Now playing Next Culture news Lyon's "festival of lights" returns with message of inclusion The French city lights up for four days. As night falls, historic monuments, public buildings, squares or parks serve as a canvas for illuminated works of art - part of the Festival of Lights. 08/12/2022
Now playing Next Culture news LIVE: Armenia's Khachaturian International Festival Shhh. The performance is on. Enjoy one of the region's most important classic concerts brought to you live from Armenia by Euronews Culture. 07/12/2022
Now playing Next No Comment Watch: the first ice festival in Madrid opens The Spanish capital has launched the 2022 Ice Festival - an international competition featuring some of the world’s best ice sculptures. 06/12/2022
Now playing Next No Comment Watch: Bahrain festival season opens celebrating art, food, and music The festival took place at the Bahrain Fort built over 5,000 years ago. 05/12/2022
Now playing Next No Comment Pomegranates are the stars in Tehran for the fruits' festival The pomegranate festival organised with the slogan "one hundred rubies" continues in Tehran, the capital of Iran. The 11th Pomegranate Festival, which started on 19 November, can be visited between 16.00-21.00 until 2 December. 01/12/2022
Now playing Next Cult Baku's beloved Jazz Festival returns for its 17th edition In partnership with The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan The event seeks to bring together an eclectic mix of musicians and bands from all over the world. 30/11/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid ignites controversy in India Acclaimed Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, head of the international jury at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, has caused outrage at the closing ceremony of the festival. 30/11/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom 'Brexit festival' chief insists big cultural event was value for money The €138m eight-month festival attracted only three million visitors in-person and 15 million online, way short of the 66 million organisers had hoped for. 22/11/2022
Now playing Next Destinations Kerala's top 6 festivals to discover the magic of 'God's Own Country' The southern Indian state boasts some 1,000 festivals, most of which are centuries old. 17/11/2022
Now playing Next Culture news A galaxy of stars shine at the Marrakech Film Festival The 19th edition of the International Marrakech Film Festival assembles a wide array of films and an impressive line-up of international film stars 17/11/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Alec Baldwin files suit over shooting, seeking to "clear his name" Baldwin has sued the people involved in handling and supplying the loaded gun that he was using on the set of the western Rust when it fired, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021 14/11/2022
Now playing Next No Comment Watch: Myanmar holds its Tazaungdaing light festival People gathered in the hills of central Myanmar to enjoy the annual Tazaungdaing light festival that marks the end of the rainy season in a fiery nighttime display of exploding hot air balloons. 07/11/2022
Now playing Next Food and Drink Local food festivals preserve Italy's obscure regional dishes Some towns play traditional music while people dance, others let younger generations to get giddy with gaudy fairground rides. Nearly all stage historic processions, but however the night is celebrated, food is the main and most important ingredient. 06/11/2022
Now playing Next No Comment WATCH: Gaza holds its annual swimming festival Nearly a thousand Palestinian boys and girls have taken part in a swimming festival organised by the Gaza Swimming Academy. 04/11/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Mexican town believes late grandmother is inspiration for Pixar's Coco On the eve of the Day of the Dead, a group of visitors from abroad and all over Mexico visit the house of late Maria Salud Ramirez, who they are certain was the inspiration for the famous Pixar animated film Coco (2017). 02/11/2022
Now playing Next Cinema Tim Burton lights up the Festival Lumière in Lyon Nearly 500 screenings, a rock star welcome for an emotional veteran director Tim Burton, and masterclasses from actress Monica Bellucci. This year's Festival Lumière in Lyon celebrated cinema past and present in style. 25/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Europe’s Largest Country Music Festival to return in March 2023 Line dancing, check shirts and Stetson hats. Oh, and whole lot of good foot-tapping, hip-thrusting tunes. That's only a small part of what's promised to be on show as fans look forward to gathering at Europe's biggest country music festival. 25/10/2022