Region
Spiritual festivals in Asia & Middle East
Source-country pilgrimages, Himalayan retreats and city yoga programmes across Asia and the Middle East.
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Gwanghwamun Moonlight YogaYoga · Seoul (Gwanghwamun Square), South Korea · 5 Aug – 3 Sep 2026Ahoora FestivalMusic & Dance · Aegean coast, Turkey · 2–6 Sep 2026MIRI In The DesertMusic & Dance · Negev Desert, Israel · 12–13 Sep 2026Yogafest HokkaidoYoga · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan · 12 Sep 2026Israel Yoga Festival (10th edition)Yoga · Kfar Ha'Nokdim, Judean Desert, Israel · 17–19 Sep 2026Dance For Peace JapanMusic & Dance · Japan, Japan · 24–26 Sep 2026Infected FestivalMusic & Dance · Israel, Israel · 24–26 Sep 2026Back To The Mountains x Karacus MarakusMusic & Dance · Northern Israel, Israel · 27–29 Sep 2026Festival van Liefde (Festival of Love)Yoga · Karimunjawa, Central Java, Indonesia · 5–14 Oct 2026Himalayan Kirtan AdventureMusic & Dance · Indian Himalayas / Rishikesh, India · 5–18 Oct 2026Yogafest Yokohama (23rd edition)Yoga · Yokohama, Japan · 10–12 Oct 2026Spirit Nepal International Yoga FestivalYoga · Pokhara (Kahun Danda), Nepal · 30 Oct – 2 Nov 2026Ruhaniyat - All India Sufi & Mystic Music FestivalMusic & Dance · Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, India · 1 Nov – 31 Mar 2027MidburnMusic & Dance · Negev Desert, Israel · 2–7 Nov 2026Anta GatheringMusic & Dance · Israel, Israel · 26–28 Nov 2026Hornbill FestivalCeremony & Sacred Tradition · Kisama Heritage Village, Kohima, Nagaland, India · 1–10 Dec 2026WonderfruitYoga · Si Racha, Chonburi, Thailand · 3–7 Dec 2026Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (Ajmer Sharif)Ceremony & Sacred Tradition · Ajmer, Rajasthan, India · 11–19 Dec 2026Root Institute Bodhicitta RetreatMeditation & Dharma · Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India · 12–23 Dec 2026Winter Solstice Yoga Festival (Sun Sun Love)Yoga · Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India · 17–22 Dec 2026INCOFYRA - Intl Conference on Frontiers in Yoga ResearchYoga · Bengaluru (Prashanti Kutiram), India · 18–21 Dec 2026Kagyu Monlam ChenmoMeditation & Dharma · Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India · 23 Dec – 3 Jan 2027HillTop FestivalMusic & Dance · Vagator, Goa, India · 30 Dec – 1 Jan 2027Mysore Yoga Conference (9th annual)Yoga · Mysuru (Gokulam), Karnataka, India · 19–28 Jan 2027India Intl Ayurveda and Wellness Expo & SummitYoga · Bambolim, Goa, India · 22–24 Jan 2027Urs of Lal Shahbaz QalandarCeremony & Sacred Tradition · Sehwan Sharif, Sindh, Pakistan · 25–27 Jan 2027Shambhala In Your HeartMusic & Dance · Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai, Thailand · 28 Jan – 7 Feb 2027International AYUSH Conference & Exhibition (4th)Yoga · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1–3 Feb 2027Root Institute Water Bowl Offering RetreatMeditation & Dharma · Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India · 7 Feb – 7 Mar 2027Rishikesh Kirtan FestMusic & Dance · Rishikesh, India · 12 Feb – 28 Mar 2027World Sacred Spirit FestivalMusic & Dance · Nagaur / Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India · 13–15 Feb 2027Jahan-e-Khusrau Sufi Music FestivalMusic & Dance · New Delhi, India · 26–28 Feb 2027Soul Lanka FestivalYoga · Weligama, Southern Province, Sri Lanka · 27–28 Feb 2027Isha MahashivratriYoga · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India · 6 Mar 2027International