Festivals & Events

Explore guided itineraries to some of the world’s best and unique festivals. Enjoy celebrations of culture around the world, from India’s Holi Festival to the Naadam Festival in Mongolia, and see incredible visual displays like China’s Harbin Ice Festival or the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. Air show enthusiasts will love the Warbirds Over Wanaka in New Zealand, and musos shouldn’t miss the New Orleans Jazz Fest.

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Popular festivals and special events around the world
Oktoberfest - Prost! Oktoberfest - Prost!
Drink in the atmosphere, and the beer, at Munich’s iconic festival. Enjoy entertainment aplenty and Bavarian specialties along with steins of your favourite brew.
Set against the backdrop of Edinburgh's imposing castle, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo attracts thousands of visitors from around the world to the heart of Edinburgh.
Get a taste of Canada’s Wild West at this iconic event, with chuckwagon races, plenty of rodeo action, and stunning performances to get you yahoo-ing!
Celebrate Diwali in Jaipur Celebrate Diwali in Jaipur
Enjoy India’s Festival of Lights as the locals do. Shop for fireworks, don traditional Indian dress and share in the celebrations with a local family as candles and lanterns are lit across the city.
Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans
Jazz Fest welcomes an eclectic mix of artists with the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, and Pearl Jam having graced its stages over the last 50 years of the event (just to name a few!).

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What our clients are saying about their festival touring experiences
Ireland & Scotland Highlights of Ireland & Scotland , NSW, Australia, Oct 2025
Again Global Journeys and Grace thank you for all travel assistance. Trip was amazing what beautiful countries to explore & through Cosmos a breeze. Loved every minute. Put on your bucket list. Will definitely recommend trip to everyone
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Trip to Ireland and Scotland Highlights of Ireland & Scotland , NSW, Australia, Oct 2025
My tour departed on 24 October. There are 46 in our group (too big for my liking). In Ireland it rained nearly everyday so probably should pick an early departure date. In Scotland the drive was a really scenic drive with trees with yellow leaves on both sides of the roads. It rained less in Scotland. Booking with Hannah is so easy and she is such read more an efficient and professional agent. I will book with her again.

The only downside is I don't like our tour guide Kathryn Dolan because she accused me of taking one token (1 pound) from her for the bus ride(at Giant of the Causeway), which I didn't because I was waiting for her to buy the return tickets for me. For this incident she didn't apologize to me. More than 19 people from our group were on the bus. They must have all heard the conversation. I think I have travelled more than 15 tours with Cosmos. I think this is the last tour with Cosmos. She is the second tour guide that I didn't give her tips to in my more than 15 years of travel time. Her 1 pound mistake made her lose 72 pounds tips from me and I wonder how many of my tour mates will give her tips and I purposely gave the tips to the driver in front of her face, and she didn't give me the after tour feedback form that I normally get. (GJ: Ouch!)
Wonderful tour of UK and Southern Ireland with Globus   Britain & Ireland in Depth , VIC, Australia, Sep 2025
We had a trouble free tour of UK and Southern Ireland in late September into October. Weather was fine with only 2 wet days for whole tour. Our guide Oshan was excellent with fantastic knowledge of places we visited and history of countries we visited, he showed passion and humour which made travelling with him easy and fun. Tour was well planned and read more bus driver added to the journey with his knowledge and driving skills. Hotels were excellent and meals provided a high standard. Nothing was to much trouble for Oshan and Myrion we appreciated how they looked after us. Thank you Globus for a well planned and delivered tour.
Wonderful tour of Britain & Ireland Britain & Ireland in Depth , VIC, Australia, Jul 2025
This tour was booked with Hannah Campbell (Senior Travel Consultant) at Global Journeys around April 2024. The tour at that stage was a 'planned departure', however, Hannah kept monitoring the tour & was very quick to inform us once the tour converted to a 'definite departure'. This allowed us to book our airfares. Hannah also kept us abreast with any read more minor tour changes & provided us with all the documentation for the tour, including all the 'optionals' & their prices, about 5 weeks before the tour commenced. The level of customer service was par excellence & is why we are return travellers to various tours facilitated by Global Journeys. All potential travellers to all parts of the world, please do not hesitate to contact Hannah Campbell at Global Journeys for a well-priced quote incorporating all available discounts, followed by superior customer service.
The Calgary Stampede, Rockies and Alaska Heart of the Canadian Rockies with Calgary Stampede & Alaska Cruise , NSW, Australia, Jul 2025
What an amazing journey from the ease of booking with Rachael to the simply brilliant evening show at the Stampede, the grandeur of the Rockies and the wonder of the Inside Passage. The tour exceeded our expectations, we loved it !!
Great tour covering the British Isles and Ireland Britain & Ireland Discovery , New Zealand, Jun 2025
Went to places I never would have contemplated. Like the Orkney Islands right at the top of Scotland. Stress less travel as you arrived at each hotel and given the key to your room and your bags would be delivered. Had a great 22 days.

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Your guide to festivals & events around the world
Now is your chance to experience all the excitement and entertainment of the internationally renowned Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow combined with the scenic beauty of New
Since its inaugural show in 1950, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has wowed audiences with a compilation of breathtaking performances that showcase military and Scottish
The Sziget Festival in Budapest has skyrocketed to one of the biggest music and cultural events in Europe. Held in August each year it draws attendees from all over the
The Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta is a time-honoured tradition that has filled the skies with a rainbow of hot air balloons since its inception in 1972. What started off as a