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This is a calendar of events and festivals in the month of October.

[edit] Global

• 31st: Halloween

[edit] Australia

• Curdimurka Outback Ball - on the Oodnadatta Track, South Australia
• Long weekend: This Is Not Art festival in Newcastle

[edit] China

• 1st: National Day - anniversary of founding of People's Republic - most people get a one-week holiday

[edit] Germany

• Frankfurt Book Fair - in Frankfurt
• Oktoberfest beer festival - in Munich

[edit] Namibia

• Late October: Oktoberfest throughout the country, especially in Windhoek and Swakopmund

[edit] South Africa

• Early October: Aardklop [1], a (mostly Afrikaans) national arts festival in Potchefstroom
• Early October: Fish River Canoe Marathon, [2] near Cradock
• Early October: Macufe African arts and culture, [3] in Bloemfontein
• Mid October: Cape Town Flower and Garden Show, [4] in Cape Town
• Late October: Cape Town International Kite Festival, [5] at the Zandvlei Picnic Area, Muizenberg

[edit] Taiwan

• 10th: Anniversary of the Hsinhai Revolution, otherwise known as the National Day of the Republic of China

[edit] Thailand

• 23rd: Chulalongkorn Day (public holiday)

[edit] United Kingdom

• Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts [6] - Swansea

[edit] United States of America

• Early October: State Fair of Texas, [7] at Fair Park, Dallas
• Fantasy Fest [8] - Key West, Florida
• Halloween Horror Nights [9] - Orlando, Florida
• 2nd Monday on October: Columbus Day

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