| Name | Country | Category | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asaba | Nigeria | Film | 2023 | |
| Aswan | Egypt | Crafts and Folk Art | 2005 | |
| Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | Music | 2023 | |
| Buffalo City | South Africa | Literature | 2023 | |
| Casablanca | Morocco | Media Arts | 2023 | |
| Dakar | Senegal | Media Arts | 2014 | |
| Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Music | 2015 | |
| Lubumbashi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Crafts and Folk Art | 2015 | |
| Praia | Cabo Verde | Music | 2017 |
| Name | Country | Category | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahsa | Saudi Arabia | Crafts and Folk Art | 2015 | |
| Ambon | Indonesia | Music | 2019 | |
| Asahikawa | Japan | Design | 2019 | |
| Ashgabat | Turkmenistan | Design | 2023 | |
| Baghdad | Iraq | Literature | 2015 | |
| Baku | Azerbaijan | Design | 2015 | |
| Bamiyan | Afghanistan | Crafts and Folk Art | 2015 | |
| Bandar Abbas | Iran | Crafts and Folk Art | 2019 | |
| Bandung | Indonesia | Design | 2015 | |
| Battambang | Cambodia | Gastronomy | 2023 | |
| Beijing | China | Design | 2012 | |
| Bukhara | Uzbekistan | Crafts and Folk Art | 2023 | |
| Busan | Republic of Korea | Film | 2014 | |
| Chengdu | China | Gastronomy | 2010 | |
| Chaozhou | China | Gastronomy | 2023 | |
| Chiang Rai | Thailand | Design | 2023 | |
| Chongqing | China | Design | 2023 | |
| Da Lat | Vietnam | Music | 2023 | |
| Gangneung | South Korea | Gastronomy | 2023 | |
| Gaziantep | Turkey | Gastronomy | 2015 | |
| Gwalior | India | Music | 2023 | |
| Gwangju | Republic of Korea | Media Arts | 2014 | |
| Hamamatsu | Japan | Music | 2014 | |
| Hangzhou | China | Crafts and Folk Art | 2012 | |
| Harbin | China | Music | 2010 | |
| Hoi An | Vietnam | Crafts and Folk Art | 2023 | |
| Icheon | Republic of Korea | Crafts and Folk Art | 2010 | |
| Iloilo City | Philippines | Gastronomy | 2023 | |
| Ipoh | Malaysia | Music | 2023 | |
| Isfahan | Iran | Crafts and Folk Art | 2015 | |
| Jaipur | India | Crafts and Folk Art | 2015 | |
| Jeonju | Republic of Korea | Gastronomy | 2012 | |
| Jingdezhen | China | Crafts & Folk Arts | 2014 | |
| Kanazawa | Japan | Crafts and Folk Art | 2009 | |
| Kermanshah | Iran | Gastronomy | 2021 | |
| Kobe | Japan | Design | 2008 | |
| Nagoya | Japan | Design | 2008 | |
| Pekalongan | Indonesia | Crafts & Folk Arts | 2014 | |
| Phuket | Thailand | Gastronomy | 2015 | |
| Rasht | Iran | Gastronomy | 2015 | |
| Sanandaj | Iran | Music | 2019 | |
| Sapporo | Japan | Media Arts | 2013 | |
| Sasayama | Japan | Crafts and Folk Art | 2015 | |
| Seoul | Republic of Korea | Design | 2010 | |
| Shanghai | China | Design | 2010 | |
| Shenzhen | China | Design | 2008 | |
| Shunde | China | Gastronomy | 2014 | |
| Singapore | Singapore | Design | 2015 | |
| Sulaymaniyah | Iraq | Literature | 2019 | |
| Suzhou | China | Crafts & Folk Arts | 2014 | |
| Tel Aviv | Israel | Media Arts | 2014 | |
| Tongyeong | Republic of Korea | Music | 2015 | |
| Tsuruoka | Japan | Gastronomy | 2014 | |
| Varanasi | India | Music | 2015 | |
| Zahlé | Lebanon | Gastronomy | 2015 |
| Name | Country | Category | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alba | Italy | Gastronomy | 2017 | |
| Amarante | Portugal | Music | 2017 | |
| Banja Luka | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Music | 2023 | |
| Barcelona | Spain | Literature | 2015 | |
| Barcelos | Portugal | Crafts and Folk Art | 2017 | |
| Bergen | Norway | Gastronomy | 2015 | |
| Berlin | Germany | Design | 2005 | |
| Bilbao | Spain | Design | 2014 | |
| Bitola | North Macedonia | Film | 2015 | |
| Bologna | Italy | Music | 2006 | |
| Bolzano | Italy | Music | 2023 | |
| Bradford | United Kingdom | Film | 2009 | |
| Braga | Portugal | Media Arts | 2017 | |
| Bremen | Germany | Literature | 2023 | |
| Budapest | Hungary | Design | 2015 | |
| Burgos | Spain | Gastronomy | 2015 | |
| Bydgoszcz | Poland | Music | 2023 | |
| Caen | Spain | Media Arts | 2023 | |
| Caldas da Rainha | Portugal | Crafts and Folk Art | 2019 | |
| Castelo Branco | Portugal | Crafts and Folk Art | 2023 | |
| Cetinje | Montenegro | Design | 2023 | |
