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

Global

• 27th: World Tourism Day [1] - global promotion of tourism and travel by the United ‎Nations' World Tourism Organization

Botswana

• 30th: Botswana Day

Portugal

• 8th-10th: WikiSym 2008, the 4th International Symposium on Wikis [2] - Porto, Portugal

South Africa

• One week in September: South African National Parks Week [3], SANParks allow free access for South African citizens to most national parks.
• Early September: Soweto Wine Festival, [4] in Soweto
• Mid September: Penguin Festival in Simons Town
• 24th: Heritage Day (Public holiday)
• Late September: Soweto Festival, [5] in Soweto
• Late September: Hermanus Whale Festival, [6] in Hermanus

Spain

• The week around 24th of September: St. Mercè parties - Barcelona
• 8th-21st: Fiesta of the Virgen de la Vega - Salamanca

United Kingdom

• 1st weekend of September: Victorian Fair - Kirkby Lonsdale, England

United States of America

• 11th: 9-1-1 emergency number day or simply 9-1-1 day - promotional day for firefighters and police; since 2001 it has become a day of remembrance

• 1st Monday in September: U.S. Labor Day; Mackinac Bridge Walk, from St. Ignace to Mackinaw City, Michigan

• Hampton Beach Seafood Festival [7] - Hampton, New Hampshire

• Oktoberfest [8] - Bavarian-style beer festival complete with traditional German bands at Mt. Angel, Oregon - 2008 dates are September 11-14