This is a month-by-month listing of silent film festivals around the world, giving the date of the next festival (when this is known) in bold.

January

Slapstick
Annual festival of slapstick film in Bristol, UK. Takes place 26-29 January 2012.

StummFilmMusikTage Erlangen
Festival of silent film music held in Erlangen, Germany.

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February
Kansas Silent Film Festival
Silent film fesival held annually in Topeka, Kansas. Takes place 24-25 February 2012.

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March

Killruddery Silent Film Festival
Silent film festival held in Bray, Ireland.

Cinefest
Collectors’ festival at Syracuse, New York, 15-18 March 2012.

Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema, held in Bo’ness, Scotland, 16-18 March 2012.

Festival du film muet, held in Servion, Switzerland, 29 March-1 April 2012.

Toronto Silent Film Festival, held in Toronto, Canada. Takes place 29 March-3 April 2012.

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April

British Silent Film Festival
Annual festival and conference on British silent cinema, taking place at the Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge, 19-22 April 2012.

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May

Cinevent
Classic film convention held annually in Columbus, Ohio.

Festival d’Anères
Silent cinema festival held in Hautes-Pyrénées, France, 23-27 May 2012.

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June

Il Cinema Ritrovato
Festival of restored films, with strong silent strand, held in Bologna, Italy, 23-30 June 2012.

Broncho Billy Silent Film Festival
Annual festival of silent film (not just Broncho Billy) held at Fremont, California. Held 29 June-1 July 2012.

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July

San Francisco Silent Film Festival
Annual silent film festival in San Francisco, USA. The next festival takes place 12-15 July 2012.

StummfilmLiveFestival
Silent film festival held by the Babylon Kino, Berlin.

Slapsticon
Annual festival of silent and early sound film comedy, held in Arlington, Virginia.

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August

Strade del Cinema
Silent film festival with emphasis on musical acompaniment, held at Aosta, Italy.

Jornada Brasileira de Cinema Silencioso
Silent film festival held in São Paulo, Brazil.

Capitolfest
Central New York’s annual summer classic and silent movie festival. Takes place 10-12 August 2012.

Bonner Sommerkino
German silent film festival held in Bonn.

International Silent Film Festival
Festival of classic silent films held in Manila, Philippines.

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September

Cinecon
Annual classic film festival held in Hollywood.

Mykkäelokuvafestivaalit (Forssa Silent Film Festival)
Silent film festival in Forssa, Finland. To be held 31 August-1 September 2012.

Opitiki Silent Film Festival
Silent film festival held in Opitiki, New Zealand.

Toronto Urban Film Festival
Public film festival of one-minute silent films held in Toronto, Canada.

Australia's Silent Film Festival
Held in Sydney, Australia across September-November.

Annual Buster Keaton Celebration
Buster Keaton-themed festival held in Iola, Kansas, USA.

Cinesation
Silent and early sound film festival held in Massillon, Ohio, USA.

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October

Giornate del Cinema Muto
The Giornate del Cinema Muto, or Pordenone Silent Film Festival, generally considered the world’s leading silent film festival, takes place in Pordenone, northern Italy every October. The next festival will take place 6-13 October 2012.

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November

Bielefelder Film MusikFest, held in Bielefeld, Germany.

Festival of Silent Films, Krakow, Poland, taking place 25 November-1 December 2012.

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December

Fashion Film Festival
Festival of fashion in film with strong emphasis on silents, showing at multiple London locations.