Asia’s major competitive film festival screens across the Hibiya–Yurakucho–Marunouchi district, with the TIFFCOM industry market October 28–30.
IDbGLAM GLOBAL CULTURAL PULSE
Where is culture happening now?
The world’s film festivals, biennials, art fairs and heritage celebrations, by date. Each one is a way into a city: its museums, galleries, libraries, archives, historic sites, cinemas and neighborhood cultural organizations, which are still there after the event moves on.
THE CALENDAR
What’s on around the world
Soonest first. Open any event to see where it happens and what else to discover nearby.
Happening now and next
The next big moments on the world cultural calendar
Exhibits
Bangkok
October 26, 2026
The fifth Bangkok Art Biennale, Angels & Mara, places contemporary art in ten venues including Wat Arun, Wat Pho, the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Museum Siam and
Events
Turin
October 30, 2026
Artissima, Italy’s main contemporary art fair, at the OVAL Lingotto Fiere in Turin, during the city’s contemporary art week.
Film festivals
Premieres, competitions and the cinemas that host them
Events
Tokyo
October 26, 2026
Asia’s major competitive film festival screens across the Hibiya–Yurakucho–Marunouchi district, with the TIFFCOM industry market October 28–30.
Events
Amsterdam
November 12, 2026
IDFA screens hundreds of documentaries across Amsterdam, including the 1921 Tuschinski Theatre, with the IDFA Forum for the industry.
Events
Marrakech
November 20, 2026
The Marrakech International Film Festival holds galas and competition at the Palais des Congrès, with partner cinemas and free open-air screenings on Jemaa el-Fnaa square.
Events
Boulder
January 21, 2027
The 2027 Sundance Film Festival moves to Boulder, with screenings at the Boulder Theater, Macky Auditorium, the Dairy Arts Center, Chautauqua Auditorium and venues across CU Boulder.
Events
Rotterdam
January 28, 2027
IFFR’s 56th edition, with De Doelen as festival centre and screenings at Pathé Schouwburgplein, LantarenVenster, KINO and Cinerama.
Events
Berlin
February 10, 2027
The 77th Berlinale opens Wednesday, February 10, with competition premieres at the Berlinale Palast and screenings across Berlin’s historic cinemas.
Art fairs & art weeks
Galleries, collectors and the museums that program around them
Events
Turin
October 30, 2026
Artissima, Italy’s main contemporary art fair, at the OVAL Lingotto Fiere in Turin, during the city’s contemporary art week.
Events
Lagos
November 5, 2026
ART X Lagos, founded in 2016, brings together contemporary African art with film, music and conversations. The organiser has not yet confirmed the 2026 venue (the 2025 edition
Events
Cologne
November 5, 2026
Art Cologne, founded in 1967 as the first modern art fair, at Koelnmesse.
Events
Paris
November 12, 2026
Paris Photo brings galleries, publishers and artists to the Grand Palais, with Paris’ museums and photo institutions programming around it.
Events
Abu Dhabi
November 19, 2026
Frieze Abu Dhabi at Manarat Al Saadiyat, steps from the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the new Zayed National Museum and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.
Events
Miami Beach
December 2, 2026
Art Basel Miami Beach at the Miami Beach Convention Center (private days Dec 2–3, public days Dec 4–6), with Design Miami, Untitled and other satellite fairs across the
Biennials & citywide exhibitions
Months-long shows spread across a city
Exhibits
Bangkok
October 26, 2026
The fifth Bangkok Art Biennale, Angels & Mara, places contemporary art in ten venues including Wat Arun, Wat Pho, the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Museum Siam and
Exhibits
Sharjah
January 21, 2027
Sharjah Biennial 17, curated by Angela Harutyunyan and Paula Nascimento, looks at how political and cultural histories shape the present, at sites across the emirate. Opening week Jan
Festivals & heritage celebrations
Carnivals, processions and living traditions
Events
Mexico City
October 31, 2026
The Gran Desfile de DÃa de Muertos runs from the Diana Cazadora fountain on Paseo de la Reforma to the Zócalo from 2 p.m., part of a week
Events
Venice
January 23, 2027
Venice’s carnival, with masked processions, water parades and balls, runs to Shrove Tuesday. Venice’s museums, La Fenice and the Biennale stay open all season.
How the Pulse works
Where is it happening now?
Festivals, fairs, biennials and celebrations, listed by date with their venues and cities.
What’s coming next?
Every event stays on the calendar until it closes, so you can plan a trip around it.
What’s there to discover?
Each event links into IDbGLAM’s map of the city’s cultural places, from landmark museums to neighborhood archives.