World's Most Amazing Festivals

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World's Most Amazing Festivals

The Gardians brotherhood has been in existence since 1512. It is made up of horsemen, breeding cattle and protecting the helpless. In the Camargue, the Gardians festival is one of the region's symbols and the horses are even permitted within churches for blessings. 2011 has also seen the crowning of the new Queen of Arles, an event which only takes place every three years!

Series, Documentary


World's Most Amazing Festivals - TV Showtimes

Wednesday, September 3

3:55am

World's Most Amazing Festivals ‘The Naadam Festival, Mongolia’

SBS

World's Most Amazing Festivals

'The Naadam Festival, Mongolia'

SBS, 3:55am, Wed, 3 Sep 2025, 35 minutes

REPEAT

Thousands of horsemen, wearing the warrior suits of Genghis Khan's time, invade the city of Ulan Bator. Unusual encounters with families, preparing the whole year for the spectacular competitions and parades, tinged with nostalgia for the great period of the Mongol conquests.

Series, United Kingdom, English, Subtitles, Documentary, Season 1 Episode 2


World's Most Amazing Festivals ‘The Naadam Festival, Mongolia’

SBS HD

World's Most Amazing Festivals

'The Naadam Festival, Mongolia'

SBS HD, 3:55am, Wed, 3 Sep 2025, 35 minutes

REPEAT

Thousands of horsemen, wearing the warrior suits of Genghis Khan's time, invade the city of Ulan Bator. Unusual encounters with families, preparing the whole year for the spectacular competitions and parades, tinged with nostalgia for the great period of the Mongol conquests.

Series, United Kingdom, English, Subtitles, Documentary, Season 1 Episode 2


Thursday, September 4

2:15am

World's Most Amazing Festivals ‘The Esala Perahera, Sri Lanka’

SBS

World's Most Amazing Festivals

'The Esala Perahera, Sri Lanka'

SBS, 2:15am, Thu, 4 Sep 2025, 35 minutes

REPEAT

In Kandy, the procession honouring the most precious relic in the country, a tooth of the Buddha, is also the most spectacular and magical procession in Asia. Elephants, dancers, musicians, headmen, all parading, sumptuously dressed, throughout the streets of the medieval capital, situated in the centre of the island.

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Season 1 Episode 3


World's Most Amazing Festivals ‘The Esala Perahera, Sri Lanka’

SBS HD

World's Most Amazing Festivals

'The Esala Perahera, Sri Lanka'

SBS HD, 2:15am, Thu, 4 Sep 2025, 35 minutes

REPEAT

In Kandy, the procession honouring the most precious relic in the country, a tooth of the Buddha, is also the most spectacular and magical procession in Asia. Elephants, dancers, musicians, headmen, all parading, sumptuously dressed, throughout the streets of the medieval capital, situated in the centre of the island.

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Season 1 Episode 3


Friday, September 5

2:45am

World's Most Amazing Festivals ‘The Festival Of Light, Finland’

SBS

World's Most Amazing Festivals

'The Festival Of Light, Finland'

SBS, 2:45am, Fri, 5 Sep 2025, 35 minutes

REPEAT

A fairytale, where the author is looking for his child soul, in a road movie throughout Finland in December. Princesses and Santa Claus are sometimes hard to meet, so he gets lost from time to time in the Helsinki night. The most famous celebration in the world seen from quite a different perspective.

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Season 1 Episode 4


World's Most Amazing Festivals ‘The Festival Of Light, Finland’

SBS HD

World's Most Amazing Festivals

'The Festival Of Light, Finland'

SBS HD, 2:45am, Fri, 5 Sep 2025, 35 minutes

REPEAT

A fairytale, where the author is looking for his child soul, in a road movie throughout Finland in December. Princesses and Santa Claus are sometimes hard to meet, so he gets lost from time to time in the Helsinki night. The most famous celebration in the world seen from quite a different perspective.

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Season 1 Episode 4


Saturday, September 6

2:20am

World's Most Amazing Festivals ‘The Up Helly Aa, Shetland...’

SBS

World's Most Amazing Festivals

'The Up Helly Aa, Shetland Islands'

SBS, 2:20am, Sat, 6 Sep 2025, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Scotland, Shetland Islands (January, the 31th) - The Up Helly Aa In Lerwick, 1000 people dressed in the Viking fashion (winged helmets, axes, shields, and lit torches), gather and march through the streets of the town, with a galley. The ship is then burned on a pyre. Virile encounters from another time.

