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Welcome to our European Festivals 2012 Calendar select a month below or scroll on pal. We have all the best events in Europe this year from Oktoberfest to San Fermin to Monegro. You can find all the best parties below.
We also have a breakdown for:
- Festivals in Ireland
- Festivals in the UK
- Festivals in Italy
- Festivals in Spain
Please select a month or scroll on to see the festivals in Europe this year.
January | February | March | April
May | June | July | August
September | October | November | December
January Festivals 2012
January 1st - 7thHogmanay Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland
January 15th - 21st
St Anthony Day in Spain
National Winter Ales Festival in Manchester England
La Tomborrada in San Sebastian, Spain
Camel Wrestling in Selculk, Turkey
January 22nd - 31st
Masquerade in Pernik, Bulgaria
Up Helly AA on the Shetland Islands off Scotland
Art Fools Video festival in Greece
Patras Carnival in Greece
Viareggio Carnival in Tuscany, Italy
February Festivals 2012
February 1st - 7thVenice Carnival in Italy
Viareggio Carnival in Tuscany, Italy
Patras Carnival in Greece
February 8th - 14th
Venice Carnival in Italy
Viareggio Carnival in Tuscany, Italy
Valentines Day Festival in Umbria, Italy
Patras Carnival in Greece
February 15th - 21st
Maslenitsa in Russia
Venice Carnival in Italy
Viareggio Carnival in Tuscany, Italy
Patras Carnival in Greece
Rijeka Carnival in Croatia
Carnival of Dunkirk in France
Viana do Bolo in Ourense, Galicia
Ivrea Orange Throwing Carnival in Turin Italy
February 22nd - 29th
Venice Carnival in Italy
Father Ted Festival in Ireland
Patras Carnival in Greece
March Festivals 2012
March 1st - 8th
Starkbierzeit (Strong Beer Festival) in Munich, Germany
Festival de Jerez in Spain
March 9th - 16th
Starkbierzeit (Strong Beer Festival) in Munich, Germany
Cortoons Festival in Rome, Italy
St Urho Day in Finland
Las Fallas in Valencia, Spain
March 17th - 24th
Starkbierzeit (Strong Beer Festival) in Munich, Germany
Las Fallas in Valencia, Spain
Cortoons Festival in Rome, Italy
St Patricks Day in Ireland & around the world
April Festivals 2012
April 1st - 8th Cagliari Traditional Irish Festival in Sardinia- Italy (dates TBC)
Tullamore Easter Festival in Offaly
Semana Santa in Spain
Scoppio Del Carro in Florence, Italy
Patum Corpus Christi in Berga Spain
April 17th - 23rd
Moringhem Scarecrow Festival in France
April 24th - 30th
Vappu Student Festival in Finland
Louisburgh traditional Festival in Mayo, Ireland
Queens Day in Holland
Seville April Fair in Spain
Europafest in Bucharest Romania
May Festivals 2012
May 1st - 8thThe Italian Snake Festival
EuropaFest in Bucharest, Romania
Fleadh na gCuach in Galway, Ireland
The Camden Crawl in London, UKLouisburgh traditional Festival in Mayo, Ireland
Caravaca Festival in Spain
May 9th - 16th
EuropaFest in Bucharest, Romania
Jerez Horse Fair in Spain
Gubbio Candle Race in Italy
May 17th - 23rd
EuropaFest in Bucharest, Romania
Cannes film Festival in France
Prague Beer Festival
Romeria Del Rocio in Almonte Spain
May 24th - 31st
Cannes film Festival in France
Prague Beer Festival
Copenhagen Carnival in Denmark
Berlin Carneval in Germany
Cheese Rolling in Gloucester, UK Exact dates TBC
June Festivals 2012
June 1st - 8th Sunrise Festival in England
Lajkonik Festival in Poland
Rock AM Nurburgring in Germany
Spring Break in Croatia
Distortion festival in Denmark
Rock IM Nurnberg
Cat Laughs Comedy Festival in Kilkenny Ireland
Baby Jumping Festival in Spain
June 9th - 16th
NPLD Irelands answer to Burning Man in Sligo
Quebec Beer Festival in Canada
The Naked Bicycle ride in Brighton
St Anthony Day in Portugal
Nova Rock Music Festival in AustriaRockness Music Festival in Scotland
Hellfest Open Air Metal in France
Sonar Festival in Barcelona Spain
St Ranieri Regatta in Pisa, Italy
Romani Art Festival in Romania
Lovebox in London, England
Glade Music Festival in England
June 17th - 23rd Ameno Blues Festival in Italy
NPLD Irelands answer to Burning Man in Sligo
Isle of Wight Music Festival
St Ranieri Regatta in Pisa, Italy
Glade Music Festival in England
Hellfest Open Air Metal in France
Paris Music Festival in France
Amsterdam Roots Music Festival in Holland
Graspop Music Festival in Belgium
Medieval Festival in Tuscany, Italy
Verona Opera Festival in Italy
June 24th - 30th The Big Wine Fight in haro, Spain
Lanjaron Water Festival in Spain
Tomorrow Land in Belgium
Isle of Wight Music Festival
Calcio Storico in Italy (unconfirmed)
Gods of Metal Festival in Italy
Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland
Battle of the Bridge in Pisa, Italy
Fusion Festival in Germany
Verona Opera Festival in Italy
July Festivals 2012
July 1st - 8th
San Fermin The Bull running Festival in Spain
The Henley Royal Regatta in England
Fusion Festival in Germany
Brian Boru Festival in Ireland
Magaluf Takeover in Ibiza
Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland
Eurockeenes Music Festival in France
Verona Opera Festival in Italy
Palio di Siena in Tuscany, Italy
