Spectacular Atlas

Light, lanterns and drone shows worth the trip

605 spectacles in 76 countries, from lantern festivals to projection mapping. Every date comes from the organizer's own website, and we re-check as each event approaches.

Each light stands for 4 spectacles with published dates. Choose one or more months to see what's on; the colors show the type of spectacle.

October 2026 and on now

  1. Video Mapping Festival

    Lille and other towns in Hauts-de-France, France

    Notable Projection mapping Dates confirmed

  2. Chartres en Lumières

    Chartres, France

    Notable Projection mapping Dates confirmed Top pick

  3. National Heritage Media Art

    12 regions, South Korea

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates reported in the news

  4. Lantern Festival

    Ohio, United States

    Notable Lanterns Dates confirmed

  5. Jardins de lumière

    Montréal, Canada

    Notable Light festivals and light artLanterns Dates confirmed

  6. Suwa Lake New Fireworks Challenge Cup

    Nagano, Japan

    Notable Fireworks Dates confirmed

  7. Seoul Drone Light Show

    Seoul, South Korea

    Major Drone shows Dates confirmed

  8. Aichi-Nagoya Art & Lights

    Nagoya, Japan

    Notable Projection mapping Dates confirmed

  9. Jack's Lantern Trail

    Louisville, United States

    Notable Lanterns Dates confirmed

  10. Khom Saen Duang, Lamphun Lantern Festival

    Lamphun, Thailand

    Notable Light festivals and light artLanterns Dates confirmed

  11. MassKara Festival

    Bacolod, Philippines

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed

  12. Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival

    Jinju, South Korea

    Major Lanterns Dates confirmed

  13. The Enchanted Forest: Luminara

    Perthshire, United Kingdom

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  14. Festival of Lights

    Berlin, Germany

    Major Projection mapping Dates confirmed Top pick

  15. Enchanted Gardens

    Arcen, Netherlands

    Notable Light festivals and light artImmersive venues Dates confirmed

  16. Tokinosumika Illumination Hikari no Sumika

    Gotemba, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  17. ENLIGHTENMENT JAPAN

    Osaka, Japan

    Notable Projection mappingImmersive venues Dates confirmed

  18. Mysore Dasara

    Mysuru, India

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  19. Signal Festival

    Prague, Czechia

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  20. Ashikaga Flower Fantasy

    Tochigi, Japan

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  21. WaterFire

    Providence, United States

    Notable Immersive venues Dates confirmed Top pick

  22. Drone Show Theatre at Kuala Lumpur Tower

    Kuala Lumpur Tower, Malaysia

    Notable Drone shows Dates reported in the news

  23. Onomichi Lantern Festival

    Hiroshima, Japan

    Notable Lanterns Dates confirmed

  24. Thoiry Wild Lights

    Thoiry, France

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  25. Water Lantern Festival

    Touring US cities, United States

    Notable Lanterns Dates confirmed

  26. 47th Lanzones Festival

    Camiguin, Philippines

    Notable Drone showsParades and carnivals Dates reported in the news

  27. Lumina Park

    Budapest, Hungary

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates reported in the news

  28. Lightpool Festival

    Blackpool, United Kingdom

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates confirmed Top pick

  29. Abu Simbel Sun Festival

    Abu Simbel, Egypt

    Notable Light festivals and light artCultural festivals Expected, based on past years Top pick

  30. Gandrung Sewu

    East Java, Indonesia

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  31. Kurama Fire Festival

    Kyoto, Japan

    Notable Cultural festivals Expected, based on past years

  32. Natal Luz

    Gramado, Brazil

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  33. Klanglicht

    Graz and Wien, Austria

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates confirmed Top pick

  34. Day of the Dead San Antonio River Parade

    San Antonio, United States

    Notable Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Dates confirmed

  35. Lú Festival of Light

    Co. Louth, Ireland

    Notable Projection mappingParades and carnivals Dates confirmed

  36. Luci d'Artista

    Turin, Italy

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates reported in the news

  37. Southeast Botanical Gardens Illumination

    Main Island, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  38. Tampere Festival of Light

    Tampere, Finland

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  39. Light Bloom – International Projection Mapping Competition & Festival

    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Notable Projection mapping Dates confirmed Top pick

  40. Macnas Halloween Parade (Fiáin)

    Galway City, Ireland

    Notable Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed

  41. Bridges of Light

    Worcester city centre, United Kingdom

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates confirmed

  42. Derry Halloween

    Derry, United Kingdom

    Major Cultural festivals Dates confirmed

  43. Light Night Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  44. De Grote Schijn

    Deurne, Belgium

    Notable Light festivals and light artImmersive venues Dates confirmed

  45. Yomiuriland Jewellumination

    Tokyo, Japan

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates reported in the news

  46. Oita Hikari Fantasy

    Oita City, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  47. Saga International Balloon Fiesta

    Saga, Japan

    Major Cultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  48. Sheikh Zayed Festival

    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Major Drone shows Dates reported in the news Top pick

  49. Divali Nagar

    Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

    Notable Light festivals and light artCultural festivals Dates reported in the news

  50. Encantos do Natal

    Garanhuns, Brazil

    Notable Light festivals and light artParades and carnivals Dates reported in the news

  51. Samhuinn Fire Festival

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  52. Greenwich Village Halloween Parade

    New York, United States

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed

  53. Tokyo Doitsumura Winter Illumination

    Chiba, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

November 2026

  1. Giant Kites Festival

    Sumpango, Guatemala

    Notable Cultural festivals Expected, based on past years

  2. Lake Toya Onsen Illumination Street and Tunnel

    Lake Toya, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  3. Karatsu Kunchi

    Saga, Japan

    Notable Cultural festivals Expected, based on past years Top pick

  4. Midburn Festival (Israel)

    Israel

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates confirmed

  5. Festival of the Lights in Osaka

    Osaka, Japan

    Major Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates confirmed Top pick

  6. Dream Glow Lights Festival

    Irvine, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  7. Mysteria Light Festival

    Castello di Brescia, Italy

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates confirmed

  8. Oglebay's Winter Festival of Lights

    Wheeling, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  9. All Souls Procession

    Tucson, United States

    Notable Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  10. Sky Kingdom: A Dragon Drone Light Show UK Tour

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    Notable Drone shows Dates confirmed Top pick

  11. Christmas Nights of Lights

    Indianapolis, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates reported in the news

  12. Dominion Energy Garden of Lights

    Norfolk, United States

    Notable Immersive venues Dates confirmed

  13. Imperial Lights light garden

    Wien, Austria

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  14. Izu Plateau Granillumi

    Ito, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  15. The Trail of Lights

    Branson, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  16. Bridgwater Carnival

    Somerset, United Kingdom

    Notable Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  17. GLOW Eindhoven

    Eindhoven, Netherlands

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  18. Alexandra Palace Fireworks & Drone Festival

    London N22, United Kingdom

    Notable Drone shows Dates confirmed

  19. Busan International Fireworks Festival

    Busan, South Korea

    Major Fireworks Dates confirmed

  20. Christmas Around the World & Holidays of Light

    Chicago, United States

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates confirmed

  21. Koziar's Christmas Village

    Bernville, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  22. Stone Mountain Christmas at Stone Mountain Park

