Depending on your holiday choice, you can color your holidays with different sort of entertainment and cultural activities.
Festivals in Turkey In every area and every season of the year you can come across a festival with more than 1000 different festivals are held in Turkey every year, International festivals and cultural events will be held in almost every city of the country, Along with local scale festivals to the major metropolitan cities across Turkey such as Istanbul, Ankara, Bursa, and Antalya.
Here’s the Full List of the festivals in Turkey and events during the year.
January
| Camel Wrestling Festival | Selçuk |
March
| Ankara International Film Days | Ankara | Two weeks in mid-March |
| Festival of Victory | Çanakkale | March 18 |
April
| Istanbul International Film Festival | Istanbul | Early April |
| Izmir International Film Festival | Izmir | |
| Traditional ” Mesir “Festival Manisa | Manisa | |
| International Children’s Day Ankara | Ankara | |
| Tourism Fair Gaziantep | Gaziantep | |
| Tulip Festival Istanbul | Istanbul | |
| Javelin Games | Erzurum | |
| Ankara International Arts Festival | Ankara |
May
| Commemoration of Ataturk, and Youth and Sports Day. | Turkey | 19th of May |
| International Nysa Culture and Art Festival | Sultanhisar | |
| Ephesus international Festival of Culture & Tourism | Selcuk | |
| Yunus Emre Culture and Art Week | Eskisehir | |
| Aksu Culture & Art Festival | Giresun | |
| International Music and Folklore Festival | Silifke | |
| International Yachting Festival | Marmaris | |
| International ” Carpet ” – Kilim Festival | Usak | |
| Kakava Festivities | Korklareli | |
| International Asia – Europe Biennal | Ankara |
June
| Strawberry Festival | Barton | |
| International Tea Festival | Rize | |
| International Offshore Races | Istanbul | |
| Music, Folklore and Water sports Festival | Foca | |
| Marmaris Festival | Marmaris | |
| Bergama Festival | Bergama | |
| Ataturk Culture Festival | Amasya | |
| Kafkasor Culture & Art Festival | Artvin | |
| Int. Kus Cenneti Culture and Tourism Festival | Bandirma | |
| Cesme Sea and Music Festival | Cesme | |
| International Pamukkale Song Competition | Pamukkale | |
| International Kahta Kommegane Festival | Kahta | |
| International Volleyball Beach Tournament | Alanaya | |
| Finike Festival | Finike | |
| International Wine competition | Urgup | |
| Cherry Festival | Tekirdag | |
| International Izmir Festival | Izmir | |
| International Bursa Festival | Bursa | |
| International Art and Culture Festival | Istanbul | |
| Traditional Kirkpinar Grease Wrestling | Edirne | |
| International Music Festival | Istanbul | |
| Ihlara Tourism and Art Week | Aksaray |
July
| International Erzurum Congress | Erzurum | |
| Tourism & Culture Festival | Iskenderun | |
| International Folk Dance Festival | Samsun | |
| Ceramic Festival | Kutahya | |
| Nasreddin Hodja Festival | Aksehir | |
| Hittite Festival | Corum | |
| Manavgat Tourism Festival | Manavgat | |
| Kusadasi Tourism Festival | Kusadasi | |
| Carpet and Rose Festival | Isparta | |
| Egirdir lake Festival | Egirdir | |
| Nevsehir Festival | Nevsehir | |
| Baston and Culture Festival | Devrek | |
| Istanbul International Jazz Festival | Istanbul | July 4 – July 20 |
| Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race | Istanbul | 26th July |
| International Handicrafts and Pottery Exhibit | Avanos |
August
| Troy festival | Canakkale | |
| Insuyu Festival | Burdur | |
| Hacibektas Veli commemoration Ceremony | H.Bektas | |
| Mengen Chefs Festival | Bolu | |
| Pine Grove Ayder Mt. and Archery Festivities | Rize | |
| Handicrafts and Tourism Festival | Avanos |
September
| International Fair | Izmir | |
| Ertugrul Gazi Commemoration Ceremony | Sogut | |
| Seyh Edibali Commemoration and Culture Festival | Bilecik | |
| GAP Culture and Art Festival | Gaziantep | |
| Javelin Games | Konya | |
| Kemer Carnival | Kemer | |
| International Meerschaum ( white Gold ) Festival | Eskisehir | |
| Safranbolu Architectural Treasures and Folklore week | Safranbolu | |
| Sivas Culture and Art Week | Sivas | |
| International Grape Harvest Festival | Urgup | |
| International Fair | Mersin | |
| Yagci Bedir Carpet Festival | Balokesir | |
| Culture and Art Festival | Diyarbakor | |
| International Art Festival | Assos | |
| Alton Koza Film Festival | Adana | |
| International Festival | Eskisehir | |
| Golden Pistachio Festival | Gaziantep | |
| International Plastic Arts Festival | Istanbul | |
| International Akdeniz Song Contest | Antalya | |
| Art and Culture Festival | Mersin |
October
| Alton Portakal Film Festival | Antalya | |
| Ahi Brotherhood Cultural Week | Korsehir | |
| International Bodrum Regatta Cup | Bodrum | |
| International Gullet Biennial | Bozburun | |
| International Triathlon Competition | Alanya | |
| International Yacht Race | Marmaris |
November
| International Ataturk Dam Sailing Competition S. | Urfa |
December
| International St. Nicholas Symposium, Demre | Antalya | |
| Mevlana Commemoration Ceremony | Konya |