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Season 1 Episode 5


World's Most Amazing Festivals ‘The Up Helly Aa, Shetland...’

SBS HD

World's Most Amazing Festivals

'The Up Helly Aa, Shetland Islands'

SBS HD, 2:20am, Sat, 6 Sep 2025, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Scotland, Shetland Islands (January, the 31th) - The Up Helly Aa In Lerwick, 1000 people dressed in the Viking fashion (winged helmets, axes, shields, and lit torches), gather and march through the streets of the town, with a galley. The ship is then burned on a pyre. Virile encounters from another time.

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Season 1 Episode 5


Monday, September 8

10:10am

World's Most Amazing Festivals ‘The Day Of The Dead, Mexico’

SBS

World's Most Amazing Festivals

'The Day Of The Dead, Mexico'

SBS, 10:10am, Mon, 8 Sep 2025, 30 minutes

REPEAT

The Gardians brotherhood has been in existence since 1512. It is made up of horsemen, breeding cattle and protecting the helpless. In the Camargue, the Gardians festival is one of the region's symbols and the horses are even permitted within churches for blessings. 2011 has also seen the crowning of the new Queen of Arles, an event which only takes place every three years!

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Season 1 Episode 10


World's Most Amazing Festivals ‘The Day Of The Dead, Mexico’

SBS HD

World's Most Amazing Festivals

'The Day Of The Dead, Mexico'

SBS HD, 10:10am, Mon, 8 Sep 2025, 30 minutes

REPEAT

The Gardians brotherhood has been in existence since 1512. It is made up of horsemen, breeding cattle and protecting the helpless. In the Camargue, the Gardians festival is one of the region's symbols and the horses are even permitted within churches for blessings. 2011 has also seen the crowning of the new Queen of Arles, an event which only takes place every three years!

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Season 1 Episode 10


10:40am

World's Most Amazing Festivals ‘Midsummer Festival, Sweden’

SBS

World's Most Amazing Festivals

'Midsummer Festival, Sweden'

SBS, 10:40am, Mon, 8 Sep 2025, 30 minutes

REPEAT

The Gardians brotherhood has been in existence since 1512. It is made up of horsemen, breeding cattle and protecting the helpless. In the Camargue, the Gardians festival is one of the region's symbols and the horses are even permitted within churches for blessings. 2011 has also seen the crowning of the new Queen of Arles, an event which only takes place every three years!

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Season 1 Episode 11


World's Most Amazing Festivals ‘Midsummer Festival, Sweden’

SBS HD

World's Most Amazing Festivals

'Midsummer Festival, Sweden'

SBS HD, 10:40am, Mon, 8 Sep 2025, 30 minutes

REPEAT

The Gardians brotherhood has been in existence since 1512. It is made up of horsemen, breeding cattle and protecting the helpless. In the Camargue, the Gardians festival is one of the region's symbols and the horses are even permitted within churches for blessings. 2011 has also seen the crowning of the new Queen of Arles, an event which only takes place every three years!

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Season 1 Episode 11


Tuesday, September 9

3:50am

World's Most Amazing Festivals ‘The Carnival Of Cayenne French...’

SBS

World's Most Amazing Festivals

'The Carnival Of Cayenne French Guiana'

SBS, 3:50am, Tue, 9 Sep 2025, 35 minutes

REPEAT

The Guyana creole carnival is one of a kind, a genuine flashback to the 18th Century, through the masked balls, organized by the Touloulous. The characters are women who are unrecognisable under their dress and mask, and thus can use the anonymity to meet their courtiers. Each weekend, for three months, they are queens of the night, and wear a different dress for every ball.

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Season 1 Episode 6


World's Most Amazing Festivals ‘The Carnival Of Cayenne French...’

SBS HD

World's Most Amazing Festivals

'The Carnival Of Cayenne French Guiana'

SBS HD, 3:50am, Tue, 9 Sep 2025, 35 minutes

REPEAT

The Guyana creole carnival is one of a kind, a genuine flashback to the 18th Century, through the masked balls, organized by the Touloulous. The characters are women who are unrecognisable under their dress and mask, and thus can use the anonymity to meet their courtiers. Each weekend, for three months, they are queens of the night, and wear a different dress for every ball.

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Season 1 Episode 6


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