Cultural Festivals

Colorful events and dances from various cultures, showcasing traditional costumes and masks during religious festivals.

Mask Dance at Paro Tsechu in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Tshechus are religious festivals of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.

Dancing decor Colorful decor on carnaval dressing in Peru, South America Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 11114591

The Holy Face of Veronica Procession

Ceremonial guards at a palace, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea

Thailand. Bangkok. Songkran Parade. Masked Revelers.

Chinese dragon at the Vesak festival of the Thai community in the Westpark, Munich, Bavaria. Deutschland

Dragon dance at Chinese New Year in Liverpool.

Parade of the Golden Dragon, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand, Asia

Detail of a Nazarene with a banner

Elegant masked reveler in ornate costume at the vibrant Venice carnival celebration

Traditional Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht, Narrensprung carnival parade, Narrenzunft Dammglonker Langenargen group, Town Hall, Wangen im Allgaeu, Upper Swabia, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

USA, Hawaii, Oahu, Honolulu. Dragon Dancing, Chinese New Year parade, Night in Chinatown.

Cham dance (Mask dance), Leh, Ladakh, India, Asia

Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Chinese New Year, festivities, people,

Nassau, Bahamas - 01 January 2026: View of vibrant costumes and pulsating rhythms fill the streets during the energetic Junkanoo festival, a burst of colour and culture.

Mass ordination of monks, Poy Sang Long Festival, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Jakar Dzong, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of dancers twirling in vibrant traditional costumes on the stone courtyard, a captivating spectacle of colors and movement.

The queens and the ministers at the biggest Nat ritual Festival of Spirits in Taungbyon, Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar Burma, As...

Alicante 7/20/2012 Festival of Moors and Christians of Orihuela. Parade of the Christian Embassy. Photo Juan Carlos Soler archdc Juan Carlos Soler.

Mexico, Mexico City, Our Lady Of Guadaloupe Festival Dancers Outside The Basilica With Feather Head Dresses On The Ground

Painted human bodies for Pulikali Tiger Dance, Onam festival, Thrissur, Kerala, India, Asia India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox -

People at dragon dance during Tet festival at night, Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Asia

Witches, Mullerlaufen parade in Thaur, carnival tradition, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Gombey dancers, traditional performers, in troupes of 10 to 20, of a blend of Native American, Caribbean and British culture, dancing to a powerful drum beat, Bermuda, Atlantic, North America

Day of the Dead, San Diego, California, United States of America, North America

Japan, Nikko, Toshogu Shrine Festival

Person wearing a traditional costume in a festival, Peru

Oceania, Indonesia, Yogyakarta. End of Ramadan.

Chinese Girls at the Chinese Thanksgiving festival in traditional clothing. (Editorial Usage Only)

People dressed for the Carnival in Venice Italy. Carnival or Carnevale in Italian, is a celebration for the 10 days before Lent, the Christian time of fasting before Easter Sunday. People come from all over the globe to participate in the celebration that is centered in Piazza San Marco. They dress in elaborate costumes with masks. There are performaces of the Commedia dell'arte as well as parades throughout the city.

Kecak dance performance; Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia

China, Beijing. Beiputuo temple and film studio. Chinese New Year Spring Festival - Dragon Dance performers.

Japan, Honshu, Tohoku, Aomori Prefecture, Hirosaki, Nebuta Festival float

Parade carrying float celebrating Tenji Matsuri Festival, Osaka, Japan (Large format sizes available)

Swabian Fastnacht (carnival), Lindau, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Carnival of Cultures, annual, colorful, internationally renowned Pentecost street parade with 100 groups and floats through Kreuzberg district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Oaxaca, Mexico, Sculptures of women on pedestrian street, Central America

Alicante 7/20/2012 Festival of Moors and Christians of Orihuela. Christian Ambassador, Manuel Andreu, his favorite and his son Photo Juan Carlos Soler archdc Juan Carlos Soler.

Back view of conductor wearing feather headdress facing musicians , Conductors, Headdresses, Musicians. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Asia, China, Yunnan Province, Dali. Bai minority women carry festival dragon in old city (Editorial Usage Only)

Man in scary bishop or cardinal costume in Seattle's Fremont Solstice Parade.

Telfer Schleicherlaufen Shrovetide carnival parade, Musibanda musicians Telfs Region Innsbruck Tirol, Tyrol Austria

Thailand, Chiang Mai, Shan Poi San Long. Crystal Children Ceremony With Child In Costume Riding A Pony In The Parade Prior To Novice Monk Ordination

Festes de Sant Bartomeu, Ferreries, Zentralmenorca, Island Menorca, the Balearic Islands, Spain, Southern Europe

Africa, Mali, Bandiagara, Dogon village, tribal harvest dance

01/05/2014. Madrid. Spain. Magic kings's horse riding. New ministries to Plaza de Cibeles. Photo: Saint Bernard. Archdc.

