Festivals

WHS within which a culturally significant festival is regularly held.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Festivals':

  • Avignon Festival d'Avignon
  • Baalbek Baalbeck International Festival; link
  • Churches and Convents of Goa Goa Carnival (introduced by the Portuguese)
  • Cuzco Inti Raymi (Sacsahuyaman) - Jun 24
  • Edinburgh Edinburgh Festival: Theatre, Music, Opera, Dance and Visual Arts. Many events take place inside inscribed buildings. Also Military Tattoo in the Castle. (Aug-Sep each year)
  • Elephanta Caves Two-day Elephanta Festival of classical dance and heritage art forms
  • Goiás Procession of the Fogaréu
  • Kandy Esala Perehera
  • Luang Prabang Pii Mai (Laos New Year)
  • Ohrid Region Ohrid Summer Festival
  • Old City of Acre Acre Theatre Festival
  • Olinda Carnival
  • Osun-Osogbo Oshun - end of 2nd quarter of each year
  • Salvador de Bahia Mardi Gras
  • Site of Carthage The International Carthage Festival (music, theater) is held every other year in the Roman theater (July-August).
  • Spissky Hrad & Levoca Levoca - Indian Summer Festival
  • Tlacotalpan Candelaria (Bull running) -30 Jan -9 Feb
  • Valetta Maltese Carnival
  • Venice and its Lagoon Venice Carnival