Festivals and celebrations

Oktoberfest, Germany
St. Patrick’s Day, Ireland
Waitangi Day, New Zealand
Up Helly Aa, Shetland, Scotland
Inti Raymi, Peru
Entrudo Chocalheiro, Podence, Portugal
St. Lucia, Sweden
Hinamatsuri, Japan
Hogmanay, Scotland
May Day, England
Almabtrieb, Brixental, Austria
Festival of St. John of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Thanksgiving Day, USA
Pingxi Lantern Festival, Taiwan
Bastille Day, France
Obon (Bon), Japan
Chinese New Year, China
Dia de los Muertos, Mexico
Yi Peng Lantern Festival, Thailand
La Tomatina, Buñol, Spain
Holi, India
San Fermin Festival, Pamplona, Spain
Carnival of Venice, Venice, Italy
Carnival, Brazil
Boxing Day, United Kingdom
Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, India
Diwali, India
April Fool's Day
Calgary Stampede, Canada
Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake, Gloucester, UK
Groundhog Day, USA
Haka, New Zealand
Burning Man, USA
Boryeong Mud Festival, South Korea
Feira do Cavalo, Golegã, Portugal
Eid al-Fitr, Saudi Arabia (and other Muslim countries)
Kwanzaa, USA
Purim, Israel
Holy Week, Seville, Spain
Festa dos Tabuleiros, Tomar, Portugal
Cinco de Mayo, Mexico and the USA
Gerewol (Guérewol) Festival, Chad and Niger