Dated, sourced and short. The moments worth planning a trip around, with the rooms in the atlas that sit nearby.
Published 15 October 2026
Jodhpur RIFF fills Mehrangarh Fort with Rajasthani folk music from 22 to 26 October 2026, timed to Sharad Purnima, which the festival calls the brightest full moon of the year. A fort from 1459, high above the city, as the stage.
Published 15 October 2026
The 11th Nyege Nyege runs 19 to 22 November 2026 at Kalagala Falls on the Nile, with seven stages and more than 200 artists. The line-up is still to come.
Published 15 October 2026
AlUla's winter opens with the Ancient Kingdoms Festival (26 November to 12 December), including candlelit concerts among the tombs of Hegra, then Winter at Tantora (17 December to 9 January). Concert names still to come.
Published 15 October 2026
Wonderfruit returns to The Fields at Siam Country Club in Chonburi from 3 to 7 December 2026: five days of music, art and nature. Passes are on sale, and a November sale runs from 3 to 9 November.
Published 15 October 2026
Sauti za Busara, one of East Africa's best-loved festivals of African music, returns to Stone Town, Zanzibar, from 19 to 21 March 2027. Early bird tickets are on sale; the first acts are due soon.
Published 29 September 2026 · updated 15 October 2026
Medaina, run by Tithorea, is the festival that sleeps in Petra. Its 2025 edition ran 21 to 26 May for about 1,500 guests. No new edition has been announced, so watch for the next one.
Published 29 September 2026 · updated 15 October 2026
EXIT's first Starlight Festival played the Giza plateau on 9 and 10 October 2026, with fans from 114 countries and Charlotte de Witte's first show in Egypt. It returns on 5 and 6 November 2027.