    Stone Mountain, United States

    Notable Drone shows Dates confirmed

  23. Tsuchiura All-Japan Fireworks Competition

    Tsuchiura, Japan

    Major Fireworks Dates confirmed

  24. LuminoCity Festival

    East Meadow, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  25. Fort Wayne LightFest

    Fort Wayne, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates reported in the news

  26. Hibiya Magic Time

    Tokyo, Japan

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates confirmed

  27. Lumière Festival (Lumiere)

    Vancouver, Canada

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates confirmed

  28. Festival Internacional del Globo (FIG)

    Guanajuato, Mexico

    Major Light festivals and light artCultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  29. Vijit Chao Phraya

    Bangkok, Thailand

    Major Light festivals and light artDrone shows Provisional dates Top pick

  30. Busch Gardens Christmas Town

    Tampa, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  31. Christmas at Kew

    Richmond, United Kingdom

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  32. Edinburgh Zoo's Giant Lanterns

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Notable Lanterns Dates confirmed

  33. Enchanted Garden of Lights

    Chattanooga, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  34. Glow Wild at Nashville Zoo

    Nashville, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  35. Light the Night

    Charleston, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  36. Lights Under Louisville

    Louisville, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  37. LUMAGICA Innsbruck

    Innsbruck, Austria

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  38. LUMAGICA Munich – Carnival of Lights

    München, Germany

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  39. Nauticus' WinterFest on the Wisconsin

    Norfolk, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  40. Oxford's Christmas Light Festival

    Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  41. Tivoli Gardens

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  42. WildLanterns at Woodland Park Zoo

    Seattle, United States

    Notable Immersive venues Dates confirmed

  43. Winterval (projection mapping 'Winterval Illuminates')

    Waterford City, Ireland

    Notable Projection mapping Dates confirmed

  44. Yoyogi Forest of Lights

    Tokyo, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  45. Sagamiko Illumillion

    Kanagawa, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  46. Bull Run Festival of Lights

    Centreville, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  47. Garden Lights, Holiday Nights at the Atlanta Botanical Garden

    Atlanta, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  48. Illumination at The Morton Arboretum

    Lisle, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  49. Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights

    Niagara Falls, Canada

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  50. Loy Krathong

    Sukhothai, Thailand

    Major Lanterns Dates confirmed

  51. Staro Rīga

    Riga, Latvia

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  52. Christmas Garden Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  53. Luztopía

    Nuevo León, Mexico

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  54. Winter Wonderlights

    Greensboro, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  55. Zoolightful

    Omaha, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  56. Christmas at Bute Park

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  57. Christmas at the Botanics

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  58. Evergy Festival of Lights at Powell Gardens

    Kingsville, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  59. Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival

    Milwaukee, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  60. Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

    North Vancouver, Canada

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  61. Sapporo White Illumination

    Sapporo, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  62. Speedway Christmas

    Concord, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  63. A Longwood Christmas

    Kennett Square, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  64. Blossoms of Light

    Denver, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  65. Christmas Lights at Leeds Castle

    Kent, United Kingdom

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  66. Holiday LIGHTS at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens

    Nashville, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  67. Lightscape and Nightscape garden light trails

    others, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  68. Lincoln Park ZooLights

    Chicago, United States

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  69. Lueur d'hiver

    Bruges historic centre, Belgium

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  70. Magic Christmas in Lights

    Theodore, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  71. Magic of Lights

    Nepean, Canada

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  72. Magic of Lights

    Jones Beach State Park, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  73. Magic of Lights New Jersey

    Holmdel, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  74. NaSatta Light Festival

    Ratchaburi, Thailand

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  75. Pensacola Winterfest

    Pensacola, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  76. Sugar Land Holiday Lights

    Sugar Land, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  77. Wildlights

    Ohio, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  78. Winterlights

    Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  79. World of Illumination: Shelby Farms Park

    Memphis, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  80. Zoo Lights Presented by Evergy

    not stated on the page, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  81. ZooLights

    Washington, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  82. Christmas Light Show & Village

    Augusta, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  83. Natchitoches Christmas Festival

    Natchitoches, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Provisional dates Top pick

  84. Bentleyville Tour of Lights

    Duluth, United States

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  85. Bronx Zoo Holiday Lights

    The Bronx, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  86. Kiyomizu-dera Autumn Light-up

    Kyoto, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  87. Magnificent Mile Lights Festival

    Chicago, United States

    Notable Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed

  88. Mozart's Lake Austin Festival of Lights

    Austin, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  89. Nights of Lights

    St. Augustine, United States

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  90. North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

    Cary, United States

    Notable Lanterns Dates confirmed

  91. Scheveningen Light Walk

    Scheveningen, Netherlands

    Notable Light festivals and light artParades and carnivals Dates confirmed

  92. Shady Brook Farm Holiday Light Show

    Morrisville, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates reported in the news

  93. Wild Lights

    Royal Oak, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  94. Denver Zoo Lights

    Denver, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates reported in the news

  95. Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights

    Richmond, United States

    Notable Immersive venues Dates confirmed

  96. Natal de Curitiba – Luz dos Pinhais

    Curitiba, Brazil

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates reported in the news

  97. Bright Nights at Forest Park

    Springfield, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates reported in the news

  98. Christmas Garden Augsburg

    Augsburg, Germany

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  99. City of Christmas

    Keokuk, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates reported in the news

  100. Glow Wild at Wakehurst

    West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  101. Light Safari

    Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  102. Alight at Night

    Morrisburg, Canada

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  103. Bright Nights

    Vancouver, Canada

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  104. Carolina Holiday Light Spectacular

    Charlotte, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  105. Christmas Ship Festival

    Seattle and Puget Sound waterfront communities, United States

    Notable Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed

  106. Harbor Lights Winter Festival

    Gulfport, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  107. Lichtgolf

    Oostende, Belgium

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates confirmed

  108. Maine Celebration of Lights

    Cumberland, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  109. Noel Holiday Light Festival & Market

    Surrey, Canada

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  110. Southern Lights Holiday Festival

    Lexington, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  111. Tulleys Christmas Light Festival

    West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  112. U.S. Bank Wild Lights at Saint Louis Zoo

    St. Louis, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  113. Village of Lights: Christmastown

    Leavenworth, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  114. River of Lights

    Albuquerque, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  115. Bay of Lights

    Devon, United Kingdom

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  116. Echigo Hillside Park Xmas Illumination

    Nagaoka, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates reported in the news

  117. Garden d'Lights

    Bellevue, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

December 2026

  1. Christmas Town USA

    McAdenville, United States

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  2. Koiwai Farm Winter Lights

    Iwate, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  3. Shonan no Houseki

    Kanagawa, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  4. Fantasy of Lights

    Sumter, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  5. Chichibu Night Festival

