Events in October 2027: weekend guides and things to do

49 big events in October 2027: motorsport (8), running and endurance (18), football and rugby (5), fight weeks (1), trade shows and tech (10) and more. Each guide covers where to stay, what to do between sessions and what to book.

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Motorsport

1 Oct 2027Turkish Grand Prix
Istanbul, TürkiyeF11 Oct 2027Portuguese MotoGP (Portimão)
Algarve (Portimão), PortugalMotoGP8 Oct 2027Singapore Grand Prix
Singapore, SingaporeF115 Oct 2027Japanese MotoGP (Motegi)
Motegi and Tochigi, JapanMotoGP22 Oct 2027United States Grand Prix
Austin, United StatesF122 Oct 2027Malaysian MotoGP (Sepang)
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMotoGP29 Oct 2027Mexico City Grand Prix
Mexico City, MexicoF129 Oct 2027Indonesian MotoGP (Mandalika)
Lombok (Mandalika), IndonesiaMotoGP

Running and endurance

1 Oct 2027*Twin Cities Marathon
Minneapolis, United StatesMarathon1 Oct 2027*Cologne Marathon
Cologne, GermanyMarathon1 Oct 2027*Great Scottish Run
Glasgow, United KingdomMarathon1 Oct 2027*Cardiff Half Marathon
Cardiff, United KingdomMarathon5 Oct 2027*IRONMAN World Championship (Kona)
Kailua-Kona, United StatesEndurance8 Oct 2027Chicago Marathon
Chicago, United StatesMarathon8 Oct 2027*Lisbon Marathon
Lisbon, PortugalMarathon8 Oct 2027*Melbourne Marathon
Melbourne, AustraliaMarathon8 Oct 2027*Budapest Marathon
Budapest, HungaryMarathon8 Oct 2027*Munich Marathon
Munich, GermanyMarathon15 Oct 2027*Amsterdam Marathon
Amsterdam, NetherlandsMarathon15 Oct 2027*Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Toronto, CanadaMarathon15 Oct 2027*Detroit Free Press Marathon
Detroit, United StatesMarathon29 Oct 2027*Frankfurt Marathon
Frankfurt, GermanyMarathon29 Oct 2027*Dublin Marathon
Dublin, IrelandMarathon29 Oct 2027*Marine Corps Marathon
Washington, D.C., United StatesMarathon29 Oct 2027*Venice Marathon
Venice, ItalyMarathon29 Oct 2027*Casablanca International Marathon
Casablanca, MoroccoMarathon

Football and rugby

1 Oct 2027Rugby World Cup 2027 in Sydney
Sydney, AustraliaRugby1 Oct 2027Rugby World Cup 2027 in Melbourne
Melbourne, AustraliaRugby1 Oct 2027Rugby World Cup 2027 in Brisbane
Brisbane, AustraliaRugby1 Oct 2027Rugby World Cup 2027 in Perth
Perth, AustraliaRugby1 Oct 2027Rugby World Cup 2027 in Adelaide
Adelaide, AustraliaRugby

Fight weeks

28 Oct 2027*UFC Abu Dhabi fight week
Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFight week

Trade shows and tech

4 Oct 2027*EXPO REAL
Munich, GermanyTrade show9 Oct 2027*Anuga
Cologne, GermanyTrade show11 Oct 2027*GITEX Global
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesTrade show12 Oct 2027*Dreamforce
San Francisco, United StatesTrade show13 Oct 2027*Frieze London
London, United KingdomTrade show14 Oct 2027*New York Comic Con
New York City, United StatesTrade show20 Oct 2027*Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt, GermanyTrade show28 Oct 2027*Japan Mobility Show
Tokyo, JapanTrade show29 Oct 2027*MCM Comic Con London
London, United KingdomTrade show31 Oct 2027*Money20/20 USA
Las Vegas, United StatesTrade show

Medical and academic congresses

26 Oct 2027*Future Investment Initiative (FII)
Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCongress

Music festivals

1 Oct 2027*Austin City Limits Music Festival
Austin, United StatesFestival20 Oct 2027*Amsterdam Dance Event
Amsterdam, NetherlandsFestival

Film, art and culture

2 Oct 2027*Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Albuquerque, United StatesCulture6 Oct 2027*San Francisco Fleet Week
San Francisco, United StatesCulture20 Oct 2027*Art Basel Paris
Paris, FranceCulture20 Oct 2027*Rome Film Fest
Rome, ItalyCulture

* Expected date, following the usual pattern. Not yet confirmed by the organiser.