World Music & Film Festivals
Month by Month Calendar of International Cultural Events
Events focused on cinema and sound – from rock to jazz – from January to December that are covered on Suite101.
January International Film and Music Festivals
Glasgow, Scotland: Celtic Connections Music Festival
Bangkok, Thailand: Thailand Film Festival
February International Film and Music Festivals
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: FESPACO - Pan African Film & Television festival
Nine Mile, Jamaica: Bob Marley’s Birthday Bash
Glasgow, Scotland: Celtic Connections Music Festival
March International Film and Music Festivals
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: FESPACO - Pan African Film & Television festival
Budapest, Hungary: Budapest Spring Festival
April International Film and Music Festivals
Valledupar, Columbia: Vallenato Music Festival (music)
Budapest, Hungary: Budapest Spring Festival
Kaunas, Lithuania: Kaunas Jazz Festival (music)
Lisbon, Portugal: Indie Lisboa (film)
May International Film and Music Festivals
Vienna, Austria: International Music Festival
Vienna, Austria: Vienna Festival
Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic: Prague Spring Festival (classical music)
Cannes, France: Festival de Cannes (film)
Rome, Italy: Primo Maggio (music)
June International Film and Music Festivals
Vienna, Austria: International Music Festival
Vienna, Austria: Vienna Festival
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Athens, Greece: Hellenic Festival
Athens, Greece: Petra International Festival
Vilnius, Lithuania: Vilnius Festival (arts)
St Petersburg, Russia: White Nights Festival
Aspen, Colorado, USA: Aspen Music Festival (music)
New York City, New York, USA: Tribeca Film Festival (film)
July International Film and Music Festivals
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Roskilde, Denmark: Roskilde Music Festival
Buxton, Derbyshire, England: Buxton Festival
Paris, France: Festival de Cinema en Plein Air (film)
Athens, Greece: Hellenic Festival
Athens, Greece: Petra International Festival
Taormina, Sicily, Italy: Taormina Arte (arts)
Vilnius, Lithuania: St Christopher Summer Festival (arts)
Montreux, Switzerland: Montreux Jazz Festival (music)
Aspen, Colorado, USA: Aspen Music Festival (music)
Louisville, Kentucky, USA: Lebowskifest (film)
August International Film and Music Festivals
Copenhagen, Denmark: Copenhagen International Film Festival
Leeds, Yorkshire, England: Carling Weekend (music)
London, England: Notting Hill Carnival
Pilton, Somerset, England: Glastonbury Festival (music)
Paris, France: Festival de Cinema en Plein Air (film)
Athens, Greece: Nights Under The Full Moon
Athens, Greece: Hellenic Festival
Athens, Greece: Petra International Festival
Taormina, Sicily, Italy: Taormina Arte (arts)
Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh Festivals, including Fringe
Zurich, Switzerland: Zurich Street Parade (music)
Aspen, Colorado, USA: Aspen Music Festival (music)
Aspen, Colorado, USA: Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival
Black Rock City, Nevada, USA: Burning Man
September International Film and Music Festivals
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Toronto International Film Festival
Deauville, Calvados, Normandy, France: Deauville American Film Festival (film)
Athens, Greece: Hellenic Festival
Athens, Greece: Petra International Festival
October International Film and Music Festivals
November International Film and Music Festivals
Leeds, Yorkshire, England: Leeds International Film Festival
December International Film and Music Festivals
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Homebake (music)
