International Festival of Fine Wine and Food

Date: October 5-8.

Location: Olympia Exhibition Centre, London.

Description: The gourmet event of the cookery calendar.

Contact: 0870 7396611.

Website: www.whatsonwhen.com/themes/foodanddrink.jml.

Hanover Expo

Date: Until October 3.

Location: Expo-Gelaende, 30521 Hannover, Germany.

Description: The final month of the world exhibition.

Contact: 00 49 511 84040.

Website: www.whatsonwhen.com/themes/hanoverexpo.jml.

International Arts Festival of Cervantes

Date: October 1-17.

Location: Guanajuato, Mexico.

Description: International performing arts events.

Contact: 00 52 5 208 1902 or 00 52 5 208 8403.

Website: www.whatsonwhen.com/places/central_america.jml.

Abu Simbel Festival

Date: October 22.

Location: Abu Simbel, Egypt.

Description: Only twice a year the inner sanctum of Ramses II is lit up at sunrise.

Contact: +20 2 2853576

Website: www.whatsonwhen.com/themes/natphenom.jml.

E-mail: egyptourst@aol.com.

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