| Dublin | Ireland | Literature | 2010 | |
| Dundee | United Kingdom | Design | 2014 | |
| Edinburgh | United Kingdom | Literature | 2004 | |
| Enghien-les-Bains | France | Media Arts | 2013 | |
| Fabriano | Italy | Crafts and Folk Art | 2013 | |
| Fribourg | Switzerland | Gastronomy | 2023 | |
| Galway | Ireland | Film | 2014 | |
| Ghent | Belgium | Music | 2009 | |
| Glasgow | United Kingdom | Music | 2008 | |
| Granada | Spain | Literature | 2014 | |
| Graz | Austria | Design | 2011 | |
| Hanover | Germany | Music | 2014 | |
| Heidelberg | Germany | Literature | 2014 | |
| Helsinki | Finland | Design | 2014 | |
| Heraklion | Greece | Gastronomy | 2023 | |
| Iasi | Romania | Literature | 2023 | |
| Idanha-a-Nova | Portugal | Music | 2015 | |
| Katowice | Poland | Music | 2015 | |
| Kaunas | Lithuania | Design | 2015 | |
| Kraków | Poland | Literature | 2013 | |
| Leiria | Portugal | Music | 2019 | |
| Linz | Austria | Media Arts | 2014 | |
| Liverpool | United Kingdom | Music | 2015 | |
| Ljubljana | Slovenia | Literature | 2015 | |
| Lviv | Ukraine | Literature | 2015 | |
| Lyon | France | Media Arts | 2008 | |
| Manchester | United Kingdom | Literature | 2017 | |
| Mannheim | Germany | Music | 2014 | |
| Norwich | United Kingdom | Literature | 2012 | |
| Nottingham | United Kingdom | Literature | 2015 | |
| Óbidos | Portugal | Literature | 2015 | |
| Östersund | Sweden | Gastronomy | 2010 | |
| Parma | Italy | Gastronomy | 2015 | |
| Prague | Czech Republic | Literature | 2014 | |
| Reykjavík | Iceland | Literature | 2011 | |
| Rome | Italy | Film | 2015 | |
| Saint-Etienne | France | Design | 2010 | |
| Santa Maria da Feira | Portugal | Gastronomy | 2021 | |
| Saint Petersburg | Russia | Gastronomy | 2021 | |
| Seville | Spain | Music | 2006 | |
| Sofia | Bulgaria | Film | 2014 | |
| Tartu | Estonia | Literature | 2015 | |
| Turin | Italy | Design | 2014 | |
| Ulyanovsk | Russia | Literature | 2015 | |
| York | United Kingdom | Media Arts | 2014 |
| Name | Country | Category | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, Texas | United States | Media Arts | 2015 | |
| Detroit, Michigan | United States | Design | 2015 | |
| Ensenada, Baja California | Mexico | Gastronomy | 2015 | |
| Granada | Nicaragua | Design | 2023 | |
| Iowa City, Iowa | United States | Literature | 2008 | |
| Montreal, Quebec | Canada | Design | 2006 | |
| Paducah, Kentucky | United States | Crafts and Folk Art | 2013 | |
| Puebla, Puebla | Mexico | Design | 2015 | |
| San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas | Mexico | Crafts and Folk Art | 2015 | |
| Santa Fe, New Mexico | United States | Design, Crafts and Folk Art | 2005 | |
| Tucson, Arizona | United States | Gastronomy | 2015 |
| Name | Country | Category | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide, South Australia | Australia | Music | 2015 | |
| Ballarat, Victoria | Australia | Crafts and Folk Art | 2019 | |
| Bendigo, Victoria | Australia | Gastronomy | 2019 | |
| Dunedin, Otago | New Zealand | Literature | 2014 | |
| Geelong, Victoria | Australia | Design | 2017 | |
| Hobart, Tasmania | Australia | Literature | 2023 | |
| Launceston, Tasmania | Australia | Gastronomy | 2021 | |
| Melbourne, Victoria | Australia | Literature | 2008 | |
| Sydney, New South Wales | Australia | Film | 2010 | |
| Whanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui | New Zealand | Design | 2022 |
South America and the Caribbean
[edit]| Name | Country | Category | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belém | Brazil | Gastronomy | 2015 | |
| Bogotá | Colombia | Music | 2012 | |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | Design | 2005 | |
| Caracas | Venezuela | Music | 2023 | |
| Concepción | Chile | Music | 2023 | |
| Curitiba | Brazil | Design | 2014 | |
| Durán | Ecuador | Crafts and Folk Art | 2015 | |
| Florianopolis | Brazil | Gastronomy | 2014 | |
| Jacmel | Haiti | Crafts and Folk Art | 2014 | |
| Kingston | Jamaica | Music | 2015 | |
| Medellín | Colombia | Music | 2015 | |
| Montevideo | Uruguay | Literature | 2015 | |
| Nassau | Bahamas | Crafts and Folk Art | 2014 | |
| Popayán | Colombia | Gastronomy | 2015 | |
| Santos | Brazil | Film | 2015 |