McFly guest stars at the recording of TV show/ Pod Cast Song Cake in London

King Charles visits Sustainable Wood exhibition at the Garrison Chapel in London, UK

The Feeling, 20 years of '12 Stops Then Home' London date UK tour

São João del Rei, one of the colonial cities of Minas Gerais in Brazil, was founded during the 18th-century gold rush and later became an important regional center in the Portuguese colony.

Daily life in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bands Buckcherry and Michael Monroe play The Forum Kentish Town London UK as part of their Co- Headline tour of the UK March 7th 2026 Buckcherry are Josh Todd. Stevie D. Kelly Lemieux. Francis Ruiz. & Billy Rowe. Michael Monroes badn include Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm known professionally as Michael Monroe, Sami Yaffa, Rich Jones, Steve Conte and Karl Rockfist.

Opening of ARCO (Spain's International Contemporary Art Fair) in Madrid, Spain

The Holi festival is celebrated to mark the victory of good over evil and also symbolizes the arrival of the spring season.

Due to the recent rainfall in Germany, the water levels of the Rhine and Waal rivers have risen in the area of Nijmegen. The Waal river reached a water level of 13 meters, but according to the Rijkswaterstaat (the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management) is not a level to be concerned about.

Photocall of the Winners of the 40th Goya Awards at the Auditori del CCIB in Barcelona, Spain.

Ukrainians and supporters gathered in the center of the Dutch city of Nijmegen to mark four years of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The Rio Carnival took place from February 13 to February 21, 2026. The Rio Carnival Special Group samba school competition brings together the top-ranked samba schools, which parade in the Sambadrome with floats and costumed performances that are evaluated by judges to determine the annual champion. The Samba Schools Champions’ Parade was held on February 21.

Traditional dragon and lion dances were held at a Chinese temple in Mae Sot, Thailand, to welcome the Year of the Horse. These performances and cultural displays are believed to bring good luck and prosperity. The colorful event marked a festive start to the Lunar New Year in Tak Province.

The celebration was meant to chase away evil spirits and bring prosperity and happiness for the new year. The dragon symbolizes power and nobility, while the lion brings good luck and prosperity. The Chinese New Year is based on the Chinese zodiac.

Members of the Finnish queer punk band The Friends of Dorothy, during a free concert at the Cloister of Sor Juana in Mexico City, sang a cappella, challenging norms and celebrating diversity.

This Friday, February 20, 2026, dozens of people gathered at Las Islas on the campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) to observe and interact with the Therian subculture, whose members identify as animals and experience a deep, psychological, or spiritual connection with an animal.

First Friday Prayers of Ramadan in Kashmir, India - 19 Feb 2026

Tradition to awaken people during Ramzan in Kashmir, India

Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio

The gospel samba group Batucada Abençoada, founded in 2006 by the neo-Pentecostal church Bola de Neve in São Paulo, performed in front of the Maracana soccer stadium during the Rio carnival. In Brazil, evangelicals have made their way into samba, a musical genre once decried by the Church for its profane lyrics and the syncretism of its Afro-Brazilian origins.

First Tarawih Prayers of Ramadan In Kashmir, India

826th Atherstone Shrove Ball Game

Filipinos observes Ash Wednesday in Phiippines - 18 Feb 2026

Lunar New Year Celebrations In New York City - 17 Feb 2026

Chinese New Year in Chiang Mai's Chinatown is a lively affair with red decorations, lion dances, and fireworks. The area around Warorot Market fills with food stalls, traditional performances, and communal festivities, celebrating the New Year with joy and cultural flair.

Alsasua Carnival 2026 in Alsasua

Chinese New Year celebrations around Yaowarat Road in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Carnival was celebrated with a parade featuring a colorful collection of themed floats, carnival groups, and associations.

Lion Dance Lunar New Year Regatta in Geelong, Australia

Holy month of Ramadan preparation in Kashmir

Skyscraper buildings in Doha, Qatar .

The annual festival features elaborately decorated floral floats, cultural performances, and attracts large numbers of local residents and tourists.

Before the Carnival celebrations and the big parade take place in the city, the Prince of Carnival receives the key to the city from the Mayor, Hubert Bruls. This means the mayor symbolically transfers power to the Prince for three days.

Mika plays Wembley Arena in London, UK

On the 12th of February, Poland celebrates Tlusty czwartek or Fat Thursday, the Christian tradition marking the last Thursday before Lent when fatty foods are devoured all across the country. As Lent is a time of fasting, the days leading up to Ash Wednesday provide the last opportunity for feasting until Easter. Famous across the country, the Zagodzinski bakery in Warsaw, celebrating its 101st year, is a popular spot to buy its delicious rose-jam-filled paczki (doughnuts). Varsovians will often queue for hours to buy boxes of the traditional Polish treat.

Little Africa (known in Portuguese as Pequena África), in Rio de Janeiro’s port area, has been an Afro-Brazilian neighborhood since the era of slavery.

Bangkok Design Week 2026, themed Design SOS is an expansive festival celebrating creativity and design across Bangkok. Held from January 29 to February 08, showcasing innovative design solutions and fostering positive energy amidst challenges. It promotes Bangkok's status as a UNESCO Creative City of Design, attracting creatives and visitors to explore and contribute to the city's vibrant design landscape.

Daily Life in Mandalay, Myanmar

Daily Life in Mandalay, Myanmar

Ice Out! - the new mural by street artist LAIKA in Rome

The Império Serrano samba school dedicated the theme of its 2026 parade to writer Conceição Evaristo, one of the leading figures in contemporary Brazilian literature.

Outdoor Fashion Show during the Moscow Fashion Week

Shab-e-Barat is one of the holiest nights in Islam, observed between the 14th and 15th nights of Shaban, the eighth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Muslims around the world visit graveyards to pray for the departed souls and spend the night in worship, seeking God's mercy and forgiveness. Many believe that on this night, Allah determines destinies, forgives sins, and extends His blessings to those who seek repentance.

The carnival block “Marimbondo Não respeita” paraded through the streets of downtown Rio de Janeiro during the street carnival. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, before the official carnival kicks off from February 13 to 18, the pre-carnival celebrations are already underway.

In the Dutch city of Utrecht, people marched with their adopted Spanish Greyhounds and Podencos to support organizations fighting in Spain against ongoing greyhound suffering. The Spanish organization 'No A La Caza' (NAC) organized several demonstrations across Europe. Every year, after the hunting season, about 50,000 Galgos and Podencos are abandoned, animal rights organizations in Spain say.

The feminist group DolleMina organized a protest that consisted of knitting and crocheting against sexual and gender-based violence at the train station of Nijmegen. Stitches Against Violence is a Vienna-based initiative by Stitch Sip Knit, Footprint Vienna, and Stop Wien. The goal is to raise awareness and foster a culture of respect and safety.

Heightened security is in place across Jammu and Kashmir during India’s 77th Republic Day celebrations, with additional deployments, checkpoints and surveillance measures implemented across key locations and sensitive zones. Authorities have tightened security particularly along the Line of Control and the India Pakistan border, long flashpoints between the two nuclear armed rivals. India’s Republic Day marks the adoption of the country’s constitution in 1950.

Red carpet of the Feroz Awards 2026 at the Recinto Feiral in Pontevedra