Historical Festivals

Welcome to 2camels' special take on Historical Festivals from around the world. We've got a ton of info on 58 Historical Festivals in articles, snippets, videos, photo galleries and links to festival websites.

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Historical Festivals

Ancient Roman Re-enactment (Jerash, Jordan)
Festival Types: Historical, Traditional, Re-enactments
Month: Year Round

ANZAC Day - Australia (All Areas, Australia)
Festival Types: Remembrance, Historical, National
Month: April

ANZAC Day -Turkey (Gallipoli, Turkey)
Festival Types: Remembrance, Historical, National
Month: April

Australia Day (All Areas, Australia)
Festival Types: National, Historical
Month: January

Australian Wooden Boat Festival (Hobart, TAS, Australia)
Festival Types: Maritime, Sport - Yachting, Historical
Month: February

Balls of Fire - Bolas de Fuego (Nejapa, El Salvador)
Festival Types: Bizarre, Historical
Month: August

Battle of Gettysburg Re-enactment (Gettysburg, PA, USA)
Festival Types: Re-enactments, Historical, National
Month: July

Battle of Gettysburg Re-enactment Website

Bedfordshire Medieval Fayre (Bedford, England)
Festival Types: Medieval, Re-enactments, Historical
Month: June

Bird King Festival (Le Puy-en-Velay, France)
Festival Types: Medieval, Re-enactments, Historical
Month: September

Bird King Festival - Roi de l'Oiseau Festival (Le Puy-en-Velay, France)
Festival Types: Medieval, Re-enactments, Historical
Month: September

Bird King Festival - Roi de l'Oiseau Festival Photos

Bodelwyddan Medieval Festival (Bodelwyddan, Wales)
Festival Types: Medieval, Re-enactments, Historical
Month: August

Bonfire Night - Guy Fawkes Night (All Areas, England)
Festival Types: Fireworks, Historical, Traditional
Month: November

Bonfire Night - Guy Fawkes Night Snippet

Bonfire Night - Lewes (Lewes, England)
Festival Types: Fireworks, Historical, Traditional
Month: November

Bonnie and Clyde Festival (Gibsland, LA, USA)
Festival Types: Historical, Bizarre, Re-enactments
Month: May

Borobudur Sunrise (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Festival Types: Religious, Cultural, Historical
Month: Year Round

Budapest Festival of Folk Arts (Budapest, Hungary)
Festival Types: Art, Folk, Historical
Month: August

Burn's Night (All Areas, Scotland)
Festival Types: Traditional, National, Historical
Month: January

Cambodia Water Festival (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
Festival Types: Dragon Boat, Historical, Sport - Water
Month: November

Canada Day (London, England)
Festival Types: National, Historical, Party
Month: July

Colonel By Day (Ottawa, Canada)
Festival Types: National, Historical, Re-enactments
Month: August

Czech Republic Folklore Festivals (Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic)
Festival Types: Renaissance, Re-enactments, Historical
Month: July

Delaware's Annual Dover Days Festival (Dover, DE, USA)
Festival Types: Historical, Community, Re-enactments
Month: May

Delaware's Annual Dover Days Festival Photos

Festival du Voyageur (Winnipeg, Canada)
Festival Types: Historical, Cultural, Music - Varied
Month: February

Fiestas Patrias - Independence Day in Mexico (Mexico City, Mexico)
Festival Types: National, Historical, Party
Month: September

Fiestas Patrias - Independence Day in Mexico Article

Fiestas Patrias - Independence Day in Mexico Photos

Fire Fest (Camden, SC, USA)
Festival Types: Historical, Local, Bizarre
Month: September

Flag Day - American Samoa (Pago Pago, American Samoa)
Festival Types: National, Historical
Month: April

Florence Festival of Saint John the Baptist (Florence, Italy)
Festival Types: Religious, Street Parade, Historical
Month: June

Florence Festival of Saint John the Baptist Website

Florentine Genius (Florence, Italy)
Festival Types: Cultural, Historical, Art
Month: May