Yoga Festival (Parmarth Niketan)Yoga · Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India · 9–15 Mar 2027Yoga Mahotsav (Ministry of Ayush countdown to IDY)Yoga · New Delhi + rotating national venues, India · 13 Mar 2027International Yoga Festival VrindavanMusic & Dance · Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India · 15–17 Mar 2027Holi Festival and Yoga Retreat (Aadhya Yogshala)Yoga · Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India · 16–25 Mar 2027Gaura Purnima Festival & Kirtan Mela, ISKCON MayapurMusic & Dance · Mayapur, West Bengal, India · 18–22 Mar 2027Paro TshechuCeremony & Sacred Tradition · Paro (Rinpung Dzong), Bhutan · 25–29 Mar 2027Yeonhui Yoga WeekYoga · Seoul (Yeonhui-dong), South Korea · 20 Apr – 10 May 2027BaliSpirit FestivalYoga · Ubud, Bali, Indonesia · 22–25 Apr 2027Health & Wellness FiestaYoga · Singapore (Suntec), Singapore · 30 Apr – 2 May 2027ISCR 4th Annual ConferenceMeditation & Dharma · Kyoto, Japan · 19–22 May 2027Mysuru Yoga Festival (Karnataka Government)Yoga · Mysuru, Karnataka, India · 7 Jun 2027International Festival of Yoga and Meditation, LadakhYoga · Leh, Ladakh, India · 15–21 Jun 202720th Sakyadhita International Conference on Buddhist WomenMeditation & Dharma · Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia · 19–26 Jun 2027International Day of Yoga - Saudi ArabiaYoga · Riyadh & Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · 21 Jun 2027International Day of Yoga - UAE mass eventsYoga · Dubai & Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 21 Jun 2027International Day of Yoga 2027 (13th IDY) - IndiaYoga · Host city TBA (2026: Kolkata), India · 21 Jun 2027International Day of Yoga Japan (Tsukiji Hongwanji)Yoga · Tokyo, Japan · 21 Jun 2027Yoga Sangam / Yoga Unplugged / Harit Yoga (Ayush signature events)Yoga · Nationwide (50,000+ host sites), India · 21 Jun 2027Inner & Outer Journey FestivalMusic & Dance · Cappadocia (Urgup), Turkey · 7–12 Jul 2027Glow Festival by PrudentialYoga · Sentosa, Singapore · 16–18 Jul 2027Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh MelaCeremony & Sacred Tradition · Nashik and Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra, India · 2 Aug – 12 Sep 2027Janai Purnima / Gosaikunda Jhankri GatheringCeremony & Sacred Tradition · Gosaikunda, Rasuwa, Nepal · 15–17 Aug 2027Yoga Festival Tribe - Sri LankaYoga · South coast, Sri Lanka · 21–26 Sep 2027Kopan Monastery November CourseMeditation & Dharma · Kathmandu, Nepal · 1–30 Nov 2027Bharat-Thailand Global Yoga FestivalYoga · Bangkok, Thailand · announced but not officially datedDhamma Giri Vipassana CentreMeditation & Dharma · Igatpuri, Maharashtra, India · continuous 10-day courses year-round, plus long courses at adjacent Dhamma TapovanaGoa Yoga FestivalYoga · North Goa (Anjuna/Arambol), India · Nov-Mar season, dates shift year to yearInternational Ayurveda and Wellness Conclave (IAWC)Yoga · Kozhikode, Kerala, India · annual; 2027 dates TBAPublic Teachings of His Holiness the Dalai LamaMeditation & Dharma · Dharamsala and Bodh Gaya, India · spring and autumn teachings in Dharamsala, winter teachings at Bodh Gaya; announced weeks aheadSuan Mokkh International Dharma HermitageMeditation & Dharma · Chaiya, Surat Thani, Thailand · starts on the 1st of every month, ending on the 11th, all yearTushita Meditation CentreMeditation & Dharma · McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, India · 10-day courses roughly monthly February-November each year