Let’s look at some festivals in Europe in October to make it warmer
As the leaves change color and the weather turns cooler signalling the arrival of autumn, festival season winds down from the hectic summer months.
Although that said, there are still plenty of great options available for festival lovers.
Food and drink festivals are the highlight of the autumn months.
Below is a roundup where you’ll find events and festivals in Europe in October .
Cultural and Art festivals
Germany
Berlin has many monumental buildings and a wonderful time to see them is during the 12th Festival of Lights taking place from 7 – 16 October.
Spain
Toledo, Spain, is situated in the heart of vast saffron plantations.
The Rose of Saffron Festival celebrates the saffron harvest and takes place at the end of October each year.
Food and drink festivals
Guernsey
The 10-day International Food Festival finishes up in early October.
It takes place in the capital St. Peter Port from, and there will be plenty of local produce available to sample.
Germany
The first weekend in October it is the end of Munich’s famous Oktoberfest.
Over in Berlin, the Oktoberfest goes through to mid-October.
Italy
Italy is a food lovers delight, and a food festival is the perfect place to enjoy the best the country has to offer.
Boccaccesca Food and Wine Festival held in Tuscany in October is a gourmet’s delight.
Spain
Spain’s Cava capital, Sant Sadurni d’Anoia, hosts a three-day Cavatast Festival each year.
Cavatast is a celebration of Cava, a sparkling Catalan wine that is made in a similar fashion to Champagne.
Belgium
It’s a country famous for the beer it produces and the Poperinge Beer Festival takes place in the heart of hop country.
This annual beer festival held at the end of October is truly a treat for beer lovers.
All Festivals in October
Boccaccesca Food and Wine Festival in Tuscany, 4 – 6 October 2019
Boccaccesca is a yearly food and wine extravaganza, attracting countless visitors to the narrow medieval streets of Certaldo Alto in October.
Oktoberfest in Munich, September 21 – October 6, 2019
It all started with a royal wedding, and ended with the most famous beer fest in Europe, and probably in the world.
Enjoy Oktoberfest in Munich !
Enjoy Oktoberfest in Munich !
Oktoberfest in Berlin – 20 September to 13 October 2019
Beer and Germany belong together, and Berlin has its own Oktoberfest held annually at Zentral Festplatz am Kurt-Schumacher-Damm and at Alexander Platz.
Poperinge Beer Festival in Belgium, 26 – 27 October 2019
The Poperinge Beer Festival is held during two days of the last weekend in October, it's often referred to as "Belgium's coziest beer festival".
Rose of saffron festival in Consuegra Spain, 25 – 27 October 2019
Consuegra, 60 km from Toledo is right in the middle of the vast saffron plantations. The Saffron festival is going on the last weekend of October.
Gwledd Conwy Feast, Wales, UK. 25 – 27 October, 2019
The Conwy Feast is a weekend full of food, drink, music, arts and crafts. It takes place in the stunning medieval town of Conwy in North Wales in October
Crossing Border, Den Haag, Netherlands. 29 October – 3 November 2019
Crossing Border cultural festival is about music and language and exploring ways to bring them together. It takes place in the heart of the city in a number of locations centered around the Grote Markt.
CAFe Budapest Contemporary arts festival, 4 – 20 October 2019
Hungary’s most important festival in contemporary arts, will show more than 200 events. More than 45 venues with programme in theatre, circus, jazz and dance, classical, pop music and even more.
Fete des Vendanges Wine Festival, Montmartre Paris 9-13 October 2019
Paris's only working vineyard, Clos Montmartre, is found here. Over half a million visitors attend "Fete des Vendanges" wine festival every year.
Fiesta del Marisco Seafood Festival, O Grove, Spain 3-13 October 2019
A seafood festival in O Grove, Galicia, Spain, Over 200 000 visitors are expected to this cultural-gastronomic festival. Held in October every year since 1963.
The light is the art at Festival Of Lights in Berlin, 11 – 20 October 2019
All major attractions in Berlin are illuminated during nine days in October and lighted up in beautiful colors for the Festival of Lights
Cavatast – Cava and Gastronomy, Spain 4 – 6 October 2019
Spain's Cava capital, Sant Sadurni d'Anoi, invites you to the festivities at the annual Cavatast: a cava & gastronomy tasting fair held in October.
Kookeet Food Festival in Bruges, Belgium 28 – 30 September 2019
Kookeet Bruges is a very well organized food festival. Enjoy small dishes of different styles from top chefs with great champagne, wine and beer pairing
Amsterdam Dance Event, 16 – 20 October, 2019
The Amsterdam Dance Event is the biggest club festival of its kind in the world attracting in excess of 370,000 visitors. It's held annually in mid-October.
Vegfest UK – London, 26 – 27 October 2019
Vegfest UK , October in London, offers over 250 stalls demonstrating fabulous food, fashions, cosmetics, bodycare, cooking classes and more.
Mercado Cervantino, Medieval festival, Alcala de Henares, Spain in October
With over 200,000 visitors, the Cervantino Market is one of Spain's greatest regional historical tourist events held every year in October.
Jenever Festival, Hasselt, Belgium. 20 – 21 October 2018
Every year on the 3rd weekend of October, Hasselt hosts the fun and fabulous Jenever Festival. Experience all the tastes and colours of this national drink in Hasselt, the Jenever capital of Belgium.
Nottingham, the UK’s number one Festival City in October
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