October 2008
5 - 15 Oct (annual)
Festival of the Pilar
Zaragoza, Spain
The festival is held in honour of Zaragozas patron saint, the Virgin of the Pilar. It spans several days of festivities, ranging from the purely religious to theatre, bulls, children’s and musical activities.
Website
10 Oct (annual)
Night of Culture
Copenhagen, Denmark
A unique opportunity to experience an exciting evening of cultural exploration and to visit some of the buildings and institutions which are normally not open to the public. Access is obtained with a Night of Culture badge which gives free admission to events and free public transport within Copenhagen.
Website
10 Oct - 1 Jan
Lille 3000
Lille
Exhibitions, music, dance and one hell of a party are set to spice up the streets of this city in nor thern France.
12 Oct (annual)
Fiesta de la Hispanidad
Plaza de Colón, Madrid, Spain
Spain celebrates its National Day on 12 October with an impressive military procession in the Plaza de Colón, Madrid.
Oct (annual)
Witches in Selvino
Selvino, Italy
Witches in Selvino is one of the few Halloween-themed events in Italy.
12 Oct (annual)
Copenhagen Night of Culture
Copenhagen, Denmark
Every year in October, Copenhagen throws its doors open after dark for visitors to explore the city’s major cultural institutions.
Oct (various dates)
Bric-a-Brac Market
Parc des Expositions (Exhibition Park), Bordeaux, France
The lively Foire à la Brocante (bric-a-brac market) takes place in Bordeaux’s vast Parc des Expositions.
14 Oct (annual)
Brussels Marathon
Brussels, Belgium
What better way is there to discover the splendid city of Brussels than to run its annual marathon? Forget the tour bus, this year you can
keep fi t by running through the city centre’s.
15 - 19 October
Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse)
Frankfurt, Germany
Everyone who is anyone in the book industry will be there: authors and publishers, booksellers and librarians, art dealers and illustrators, agents and journalists, information brokers and readers.
Website
15-28 Oct
Salzburg Culture Days
Salzburg, Austria
The Culture Days have gained a reputation for excellent concerts and stage presentations of opera and classical music.
16-22 Oct
Tasting Week - La S emaine du Goût
Various towns
Real food is the subject of Tasting Week, celebrated in France’s key towns and gastronomic regions.
16 Oct - 2 Nov (annual)
Wexford Festival Opera
Theatre Royal , Wexford Town, Ireland
2008 Wexford Festival Opera.
22 Oct
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
Cork, Ireland
Jon Faddis is this year’s artist in residence. The main concert venues are the Everyman Palace Theatre, Cork Opera House and the Triskel Arts Centre.
24-26 Oct
Bratislava Jazz Days
Bratislava, Slovakia
The first international star appeared here in 1982. Since then, the likes of Ben Evans, Herbie Hancock, Bobby McFerrin and Wynton Marsalis have played this festival.
Website
25-28 Oct
Helsinki Book Fair
Helsinki, Finland
Literar y lovers and industry folk gather at the Helsinki Fair Centre each year for books, books and more books.
26 Oct (annual)
Saint Dimitri’s Day
Bulgaria
The Day of Saint Dimitri commemorates the beginning of winter - he is the patron saint of winter, frost and snow.
31 Oct (annual)
Halloween in Transilvania
Transilvania, Romania
What better place to be for Halloween? Celebrations, shows and tours follow in the footsteps of Bram Stoker's infamous character.