October
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This article is a travel topic.
This is a calendar of events and festivals in the month of October.
Global
- 31st: Halloween
Aruba
- Mid October: Aruba Music Festival, [1] in Oranjestad
Australia
- Curdimurka Outback Ball - on the Oodnadatta Track, South Australia
- Long weekend: This Is Not Art festival [2] in Newcastle
Canada
- Second Monday - Thanksgiving.
China
- 1st: National Day - anniversary of founding of People's Republic - most people get a one-week holiday
France
- Early Oct: Paris Motor Show
Germany
- Frankfurt Book Fair [3] - in Frankfurt
- Oktoberfest beer festival [4] - in Munich
- Mid Oct: Berlin Festival of Lights, [[5]] - Berlin
Mexico
- October 31 - Día de los Muertes (Day of the Dead)
Namibia
- Late October: Oktoberfest throughout the country, especially in Windhoek and Swakopmund
South Africa
- Early October: Aardklop [6], a (mostly Afrikaans) national arts festival in Potchefstroom
- Early October: Fish River Canoe Marathon, [7] near Cradock
- Early October: Macufe African arts and culture, [8] in Bloemfontein
- Mid October: Cape Town Flower and Garden Show, [9] in Cape Town
- Late October: Cape Town International Kite Festival, [10] at the Zandvlei Picnic Area, Muizenberg
Taiwan
- 10th: Anniversary of the Hsinhai Revolution, otherwise known as the National Day of the Republic of China
Thailand
- 23rd: Chulalongkorn Day (public holiday)
United Kingdom
United States of America
- Wings over Houston Air Show, [13] - Houston
- Early October: State Fair of Texas, [14] at Fair Park, Dallas
- Early October: Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta ,[15] in Albuquerque
- Early October: Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, [16] - Fort Worth, Texas
- Fantasy Fest [17] - Key West, Florida
- Halloween Horror Nights [18] - Orlando, Florida
- 2nd Monday on October: Columbus Day
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