Festivals and Travel to Exotic Places in October

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For good weather and festivals, early October:

Morocco [Tissa], Fetes du Cheval [Horse Festival].
Morocco Pictures.

Nepal [Kathmandu, Patan], Bada Dasain [Hindu festival] Sep/Oct, 10 days.
Tihar/Deepavali [Festival of Lights], Oct/Nov, 1 day. Nepal Pictures.

Bhutan [Tashichho Dzong, Thimphu], Thimphu Tsechu [spiritual festival with masked dances], Sep/Oct, 3 days

Japan [Lake Akan, Hokkaido], Marimo Matsuri [Festival of the Ainu people], 8-10 Oct. Japan Pictures

Korea [Kyongju], Shilla Cultural Festival [Buddhist dance, music sports and parades], 1st or 2nd w/e, 3 days.

Madagascar, Famadihana 'turning of the bones' [reburying the dead] ceremonies June -November.
Madagascar Pictures.

Vanuatu [Tanna Island], Nekowiar Festival [traditional Toka Dance], Aug-Oct, a few days

For good weather and festivals, late October:

Egypt [Abu Simbel], Celebration of Ramses II's Coronation, Oct 22. Egypt Pictures.

China [Xishuangbanna Villages], Tan Ta [Dai people's ritual celebration], Late-Oct/early Nov, 10 days. China Pictures.

Japan [Kyoto], Jidai Matsuri [Procession of historical costumes] Oct 22.

Korea [Alternates], Paekche Cultural Festival, 13th, 1 day
[Cheju], Halla Cultural Festival, 18-20.

Argentina [La Quiaca], Manca Fiesta [Local Indians' trade fair], Late-Oct, 1 day. Argentina Pictures

Brazil [Belem], Círio de Nazaré
[Amazon region Festival], mid-Oct, 15 days. Brazil Pictures.

Mexico. Dias de los Muertos [Days of the Dead]. Oct 31- Nov 2. Mainly in the states of Michoacan and Oaxaca. Lots of different ceremonies to link the dead with the living.
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Or go for festivals only, not the weather! i.e. this is not the best season:

India [Nationwide], Dussehra -Ram Lila [Hindu celebration], Sep/Oct, 10 days
[Kulu], The Festival of the Gods, Sep/Oct, 10 days.
Pushkar Mela [Camel Fair],starts a week before the full moon, 16-19 Nov. India Pictures

Vietnam [Nationwide], Trung Nguyen [feast for hungry ghosts], full moon in Aug/Sep, 1 day
[Nationwide], Trung Thu [Mid-Autumn Festival], Sep/Oct, 1 day. Vietnam Pictures

Myammar [Inle Lake], Phaungdaw Oo Festival [Floating villages's water processions and boat races], Sep/Oct, 1 day
Thadingyut [Festival of Light], Full moon in Mid-Oct, 3 days

Thailand [Phuket], Vegetarian Festival, Mid-Oct, 10 days
[Chon Buri], Chon Buri Water Buffalo Races. Thailand Pictures