July Events and Festivals

July is a great month to travel to cultural events, strange festivals and sporting championships. Here is a calendar of just some of the parties and tournaments.

July Events, Festivals and Sporting Championships

Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia: Alice Springs Beanie Festival

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia: Beer Can Regatta

Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Calgary Stampede

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Caribana

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Bard On The Beach Shakespeare Festival

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Celebration of Light Fireworks Competition

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Bol, Brac Island, Dalmatia, Croatia: Summer Cultural Festival

Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Croatia: Dubrovnik Summer Festival

Split, Dalmatia, Croatia: Split Summer Festival

Trogir, Croatia: Trogir Summer Music Festival

Zagreb, Croatia: Zagreb Summer Festival

Rarotonga, Cook Islands: Te Maeva Nui Festival

Roskilde, Denmark: Roskilde Music Festival

Buxton, Derbyshire, England: Buxton Festival

London, England: Wimbledon Tennis Championships (tennis)

France: Tour De France (cycling)

Nice, Cote d’Azur, France: Les Nuits Musicales

Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France: Rouen Armada

Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France: Fêtes Médiévales de Bayeux

Paris, France: Bastille Day

Paris, France: Festival de Cinema en Plein Air (film)

Sonkajärvi, Finland: World Wife-Carrying Championship (sport)

Munich, Bavaria, Germany: Tollwood Music Festival

Athens, Greece: Hellenic Festival

Athens, Greece: Petra International Festival

Rome, Italy: Estate Romana

Sedilo, Sardinia, Italy: Ardia (horse race)

Siena, Tuscany, Italy: Il Palio (horse-racing)

Taormina, Sicily, Italy: Taormina Arte (arts)

Ustica, Sicily, Italy: International Festival of Underwater Activities (sport)

Vilnius, Lithuania: St Christopher Summer Festival (arts)

Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand International Film Festival

Faro, Algarve, Portugal: Rallye Biker

Balado, Kinross, Scotland: T In The Park (music)

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain: Grec Arts Festival

Nava, Asturias, Spain: Nava Cider Festival

Pamplona, Navarre, Spain: Fiesta de San Fermin/ Running of the Bulls

Pamplona, Navarre, Spain: Running of the Nudes

Montreux, Switzerland: Montreux Jazz Festival (music)

Erdine, Turkey: Erdine Oil-Wrestling Championships

Aspen, Colorado, USA: Aspen Music Festival (music)

Aspen, Colorado, USA: Aspen Ideas Festival

Louisville, Kentucky, USA: Lebowskifest (film)

Telluride, Colorado, USA: Telluride Bluegrass Festival