Vibrant Cultural Festivals

Colorful festival scenes featuring dancers in elaborate costumes and masks, showcasing traditional celebrations from various cultures across the globe.

Iloilo City, Philippines - 25 January 2026: View of a vibrant Ati-Atihan festival dancer, adorned in elaborate headdress and colorful tribal attire, amidst the lively street celebration.

Iloilo City, Philippines - 25 January 2026: View of a vibrant Ati-Atihan festival dancer, adorned in elaborate headdress and colorful tribal attire, amidst the lively street celebration.

Colourful dressed masked man in the Carneval (Carnival) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

England, London, Soho, Chinatown, Chinese New Year Festival Parade, Dragon Dance

2005 Chinatown Parade. Vancouver BC Canada. Year of the Rooster. Dragon Dance. NO RELEASE No Property Release

Diablada Dancer Wearing An Elaborate Devil Mask And Costume In The Procession Of The Carnaval De Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia

Portrait of a Beijing opera performer dressed in a costume, Beijing, China

Bhutan, Punakha Dzong. Punakha Drubchen Festival, masked dancers.

Morenada Dancers Wearing Elaborate Masks And Costumes In The Procession Of The Carnaval De Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia

2005 Chinatown Parade. Vancouver BC Canada. Year of the Rooster. Dragon Dance. NO RELEASE No Property Release

Diablada Dancer Wearing An Elaborate Devil Mask And Costume In The Procession Of The Carnaval De Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia

Narrensprung Ravensburg, Narrenzunft Brochenzell, Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht, Ravensburg, Upper Swabia, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Thailand, Bangkok, Dragon and Chinese Lanterns carried in parade celebrating local temple.

Narrenzunft Seegockel Friedrichshafen carnival society, Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht, Narrensprung, Ravensburg, Upper Swabia, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Asia, bhutan, Phobjikhavalley, Tsechu festival at GangteyGompaMonastery

UK, England, London, Masked Bolivian participant in Carnival Del Pueblo, Carnaval Del Pueblo Festival is Europes Largest Latin Street Festival

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of a vibrant, elaborate mask with skull ornaments and a fierce expression dominates the Dromchoe festival crowd.

An instrument of the bamboo orchestra of Jembrana,carved and decorated with brightly-painted mythical figures. Bali, Indonesia.

Carnival masks in Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

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

Man Dressed As Zulu Warrior In March At The East Hoathly Bonfire Night, East Sussex, Uk

Taiwan, Chiayi County, Pei-Kang, masked performer at Taoist ceremony near Matsu Temple

Costumed attendee at the Venice Carnival (Carnevale di Venezia), an annual festival held in Venice, Italy. Started to recall a victory of the 'Serenissima Repubblica' against the Patriarch of Aquileia, in the year 1162. In the honour of this victory, the people started to dance and gather in San Marco Square.

Thailand, Loei Province, Dan Sai, Phi Ta Khon Or Spirit Festival. Group Of Spirits In Costumes And Masks Dancing

Wayang Kulit shadow puppets, Yogyakarta, Java Island, Indonesia

England, London, Chinatown, Lion Dance Troupe Performing In Gerrard Street During Chinese New Year Celebrations In 2006 For The Coming Year Of The Dog

Dance of terrifying deities. Haa Tsechu festival at the 'white chapel'. Cham, or Masked dance. Bhutan. September 2013.

Masked dancers tame demons & negativity at the Monlam Chenpo, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, China

Offerings at temple Ceremony at Besakih, mother temple, Bali, Indonesia

China, Hong Kong, Traditional Chinese Dragon Dancing

Asia, Bhutan, Gangtey Gonpa Tshechu. Dance of the Furies.

Asia, China, Hong Kong, Kowloon. Chinese Independence Day, dragon dancers

Mexico, Landa Guerrero, Persoon wearing mask at pilgrimage to visit Candelaria's Virgin

2005 Chinatown Parade. Vancouver BC Canada. Year of the Rooster. Fan Dancers. NO RELEASE No Property Release No Model Release

Costume

Masked participant at dance and music festival in Bhutan; Paro Valley, Bhutan

Two costumed men in Paro Festival, Paro, Bhutan

Bhutan, Punakha Dzong. Punakha Drubchen Festival. The Dance of the Black Hats (Shanag).

Puppets as souvenirs at Htilominlo Temple, Bagan, Myanmar, Asia

Asia, Indonesia, Bali. Balinese performing art dance.

Dancing masks at the Fiesta del Carmen, Lima, Peru, South America

Schantle Fools' Guild from Horb am Neckar at the Great Carnival Parade, Carnival Parade, Oberkirch, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

People dress as Hindu God, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Ogoh-Ogoh figures for the Ngrupuk parade, before the Nyepi or Balinese New Year celebration, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

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

Mask dance performance at a Buddhist festival, Juli Temple, Xinduqiao, western Sichuan, China

Clown with carved wooden penis on his head entertaining crowds at the Tamshing Phala Choepa Tsechu, near Jakar, Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia

Dance of the Skeletons at the Tamshingphala Choepa festival in Bumthang.