Shrove Monday procession in front of Schwabentor gate, Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Dragon dance during Chinese New Year celebrations.

Traditional parade for Burmese children becoming a novice monks in the city Bagan, Pagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

Mexico. The fiesta of the Reyes Magos or Magic Kings

Haberer, masked German figure, folklore, Christmas market, Muehldorf am Inn, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Nassau, Bahamas - 01 January 2026: View of a vibrant Junkanoo performer adorned in a dazzling costume of swirling blues and silvers, a spectacle of cultural artistry at Jankanoo Festival.

Dragon Dance by the red lanterns pictured during the Chinese New Year celebrations in Liverpool's Chinatown district.

People holding torches with fire, Bali, Indonesia

Dressed up monster dancing, traditional dance and clothing, Kecamatan Buleleng, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

On hand at hand

Chinese Dragons in ceremony in Chinatown in San Francisco, California, USA

Farewell Of The Durga Idol Into The Water Of River Hooghly - Visarjan, Durga Pooja Dassera Vijayadasami Festival, Calcutta Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Chinese New Year celebrations 30-metre dragon. George Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

dance group and drummers, Chinese new year, Rehearsal, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Young monks blowing a conch shell to call the monks for prayer at the Shankh Monastery in Central Mongolia, which is about 25 kilometers South East of Kharakhorum (Karakorum), and is one of Mongolias oldest and most historically significant monasteries originally founded in 1647.

England, London, City of London. An oriental costumed character from the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office float in the procession at the annual Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London.

Ecuador, Pinchincha Province, Quito. Procession during Holy Week (Semana Santa) on the Tuesday before Easter called Entrada de los Jocheros

Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Chinese New Year, fesrtivities, people,

Bulgaria, Sofia, United Buddy Bears Exhibition,

Ecuador, Pinchincha Province, Quito. Procession during Holy Week (Semana Santa) on the Tuesday before Easter called Entrada de los Jocheros

Swabian-Alemannic carnival, celebrated in South Germany, Switzerland and West Austria before Lent, Isny, Allgaeu, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Traditional arts and crafts, kneeling figures of young indigenous women, Puebla, Mexico, Latin America, North America, Central America

Amperpers from Fürstenfeldbruck at Perchtenlauf 2025 in Kirchseeon in Upper Bavaria in Germany

The Fiesta de la Santisima Cruz in the town of Granja de Rocamora in the Costa Del Sol region of spouthern Spain.

BALI APRIL 2024 - Kecak Dance , Uluwatu Temple, Bali, Indonesia

Males wearing effigies parading Goa Maharashtra India Asia March 2011 Copyright: xSunilxKapadia/DinodiaxPhotox

100919-N-3215T-245 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 19, 2010) Residents from Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka including Sailors from various sea and shore commands carry the installation's official Mikoshi shrine during the 2010 Yokosuka Mikoshi Parade. The city of Yokosuka holds the traditional parade once a year to allow residents of various districts to display their Mikoshi by parading through downtown Yokosuka and onto the base.

Navajo Nation, Window Rock, AZ. USA. Navajo Nation Fair. White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers embody the mountain spirits and dance for protection of their peoples.

Dragon dance group, people in traditional costumes, Haw Par Villa, Singapore, Asia

PUERTO RICO. Ponce; comparse de Vejigantes, carnaval en Plaza de Delicias

Japan, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Iidabashi, Edogawa School, Parade and Local Festival for School Children

Traditional dance and song, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia

Fete du Saint Esprit, festival, Pico Madalena, Azores, Portugal, Europe

USA, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Gloucester, St. Peter's Fiesta, Italian-Portuguese fishing community festival, religious procession, Gloucester Hat Sisters

Black Madonna, Marian pilgrimage, pilgrimage, Santuario Virgen de la Cabeza, Andujar, Province of Jaon, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Colorful floral floats. 48th Chiang Mai Flower Festival 2025. Thailand. (Editorial Use Only)

Hong Kong, Kowloon, Dragon Dancers. (Large format sizes available)

Decorated oxcarts, people in traditional clothes, Pentecost pilgrimage of El Rocio, Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Members of the Samdom tribe show their traditional way of crushing crops at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Matsuri Shrine festival, Asakusa Jinja Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Nassau, Bahamas - 01 January 2026: View of a vibrant Junkanoo parade float bursting with orange and blue hues, embodying the spirit of Sun-Sea and Fun.

Religious procession, North End, Boston , Religious processions. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

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