Top European Festivals, Holidays, and Special Events (in rough calendar order):
1. Mozart Week – Salzburg, Austria (January-February)
2. Vienna Ball Season – Vienna, Austria (January-February)
3. Carnevale – Venice, Veneto, Italy (February-March)
4. Maslenitsa/“Pancake Week” – Ukraine (March)
5. Saint Patrick’s Day – Dublin, Ireland (March)
6. Holy Week/Semana Santa – Andalusia, Spain (March-April)
7. Keukenhof Tulip & Flower Festival – Amsterdam, Netherlands (March-May)
8. Eastern Orthodox Easter – Greece (April-May)
9. April Fair – Seville, Andalusia, Spain (April-May)
10. King’s Day – Amsterdam, Netherlands (April)
11. Beltane Fire Festival – Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (April)
12. Walpurgis Night/Sankt Walpurgisnacht – Northern Europe (April-May)
13. Cannes Film Festival – Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France (May)
14. Stars of the White Nights – Saint Petersburg, Russia (May)
15. Chelsea Flower Show – London, England, UK (May)
16. Monaco Grand Prix – Monaco (May)
17. Rose Festival – Kazanlak, Bulgaria (May-June)
18. Highland Games – Scotland, UK (May-September)
19. Trooping the Colour – London, England, UK (June)
20. Reykjavik Arts Festival – Reykjavik, Iceland (June)
21. Cork Harbour Festival – Cork, Ireland (June)
22. Battle of Waterloo Reenactment – Waterloo, Belgium (June)
23. Stonehenge Summer Solstice – Wiltshire, England, UK (June)
24. Sankt Hans Midsummer Festival – Skagen, Jutland, Denmark (June)
25. Glastonbury Festival – Somerset, England, UK (June)
26. Wimbledon Tennis Championship – London, England, UK (July)
27. Running of the Bulls/Fiesta de San Fermín – Pamplona, Navarre, Spain (July)
28. Bastile Day – Paris, France (July 14)
29. Tour de France – France (July)
30. Palio Horse Race – Siena, Tuscany, Italy (July & August)
31. Tellspiele (William Tell) – Interlaken, Switzerland (July-September)
32. Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (August)
33. Sziget Festival – Budapest, Hungary (August)
34. La Tomatina – Buñol, Valencia, Spain (August)
35. Fête de la Saint-Louis water jousting– Sète, Languedoc, Occitania, France (August)
36. Largs Viking Festival – North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK (September)
37. La Mercè– Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (September)
38. Sagra dell’Uva Grape Festival – Quartu Sant’Elena, Sardinia, Italy (September)
39. Ibiza closing weekend – Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain (September)
40. Oktoberfest – Munich, Bavaria, Germany (September-October)
41. Christmas Markets – Europe (December)
42. Christmas – Europe (December 25)
43. Saint Stephen’s Day/Boxing Day – Europe (December)
44. Hogmanay New Year’s Eve Festival – Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (December)