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Calendar of Events
Take Great Pictures' Calendar of Events is a wonderful photo resource for any traveler. Here we feature some of the best photo ops throughout the US and the World, from hot air balloon festivals to various cultural celebrations to off-beat events, our Calendar is sure to get you some great photographs. Check out schedules for Mardi Gras, St. Patrick's Day, New Year's Eve, July 4th, and dozens more holidays.
October
1 - 5,
2008 Samsung World Championship in Palm Desert, FL
One of the biggest dates on the women's golfing calendar, the Samsung World Championship brings together the world's top 20 female players at the Bighorn Golf Club in Palm Desert, California.
Participation in the championship is limited to tournament winners and tour leaders and the purse is an impressive US$1 million. Lorena Ochoa was the 2007 champion.
October
2,
2008 Taste of Downtown Burbank in Burbank, CA
Food and entertainment go hand-in-hand at Taste of Downtown Burbank, held on San Fernando Boulevard. Over 25 local restaurants come together to cook and live bands provide a soundtrack. The event is in aid of Burbank Community YMCA's scholarship fund.
Burbank Community YMCA's scholarship fund helps make many programmes and services affordable to the entire community.
October
3 - 5,
2008 Seafood Festival in Morehead City, NC
One of the largest seafood festivals in the world, the North Carolina Seafood Festival, held annually at Morehead City Waterfront offers boatloads of bounty for the discriminating fish lover.
Highlights include the King Neptune Ball and a Softball Tournament. The festival contains an important message as well as a mandate to munch.
The non-profit organization of citizens and business people - which goes by the same name as the festival itself - sponsors the event with the intention to educate, promote and inform visitors about seafood and the seafood industry. There are multiple interactive exhibits and activities for children, with the aim of fun and education in mind. In an attempt to carry on the North Carolina coastal heritage, traditional artists, craftspeople and musicians perform and sell their wares.
The obvious highlight of the festival is, however, fish. Visitors can load up on everything from raw oysters to shrimp burgers, and even enter a chowder cook-off. There are various stages with free music over the weekend, ranging from traditional sea music to country. Other events include a pageant, a photo contest and an array of sporting events. On Sunday morning, there is a blessing of the fleet that brings the bounty to shore.
The annual World Beer Festival at the Durham Athletic Park offers 300 different beers, made by 100 breweries from around the globe. From the more traditional brews, to the off-the-beaten-track vegetable concoctions, you can't fail to be impressed.
The Durham Athletic Park is filled with tents, where 4000 beer lovers can enjoy samples of the best beer, food and entertainment in a safe, educational and fun environment under crisp autumn sunshine.
Several leading Durham restaurants provide food, while regional and local bands serve up live entertainment ranging from funk, blues and rock to R&B. Merchandise on sale includes speciality goods such as cigars, glassware and T-shirts. Each festival-goer receives a commemorative mug and a comprehensive guide to participating breweries, their beers and the world of beer appreciation.
October
5,
2008 Lakefront Marathon in Milwaukee, WI
Individuals and five-person relay teams take part in the annual 26.2-mile Milwaukee's Lakefront Marathon through the beautiful neighbourhoods along Lake Michigan, finishing at Veterans Park in downtown Milwaukee.
October
8 - 14,
2008 Black and Blue Festival in Montreal, Canada
Montreal's Black and Blue Festival has grown from its origins as a small party into one of the biggest gay festivals in the northern hemisphere. The week-long event celebrates gay culture, bringing together 80,000 people from all over the world.
Held on the joint holiday weekend of Canadian Thanksgiving and the American Columbus Day, Montreal explodes with reasons to party and community spirit that raises money for good causes. The main event, the Black & Bleu Party is on Sunday night (12 October) at the centre field of Montreal Olympic Stadium. The festival also features a Leather Ball, Military Ball and a Recovery Party, as well as a variety of cocktail parties and tea dances. For full details of the schedule, please visit the Bad Boy Club website.
The Bad Boy Club of Montreal is a volunteer group that was set up in 1991 to raise cash for AIDS charities and lesbian and gay groups.
October
9 - 12,
2008 Around the Coyote Fall Festival in Chicago, IL
Modelled on Parisian art fairs, Chicago's Around the Coyote Fall Festival showcases the talents of one of the nation's largest concentrations of visual artists, in the Wicker Park and Bucktown neighbourhoods north-west of the city centre.
The festival combines studio visits, gallery exhibitions and performances in a three-day extravaganza of art.
Around the Coyote began in 1990, when Parisian gallery owner Jim Happy-Delpech joined forces with local writers and gallery owners to draw attention to the large and diverse arts community in the Windy City, little known at that time even to locals. Two hundred artists and 20,000 visitors took part in the first Around the Coyote and over the years the event has grown to include 800 artists.
The Fall Festival's success in focusing attention on the artists living and working in these two picturesque neighbourhoods around the "Coyote" (a nickname for the 1930s skyscraper that towers over the area) has led to an additional Winter Festival in February.
October
10 - 12,
2008 Folk Festival in Richmond, VA
Seven stages, 30+ performing groups, Virginia Folklife Area demonstration area, Folk Arts Marketplace, ethnic foods and more!
Last year more than 175,000 people made their way to historic downtown Richmond's riverfront for a fantastic weekend of music, dance and culture from across America. The National may be moving to Butte, Montana, but the Richmond Folk Festival will be back this year and the event will look and feel exactly like what you have enjoyed over the last three years.
October
11 - 12,
2008 Arts and Crafts Fall Fair in Berea, KY
Now into its fifth decade, the Kentucky Arts and Crafts Fall Fair takes place at Berea's Memorial Park.
A myriad of stalls offer pottery, woodwork, needlecraft and a variety of other handcrafted items in contemporary and traditional designs, as well as demonstrations and workshops in wood, metal, glass, clay, jewellery, fibre and 2-D art.
Further sections include a sculpture garden and blacksmithing area and a section devoted to Kentucky-made food products such as BBQ sauce, jams, jellies and honey. Toe-tapping Kentucky music, storytellers and food vendors complete the program.
October
11,
2008 Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Kona Coast, HI
Every year hundreds of athletes compete in one of the world's most challenging endurance events, the Ford Ironman Triathlon World Championship on the Kona Coast of Hawaii's Big Island.
The race starts at the Kailua-Kona pier and consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a run of 26.2 miles and a 112-mile cycle; competitors have 17 hours to finish.
The Triathlon started in 1978 when 15 men competed in the challenge in Honolulu. In 1981 it was moved to the Kona Coast, where the areas covered are dominated by black lava rock and athletes battle wind speeds of 45mph and 95-degree temperatures.
