Calendar / October 2027
What's on in October 2027
Dates read confirmed where the organizer has published them, and expected where we've projected the recurrence. Always verify before booking.
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11 events in October 2027.
Golden Eagle Festival
Bayan-Olgii · Mongolia
Witness / Attend
The main Golden Eagle Festival runs on the first weekend of October outside Olgii, Bayan-Olgii, with a smaller Sagsai festival in September. Upcoming: 3-4 October 2026; first weekend of October 2027.
Dates & details →National Wine Day (Ziua Nationala a Vinului)
Chisinau · Moldova
Music & Culture Festivals
The first weekend of October each year, in Chisinau's Great National Assembly Square. The 2026 edition, the 25th, runs 3 to 4 October; the 2027 edition is expected on 2 to 3 October.
Dates & details →Film Fest Gent
Ghent · Belgium
Film Festivals
Held each October in Ghent over about eleven days, organised by the Film Fest Gent non-profit, and incorporating the World Soundtrack Awards. Upcoming: 7 to 18 October 2026 (53rd edition, World Soundtrack Awards on 10 October); a 2027 edition is expected in October.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Kolkata
Kolkata · India
Witness / Attend
Durga Puja follows the lunar calendar, falling in late September or October.
Dates & details →Lalon Smaran Utsav
Kushtia · Bangladesh
Music at the Source
Bauls and devotees gather at Lalon's shrine in Cheuria, Kushtia, twice a year: for about three days around Dol Purnima (the Falgun full moon, roughly February to March) and for three days from 1 Kartik (around 16 October), the anniversary of Lalon Shah's death. The Dol Purnima dates shift with the lunar calendar each year; the autumn festival falls near mid-October.
Dates & details →Rolex Middle Sea Race
Valletta · Malta
Sailing
Starts from Grand Harbour, Valletta on a Saturday in mid-to-late October each year. Upcoming: the 47th edition starts on 17 October 2026; a 2027 edition is expected in mid-to-late October.
Dates & details →Sierra Leone Marathon
Makeni · Sierra Leone
Running / Endurance
Held once a year in Makeni, organised by the charity Street Child, with full and half marathon, 10k, 5k and a 75k cycle challenge. The 2026 edition runs 21 to 26 October 2026 (race day within that window); earlier editions ran in May. The 2027 edition is expected in a similar autumn window. It repeats every year.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel · Egypt
Witness / Attend
Fixed dates set by the sun: February 22 and October 22 every year.
Dates & details →World Creole Music Festival
Roseau · Dominica
Music & Culture Festivals
Held over three nights on the last weekend of October at Windsor Park Sports Stadium in Roseau, staged by the Discover Dominica Authority as the centrepiece of the island's Independence and Creole season, and running since 1997. Bouyon, cadence-lypso, zouk, soca, reggae, dancehall and afrobeat from across the Creole world. Upcoming: the 26th edition is confirmed for 23 to 25 October 2026.
Dates & details →Abissa
Grand-Bassam · Cote d'Ivoire
Witness / Attend
Held each year over about a week from the last Sunday of October to the first Sunday of November in the historic quarter of Grand-Bassam. A traditional N'zima community festival with no single organiser; dates follow the fixed rule rather than an annual announcement.
Dates & details →Witness / Attend in Oaxaca
Oaxaca · Mexico
Witness / Attend
Core dates fixed: October 31 through November 2.
Dates & details →In season in October
Beyond dated events: where October is honestly good, from our featured picks. Every link is a full guide with timing, conditions, and providers.
Wildlife Safaris
- Andasibe-Mantadia
- Bale Mountains
- Belovezhskaya Pushcha
- Brunei River
- Central Suriname Nature Reserve
- Chengdu
- Chobe National Park
- Churchill
- Etosha National Park
- Funafuti Conservation Area
- Gorongosa National Park
- Hula Valley
- Hwange National Park
- Iwokrama Forest
- Liwonde National Park
- Mana Pools National Park
- South Luangwa National Park
- Tari
- Zarnesti