Travel + Leisure India & South Asia — October 2017

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EPCOT FOOD

& WINE

FESTIVAL

WALT DISNEY

WORLD, FLORIDA

| AUGUST 31–

NOVEMBER 13 |

This year, as Epcot

celebrates 35 years

of being, the festival

spans over 75 days—

a fi rst in its history.

With 35 marketplaces

and 225 concerts

in total, the festival

has something on offer

for every age group.

This year, the focus

is on family fun with

kid-friendly dishes,

and a Ratatouille-

inspired culinary

scavenger hunt.

disneyworld.disney.

go.com

Days of fun, music,

dancing, and

Leprechauns. Music

bands perform

through the day,

and colourful tulips

bloom all around you.

tulipfestival.com

IRISH

WEEKEND AT

TULIP FESTIVAL

TESSELAAR TULIP

FARM, VICTORIA

| OCTOBER 6–8 |

NEW YORK

COMEDY

FESTIVAL

NEW YORK CITY

| NOVEMBER 7–12 |

DIA DE LOS

MUERTOS

MEXICO

| OCTOBER 31–

NOVEMBER 2 |

Laugh till you cry in

New York City with

Impractical Jokers,

Chris Hardwick,

Nick Offerman, Bill

Maher, Jim Norton, and

Iliza Shlesinger. Indian

stand-up comedian

Vir Das will also tickle

your funny bone.

nycomedyfestival.com

FULL MOON

PARTY

KOH PHANGAN,

THAILAND

| NOVEMBER 3 |

It all began with a group

of tourists arranging a

party at the crescent-

shaped Haad Rin Beach.

They thought the view

of the moon from the

beach was outlandish.

From then on, every full

moon, the island beams

with neon lights and

music for an all-night

party. fullmoonparty-

thailand.com

—RADHIKA SIKARIA

The Day of the

Dead celebrates the

deceased with food,

drinks, and parties,

and welcomes their

spirits home. Try

not to freak out, for

skeletons and skulls

will be around you

at this three-day

festival—in the form

of candied sweets,

parade masks,

dolls, altars

(called ofrendas).

With star

performances by

Jay Z, Martin Garrix,

The XX, Chance The

Rapper, and Red

Hot Chilli Pepper,

the annual music

festival is held over

two consecutive

weekends. On its

eight stages, musical

groups from genres

including rock,

indie, country, folk,

electronic, and hip hop

entertain fans from

around the world.

The festival’s food

court, Austin Eats,

celebrates the rich

food culture of the

city. aclfestival.com

AUSTIN

CITY LIMITS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

| OCTOBER

6–8 & 13–15 |

world