Festivals in July

19 of the world's notable festivals fall in July, spanning Europe, Asia, North America and Oceania. Biggest draws include Running of the Bulls (San Fermín), Tomorrowland, Gion Matsuri.

Running of the Bulls (San Fermín)
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Running of the Bulls (San Fermín)
6–14 July · Pamplona
Daily bull runs through Pamplona during the San Fermín festival.
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Tomorrowland
Late Jul · Boom
One of the world's biggest electronic dance music festivals.
Gion Matsuri
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Gion Matsuri
July · Kyoto
Kyoto's 1,000-year-old summer festival with grand float processions.
Naadam Festival
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Naadam Festival
11–13 July · Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia's national games of wrestling, archery and horse racing.
Boryeong Mud Festival
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Boryeong Mud Festival
July · Boryeong
Korea's playful mud-wrestling beach festival.
Fuji Rock Festival
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Fuji Rock Festival
Late July · Naeba
Japan's biggest outdoor music festival in the mountains.
Tenjin Matsuri
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Tenjin Matsuri
24-25 July · Osaka
Osaka's grand river festival with boat processions and fireworks.
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Calgary Stampede
July (10 days) · Calgary
'The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth' — rodeo and chuckwagon races.
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Comic-Con International
July · San Diego
The world's biggest pop-culture and comics convention.
Bastille Day
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Bastille Day
14 July · Paris
France's national day with a military parade and fireworks.
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Il Palio di Siena
2 July & 16 August · Siena
Medieval bareback horse race around Siena's Piazza del Campo.
Salzburg Festival
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Salzburg Festival
Jul–Aug · Salzburg
Prestigious opera, drama and classical music festival.
Exit Festival
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Exit Festival
July · Novi Sad
Award-winning music festival in the Petrovaradin Fortress.
Jerash Festival
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Jerash Festival
Jul–Aug · Jerash
Culture and arts among the Roman ruins of Jerash.
Guelaguetza
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Guelaguetza
Two Mondays in July · Oaxaca
Oaxaca's festival of indigenous dance and costume.
Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival
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Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival
Asanha Bucha and Khao Phansa (July, sometimes early August) · Ubon Ratchathani
Ubon Ratchathani parades giant carved wax candles through town to mark the start of Buddhist Lent.
Makepung
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Makepung
Race season July to November · Bali
West Bali's buffalo chariot races, with decorated pairs of water buffalo pulling small carts around rice-field circuits in Jembrana.
Reggae Sumfest
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Reggae Sumfest
July · Montego Bay
Jamaica's biggest reggae and dancehall festival.
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Heiva i Tahiti
July · Papeete
Tahiti's celebration of Polynesian dance, sport and song.