This is a calendar of events and festivals in the month of '''September'''.

Global

  • 27th: '''World Tourism Day''' [http://www.unwto.org/wtd/index.php] - global promotion of tourism and travel by the United ?Nations' World Tourism Organization
  • Botswana

  • 30th: Botswana Day
  • Italy

  • Late September: '''Cheese''' [http://www.cheese.slowfood.it/], Bra, Italy
  • Portugal

  • 8th-10th: '''WikiSym 2008''', the 4th International Symposium on Wikis [http://www.wikisym.org/] - Porto, Portugal
  • South Africa

  • One week in September: '''South African National Parks Week''' [http://www.sanparks.co.za], SANParks allow free access for South African citizens to most national parks.
  • Early September: '''Soweto Wine Festival''', [http://www.sowetowinefestival.co.za/] in Soweto
  • Mid September: '''Penguin Festival''' in Simons Town
  • 24th: '''Heritage Day''' (''Public holiday'')
  • Late September: '''Soweto Festival''', [http://www.sowetofestival.co.za/] in Soweto
  • Late September: '''Hermanus Whale Festival''', [http://www.whalefestival.co.za/] in Hermanus
  • Spain

  • The week around 24th of September: '''St. Merce parties''' - Barcelona
  • 8th-21st: '''Fiesta of the Virgen de la Vega''' - Salamanca
  • United Kingdom

  • 1st weekend of September: '''Victorian Fair''' - Kirkby Lonsdale, England
  • United States of America

  • 11th: '''9-1-1 emergency number day''' or simply '''9-1-1 day''' - promotional day for firefighters and police; since 2001 it has become a day of remembrance
  • 1st Monday in September: U.S. Labor Day; '''Mackinac Bridge Walk''', from St. Ignace to Mackinaw City, Michigan
  • '''Hampton Beach Seafood Festival''' [http://www.hamptonbeachseafoodfestival.com] - Hampton, New Hampshire
  • '''Oktoberfest''' [http://www.oktoberfest.org] - Bavarian-style beer festival complete with traditional German bands at Mt. Angel, Oregon - 2008 dates are September 11-14