Game of the Bridge (Pisa, Italy)
Festival Types: Bizarre, Re-enactments, Historical
Month: June

Green River Rendezvous (Pinedale, WY, USA)
Festival Types: Indigenous, Historical, Traditional
Month: July

Hamburg-Berlin Auto Bild Classic (Hamburg, Germany)
Festival Types: Automobile, Historical
Month: August

Hamburg-Berlin Auto Bild Classic Website

Havana El Morro Cannon Shot (Havana, Cuba)
Festival Types: Traditional, Historical
Month: Year Round

Historic Center Festival of Mexico City (Mexico City, Mexico)
Festival Types: Historical, Cultural, Traditional
Month: April

Historic Center Festival of Mexico City Article

Independence Day (Sturbridge, MA, USA)
Festival Types: National, Historical
Month: July

Juneteenth (All Areas, USA)
Festival Types: Cultural, Multicultural, Historical
Month: June

Kiev Day (Kiev, Ukraine)
Festival Types: National, Historical, Family
Month: May

La Tamborrada (San Sebastian, Spain)
Festival Types: Traditional, Historical, Party
Month: January

Le Van Duyet Tomb Festival (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Festival Types: Historical, Traditional
Month: September

Liberation Day - Guam (Hagatna, Guam)
Festival Types: National, Historical, Street Parade
Month: January

Lulworth Castle Medieval Festival (Lulworth, England)
Festival Types: Medieval, Historical
Month: September

Lulworth Castle Medieval Festival Article

Luminara and Historical Regatta of Saint Ranieri (Pisa, Italy)
Festival Types: Sport - Water, Traditional, Historical
Month: June

Luminara and Historical Regatta of Saint Ranieri Article

Moors and Christians (Alcoy, Spain)
Festival Types: Historical, Fireworks, Re-enactments
Month: March

New France Festival - Les Fetes de la Nouvelle France (Quebec, Canada)
Festival Types: Historical, Cultural
Month: August

New France Festival - Les Fetes de la Nouvelle France Article

New France Festival - Les Fetes de la Nouvelle France Photos

Ommegang (Brussels, Belgium)
Festival Types: Historical, Medieval, Re-enactments
Month: July

Pony Express Festival (Hanover, KS, USA)
Festival Types: Historical, Re-enactments
Month: August

Portland Historic Races (Portland, OR, USA)
Festival Types: Sport - Motor Sport, Automobile, Historical
Month: July

Royal Medieval Faire (Waterloo, Canada)
Festival Types: Medieval, Historical, Re-enactments
Month: September

Sedan Medieval Festival and the Saint Marie de la Mar Gypsy Pilgrimage (Sedan, France)
Festival Types: Medieval, Historical, Religious
Month: May

Sedan Medieval Festival and the Saint Marie de la Mar Gypsy Pilgrimage Video

Ship Ahoy Festival (Aarhus, Denmark)
Festival Types: Maritime, Historical, Re-enactments
Month: August

Sommieres Medieval Fair (Sommieres, France)
Festival Types: Medieval, Renaissance, Historical
Month: April

Sphinx Festival (Cairo, Egypt)
Festival Types: Science, Art, Historical
Month: December

St. Urho's Day (Hood River, OR, USA)
Festival Types: Multicultural, Historical, Bizarre
Month: March

Texas Renaissance Festival (Shenandoah, TX, USA)
Festival Types: Renaissance, Medieval, Historical
Month: October

Thanksgiving (All Areas, USA)
Festival Types: Traditional, Historical, Cultural
Month: November

Up Helly Aa (Shetland Islands, Scotland)
Festival Types: Traditional, Cultural, Historical
Month: January

Viking Encampment (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Festival Types: Multicultural, Historical, Re-enactments
Month: September

Waitangi Day (All Areas, New Zealand)
Festival Types: National, Historical, Indigenous
Month: February

Warbirds Over Wanaka (Wanaka, New Zealand)
Festival Types: Air Show, Family, Historical
Month: April

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