List of festivals in Asia

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The following is an incomplete list of festivals in Asia, with links to separate lists by country and region where applicable. This list includes festivals of diverse types, including regional festivals, commerce festivals, film festivals, folk festivals, carnivals, recurring festivals on holidays, and music festivals.[1] Music festivals are annotated "(music)" for countries where there is not a dedicated music section.

This list has overlap with List of film festivals in Asia.

Sovereign states[]

Afghanistan[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Afghanistan

Armenia[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Armenia

Azerbaijan[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Azerbaijan

Music festivals in Azerbaijan[]

See also: Category:Music festivals in Azerbaijan

Bahrain[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Bahrain

Bangladesh[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Bangladesh

Bhutan[]

Left: Dance of the Black Hats with Drums. Right: Paro Tsechu festival of dances
See also: Category:Festivals in Bhutan

Brunei[]

See also: Category:Entertainment events in Brunei

Cambodia[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Cambodia

China[]

See also: List of festivals in China
  • Chinese New Year
  • Chinese Lantern Festival
  • Dragon Boat Festival or Duanwu Festival
  • Mid-Autumn Festival

Cyprus[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Cyprus

East Timor (Timor-Leste)[]

See also: Category:Festivals in East Timor
  • Public holidays in East Timor

Georgia[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Georgia (country)

India[]

See also: Category:Festivals in India
Lists by region
Main page: Category:Festivals in India by state or union territory
    • List of fairs and festivals in Punjab
  • List of festivals of West Bengal

Indonesia[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Indonesia

Iran[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Iran

Iraq[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Iraq

Israel[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Israel

Music festivals in Israel

Main page: Category:Music festivals in Israel
  • List of music festivals in Israel

Film festivals in Israel

Main page: Category:Film festivals in Israel

Japan[]

Main page: Category:Festivals in Japan

Jordan[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Jordan

Kazakhstan[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Kazakhstan

North Korea[]

See also: Category:Festivals in North Korea
  • Festivals of Korea (traditional festivals and holidays)
  • Modern Korean festivals (by region)
    • 13th World Festival of Youth and Students
    • Arirang Festival

South Korea[]

See also: Category:Festivals in South Korea

Kuwait[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan[]

Laos[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Laos

Lebanon[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Lebanon

Malaysia[]

Kaamatan celebrations in Penampang, Sabah, Malaysia on 2014.
See also: Category:Festivals in Malaysia
  • List of festivals in Malaysia

Maldives[]

Mongolia[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Mongolia

Myanmar[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Myanmar

Nepal[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Nepal
  • List of festivals in Nepal

Oman[]

Pakistan[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Pakistan

Philippines[]

See also: Category:Festivals in the Philippines
  • List of festivals in the Philippines

Qatar[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Qatar

Russia[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Russia

Saudi Arabia[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Saudi Arabia

Singapore[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Singapore
  • List of festivals in Singapore

Sri Lanka[]

Traditional festival in Sri Lanka
See also: Category:Festivals in Sri Lanka

Syria[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Syria

Tajikistan[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Tajikistan

Thailand[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Thailand

Film festivals in Thailand

See also: Category:Film festivals in Thailand

Music festivals in Thailand

See also: Category:Music festivals in Thailand

Turkey[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Turkey

Turkmenistan[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates[]

See also: Category:Festivals in the United Arab Emirates

Film festivals in the United Arab Emirates

See also: Category:Film festivals in the United Arab Emirates

Music festivals in the United Arab Emirates

See also: Category:Music festivals in the United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Uzbekistan

Vietnam[]

Main article: List of traditional festivals in Vietnam
See also: Category:Festivals in Vietnam

Yemen[]

States with limited recognition[]

Abkhazia[]

Nagorno-Karabakh[]

  • Culture of Nagorno-Karabakh

Northern Cyprus[]

See also:

Palestine[]

Main page: Category:Festivals in the State of Palestine

South Ossetia[]

  • Culture of South Ossetia

Taiwan[]

Main article: List of festivals in Taiwan
See also: Category:Festivals in Taiwan

Film festivals in Taiwan

Main article: List of film festivals in Taiwan
See also: Category:Film festivals in Taiwan

Music festivals in Taiwan

Main article: List of music festivals in Taiwan
See also: Category:Music festivals in Taiwan

Tibet[]

See also: Category:Tibetan festivals

Dependencies and other territories[]

British Indian Ocean Territory[]

Christmas Island[]

  • Public holidays in Christmas Island

Cocos (Keeling) Islands[]

  • Culture of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Hong Kong[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Hong Kong

Music festivals in Hong Kong

See also: Category:Music festivals in Hong Kong

Macau[]

See also: Category:Festivals in Macau

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110819005345/http://jinju.grandculture.net/gc/contents/contents.jsp?tid=40000871. Archived from the original on August 19, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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