Festivals in Asia

Asian Festivals

Ati-Atihan Festival (Filipino Mardi Gras)

Kalibo, Philippines. Month of January

Thaipusan Spectacular

Singapore. 18th January

Bikaner Camel Festival

Bikaner, India. 17th to 18th January

Chinese New Year

China. 22nd January

Goa Carnival

Goa, India. 9th to 12th February

Perfume Pagoda Festival

Huong Son Village, Vietnam. 1st February to 30th April

Wat Bang Phra Tattoo Festival

Nakorn Chaisri, Thailand. 18th March

Losar (Tibetan New Year)

Tibet. 11th to 13th March

Chilli Festival

Singapore. 12th to 14th April

Araquio Festival

Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Month of May

Borneo International Folk Festival

Sabah, Borneo. 1st to 10th July

Hemis Festival

Hemis Gompa buddhist temple, Ladakh, India. 9th to 10th July

Naadam Festival

Ulan Baatar, Mongolia. 11th to 13th July

Full Moon Party

Koh Pha-ngan, Thailand. 13 July (held every month on the full moon)

Nachi Fire Festival

Nachi waterfall, Kumano, Japan. 14th July

Nakchu Horse Racing Festival

Nakchu, Tibet. 25th July

Nebuta Matsuri Demon Festival

Aomori, Japan. 2nd to 7th August

Tsukuba-san Gama Matsuri Toad Festival

Mount Tsukuba, Japan. 3rd August

Festival of the Hungry Ghosts

China. 14th August

WOMAD Music and Dance Festival

Singapore. 29th August to 1st September

Ganesh Chaturthi Festival

Mumbai (Bombay), India. 31st August to 9th September

Xi’an Ancient Culture Festival

Xi’an, China. 10th September

King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament

Hua Hin, Thailand. 16th to 21st September

Phuket Vegetarian Festival

Phuket, Thailand. 25th September to 4th October

Tihar Festival of Lights

Nepal. 12th to 17th November (said to be one of the most magical ceremonies you’ll ever witness)

Eid-ul-Fitr (end of Ramadan)

Dhaka, Bangladesh. 25th November

Konark Dance Festival

Konark Sun Temple, India. 1st to 5th December