Austin City Limits Music Festival 2025, Texas
The Killers, Sabrina Carpenter, The Strokes and Hozier are in town when the state capital of Texas welcomes the Austin City Limits Music Festival on 4-6 and 11-13 October. How
$170
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Birmingham Comedy Festival 2025
Taking place from Friday 3 to Sunday 12 October 2025, the Birmingham Comedy Festival returns with a stellar line-up of over 150 performances. This award-winning festival promises to deliver an
Ilkley Literature Festival, Yorkshire, 2025
Actors, writers, poets and even a few journos will descend upon the West Yorkshire Victorian spa town of Ilkley in October for the Ilkley Literature Festival. The county might be
National Wine Day Moldova Wine Festival
The Wine Day Moldova will see hundreds of wines from some 90 producers on display over the two-day Moldova wine festival celebrating the country’s centuries-old winemaking...
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta 2025
If you have seen photos of many vividly coloured balloons gliding across semi-arid scenery there is a good chance that those shots come from the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, which...
$15
BFI London Film Festival, UK
The 69th BFI London Film Festival (LFF), in partnership with American Express, returns from 8–19 October 2025 with a dazzling line-up of films, premieres, talks and immersive experiences across London
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Bang Fai Phaya Nak: Naga Fireball Festival in Nong Khai, Thailand
Thailand is famous for its festivals, but few are as mysterious, magical, and bewitching as the Bang Fai Phaya Nak, where myth and nature collide on the Mekong Every year
Free
Great American Beer Festival Denver, 2025
Denver, known as the mile high city, is hosting The Great American Beer Festival (GABF), which claims to be America's favourite beer festival. There are more than 100 brewers in
$85 – $220
Isle of Wight Literary Festival, 2025
The Isle of Wight Literary Festival is a major literary event in the south of England, that draws leading writers and thinkers from around the UK. Martin Sixsmith, Sue Barker
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Sitges Film Festival, Fantastic Cinema on the Catalan Coast
Each October, the Catalan town of Sitges transforms into an epicentre of the macabre, the magical and the marvellous. Welcome to the Sitges Film Festival — or, to give it
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Onion Market 2025, Weimar Germany
Dubbed the Teutonic Glastonbury by the Telegraph, the Weimar Onion Market, takes place each October in the architecturally stunning medieval city in Thuringia, Germany. Hundreds of thousands of people are
Free
Derby Folk Festival 2025, Derby, UK
This autumn will see Derby buzz with the Derby Folk Festival held in the city centre. Held from 10 to 12 October, the festival will include a host of folk
£20 – £88
The Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival 2025
The Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival held in October is a celebration of Yorkshire cheese and its recent revival. Events include: a 5.5 mile guided walk through the countryside ...
Celtic Colours International Festival 2025, Canada
Introduced in 1997, Celtic Colours has evolved into one of Canada's premier musical events and a cultural gem of Nova Scotia, presenting Cape Breton's musical heritage to tens of thousands
Free – $150
Cheltenham Literature Festival, 2025
Could there be a more appropriate setting for The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival than the historic Regency spa town of Cheltenham? Originally held in the town
Free
The Unbelievers at the Royal Court Theatre
If you’re heading to London this autumn, the Royal Court Theatre should be at the top of your itinerary. From 10 October to 29 November 2025, its Jerwood Theatre Downstairs
Lincoln Sausage Festival 2025, Lincoln UK
October is the month that the merry folk of Lincoln tuck into more than 30,000 bangers at the Lincoln Sausage Festival, held in the glorious setting of the medieval Lincoln
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Rhythms of the Coast at Limon Carnival Costa Rica
Costa Rica values its diversity and the Limon Carnival is probably the biggest party enjoyed by its Afro-Caribbean community. Held in Puerto Limon in the province of Limon, the carnival
Free
Stoke Beer & Cider Festival Returns with a Frothy Bang
Stoke-on-Trent is set to become the epicentre of hops and happiness as the 40th Stoke Beer and Cider Festival makes its grand return from 15 to 18 October 2025. Hosted
Frieze Art Fair London, UK 2025
Frieze Art Fair London is one of the most influential contemporary art fairs in the world. It is held in October in The Regent’s Park. It only focuses on living artists and contemporary art....
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