Commonwealth Games 2010 New Delhi 3rd - 14th of October

New Delhi's 2010 Games are only the 19th Commonwealth Games, and will be the largest sporting event Delhi has ever hosted. The popular-with-the-viewing-public Opening Ceremony will be held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, and huge attendance is expected, but tickets to some of the less well known and loved events are still available if you fancy seeing some Badminton, Lawn Bowls, Netball or Squash

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World Solar Challenge - Australia

An event that combines a slightly leftfield appreciation of vehicle racing with genuine technological innovation and concern for the environment, the World Solar Challenge has been going since 1987.

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Yamaga Lantern Festival - Japan

If the sight of lanterns lighting up the night sky is enough to get your heart moving, head to Yamaga in south west Japan for the annual lantern festival.

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The Naga Fireballs - Northern Thailand

If it`s natural phenomena that you are after, the Naga Fireballs festival in northern Thailand may just be your cup of tea. Every year, on the first full moon of October, literally thousands of red, yellow and orange fireballs appear from the bowels of the Mekong river and light up the moon-lit sky... only to disappear in to thin air. That this occurrence also coincides with the end of the rainy season, celebrated by Buddhists as "The Rains Retreat" or "The Buddhist Lent" helps the sprit along too- the monks have usually been cooped up for the three month rainy season, abstaining from a great deal of worldly pleasures... so Buddhists celebrate the end of this period with the giving of alms to the monks for their steadfastness over the period... and a good old knees up- which, in Thailand, usually equates to lots of fireworks, good food, light shows and lots of colour.

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Diwali (October - November)

An event on par with Christmas in the West, Diwali is celebrated all over India and by Hindus the world over. It means, literally, 'Festival of the lights'. For tourists to India during Diwali- a five day period at the end of the Hindu month of Ashwayuja, typically falling in late October to mid November- this might not be (ironically) the best time to visit. As with many festivals, Diwali is predominantly a family festival and large parades and mass public celebrations are rare- inasmuch as organised events are concerned.

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The Melbourne International Arts Festival

For 17 days in October, Melbourne becomes the centre of arts in Australia, with its annual arts festival. Over half a million visitors visit the festival in 2007, and there were almost 600 performances and 1,100 performers and artists on display (or displaying their talents)

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