The Brookston Almanac

15th Day of dark 1/2 of Kartika, 8th Hindu month (@ Oct/Nov); Divali
2nd Day of bright 1/2 of Kartika, 8th Hindu month (@ Oct/Nov); Bhai Dooj
Night before full moon of Kartika, 8th Hindu month (@ Oct/Nov); Pushcar Fair begins (India)
Full Moon Day of 11th Buddhist month (@ Oct/Nov); Buddhist Lent ends
Full Moon Day of 11th Buddhist month (@ Oct/Nov) to Full Moon Day of 12th Buddhist month (@ Dec/Jan); Robe Offering Month
Full Moon Day of Thadingyut, Burmese month; Paung-daw-U Pagoda Festival (Burma)
9th Day of 9th Chinese moon (@ Oct/Nov); Chinese Chong Jiu Festival
1st Day of Shawwal, 9th Islamic month; Eid al-Fitr (Breaking of the Fast)
1st Day of Bhadra, Nepalese month; Gai Jatra (Cow Festival; Nepal)
27th Day of 8th Lunar Month; Birthday of Confucius Observance
Early October; Oktoberfest Beer Festivals (US)
Mid-October; World Series of Baseball begins (US, Canada)
Sometime in October; Potato Days (Norway)
Sometime in October; Fantasia (Morocco)