Madrid, 12/13/2015. Celebration of the Bolivian Oruro carnival in the Usera neighborhood. Photo: Maya Balanya ARCHDC.

China, Hong Kong, Traditional Chinese Dragon Dancing

Man wearing Indonesian costume, parade at the International Carnival of Victoria, Seychelles.

Jember Fashion Festival, Fashion Festival, East Java, Indonesia, Asia

Yingge Dance, native dance of Chaozhou and Shatou dating from the Yuan Dynasty, performed at parade in Puning City, Guangdong Province, China

Man Dressed As Zulu Warrior In Procession At Barcombe Bonfire Night, Barcombe, East Sussex, Uk

Close-up of a Chinese dragon costume, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China

Lion dance, Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Fabric elephants in a Goan Market in India

Wooden masks used by monks for ritual dances during Hemis Festival, Hemis, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Dragon dance performance celebrating Chinese New Year, City of Iloilo, Philippines

Costumed participants in the Elephant Festival of Jaipur

Dragon dance on streets of Singapore during Chinese New Year

Philippines: A costume festival in Bohol City

Papua New Guinea, highland festival, woman portrait

Dragon dance in Liverpool at Chinese New Year.

2005 Chinatown Parade. Vancouver BC Canada. Year of the Rooster. Dragon Dance. NO RELEASE No Property Release

England, London, Chinatown, Lion Dance Troupe Performing In Wardour Street Amongst The Crowd Outside A Restaurant During Chinese New Year Celebrations In 2006 For The Coming Year Of The Dog

Guan Yue Temple, Quanzhou, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fujian, China, Asia Copyright: MichaelxRunkel 1184-10548

Elaborate costume at the Jember Fashion Festival, East Java, Indonesia, Asia

Photomontage, Balinese mythological wooden mask, souvenir, Bali Indonesia

North America, USA, IL, Chicago, Chinatown. Festivities honoring Nationalist China Day and Kuomintang Government.

Zulu man posing with traditional headdress, Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

2005 Chinatown Parade. Vancouver BC Canada. Year of the Rooster. Dragon Dance. NO RELEASE No Property Release

Dancer performs traditional Barong dance in Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Bhutan, Wangdi, Mask dance celebrating Tshechu Festival at Wangdue Phodrang Dzong

USA, Washington State, Seattle. Chinese New Year celebration in Seattle's 'International District', traditional home of the city's Asian community. Dragon mask.

danza de los mexicanos, Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, República de Guatemala, América Central.

Thailand: Members of a Chinese lion dance troupe in Bangkok, with colourfully painted faces, waiting to perform at a Chinese-Taoist temple or sanjao.

England, London, Chinese New Year Parade, Chinese Dragon

Buddhist Ladakhi women wearing traditional dress and hats with long platted hair , Diskyid, Nubra Valley , Leh Ladakh , India

Demure red Indian beauty Queen of the Band at the Junior Caribana Parade in Toronto 2008

Traditional dancers in vibrant costumes at a cultural festival

Thimphu, Bhutan - 28 September 2025: View of a performer in a vibrant, avian mask dances amidst the sea of crimson robes during the Thimphu Dromchoe festival.

Thailand, Bangkok, Dragon dance during Chinese New Year.

Phuoc Long Buddhist pagoda. Traditional chinese lion dancing for celebration new year. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Tanzgruppe mit traditionellen Trachten und Musikinstrumenten in Peru Girls in authentic costumas dancing during the traditional festival. Caraz region, Peru, South America Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 21224005

Masked dancer at Tsechu festival, Trongsa, Bhutan, Asia

Carnival Masks

Performer wearing colourful make-up, Theyyam ceremony, near Kasargod, Kerala, Southern India, India, Asia

2005 Chinatown Parade. Vancouver BC Canada. Year of the Rooster. Dragon Dance. NO RELEASE No Property Release No Model Release

Ati warriors performing at Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo, Philippines

Barong and Kris Dance, traditional Balinese dance, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Nassau, Bahamas - 01 January 2026: View of a dazzling costume with vibrant yellow sunbursts and intricate sea creature details at the Jankanoo Festival..

Theyyam dance ritualistic folk art, Kerala, India MR 744 Copyright: xPxKarunakaran/DinodiaxPhotox

Nepal, Classical Dancers, Elephant Mask, Ganesh MR47-39

Venice, Italy. Mask and Costumes at Carnival

Mask dance at Hemis festival, Hemis, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India Copyright: xJatinxAcharya/DinodiaxPhotox

Europe, Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Rottweil, Narrensprung in Rottweil

Mexico, Mexico City, Zocalo. Aztec Ceremony In Front Of Cathedral, Woman With Feathered Headdress.

South America, Bolivia, Oruro, Oruro Carnival, Man in costume

Nassau, Bahamas - 01 January 2026: View of vibrant Junkanoo performers parading with elaborate costumes and brass instruments, filling the street with a kaleidoscope of colors and rhythmic energy.

USA, Washington State, Seattle. Chinese New Year celebration in Seattle's 'International District', traditional home of the city's Asian community.

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