Festivals/Celebrations

Seoul police to mobilise 4,600 for crowd safety measures during Halloween festivities

Bereaved families and citizens hold signs and chant slogans demanding a full investigation into the tragedy during a march to mark the fourth anniversary of the Itaewon crowd crush on Oct 17.

Deputy mayor in Japan crushed to death during festival

A file photo of the annual Saijo festival.

Henna, saris and a sea of lights: Your guide to celebrating Deepavali 2026

(From left) Shoppers at the 2025 edition of the Indian Inks Deepavali Pop-up at Lyf @ Farrer Park, performers on Campbell Lane during the Indian Heritage Centre’s Deepavali Open House.

Two men die, 16 injured in float festival accidents in Japan’s Osaka prefecture

Colourful floats, lit by chochin lanterns on the first day of the two-day Takayama autumn festival on Oct 9.

Malay folk dance, rope art and Vedic metal: Worlds collide at Esplanade’s da:ns focus weekend

Members of metal Vedic band Rudra will get tied up by dance artists Daniel Kok and Luke George in Still Lives: Singapore.

At some South Korean festivals, paper now joins the queue

The sheets of paper were marked with dates, phone numbers and the number of people in each group to indicate that the spots had been claimed.

Britain’s Glastonbury festival tickets for 2027 sell out in 45 minutes

US singer Olivia Rodrigo performs on the Pyramid Stage on the final day of the Glastonbury festival at Worthy Farm in the village of Pilton in Somerset, south-west England, on June 29, 2025. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Late-night DJ sets from UK’s Dialled In, comic Biswa Kalyan Rath headline Kalaa Utsavam festival

Popular Indian comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath presents his latest standup show, Inventions.

Teenage fan dies after medical emergency before Stray Kids concert in Argentina

The incident occurred on the first day of K-pop group Stray Kids’ two-night run in Buenos Aires.

Children’s birthday parties are the next level in the parenting arms race

Parties used to be simpler affairs. But over the years, the bar has been raised.

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