Cultural Celebrations ESL Activities, Worksheets and Games
Tanabata

In this insightful Tanabata activity, students learn about the Japanese festival of Tanabata and take part in one of the traditions by writing wishes on a tanzaku... read more
The Day of the Dead

This free Day of the Dead worksheet helps students practice vocabulary related to this Mexican holiday. First, students complete Day of the Dead sentences with the correct word. Students then match Day of the... read more
Celebrations Challenge

This enjoyable cultural celebrations activity helps students practice the names of popular cultural celebrations and related verbs. First, in two groups, students complete clues for different cultural celebrations with verbs. Next, students pair up with... read more
The 4th of July

This comprehensive 4th of July worksheet helps students practice vocabulary related to American Independence Day. First, students find 12 Fourth of July words... read more
Travelling Revellers

This cultural celebrations role-play activity helps to familiarise students with the names of different cultural celebrations and festivals. In groups, students take on... read more
Celebrations Board Game

This fun cultural celebrations board game helps students talk about various celebrations and festivals. In groups, students take turns rolling the dice and moving their counter along the board. When a student lands... read more
Good Times

In this cultural celebrations speaking activity, students talk about personal and public celebrations they have throughout the year. Working alone, students write down all the celebrations they have... read more
It's Carnival Time!

In this free Carnival worksheet and activity, students learn about the Christian festival of Carnival and its associated vocabulary. First, students read a text about... read more
Thanksgiving

In this useful Thanksgiving worksheet, students learn about the American celebration of Thanksgiving and related vocabulary by completing a variety of... read more
Which festival?

In this engaging cultural celebrations trivia quiz activity, students complete trivia questions about cultural celebrations with common verbs and then ask them to a partner. In two groups... read more
Chinese New Year Bingo

In this Chinese New Year vocabulary game, students play bingo by listening to definitions and matching them to words commonly associated with the Chinese New Year festival. In groups, the bingo caller reads a definition at random from... read more
Lunar New Year Crossword

In this productive Lunar New Year activity, students complete a crossword by describing and guessing words related to the festival. In two groups, students invent and write down clues for the Lunar New Year... read more
New Year's Eve Board Game

In this free New Year's Eve board game, students practice vocabulary related to New Year's Eve and talk in response to topic-related prompts. Players... read more
Ramadan

In this detailed Ramadan worksheet, students learn about the Muslim holiday Ramadan and its associated vocabulary. First, students read a text about Ramadan and... read more
St. Patrick's Day

In this entertaining St. Patrick's Day activity, pairs of students race to search for information about St. Patrick's Day in order to complete a matching activity and quiz the fastest. Pairs begin by... read more