    Chichibu, Japan

    Major Parades and carnivals Expected, based on past years

  6. Enchanted Winter Garden

    Antrim, United Kingdom

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  7. Christmas Glow

    Edmonton, Canada

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  8. Christmas Ships Parade

    Portland, United States

    Notable Parades and carnivals Provisional dates

  9. Seoul Lantern Festival

    Seoul, South Korea

    Major Lanterns Dates reported in the news Top pick

  10. Lumineuze Nachten

    Haarzuilens, Netherlands

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates confirmed

  11. Meguro River Illumination

    Tokyo, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  12. Trail of Lights

    Austin, United States

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  13. Fête des Lumières

    Lyon, France

    Mega Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  14. Alumbrado Navideño de Cali

    Valle del Cauca, Colombia

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  15. Glow Shenzhen

    Shenzhen, China

    Notable Light festivals and light art Provisional dates

  16. Icehotel

    Jukkasjärvi, Sweden

    Notable Ice and snow Dates confirmed Top pick

  17. Starlight / The Gift by Luxmuralis

    Kilkenny, Ireland

    Notable Projection mappingImmersive venues Dates confirmed

  18. Winterfest Boat Parade

    Fort Lauderdale, United States

    Notable Lanterns Provisional dates

  19. Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade

    Newport Beach, United States

    Notable Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  20. Seoul Light DDP façade media art

    Dongdaemun Design Plaza, South Korea

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates reported in the news Top pick

  21. Lumina Water & Sky Lantern Festival

    Subic, Philippines

    Notable Light festivals and light artLanterns Dates confirmed

  22. TSB Festival of Lights

    New Plymouth, New Zealand

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  23. Burning the Clocks

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    Notable Lanterns Expected, based on past years

  24. Noche de Rábanos

    Oaxaca, Mexico

    Notable Cultural festivals Expected, based on past years

  25. Hôtel de Glace

    Québec City, Canada

    Notable Ice and snow Provisional dates

  26. Edinburgh's Hogmanay

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Major Cultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  27. Lux Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  28. Taipei 101 New Year's fireworks

    Taipei, Taiwan

    Major Fireworks Dates confirmed

January 2027

  1. Rose Parade

    Pasadena, United States

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  2. Mardi Gras

    New Orleans, United States

    Mega Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  3. I Light U

    Utrecht, Netherlands

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  4. World of Winter Festival

    Grand Rapids, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  5. International Kite Festival

    Gujarat, India

    Major Cultural festivals Dates reported in the news Top pick

  6. Formen in Weiß

    Tirol, Austria

    Notable Ice and snow Dates confirmed

  7. Shirakawa-go winter light-up

    Shirakawa-go, Japan

    Notable Ice and snow Dates confirmed

  8. Lilu Light Festival

    Lucerne, Switzerland

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  9. Light to Night Singapore

    Singapore

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates confirmed

  10. Mamuthones and Issohadores

    Sardinia, Italy

    Notable Cultural festivals Expected, based on past years Top pick

  11. Napa Lighted Art Festival

    California, United States

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  12. San Candido International Snow Sculpture Festival

    San Candido and San Vigilio di Marebbe, Italy

    Notable Ice and snow Dates confirmed

  13. Murten Light Festival

    Murten, Switzerland

    Notable Projection mapping Dates confirmed

  14. Carnaval de Uruguay

    Montevideo, Uruguay

    Major Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  15. LUMINO

    Montréal, Canada

    Notable Light festivals and light artImmersive venues Dates confirmed

  16. Carnaval de Santa Cruz

    Tenerife, Spain

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed

  17. Vilnius Light Festival

    Vilnius, Lithuania

    Notable Projection mapping Dates confirmed

  18. Carnevale di Venezia

    Venice, Italy

    Mega Cultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  19. International Balloon Festival

    Château-d'Oex, Switzerland

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates confirmed

  20. Kisoji Ice Candle Festival

    Kiso Valley, Japan

    Notable Lanterns Provisional dates

  21. Sounkyo Ice Waterfall Festival

    Kamikawa, Japan

    Notable Ice and snow Dates confirmed

  22. Up Helly Aa

    Shetland, United Kingdom

    Major Cultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  23. Mons en Lumières

    Mons, Belgium

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates confirmed

  24. Saint Paul Winter Carnival

    Saint Paul, United States

    Notable Parades and carnivalsIce and snow Dates confirmed

  25. Kobe Luminarie

    Kobe, Japan

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  26. Yunishikawa Onsen Kamakura Festival

    Tochigi, Japan

    Notable Ice and snow Dates confirmed Top pick

  27. Copenhagen Light Festival

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates reported in the news

  28. Winterlude

    Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada

    Major Ice and snow Dates confirmed

  29. Flower Market Fair

    San Francisco, United States

    Notable Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed Top pick

February 2027

  1. Kurentovanje

    Ptuj, Slovenia

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  2. Sapporo Snow Festival

    Sapporo, Japan

    Mega Ice and snow Dates confirmed Top pick

  3. Reykjavik Winter Lights

    Reykjavik, Iceland

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  4. Carnaval de Québec

    Québec City, Canada

    Major Ice and snow Dates confirmed Top pick

  5. Carnival of Valletta

    Valletta and Floriana, Malta

    Notable Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Dates confirmed

  6. Desfile de Llamadas

    Montevideo, Uruguay

    Notable Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Dates confirmed

  7. Llum BCN

    Barcelona, Spain

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  8. Nagasaki Lantern Festival

    Nagasaki, Japan

    Major Lanterns Dates confirmed

  9. Portland Winter Light Festival

    Portland, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  10. Saranac Lake Winter Carnival (Ice Palace)

    Saranac Lake, United States

    Notable Parades and carnivalsFireworks Dates confirmed

  11. Asahikawa Winter Festival

    Asahikawa, Japan

    Notable Ice and snow Dates confirmed Top pick

  12. Barranquilla Carnival

    Barranquilla, Colombia

    Mega Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed

  13. Rio Carnival

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Mega Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  14. Binche Carnival

    Binche, Belgium

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed

  15. Hong Kong Lunar New Year fireworks

    Hong Kong

    Major Fireworks Dates confirmed

  16. Lunar New Year Lantern Celebrations

    London, United Kingdom

    Major Lanterns Dates confirmed

  17. Trinidad and Tobago Carnival

    Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

    Mega Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  18. Carnaval de Nice

    Nice, France

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates reported in the news Top pick

  19. Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival

    Aomori, Japan

    Notable Lanterns Dates confirmed

  20. Yokote Kamakura snow-hut festival

    Yokote, Japan

    Notable Ice and snow Dates confirmed

  21. Fête du Citron

    Menton, France

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed

  22. Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival

    Yamagata, Japan

    Notable Lanterns Dates confirmed

  23. Basel Fasnacht Morgestraich

    Basel, Switzerland

    Major Cultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  24. World Ice Art Championships

    Fairbanks, United States

    Notable Ice and snow Dates confirmed

  25. Montréal en Lumière and Nuit Blanche

    Montréal, Canada

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  26. Auckland Lantern Festival

    Auckland, New Zealand

    Major Lanterns Dates confirmed

  27. Tokamachi Snow Festival

    Tokamachi, Japan

    Notable Ice and snow Dates reported in the news Top pick

  28. Navam Maha Perahera

    Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Notable Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed

  29. Taiwan Lantern Festival

    Rotating city, Taiwan

    Mega Lanterns Provisional dates Top pick

  30. Enlighten Festival

    Canberra, Australia

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  31. Echigo-Tsumari Snow Fireworks

