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October Festivals (Fiestas de Octubre)--Guadalajara, Jalisco. Guadalajara sparkles with this month-long event involving concerts, dances, cultural exhibits and food and attracting visitors and performers from all over the world.

All month long: Tamaulipas International Festival (Festival Internacional Tamaulipas)--Tamaulipas. Held in October every year, this festival features a variety of cultural and artistic events including exhibits, plays, concerts and cinema, turning the entire state into a hotbed of culture.

1-9 OCT: Morelia Film Festival (Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia) -Morelia, Michoacan. Now in its 10th year, this festival is one of the most important, this film festival gathers together an international group of filmmakers, critics and actors in order to promote the new talents of Mexican cinema and provide a forum for international exhibition.

5-23 OCT: International Festival of Contemporary Dance (Festival Internacional de Danza Contemporanea)--San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi State. Festival celebrating contemporary dance and featuring national and international artists from countries such as Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, United States, Japan and Venezuela.

5-23 OCT: 33rd International Cervantine Festival (33° Festival Cervantino Internacional)--Guanajuato, Guanajauato State.One of the most important cultural events in Mexico, this annual festival fills the streets of this colonial town with performers and visitors from all over the world. www.festivalcervantino.gob.mx/

6-11 OCT: Fly All-Release Rooster Fish Tournament -Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero.Fly fish take center stage
during this first international fishing tournament that focuses on the preservation of the species.

15-17 OCT: International Nacho Fest (Festival Internacional del Nacho)--Piedras Negras, Coahuila.Every year this event is organized to promote the notorious nacho, one of the region's culinary contributions to Mexican cuisine.

22 OCT-2 NOV: Festival of Skulls (Festival de las Calaveras)--Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes State. This macabre festival features a variety of morbid art exhibits, performing arts and a parade of skeletons, with contests for the most creative costumes and artwork. Skulls of different sizes and materials are on display as well as games and stands with traditional food and seasonal fruits

30 OCT-28 NOV: November Festivals (Fiestas de Noviembre)--Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. The events during this month include the annual Pipeline of Mexico, Zicatela Beach's International Surfing Tournament, the International Sailfish Tournament and the Coastal Dance Festival.

12th Annual Sinaloa Arts Festival--Mazatlan, Sinaloa. The Pacific coast state of Sinaloa will feature an elaborate celebration of art, dance and music, showcasing local, national and international artists and more than 450 performers hailing from countries as far as South Africa, Yugoslavia, Argentina and Spain.

29th National Mole Fair (29° Feria Nacional del Mole)--San Pedro Actopan, Estado de Mexico. Just south of Mexico City, thousands of varieties of mole will be prepared for sampling and competition. This spicy sauce, a Mexican staple often served with meat or poultry, is made of unsweetened chocolate, peppers and spices. Eat your fill and take some home; mole paste stays fresh for several months in the freezer.

Tlaxcala Fair (Feria de Tlaxcala)--Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala State. In honor of all saints and the dead, the annual festivities offer all sorts of cultural, sporting and culinary events, including bullfighting, rodeos, cockfighting and escaramuzas, a women's choreographed horse-riding show. In addition, Ms. Feria de Tlaxcala is crowned every year, highlighting the beautiful people from the region.

VII Annual Culinary Heritage and Cultural Tourism Festival 2004 (VII Congreso sobre Patrimonio Gastronomico y Turismo Cultural)--Puebla, Puebla State. The colonial city of Puebla, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, celebrates Mexico's rich culinary heritage as well as promotes competition among regional cuisines and the nation's top chefs, making it a favorite among Mexican and international food experts alike -as well as people just looking for good food and a good time. The festival features food workshops, delectable samplings, cultural events and an academic program.

4th International Cervantine Barroque Festival (IV Festival Internacional Barroco-Cervantino)--San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas. An extension of Guanajuato's popular Cerventine Festival, this event spans nine days and features more than 150 cultural and artistic presentations, gathering together more than 900 regional, national and international artists. Performances take place at the Casa de Cultura, the Hermanos Dominguez Theater, Cathedral Square and the Daniel Zebadua Theater.