Icarus Cup Flight Festival

September 16 – 19, 2009, France, Saint-Hilaire du Touvet. Watch or participate in the oldest “free flight” festival in the world. Everything to do with flying without an engine. From paper airplane contests, flying art exhibits, falconry displays, to speed gliding, parachuting, wingsuits, sail planes, light helicopters, kites, boomerangs, and anything else that will free-fly.

Waiter Race

September 18 – 19, 2009 Belgium, Brussels. Food markets, bands, and wine tasting kiosks. And then the race: apron-wearing waiters run neck in neck with each other with a bottle of Pineau des Charentes liquor and three full glasses hoisted high on a tray. The first to cross the finish line with the drinks intact wins.

National Ploughing Championships

September 21 – 23, 2009 Ireland, Athy. Not just for the ploughing or machinery enthusiast, the Ploughing Championships will have Livestock Exhibitions, Hunt Chase, Fashion Shows, Food Halls, and more. Ireland’s largest outdoor event attracting up to 150,000 people over 3 days.

Great Gorilla Run

September 25 – 25, 2009 England, London. Thousands of people, all dressed up as gorillas and going ape for a day! By taking part you’ll be playing a crucial role in helping save the remaining 700 mountain gorillas left in the wild.

Oktoberfest

September 18 – October 3, 2009 Germany, Munich. Did you really think we would forget the most popular Autumn celebration? Nearly 7 million people will flock in to cure their Autumn blues at the world’s largest public festival.

Matchmaking Festival

September 3 – October 3, 2009 Lisdoonvarna, Ireland. A whole month of parties, events, concerts and more. The purpose? Find a match! Although people nowadays come just for fun.

Tubingen Duck Race

October 9 – 9, 2009 Germany, Tubingen. Seven thousand ducks yellow rubber ducks, almost a third of the city’s population, bob along the tree-lined river. The competition starts at midday and anyone with a rubber duck can participate; and if you left yours at home in the bathtub, ducks can be rented before the race.

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