    Tokamachi, Japan

    Notable Fireworks Dates confirmed Top pick

March 2027

  1. Limassol Carnival

    Limassol, Cyprus

    Notable Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Dates reported in the news

  2. Cape Town Carnival

    Cape Town, South Africa

    Notable Parades and carnivals Dates reported in the news

  3. Explosion of the Cart

    Florence, Italy

    Notable Fireworks Expected, based on past years Top pick

  4. Carnival in Jamaica

    Kingston; week-long events also in Ocho Rios and Montego Bay, Jamaica

    Notable Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

April 2027

  1. Parrtjima

    Alice Springs, Australia

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  2. Houston Art Car Parade

    Houston, United States

    Notable Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed

  3. Bloemencorso Bollenstreek

    Netherlands

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed

  4. Takayama Festival

    Takayama, Japan

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed

  5. Thrissur Pooram

    Thrissur, India

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates reported in the news

  6. AfrikaBurn

    ZA, South Africa

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

May 2027

  1. Lotus Lantern Festival

    Seoul, South Korea

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  2. Patum of Berga

    Berga, Spain

    Notable Cultural festivals Expected, based on past years Top pick

  3. Vivid Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    Mega Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed Top pick

  4. Lantern Floating Hawaii

    Honolulu, United States

    Notable Lanterns Dates confirmed Top pick

June 2027

  1. Puy du Fou Cinéscénie

    Les Épesses, France

    Major Cultural festivals Dates reported in the news Top pick

  2. Luminara di San Ranieri

    Pisa, Italy

    Notable Lanterns Expected, based on past years

  3. Hogueras de San Juan

    Alicante, Spain

    Major Cultural festivals Expected, based on past years

  4. Inti Raymi

    Cusco, Peru

    Major Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Expected, based on past years Top pick

July 2027

  1. Gion Matsuri

    Kyoto, Japan

    Mega Parades and carnivals Expected, based on past years Top pick

  2. Festival of the Trays

    Tomar, Portugal

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  3. Rhine in Flames

    Rüdesheim and Bingen, Germany

    Notable Fireworks Dates confirmed Top pick

  4. Scénoféerie de Semblançay

    Semblançay, France

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates confirmed

  5. Stuttgart Light Festival

    Stuttgart, Germany

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  6. Carcassonne fireworks

    Carcassonne, France

    Notable Fireworks Expected, based on past years

  7. Palermo Festino di Santa Rosalia drone show

    Porta Felice, Italy

    Notable Drone showsCultural festivals Expected, based on past years

  8. Uwajima Ushi-oni Festival

    Ehime Prefecture, Japan

    Notable Parades and carnivals Expected, based on past years

  9. Gion Kashiwazaki Festival Sea Fireworks

    Niigata, Japan

    Notable Fireworks Expected, based on past years Top pick

  10. Toronto Caribbean Carnival

    Toronto, Canada

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  11. Kölner Lichter

    Cologne, Germany

    Major Fireworks Provisional dates

August 2027

  1. Nagaoka Fireworks

    Nagaoka, Japan

    Major Fireworks Expected, based on past years Top pick

  2. Nebuta Matsuri

    Aomori, Japan

    Major Parades and carnivals Expected, based on past years Top pick

  3. Kanto Matsuri

    Akita, Japan

    Major Lanterns Expected, based on past years Top pick

  4. Goshogawara Tachi Neputa Festival

    Aomori, Japan

    Notable Parades and carnivals Expected, based on past years

  5. Sendai Tanabata

    Sendai, Japan

    Major Cultural festivals Expected, based on past years

  6. Schlosslichtspiele

    Karlsruhe, Germany

    Notable Projection mapping Dates confirmed

  7. Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    Major Balloon festivals Dates confirmed

  8. Concurso Internacional de Fuegos Artificiales de San Sebastián

    San Sebastián, Spain

    Major Fireworks Expected, based on past years

  9. 新庄まつり

    Yamagata, Japan

    Notable Parades and carnivals Expected, based on past years Top pick

  10. Burning Man

    Black Rock City, United States

    Major Cultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

September 2027

  1. Zozobra

    Santa Fe, United States

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates confirmed

  2. Riverfire

    Brisbane, Australia

    Major Fireworks Dates confirmed

  3. Bloemencorso Zundert

    Zundert, Netherlands

    Notable Parades and carnivals Dates confirmed

  4. Ars Electronica Festival

    Linz, Austria

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  5. World of Wearable Art

    Not stated on page, New Zealand

    Major Cultural festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  6. PYRONALE (Feuerwerks-Weltmeisterschaft)

    Olympiastadion, Germany

    Notable Fireworks Dates confirmed Top pick

October 2027

  1. Essen Light Festival

    Essen, Germany

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  2. Plenilunio (drone show 'The Four Elements')

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

    Notable Drone shows Dates confirmed

  3. Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

    Albuquerque, United States

    Major Balloon festivals Dates confirmed Top pick

  4. Lichtstadt Feldkirch

    Vorarlberg, Austria

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates confirmed Top pick

  5. Nagasaki Kunchi

    Nagasaki, Japan

    Notable Cultural festivals Expected, based on past years Top pick

Year-round, and dates still to come

  1. Absurd City

    London W12, United Kingdom

    Notable Immersive venues Open year-round Top pick

  2. Alumbrados Navideños

    Medellín, Colombia

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet Top pick

  3. Arte Museum

    Busan, South Korea

    Notable Immersive venues Open year-round Top pick

  4. Beigang Lantern Festival

    Yunlin County, Taiwan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet Top pick

  5. Blue Cave Shibuya

    Tokyo, Japan

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet Top pick

  6. Bukit Bintang Drone Show

    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Notable Drone shows Regular schedule Top pick

  7. Burj Khalifa Light & Laser Projections

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Major Projection mapping Dates not announced yet Top pick

  8. Burj Khalifa New Year's Eve show

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Major Fireworks Dates not announced yet Top pick

  9. Candles Convoy of Salé

    Salé, Morocco

    Notable Lanterns Expected, based on past years Top pick

  10. Cappadocia Balloon Festival

    Ürgüp, Turkey

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates not announced yet Top pick

  11. Carnaval de La Vega

    Dominican Republic

    Notable Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Regular schedule Top pick

  12. Carnaval de Negros y Blancos – Desfile Magno de carrozas

    Nariño, Colombia

    Major Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Dates not announced yet Top pick

  13. Central Taiwan Lantern Festival 2026 (MOOMIN ON)

    Taichung, Taiwan

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet Top pick

  14. Changhua Moonlight Lantern Season

    Changhua County, Taiwan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet Top pick

  15. Chapters from the thousand-year history of the Hungarian nation

    Budapest, Hungary

    Major Drone shows Dates not announced yet Top pick

  16. Christmas on A Great Street

    Singapore

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Regular schedule Top pick

  17. Crop Over Festival

    Barbados

    Major Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Expected, based on past years Top pick

  18. Desfile Nacional de Carnaval

    Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

    Major Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Dates not announced yet Top pick

