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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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Discover Popular festivals and special events around the world

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.

Edinburgh Military Tattoo

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.

Calgary Stampede

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

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 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!).

Recent Reviews What our clients are saying about their festival touring experiences

Hassle free, everything's been taken care of for me! Kim, Auckland, New Zealand, Apr 2024

Will always travel with Trafalgar, one of the main reasons would be having a local as the tour director. I learn so much more. Ako san was an excellent guide. Very informative, patient, gentle and a genuinely super nice person. First time I used Global Journeys. Hannah Perry is so efficient and easy to work with, see you soon, Hannah! Arigato

Winter Wonderland in Alaska Geoff & Merrilyn, NSW, Australia, Feb 2024

What a wonderful tour our Globus' Iditarod with Fairbanks extension was. Highlights were seeing the Northern Lights on the first night of the tour - an amazing sight to behold; holding on for dear life on a dog sled ride and catching the snow train from Fairbanks to Talkeetna. The clearest views of Denali I have ever seen. Finally we got to see the ...read more

Full Moon Thailand Island Hopper Manon Evans, WA, Australia, Oct 2023

The 16 day Full Moon Island Hopper tour has been such an amazing experience filled with amazing people, places and experiences I?ll cherish forever. Our tour guides, Biggy and Smile, added so much more to the experience by always making sure we were all safe while also having the best time. They really went the extra mile, thank you so much!

Amazing tour from Calgary to Vancouver Konnie, NSW, Australia, Jul 2023

Booking with Global Journeys was hassle free and Cosmos made it easy to enjoy to great holiday with many highlights which included ticking off bucket list items such as the Calgary stampede, Banff & the Rocky Mountains. We would definitely recommend this tour to those looking for a great trip of the west coast of Canada.

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20 September, 2019
Flight of the Imagination - Warbirds Over Wanaka
Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow is an enthralling festival of flight that you can experience on a choice of four unique touring options with Grand Pacific. Why not combine the romance of aviation as brought to life by famous Warbirds, joining forces with classic aircraft and modern jets, to...

30 May, 2019
Add The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo to Your Scotland Bucket List
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 tradition as well as international acts in an annual extravaganza. Bagpipes echo off the walls of Edinburgh Castle and...

18 October, 2018
5 Reasons to go to Sziget Festival
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 world, with a record 565,000 visitors coming together in 2018. Since its inception in 1993, Sziget really has become a...

18 October, 2018
Take a Trip to the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
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 collection of 13 balloons firing up from a parking lot has transformed into a huge annual event in early October, drawing...