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Festivals observances

Festival-style observances and recurring cultural celebrations with event or tradition framing.

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Festival records may depend on a religious, lunar, regional or organizer calendar rather than a reusable Gregorian date. The authority engine therefore preserves each event’s date portability instead of forcing all festivals into fixed annual dates.

Country and community context are especially important: the same festival name can have different local practices or official status.

Scope note: This facet does not imply a statutory holiday and does not override target-year refresh rules for movable festivals.
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Abergavenny Food Festival

19–20 September 2026 · Abergavenny, Wales / 2026 festival edition

The official Abergavenny Food Festival site lists the 2026 festival for 19 and 20 September and identifies it as the event’s 28th year.

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Bacolod MassKara Festival

1–18 October 2026; principal highlights 9–18 October · Bacolod City, Philippines / city festival

Bacolod City Government announced the 2026 MassKara Festival for 1–18 October, with major highlights concentrated in the later part of the programme.

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Battle of the Oranges — Historic Carnival of Ivrea

15–17 February 2026; battle runs Sunday through Shrove Tuesday · Ivrea, Piedmont, Italy / Historic Carnival cultural event

The official Historic Carnival of Ivrea describes the Battle of the Oranges as taking place over three days, from Sunday through Shrove Tuesday. The 2026 carnival calendar places that battl…

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Fête de la musique

21 June; 21 June 2026 · France Ministry of Culture / international cultural event

France’s Ministry of Culture identifies the Fête de la musique on 21 June, says it was launched by the ministry in 1982, and describes it as celebrated in France and around the world.

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Watermelon Seed Spitting Week

Last Thursday through Sunday in June · United States / informal calendar label tied to the Luling Watermelon Thump festival schedule

National Today defines Watermelon Seed Spitting Week as the last Thursday through Sunday in June. The official Luling Watermelon Thump history independently confirms that the underlying fou…