  19. Donggang King Boat Festival

    Pingtung County, Taiwan

    Notable Cultural festivals Regular schedule Top pick

  20. DroneArt Show: Harry Potter (touring)

    Toronto, Canada

    Notable Drone showsCultural festivals Dates not announced yet Top pick

  21. ENMAX Zoolights

    Calgary, Canada

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet Top pick

  22. Festival Ánh sáng & Di sản Hội An 2026

    Quảng Nam, Vietnam

    Notable Light festivals and light artLanterns Dates not announced yet Top pick

  23. Festival Cap Go Meh Singkawang

    West Kalimantan, Indonesia

    Major LanternsParades and carnivals Regular schedule Top pick

  24. Festival de Mapping Quito 'Quito, Luz de América'

    Quito, Ecuador

    Notable Projection mapping Dates not announced yet Top pick

  25. Festival of Lights

    Lahore, Pakistan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet Top pick

  26. Field of Light

    Uluru, Australia

    Notable Light festivals and light art Open year-round Top pick

  27. Fo Guang Shan Peace Lantern Festival

    Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Regular schedule Top pick

  28. Garden Rhapsody at Supertree Grove

    Singapore

    Major Light festivals and light art Regular schedule Top pick

  29. Ghent Light Festival

    Ghent, Belgium

    Major Light festivals and light art Regular schedule Top pick

  30. Giant Puppet Project and Parade

    Siem Reap province, Cambodia

    Notable Light festivals and light artParades and carnivals Expected, based on past years Top pick

  31. Grebeg Suro Ponorogo

    East Java, Indonesia

    Notable Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Regular schedule Top pick

  32. Gwangalli M Drone Light Show

    Busan, South Korea

    Notable Drone shows Regular schedule Top pick

  33. Hakodate Winter Festival

    Hakodate, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet Top pick

  34. Hamamatsu Flower Park Flower Illumination

    Shizuoka, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet Top pick

  35. Hanoi Light Symphony (Hòa nhạc Ánh sáng) / Hanoi International Light Festival

    in front of Hanoi Opera House, Vietnam

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates not announced yet Top pick

  36. Harbin Ice and Snow World

    Harbin, China

    Mega Ice and snow Dates not announced yet Top pick

  37. Hoi An Lantern Festival

    Hoi An Ancient Town, Vietnam

    Notable Lanterns Regular schedule Top pick

  38. House of Eternal Return

    Santa Fe, United States

    Notable Immersive venues Open year-round Top pick

  39. immersify KL

    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Notable Immersive venues Open year-round Top pick

  40. International Festival of Lights (Filux)

    Tekax, Mexico

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet Top pick

  41. Jeju Fire Festival

    Jeju, South Korea

    Notable Cultural festivals Regular schedule Top pick

  42. Kandy Esala Perahera

    Kandy, Sri Lanka

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates not announced yet Top pick

  43. Katakai Matsuri Asahara Shrine Autumn Festival

    Niigata, Japan

    Notable Fireworks Expected, based on past years Top pick

  44. Keelung Ghost Festival

    Keelung City, Taiwan

    Notable Lanterns Regular schedule Top pick

  45. L'International des Feux Loto-Québec

    Montréal, Canada

    Major Fireworks Dates not announced yet Top pick

  46. Lake Suwa Ice Candle

    Suwa, Japan

    Notable Ice and snow Expected, based on past years Top pick

  47. Las Fallas

    Valencia, Spain

    Mega Cultural festivals Dates not announced yet Top pick

  48. Le Fanal

    Saint-Louis, Senegal

    Notable Lanterns Regular schedule Top pick

  49. Les Grands Feux Loto-Québec

    Quebec City, Canada

    Notable Fireworks Regular schedule Top pick

  50. Lightscape

    Perth, Australia

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet Top pick

  51. Lightscape

    Melbourne, Australia

    Notable Immersive venues Dates not announced yet Top pick

  52. LUMA Projection Arts Festival

    Binghamton, United States

    Notable Projection mapping Dates not announced yet Top pick

  53. Maha Songkran World Water Festival drone show

    Bangkok, Thailand

    Notable Drone showsCultural festivals Dates not announced yet Top pick

  54. Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival (丙午年中秋綵燈會), Victoria Park

    Hong Kong

    Notable Light festivals and light artLanterns Dates not announced yet Top pick

  55. Nara Tokae Lantern Festival

    Nara, Japan

    Notable Lanterns Dates not announced yet Top pick

  56. Noor Riyadh

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet Top pick

  57. Nubank Arte Lab

    São Paulo, Brazil

    Notable Light festivals and light artImmersive venues Open year-round Top pick

  58. Nuit Blanche

    Paris, France

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet Top pick

  59. Omagari Fireworks Competition

    Akita Prefecture, Japan

    Major Fireworks Regular schedule Top pick

  60. Petra by Night

    Petra, Jordan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Regular schedule Top pick

  61. Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival

    Philadelphia, United States

    Notable Lanterns Dates not announced yet Top pick

  62. Pingtung Lantern Festival

    Pingtung City and Neipu, Taiwan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet Top pick

  63. Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival

    New Taipei, Taiwan

    Major Lanterns Dates not announced yet Top pick

  64. Québec City Brightens Up

    Québec City, Canada

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet Top pick

  65. Réveillon Copacabana

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Mega Fireworks Dates not announced yet Top pick

  66. Royal de Luxe

    Touring, France

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates not announced yet Top pick

  67. Seoul Light Gwanghwamun

    Seoul, South Korea

    Notable Projection mapping Dates not announced yet Top pick

  68. Seoul Light Hangang Bitseom Festival

    Nodeul Island, South Korea

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates not announced yet Top pick

  69. Shanghai International Light Festival

    Shanghai, China

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates not announced yet Top pick

  70. Sinulog Festival

    Cebu City, Philippines

    Mega Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Expected, based on past years Top pick

  71. Sphere

    Las Vegas, United States

    Major Immersive venues Open year-round Top pick

  72. Spotlight – International Light Art Festival

    Bucharest, Romania

    Notable Projection mapping Dates not announced yet Top pick

  73. Surva Festival of Masquerade Games

    Pernik, Bulgaria

    Notable Parades and carnivals Dates not announced yet Top pick

  74. Tabuik festival

    West Sumatra, Indonesia

    Notable Parades and carnivals Regular schedule Top pick

  75. Taipei Lantern Festival

    Taipei, Taiwan

    Major Light festivals and light artLanterns Dates not announced yet Top pick

  76. teamLab Borderless

    Tokyo, Japan

    Mega Immersive venues Open year-round Top pick

  77. teamLab Future World

    Singapore

    Major Immersive venues Dates not announced yet Top pick

  78. teamLab Planets

    Tokyo, Japan

    Mega Immersive venues Open year-round Top pick

  79. TERANG Projection Mapping Competition, George Town Festival

    Penang, Malaysia

    Notable Projection mappingCultural festivals Dates not announced yet Top pick

  80. Vesak

    Island-wide; Colombo and Kandy named as main centres, Sri Lanka

    Major Lanterns Dates not announced yet Top pick

  81. Washington, DC Temple Festival of Lights

    Kensington, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet Top pick

  82. World Fireworks Championship Blackpool

    Blackpool, United Kingdom

    Notable Fireworks Dates not announced yet Top pick

  83. Zsolnay Light Festival

    Pécs, Hungary

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet Top pick

  84. 50 Nights of Lights

    Cleveland, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates confirmed

  85. Abu Simbel Sound and Light Show

    Abu Simbel, Egypt

    Notable Cultural festivals Regular schedule

  86. Año Nuevo en el Mar fireworks

    Valparaíso, Chile

    Major Fireworks Dates not announced yet

  87. AREA15 and Omega Mart

    Las Vegas, United States

    Major Immersive venues Open year-round

  88. Arte Museum Dubai

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Notable Immersive venues Open year-round

