Here Comes the Sun! 14 Worldwide Solstice Celebrations
The longest day of the year is a significant seasonal and cultural waypoint.
Festivals
Inside Japan’s 2018 Kanamara Matsuri Festival
On the surface, Japan’s Kanamara Matsuri may seem ridiculous, but back in the 1970s, this Shinto celebration began as a serious religious event.
10 Quirky Photos of Japan’s Insane Cosplay Festival
Halloween eat your heart out! The crazy costumes at Osaka’s Nippombashi Street Festa—Osaka’s biggest cosplay event—are seriously out of this world.
10 French Créole Culinary Traditions to Try in Guadeloupe
If you’re planning to spend a holiday on Guadeloupe, be prepared to pair your meals with dancing, colorful costumes, and music.
Video Exclusive: Iceland Airwaves Music Festival 2017
This November, Fodor’s traveled north to Reykjavik to capture the soul and sounds of Iceland Airwaves, the country’s preeminent musical event.
12 Weird New Year’s Eve Traditions Around the World
Eating grapes, wearing polka dots, or burning scarecrows might be weird New Year’s Eve traditions to some, but centuries-old customs to others.
Unique Ways to Celebrate Traditional Winter Holidays
You can celebrate the holidays however you want.
10 Unexpected Places to Celebrate Christmas
There’s no place like home for the holidays—unless it’s Singapore or Bermuda, or any other of these unlikely destinations where the Christmas spirit is alive and well.
14 Enchanting Japanese Festivals
Full of fire and ice, festivals are highlights of the year in Japan.
This Charming Seaside Resort Town Has a Seriously Dark Side
Inside the town that inspired Dracula and hosts a festival for goths each year.