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
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 !
Cavatast – Cava and Gastronomy Tasting Fair, October in Spain
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.
Gwledd Conwy Feast, Wales, UK. 26 – 28 October, 2018
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
Fete des Vendanges Wine Festival, Montmartre Paris 10-14 October 2018
Paris's only working vineyard, Clos Montmartre, is found here. Over half a million visitors attend "Fete des Vendanges" wine festival every year.
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.
Oktoberfest in Berlin – 21 September to 14 October 2018
Beer and Germany belong together, and Berlin has its own Oktoberfest held annually at Zentral Festplatz am Kurt-Schumacher-Damm and at Alexander Platz, Berlin.
Boccaccesca Food and Wine Festival in Tuscany, 5 – 7 October 2018
Boccaccesca is a yearly food and wine extravaganza, attracting countless visitors to the narrow medieval streets of Certaldo Alto in October.
Fiesta del Marisco – Seafood Festival in O Grove, Spain – 4 – 14 October 2018
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.
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.
Vegfest UK – London, 27 – 28 October 2018
Vegfest UK , October in London, offers over 250 stalls demonstrating fabulous food, fashions, cosmetics, bodycare, cooking classes for kids, a teen zone, a mature zone, and a living raw zone.
Poperinge Beer Festival in Belgium, 27 – 28 October 2018
In 2018 it is the 23rd Edition of the Poperinge Beer Festival. Held over the two days of the last weekend in October, it's often referred to as "Belgium's cosiest beer festival".
Rose of saffron festival in Consuegra Spain. 26 – 28 October 2018
Consuegra, located at a distance of 60 km from Toledo is right in the middle of the vast saffron plantations. The festival is going on for over a week including the last two weekends of October.
Amsterdam Dance Event, 17 – 21 October, 2018
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.
CAFe Budapest Contemporary arts festival, 5 – 21 October, 2018
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.
Crossing Border, Den Haag, Netherlands. 29 October – 4 November 2018
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.
The light is the art at Festival Of Lights in Berlin, 5 – 14 October 2018
All major attractions are illuminated during 9 days in October and lighted up in beautiful colors.
Kookeet Food Festival in Bruges, Belgium – September 2018
This culinary festival includes 3 sumptuous days of cooking challenges and chowing down with more than two dozen of the top chefs from the ‘Venice of the North’ - Bruges / Brugge.
Nottingham, the UK’s number one Festival City in October
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