I love a festival.
As the UK’s longest standing festival blogger, I’ve been to 62 different festivals in 22 different countries.
Have a browse of my experiences for top festival advice, and tips on getting the most from your festival life, from Glastonbury to Tomatina to Coachella.
Scroll down to see the list of all the festivals I’ve been to!
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UK Festivals
Want to read more about the Edinburgh Fringe, the 90s Festival, Wilderness, Neverworld and other top UK Festivals?
European Festivals
Want to read more about the Las Fallas, Cannes, Dour, Primavera, Rock en Seine and other top European Festivals?
North America Festivals
I’ve been to Coachella, the New Orleans Jazz Festival, and a festival in Canada’s Yukon too!
Asia Festivals
I’ve written about festivals in Vietnam, festivals in the Philippines, Indian festivals, and been to a few festivals in Japan too. The Japanese Dosojin Fire Festival and the Sapporo Ice Festival were amazing!
Africa Festivals
From Voorkamer Festival in living rooms in South Africa, to Afrikaburn one day, Africa has some great festivals to explore.
My Festival Calendar
Here are all the festivals I’ve been to, month by month, for all the f.
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January
♥ Sapporo Ice Festival, Japan ♥ Otaru Snow Light Festival, Japan ♥ Dosijin Fire Festival, Japan ♥ Hogmanay, Scotland ♥ Tet, Vietnam
February
Kumbh Mela, India
March
Las Fallas, Spain ♥ SXSW, USA
April
Coachella, USA ♥ New Orleans Jazz Festival, USA ♥ Hogs for the Cause Festival, USA ♥ French Quarter Festival, USA ♥ Seville Feria, Spain
May
Cannes Film Festival, France ♥ Manly Food and Drink Festival, Australia ♥ VIVID Sydney, Australia
June
Parklife Festival, England ♥ Glastonbury, England ♥ Isle of Wight Festival, England ♥ Eroica Britannia, England ♥ Hayling Island Kitesurfing Festival, England ♥ Field Day, England ♥ Primavera, Spain
July
EXIT Festival, Serbia ♥ Latitude, England ♥ British Summer Time Festival, England ♥ Lovebox Festival, England ♥ Henley Festival, England ♥ Bilbao BBK, Spain ♥ Dour Festival, Belgium ♥ Global Gathering, UK ♥ Dawson City Music Festival, Canada ♥ Knysna Oyster Festival, South Africa ♥ Warriorfest, England ♥ Atlas Festival, England
August
Sziget Festival, Hungary ♥ Victorious, England ♥ Wilderness, England ♥ Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland ♥ Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Scotland ♥ The Gin Festival, England ♥ Neverworld, England ♥ MS Dockville, Germany ♥ A Summer’s Tale Festival, Germany ♥ Tomatina, Spain ♥ FloVibe, England ♥ Rock en Seine, France ♥ Reading Festival, England ♥ Leeds Festival, England ♥ Notting Hill Carnival, England ♥ 90s Festival, England
September
Oktoberfest, Germany ♥ Bestival, England ♥ Festival No 6, Wales ♥ Saas Fee Culinary Mile Festival, Switzerland ♥ Bardolino Wine Festival, Italy ♥ Lake of Stars Festival, Malawi ♥ Voorkamer Festival, South Africa ♥ Le Mercé Festival, Barcelona
October
Halloween at Dracula’s Castle, Romania
November
Day of the Dead Festival, Mexico
December
Why I’m a Festival Blogger
Funny story: many, many years ago I started a blog about festivals as my high school computer project. I was 16 and doing my GCSEs.
I set up a geocities blog about festivals and wrote online about my experience at Reading and Leeds Festivals.
It was something like geocities.com/vixakillah.
Unfortunately Geocities got rid of all the blogs. Makes me sad that I’ll never get to access that festival blog. Who woulda thought I would end up being a festival blogger for a career?
Definitely not my computer teacher, that’s for sure!
Since then I’ve travelled the world as a festival blogger, revelling in all the festival experiences I’ve had. I love festivals, and I hope to inspire you to do the same!
Katnl
Tuesday 7th of September 2021
Do we have a best festivals for October! I look forward to it!
Vishal Gavit
Monday 30th of September 2019
Knowing about new festivals is really great feeling thank you so much for this article.
VickyFlipFlop
Wednesday 16th of October 2019
Ah no worries. I love writing about them!
Adrian Bold
Wednesday 17th of July 2019
Reading Festival is my favourite.
Ang Pickering
Wednesday 17th of July 2019
Would absolutely love to go to Glastonbury, it is definitely top of my list - although would go to any! Your list has inspired me!
Cara-Jane Hunter
Wednesday 17th of July 2019
Coachella looks epic and is so on my list!