• Oktoberfest

    Oktoberfest is a 16-18 day festival held annually in late September to early October in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is the world's largest fair. Other cities around the world hold…

  • Mid-Autumn Festival, China

    The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival and Mooncake Festival, is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. Traditionally, the Chinese share cakes (mooncakes) with people they appreciate and love. It is a national holiday in China, Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Learn more HERE.  …

  • Tet Trung Thu, Vietnam

    Tet Trung Thu, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival or Children's Moon Festival, is a significant Vietnamese celebration. It is a time for family gatherings, feasting, and activities such as lantern parades. The festival is especially focused on celebrating children and is characterized by the sharing of mooncakes, traditional performances, and the lighting of lanterns…

  • Dussehra

    Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, is a major Hindu festival celebrated across India and in other parts of South Asia. It symbolizes the victory of good over evil and is…

  • Diwali

    Diwali is a Hindu and Jain festival of lights that celebrates light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. Information & Activities  

  • Shichi-Go-San

    Shichi-Go-San literally means 7-5-3 in Japanese. The festival, held every November 15, is a traditional rite of passage for Japanese boys turning 3 and 5 and girls turning 3 and 7…

  • Elephant Round-Up, Thailand

    The Surin Elephant Round-up is held every year in Thailand during the third weekend of November. Activities include elephants parading through the streets, partaking in the famous “elephant breakfast,” and demonstrations,…

  • Loy Krathong, Thailand

    During Loy Krathong, a traditional Thai festival, people release small decorated floats, known as "krathongs," onto rivers and waterways as a gesture of respect and gratitude to the water spirits,…

  • Monkey Buffet Festival

    The Monkey Buffet Festival is held each year in Lopburi, Thailand, where residents prepare colorful feasts of fruits and vegetables for the city’s macaque monkeys. The festival celebrates the monkeys’…