  89. ARTECHOUSE

    Miami and others, United States

    Notable Immersive venues Open year-round

  90. Ashikaga Flower Park wisteria illumination

    Ashikaga, Japan

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  91. Atelier des Lumières

    Paris, France

    Major Immersive venues Open year-round

  92. Athens Light Festival

    Athens city centre, Greece

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  93. AURA (Aura Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal)

    Montréal, Canada

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Open year-round

  94. Awakening Song Wat

    Bangkok, Thailand

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates not announced yet

  95. AYA Universe

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Open year-round

  96. Bangkok Flower Festival

    Bangkok, Thailand

    Notable Drone showsProjection mapping Dates not announced yet

  97. Banpo Bridge Rainbow Fountain

    Seoul, South Korea

    Major Light festivals and light art Regular schedule

  98. Banyuwangi Ethno Carnival

    East Java, Indonesia

    Notable Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Dates not announced yet

  99. Bassins de Lumières

    Bordeaux, France

    Major Immersive venues Open year-round

  100. Beijing Chaoyang International Light Festival

    Beijing, China

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  101. Beltane Fire Festival

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Notable Cultural festivals Expected, based on past years

  102. BLINK

    Cincinnati, United States

    Major Light festivals and light art Regular schedule

  103. Bright Brussels

    Brussels, Belgium

    Notable Light festivals and light art Expected, based on past years

  104. Cannes Pyrotechnic Festival

    Cannes, France

    Notable Fireworks Dates not announced yet

  105. Cantoya Fest

    Michoacán, Mexico

    Notable Light festivals and light artCultural festivals Dates not announced yet

  106. Carnaval de Olinda giant puppets

    Olinda, Brazil

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates not announced yet

  107. Carnaval de Santiago (Lechones)

    Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

    Notable Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Regular schedule

  108. Carnival of La Vega

    La Vega, Dominican Republic

    Notable Parades and carnivals Dates not announced yet

  109. Carrières de Lumières

    Les Baux-de-Provence, France

    Major Immersive venues Open year-round

  110. Celebrate Bahrain New Year's Eve fireworks and drone show

    Manama, Bahrain

    Notable Drone shows Dates not announced yet

  111. Cerrado Mapping Festival

    Augusto de Lima, Brazil

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates not announced yet

  112. Chale Wote Street Art Festival

    Accra, Ghana

    Notable Cultural festivals Regular schedule

  113. Chingay Parade

    Singapore

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates not announced yet

  114. Christmas at Biltmore

    Asheville, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  115. Christmas Fantasy with Lights

    Egg Harbor Township, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  116. Circuito Mágico del Agua

    Lima, Peru

    Major Light festivals and light art Regular schedule

  117. City Lights

    Adelaide CBD, Australia

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  118. Colorama light show, Mont-Saint-Michel abbey

    Mont-Saint-Michel, France

    Notable Projection mapping Dates not announced yet

  119. Concurso Internacional de Castillos de Fuegos Artificiales Ciudad de Tarragona

    Tarragona, Spain

    Notable Fireworks Expected, based on past years

  120. Convergence Station

    Denver, United States

    Notable Immersive venues Open year-round

  121. Corridor of Lights

    Niigata, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  122. Cripple Creek Ice Festival

    Cripple Creek, United States

    Notable Ice and snow Dates not announced yet

  123. Da Nang International Fireworks Festival

    Da Nang, Vietnam

    Major Fireworks Dates not announced yet

  124. Dallas Arboretum Holiday at the Arboretum

    Dallas, United States

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates not announced yet

  125. DARK MATTER

    Berlin-Lichtenberg, Germany

    Notable Light festivals and light artImmersive venues Open year-round

  126. Dark Mofo

    Hobart, Australia

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  127. Dataland

    Los Angeles, United States

    Notable Immersive venues Open year-round

  128. Deauville drone light show

    Deauville, France

    Notable Drone shows Dates not announced yet

  129. Debrecen Flower Carnival

    Debrecen, Hungary

    Notable Parades and carnivals Regular schedule

  130. Dieng Culture Festival

    Central Java, Indonesia

    Notable LanternsCultural festivals Dates not announced yet

  131. Digital National Art Museum (DNA Museum)

    Manila, Philippines

    Notable Projection mappingImmersive venues Open year-round

  132. Drone Light Festival

    Wichita, United States

    Notable Drone shows Dates not announced yet

  133. Dubai Garden Glow

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Notable Light festivals and light art Regular schedule

  134. Dublin City Council Dublin Winter Lights

    Dublin city centre, Ireland

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates reported in the news

  135. Ducasse d'Ath giants

    Ath, Belgium

    Notable Parades and carnivals Expected, based on past years

  136. Edfu Temple Sound and Light Show

    Edfu, Egypt

    Notable Cultural festivals Regular schedule

  137. Eiffel Tower sparkle

    Paris, France

    Major Light festivals and light art Regular schedule

  138. Electrical Spectacle Light Show

    Philadelphia, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  139. Enchant Los Angeles

    Arcadia, United States

    Notable Immersive venues Dates not announced yet

  140. Farm Lighting

    Markelo, Netherlands

    Notable Light festivals and light art Regular schedule

  141. Faro International Videomapping Festival

    Faro, Portugal

    Notable Projection mapping Dates not announced yet

  142. Feel all the Feelings @ Phuket: Illuminating Peranakan Festival

    Phuket Old Town, Thailand

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates not announced yet

  143. Feria de las Flores

    Medellín, Colombia

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates not announced yet

  144. Festa da Luz

    Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates not announced yet

  145. Festival Cahaya Lampion Denpasar (Imlek 2026)

    Bali, Indonesia

    Notable Light festivals and light artLanterns Dates not announced yet

  146. Festival de la Luz

    Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates not announced yet

  147. Festival de Luces

    Villa de Leyva, Colombia

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  148. Festival international de feux d'artifice Les Couleurs du Val-d'Oise

    Enghien-les-Bains, France

    Notable Fireworks Dates not announced yet

  149. Festival Lampion Jogja

    Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    Notable Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  150. Festival of Lights

    Keflavík, Iceland

    Notable Light festivals and light art Expected, based on past years

  151. Festival of Lights

    Makati, Philippines

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Regular schedule

  152. Festival of Lights at VanDusen Botanical Garden

    Vancouver, Canada

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  153. Festival Région des Lumières

    Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates not announced yet

  154. Fête Nationale fireworks

    Paris, France

    Major Fireworks Dates not announced yet

  155. Fiesta de La Tirana

    Tarapacá Region, Chile

    Major Cultural festivals Dates not announced yet

  156. Florence Lights Up

    Florence, Italy

    Notable Projection mapping Dates not announced yet

  157. Flower Carpet

    Brussels, Belgium

    Major Cultural festivals Dates not announced yet

  158. Font Màgica de Montjuïc

    Barcelona, Spain

    Major Light festivals and light art Regular schedule

  159. Frameless

    London, United Kingdom

    Notable Immersive venues Open year-round

  160. Fremont Street Experience

    Las Vegas, United States

    Major Light festivals and light art Regular schedule

  161. GDLuz (light festival)

    Jalisco, Mexico

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  162. Giza Pyramids Sound and Light Show

    Giza, Egypt

    Major Light festivals and light art Regular schedule

  163. Global Village Dubai

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Major Drone showsParades and carnivals Dates not announced yet

  164. Global Village Season 31 opening drone show

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Notable Drone showsParades and carnivals Dates not announced yet

  165. GlobalFest (International Fireworks Festival, with Alberta's largest drone show)

    Calgary, Canada

    Notable Fireworks Dates not announced yet

  166. Glow Fest México

    Puebla, Mexico

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates not announced yet

  167. GLOW Holiday Festival

    St. Paul, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  168. Glow Light Show at Coolray Field

    Lawrenceville, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  169. Glow Wild Lantern Festival

    Peoria, United States

    Notable Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  170. Glow Wild! at the Brookfield Zoo

    Brookfield, United States

    Notable Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  171. GloWild at the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium

    Kansas City, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  172. Golden Horse Soaring, Joyful Spring Festival 2026 Drone and Fireworks Show

    sea area in front of Macau Tower, Macau

    Notable Drone showsFireworks Dates not announced yet

  173. Gwangmyeong Cave Light Festival

    Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

    Notable Light festivals and light artDrone shows Dates reported in the news

  174. Gyeongju Hyeongsangang Lotus Lantern Festival

    Gyeongju, South Korea

    Notable Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  175. Hidalgo Festival of Lights

    Hidalgo, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  176. Hoàng cung Huyền ảo

    Huế, Vietnam

    Notable Projection mappingImmersive venues Dates not announced yet

  177. Hokkai-Hodaka Winter Illumination, Azumino

    Nagano, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  178. i Light Marina Bay

    Singapore

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  179. Ice Castles

    others, United States

    Major Ice and snow Dates not announced yet

  180. Ignis Brunensis

    Brno, Czechia

    Notable Fireworks Dates not announced yet

  181. Illuminate Adelaide

    Adelaide, Australia

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  182. Illuminated River

    London, United Kingdom

    Notable Light festivals and light art Open year-round

  183. Illuminated Water Features Kassel

    Kassel, Germany

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates not announced yet

  184. IllumiNights: A Lantern Festival at Zoo Atlanta

    Atlanta, United States

    Notable Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  185. ILLUMINITE

    Toronto, Canada

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  186. IMBA Theatre

    Singapore

    Notable Immersive venues Open year-round

  187. International Chinese New Year Night Parade

    Hong Kong

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates not announced yet

  188. International Fireworks Championship

    Traverse City, United States

    Notable Fireworks Dates not announced yet

  189. Internationaler Feuerwerkswettbewerb Hannover

    Herrenhausen Gardens, Germany

    Notable Fireworks Dates not announced yet

  190. Inti Raymi Otavalo

    Imbabura, Ecuador

    Notable Cultural festivals Regular schedule

  191. Inukko Festival

    Akita, Japan

    Notable Lanterns Expected, based on past years

  192. Jember Fashion Carnaval

    Jember, Indonesia

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates not announced yet

  193. Jeonju Live Your Dreams with Lantern Festival

    Jeonbuk, South Korea

    Notable Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  194. Kaohsiung Lantern Art Festival

    Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Notable Light festivals and light artLanterns Dates not announced yet

  195. Kariyushi Dream Fantasy

    Okinawa Main Island, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  196. Karnak Sound and Light Show

    Luxor, Egypt

    Major Light festivals and light art Regular schedule

  197. Kek Lok Si Temple lantern displays

    Penang, Malaysia

    Notable Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  198. Konosu Fireworks

    Saitama, Japan

    Notable Fireworks Dates not announced yet

  199. La Mercè

    Barcelona, Spain

    Major Cultural festivals Dates not announced yet

  200. Laser light show at Grand Coulee Dam

    Grand Coulee, United States

    Notable Projection mapping Regular schedule

  201. Leipzig Festival of Lights

    Leipzig, Germany

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  202. Lichtfestival Schloss Dyck

    Jüchen, Germany

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates not announced yet

  203. Light and Motion Putrajaya (LAMPU)

    Putrajaya, Malaysia

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates not announced yet

  204. Light Cycles at Bosque de Chapultepec

    Mexico City, Mexico

    Notable Light festivals and light artImmersive venues Dates not announced yet

  205. Light Move Festival

    Łódź, Poland

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  206. Light Promenade Nara

    Nara, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Regular schedule

  207. Light Serenade (Ulm)

    Ulm, Germany

    Notable Light festivals and light art Expected, based on past years

  208. Lightroom

    London, United Kingdom

    Notable Immersive venues Open year-round

  209. Lights by the Lake

    Singapore

    Notable Light festivals and light artLanterns Regular schedule

  210. Lisbon New Year's Eve drone show and fireworks

    Lisbon, Portugal

    Notable Drone shows Dates not announced yet

  211. Little India Deepavali street light-up

    Singapore

    Notable Light festivals and light artLanterns Dates not announced yet

  212. Luci d'Artista

    Salerno, Italy

    Major Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  213. Lumina Night Walks

    Quebec and elsewhere, Canada

    Notable Immersive venues Dates not announced yet

  214. Luminate Light Festival

    Hasselt, Belgium

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  215. LUNAR Festival of Lights

    Sofia, Bulgaria

    Notable Projection mapping Dates not announced yet

  216. Lunar New Year Float Parade 2026

    Macau

    Notable Parades and carnivals Regular schedule

  217. LuzMadrid

    Madrid, Spain

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates not announced yet

  218. Macao International Fireworks Display Contest

    Macau

    Major Fireworks Regular schedule

  219. Macao Light Festival

    Macau

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  220. Macchina di Santa Rosa

    Viterbo, Italy

    Notable Parades and carnivals Dates not announced yet

  221. Magic Fire Festival – Campionato Nazionale di Fuochi d'Artificio

    Lazio, Italy

    Notable Fireworks Dates not announced yet

  222. Mainz leuchtet – Das Late Light Festival

    city centre, Germany

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates not announced yet

  223. MajestuOSOS light festival, Bogotá Botanical Garden

    Bogotá, Colombia

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  224. Malam Merdeka drone show, Bundaran HI (HUT RI)

