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Nagasaki Kunchi continues through October 9 with decorated floats, dance offerings and neighborhood performances rooted in centuries of local tradition.

The 70th BFI London Film Festival runs October 7–18 with 251 features, shorts, series and immersive works, including 33 world premieres.

Indonesia’s 2026 Mentawai Enchantment Festival showcases the E’eruk Pulaggajat village-cleansing ritual alongside traditional performance, dress and cultural activities in Tuapejat.

The festival's preliminary final report estimates 7.4 million visitors in 2026, alongside higher beer and food consumption than in 2025.

Timeless Blend opens Nov. 6 and runs through Jan. 30, 2027, bringing Kerala-rooted folk motifs into dialogue with industrial materials and reclaimed technology.

Cozumel's second “Tradición, luz y reencuentro” festival will run October 23–25 at Museo de la Isla, with free cultural programming and a tribute to Michoacán.

Houston's natural-science museum will host a travelling Marvel exhibition from December 19, with a members preview a day earlier and more than 150 original artifacts, costumes, props and comic artworks.

The façade’s first public unveiling marks a visible milestone in the basilica’s conservation, although the wider restoration—estimated at $100 million—will continue for years.

The first open-call magazine is planned for autumn 2027 under the theme Connection, with the University of Tokyo advising on content and Blanchett chairing essay selection.

The October 31 reopening adds nearly 60 sculptures, almost 30,000 plants and trees, five entrances and a restored underground connection to the museum.

Removal of exhibits on social movements and political violence has prompted protests and renewed debate over who shapes Colombia’s public history.

France Culture's October schedule combines original audio fiction, crime stories, horror, suspense and adaptations of classic literature.