Love Family Park Music Festival in Germany
Lake Parade Geneva in Switzerland (dates unconfirmed)
Rock Werchter Music Festival in BelgiumSantisima Sangre Running the Bulls into the sea festival in Spain
Going Nowhere Festival in Spain
Running of the nudes at the opening day of San Fermin Pamplona, Spain
T in the Park Music Festival in Scotland
Lumonisity Beach Festival in Holland
July 9th - 15th
San Fermin The Bull running Festival in Spain
Santisima Sangre Running the Bulls into the sea festival in Spain
Melt Festival in Germany
Verona Opera Festival in Italy
Montreux Jazz Festival in SwitzerlandEurockeenes Music Festival in France
Magaluf Takeover in Ibiza
The Henley Royal Regatta in England
Exit Festival in Serbia
Opener Festival in Poland
Roskilde Festival in Denmark
Llangollen Music Festival in Wales
Bastille Day in France
Latitude Music Festival in England
Benicassim Music Festival in Valencia, Spain
Electric Elephant Festival in Croatia
July 16th - 23rd
Beat Patrol in Austria
Redeemer Festival in Venice, Italy
Nava Cider Festival in Austurias, Spain
Beat Carnival in Belfast, IrelandThe Seafood Festival on Achill Island, Ireland
Noantri Festival in Rome, Italy
World Bodypainting Festival in Austria
Verona Opera Festival in Italy
Monegros Desert Festival in Spain (dates unconfirmed)
Soundwave Festival on boats & beaches in Croatia
The Wickerman Festival in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
The Secret Garden Party in London
Noantri Festival in Rome, Italy
Bedfordshire Medieval Festival in England (unconfirmed)
Mud Festival in Brunsbuttel, Germany (dates unconfirmed)
Liberty Parade on a beach in Romania
July 24th - 31st Beat Carnival in Belfast, Ireland
Sea Sessions in Bundoran, Ireland
Tomorrowland Dance Music Festival in Belgium
Wasserschlacht water & rotten egg fight in Berlin, Germany
Medieval Festival in San Marino (we know - it's not Italy but it's close!)
Verona Opera Festival in Italy
The Near Death Festival in Galicia, Spain
Norberg Dance Festival in Sweden
Eisenwahn Metal Festival in Germany
Hamburger Dom Beer Festival in Germany
Kulmbacher Beer Festival in Germany
Flamenco Festival in Gaucin, Spain
Mud Festival in Brunsbuttel, Germany (dates unconfirmed)
Astropolis Electro-Music Festival in France
August Festivals 2012
August 1st - 8thNature One Electro Music Festival in Germany
Forest Festival in Belgium
Pride week in Brighton & Hove in England
Feile an Doilin in Galway, IrelandKeadue Harp Festival in Roscommon, Ireland
Verona Opera Festival in Italy
Wacken Open Air Metal Festival in Germany
Kulmbacher Beer Festival in Germany
Berlin Beer Festival in Germany
Hamburger Dom Beer Festival in Germany
Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland
Beard & Moustache Competition in Puglia, Italy
Sziget Festival on a river in Budapest, Hungary
Woodstock Festival in Poland
LT Fest in the Czech Republic
August 9th - 16th
Palio di Siena in Tuscany, Italy
Test Festival on the beach in Castellon (dates unconfirmed)
Sziget Festival on a river in Budapest, HungaryBloodstock Heavy Metal Festival in Derbyshire, UK
Pride week in Brighton & Hove in England
Hamburger Dom Beer Festival in Germany
Verona Opera Festival in Italy
Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland
Sanlucar Horse races on the beach in Cadiz, Spain
Zurich Street Parade in Switzerland
Pourcailhade Pig Festival in France
Cruinniu na mBad in Galway, Ireland
Puck Fair Goat Worshipping Festival in Kerry, Ireland
Loveland Dance Festival in HollandRototom Sunsplash Reggae Festival in Benicassim, Spain
Pukkelpop Music Festival in Belgium
Semana Grande in Aste Nagusia, Spain (dates unconfirmed)
August 17th - 23rd
Pukkelpop Music Festival in Belgium
V Festival in England
Semana Grande in Aste Nagusia, Spain (dates unconfirmed)
Verona Opera Festival in Italy
Hamburger Dom Beer Festival in Germany
Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland
Ireland's Fleadh Cheoil
Rose of Tralee Festival in Kerry, IrelandRototom Sunsplash Reggae Festival in Benicassim, Spain
Air Guitar Championship in Finland
Bagpipe Festival in Dudacky Czech Republic
August 24th - 31st
Verona Opera Festival in Italy
Fresh Vibes Festival in Germany
Hamburger Dom Beer Festival in Germany
Get Loaded in the Park in London - exact dates TBC
Evolution Music Festival in Newscastl, England
The Annual Highland Games in Scotland
Barthelmarkt Beer Festival in Germany
Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland
Sanlucar Horse races on the beach in Cadiz, Spain
Bluegrass Festival in Dunmore East, Ireland
Sandkerwa Beer Festival in Germany
Creamfields Dance Festival in England
Notting Hill Carnival in London, England
Leeds Music Festival in EnglandWorld Bog Snorkeling Championships in Wales
Reading Music Festival in England
Victorian Festival in Llandrindod, Wales
South West Four Festival in England
La Raima Grape throwing festival in Spain (dates unconfirmed)
Glenbeigh Horse Races in Kerry, Ireland (dates unconfirmed)
Matchmaking Festival in Clare, Ireland (this is Europe's biggest single event!)