    Jakarta, Indonesia

    Notable Drone showsProjection mapping Dates not announced yet

  225. MALAM Projection Mapping Competition

    Singapore

    Notable Projection mapping Dates not announced yet

  226. Mandalay Thadingyut 10,000 Oil Lamps Festival

    along 26th Street on the southern side of the Mandalay moat, Myanmar

    Notable Light festivals and light artCultural festivals Dates not announced yet

  227. MAPP_MTL – Festival international de projection mapping

    Montréal, Canada

    Notable Projection mapping Dates not announced yet

  228. Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival

    Matsumoto, Japan

    Notable Ice and snow Dates not announced yet

  229. Matsusaka Lantern Festival

    Mie, Japan

    Notable Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  230. Mega Procesión de las Catrinas

    Mexico City, Mexico

    Major Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Dates not announced yet

  231. Morning Calm Arboretum Five-Colour Starlight Garden Festival

    Gyeonggi, South Korea

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  232. Mummers Parade

    Philadelphia, United States

    Notable Parades and carnivals Dates not announced yet

  233. Muscat Nights 2026

    Muscat, Oman

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates not announced yet

  234. Museo Inmersivo Las Condes (MUI)

    Santiago, Chile

    Notable Immersive venues Open year-round

  235. Nagano Tomyo Festival

    Nagano City, Japan

    Notable Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  236. NAGOYA CASTLE Nighttime Illumination Be GOLD

    Nagoya, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  237. Naora Show, Sogeumsan Grand Valley

    Gangwon, South Korea

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Regular schedule

  238. Night Spectacular at the Tower of David

    Jerusalem, Israel

    Notable Projection mapping Regular schedule

  239. Nuit Blanche

    Toronto, Canada

    Major Light festivals and light art Regular schedule

  240. Nusa Dua Light Festival

    Bali, Indonesia

    Notable Light festivals and light artLanterns Dates not announced yet

  241. Ocean International Lantern Festival

    Hanoi, Vietnam

    Notable Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  242. Oita Tanabata Festival

    Oita, Japan

    Notable Parades and carnivals Dates not announced yet

  243. Outernet London

    London, United Kingdom

    Notable Immersive venues Open year-round

  244. Panagbenga Flower Festival

    Baguio, Philippines

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates not announced yet

  245. Parintins Folklore Festival

    Parintins, Brazil

    Major Parades and carnivals Dates not announced yet

  246. Patti's Festival of Lights

    Grand Rivers, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  247. Philae Temple Sound and Light Show

    Aswan, Egypt

    Notable Cultural festivals Regular schedule

  248. Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

    Pampanga, Philippines

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates not announced yet

  249. Philippine International Pyromusical Competition

    Manila, Philippines

    Notable Fireworks Dates not announced yet

  250. PHOENIX Fire and Light Show

    Jerash, Jordan

    Notable Projection mappingCultural festivals Dates not announced yet

  251. Piedra y Luz

    Salamanca, Spain

    Notable Projection mapping Dates not announced yet

  252. Pocheon Herb Island Light Festival

    Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

    Notable Light festivals and light art Regular schedule

  253. Pohang Nakhwa Night

    Gyeongbuk, South Korea

    Notable Light festivals and light artFireworks Dates not announced yet

  254. Port des Lumières

    Hamburg, Germany

    Notable Immersive venues Open year-round

  255. Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (night glow)

    Putrajaya, Malaysia

    Major Cultural festivals Regular schedule

  256. Qaitbay Citadel Sound and Light Show

    Alexandria, Egypt

    Notable Projection mappingCultural festivals Regular schedule

  257. Qinhuai Lantern Festival

    Nanjing, China

    Major Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  258. Ras Al Khaimah record fireworks

    Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

    Major Fireworks Dates not announced yet

  259. Real Unreal

    Grapevine, United States

    Notable Immersive venues Open year-round

  260. River Hongbao

    Singapore

    Major Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  261. Roden Crater

    Flagstaff, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Open year-round

  262. SArt Urban Arts Festival

    Battambang province, Cambodia

    Notable Parades and carnivalsCultural festivals Regular schedule

  263. Seoul International Fireworks Festival

    Seoul, South Korea

    Major Fireworks Dates not announced yet

  264. Sever's Holiday Lights

    Shakopee, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  265. Sharjah Light Festival

    Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    Major Projection mapping Dates not announced yet

  266. Show Nhạc Nước Núi Bà Đen

    near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Notable Light festivals and light art Regular schedule

  267. SKY BILLBOARD PROJECT

    Osaka, Japan

    Notable Drone shows Open year-round

  268. Solo la luz, Primavera

    Mexico City, Mexico

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  269. Spectra

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    Notable Projection mapping Dates not announced yet

  270. Stone Forest Torch Festival

    Yunnan, China

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates not announced yet

  271. Sumidagawa Fireworks

    Tokyo, Japan

    Major Fireworks Dates not announced yet

  272. Superblue Miami

    Miami, United States

    Notable Immersive venues Open year-round

  273. Sydney Lunar Festival

    Sydney, Australia

    Major Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  274. Taebaeksan Snow Festival

    Gangwon, South Korea

    Notable Ice and snow Dates not announced yet

  275. Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance

    Hong Kong

    Notable Cultural festivals Expected, based on past years

  276. Taierzhuang Ancient Town Lantern Festival

    Zaozhuang, China

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  277. teamLab outdoor night gardens

    Fukuoka and others, Japan

    Notable Immersive venues Dates not announced yet

  278. teamLab Phenomena

    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Notable Immersive venues Open year-round

  279. The Bay Lights

    San Francisco, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Open year-round

  280. The Chinese Lantern Festival

    Belgrade and Novi Sad, Serbia

    Notable Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  281. The Plaza's Holiday Lights at the Country Club Plaza

    Kansas City, United States

    Notable Light festivals and light art Regular schedule

  282. TOKYO LIGHTS

    Tokyo, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates not announced yet

  283. Tonegawa Grand Fireworks Display

    Ibaraki, Japan

    Notable Fireworks Dates not announced yet

  284. Torch descent, National Snow Festival

    Río Negro, Argentina

    Notable Cultural festivals Dates not announced yet

  285. Touring Chinese-style lantern festivals

    UK, US, United Kingdom

    Notable Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  286. Tumbilotohe lamp-lighting night festival

    Gorontalo; tradition across Gorontalo, Indonesia

    Notable Light festivals and light art Regular schedule

  287. Vesak lantern release at Borobudur

    Magelang, Indonesia

    Major Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  288. Videocittà Watercult 2026

    Gazometro Ostiense, Italy

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates not announced yet

  289. Votivkirche Light of Creation

    Vienna, Austria

    Notable Projection mappingImmersive venues Open year-round

  290. Wild Illuminations: A Holiday Lantern Experience

    Pittsburgh, United States

    Notable Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  291. Wild Lights at Louisville Zoo

    Louisville, United States

    Notable Lanterns Dates not announced yet

  292. Winter Dreams light festival, Jerusalem Botanical Garden

    Jerusalem, Israel

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  293. Winter Illumination, Alps Azumino Park

    Azumino, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  294. WINTER LIGHT FANTASY ILLUMINATION

    Fukuoka City, Japan

    Notable Light festivals and light art Dates not announced yet

  295. Winter Lights Across Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    Notable Projection mapping Dates not announced yet

  296. Zaragoza Luce

    Zaragoza, Spain

    Notable Light festivals and light artProjection mapping Dates not announced yet

  297. Zoo Lights

    Los Angeles, United States

    Notable Lanterns Dates not announced yet