Festivals in April 2027

9 festivals worth traveling for this April, soonest first. Multi-week festivals show up in every month they run.

Apr 13–15, 2027

Songkran

Thai New Year turns an entire country into the world's biggest water fight

Chiang Mai, Thailand$$$$

Apr 17–18, 2027

Thrissur Pooram

Caparisoned elephants, duelling parasols and a dawn of fireworks in Kerala

Thrissur, India$$$$

Apr 26–27, 2027

King's Day

The Netherlands turns orange for a nationwide street market and canal party

Amsterdam, Netherlands$$$$

Mar 20 – Apr 5, 2027est.

Hanami (Cherry Blossom Season)

Picnics under pink clouds as Japan follows the cherry blossom front north

Tokyo, Japan$$$$

Apr 3 – Jun 26, 2027est.

Naghol (Land Diving)

Men leap from wooden towers with vines tied to their ankles on Vanuatu's Pentecost Island

Pentecost Island, Vanuatu$$$$

Apr 9–18, 2027est.

Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage

Nine days on foot behind the sea goddess's palanquin across central Taiwan

Taichung, Taiwan$$$$

Apr 12–18, 2027est.

Feria de Abril

A week of sevillanas, flamenco dresses and horse carriages in Seville's fairground

Seville, Spain$$$$

Apr 14–15, 2027est.

Takayama Festival

Gilded festival floats and mechanical puppets in a mountain town of old merchant houses

Takayama, Japan$$$$

Apr 30 – May 2, 2027est.

Orthodox Easter in Corfu

Philharmonic bands, candlelit processions and clay pots smashed from Venetian balconies

Corfu Town, Greece$$$$