Bagpipe Festival in Dudacky Czech Republic
La Tomatina The tomato throwing festival in Valencia, Spain
Electric Picnic Boutique Festival in Ireland
September Festivals 2012
September 1st - 8th Evolution Music Festival in Newscastle, England
Jersey Live Festival in the UK
Electric Picnic Boutique Festival in Ireland
Regatta Storico Boat race in Venice Italy
Medieval Festival in Tuscany, Italy
La Raima Grape throwing festival in Spain (dates unconfirmed)Glenbeigh Horse Races in Kerry, Ireland (dates unconfirmed)
Reading Pride Festival in England
Matchmaking Festival in Clare, Ireland (this is Europe's biggest single event!)
Bestival Festival on the Isle of Wight
September 9th - 15th
Matchmaking Festival in Clare, Ireland (this is Europe's biggest single event!)
The Horn Dance in England
Greve Wine Festival in Italy
September 16th - 22nd Oktoberfest Beer Festival in Germany
Closing Parties in Ibiza
Matchmaking Festival in Clare, Ireland (this is Europe's biggest single event!)
White Night in Rome, Italy (date unconfirmed)
Canstatter Volkfest Beer Festival in Germany
Paris Techno Parade in France dates unconfirmed
The Gorilla Run for charity in London England
Festes Merce in Barcelona, Spain
September 23rd - 30th Oktoberfest Beer Festival in Germany
Festes Merce in Barcelona, Spain
The Grape Throwing Festival on the island of Mallorca
Matchmaking Festival in Clare, Ireland (this is Europe's biggest single event!)
Canstatter Volkfest Beer Festival in Germany
Closing Parties in Ibiza
Galway Oyster Festival
October Festivals 2012
October 1st - 15th Matchmaking Festival in Clare, Ireland (this is Europe's biggest single event!)
Oktoberfest Beer Festival in Germany
World of Microtonal Innovations in Russia
October 16th - 23rd
Dark Season Blues Festival in Norway (dates unconfirmed)
October 24th - 31st
Guinness Jazz Festival in Cork, Ireland
November Festivals 2012
November 1st - 7th
Les Nuites de Jazz Jazz Festival in France (dates unconfirmed)Guy Fawkes Day in the UK
Tar Barrel Carrying Festival in Devon, England
Festival of the Horns / Festa Del Cornuto in Italy (dates unconfirmed)
Hamburger Dom Festival in Germany
November 8th - 16th
Swans & Ladder Festival in Italy
Hamburger Dom Festival in Germany
Ennis Traditional Music Festival in Ireland
November 17th - 24th
Hamburger Dom Festival in Germany
November 25th - 30th
Hamburger Dom Festival in Germany
The Santa Run in Wales
December Festivals 2012
December 17th - 25thFete de la Dinde in France
December 26th - 31st
Hogmanay New Years Eve Festival in Edinburgh
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Festivals coming up
February 15th - 21st
Venice Carnival in Italy
Spring Break in the USA & wherever the Sun is at!
Ivrea Orange Throwing Carnival in Turin Italy
Viareggio Carnival in Tuscany, Italy
Carnival time in Brasil
Viareggio Carnival in Tuscany, Italy
Carnival of Dunkirk in France
Arts in the Plaza in St Maarten
Phujllay Festival in Bolivia
Rijeka Carnival in Croatia
Patras Carnival in GreeceOruro carnival in Bolivia
Singapore Fringe Festival
Naked Festival in Japan
Mardi Gras in Sydney Australia
Viana do Bolo in Ourense, Galicia
Tropfest Film Festival Finals in Australia
Mardi Gras in New Orleans, USA
Maslenitsa in Russia
February 22nd - 29th
Mardi Gras in New Orleans, USA
Singapore Fringe Festival
Father Ted Festival in Ireland
Arts in the Plaza in St Maarten
Spring Break in the USA & wherever the Sun is at!One Love Nutrifest in Miami, USA
Dunkirk carnival in France
Mardi Gras in Sydney Australia
Patras Carnival in Greece
Soundwave Music Festival in Sydney & Melbourne, Australia
Slo Comedy Festival in California, USA
St Pauls Winter Carnival in Minnesota
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