It is notable for its annual Laskiainen celebration, one of the largest and longest-running Finnish-American festivals in the United States.

The Jazz Festival, which began in 1982, was one of the longest-running free outdoor festivals in the U.S., until it was canceled for 2007.

Mumbai's longest-running festival has been the Independence Rock Festival.

Folklorama, run by the Folk Arts Council, bills itself as the largest and longest-running cultural festival in the world.

Alexandra's annual celebration of Spring is New Zealand's longest-running festival.

The Festival of Nations is the largest and longest-running multicultural festival in Minnesota, celebrating cultural diversity with food, music, demonstrations, exhibits and dance.

Folklorama is the world's largest and longest-running multicultural festival.

Formed in 1949, the Cheltenham Literature Festival is the longest-running festival of its kind in the world.

Since then, it has become the longest-running annual festival of women writers in the nation, showcasing the talents and issues addressed by established and emerging authors.

It is one of the longest-running blueberry festivals in the United States and began calling itself a national festival in 1969.