Francisco International Film Festival
annual film festival held in San Francisco, California, USA San Francisco · United States of America
May 2027
Film & media
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival
annual film festival held in Oberhausen, Germany Oberhausen · Germany
May 2027
Pride & community
Moscow Pride
annual LGBT event in Moscow Moskau · Russia
May
Film & media
Critics' Week
parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival Cannes · France
May
Tradition & faith
Kanda Matsuri
Japanese festival that takes place in Kanda, Tokyo Kanda Myōjin · Japan
May
every few years
Music
Mawazine
International music festival held in Rabat Rabat · Morocco
May
Food & drink
UNESCO
L’Aplec del Caragol
annual event Lleida · Spain
May
Carnival
UNESCO
Carnival of Cádiz
winter festival in Spain Cádiz · Spain
May
Other festivals
World Science Festival
organization in New York, United States Vereinigte Staaten · United States of America
May
Other festivals
Hiroshima Flower Festival
annual Flower Festival in Japan Hiroshima · Japan
May
Other festivals
Ibilaldia
annual festival in Biscay, Spain Bizkaia · Spain
May 2027
Film & media
Trento Film Festival
annual film festival held in Trento, Italy Trient · Italy
May 2027
Pride & community
Bucharest Pride
pride parade in Bucharest, Romania Bukarest · Romania
May
Film & media
DocAviv Film Festival
annual international documentary film festival held in Tel Aviv, Israel Tel Aviv-Jaffa · Israel
May 2027
Other festivals
Edinburgh Marathon
annual marathon event Edinburgh · United Kingdom
May
Film & media
Udine Far East Film Festival
annual film festival held in Udine, Italy Udine · Italy
May 2027
Funfair & folk festival
UNESCO
Floralies of Ghent
quadrennial exhibition of flowers and plants in the city of Ghent Gent · Belgium
May
every few years
Pride & community
West Pride
LGBTQ cultural festival in Sweden Göteborg · Sweden
May
Art, theatre & dance
Departure Festival + Conference
annual arts festival and conference Toronto · Canada
May 2027
Film & media
Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival
film festival Ankara · Turkey
May
Funfair & folk festival
Stuttgart Spring Festival
three-week Volksfest in Stuttgart Stuttgart-Ost · Germany
May 2027
Music
2025 National Urdd Eisteddfod, Margam Park
National Urdd Eisteddfod held in Margam Park, Neath Port Talbot Margam Country Park · United Kingdom
May
Art, theatre & dance
BOK fest
festival of theatrical achievements of the professional theaters in Bjelovar, Croatia Bjelovar · Croatia
May 2027
Film & media
Children KinoFest
international film festival for children Ukraine · Ukraine
May
Film & media
Croatian Minute Movie Cup
Požega · Croatia
May 2027
Music
Intents Festival
annual hardstyle music festival in the Netherlands Oisterwijk · Netherlands
2026
Film & media
International Festival of Independent Cinema PKO Off Camera
Polish film festival Krakau · Poland
May
Film & media
Kosmorama - Trondheim International Film Festival
annual film festival held in Trondheim, Norway Trondheim · Norway
May 2027
Music
Lundakarnevalen
Lund · Sweden
May
Film & media
Montclair Film Festival
film festival Montclair · United States of America
May
Funfair & folk festival
Northwest Folklife
annual folklife festival in Seattle, Washington, U.S. Seattle Center · United States of America
May 2027
Other festivals
Rochester Lilac Festival
annual spring festival in Rochester, New York, celebrating the blossom of the common lilac Rochester · United States of America
May
Film & media
Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival
film festival Tel Aviv-Jaffa · Israel
May
Other festivals
World Village Festival
annual festival in Helsinki, Finland Helsinki · Finland
May
every few years
Music
Barbeque 67
music festival Spalding · United Kingdom
May
one-off
Music
Cruel World Festival
annual music festival in Pasadena, California Pasadena · United States of America
May
Literature & words
Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival
literary festival in New Zealand Dunedin · New Zealand
May