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Barbados Tries To Sell You On Its Five Big Festivals For 2010

The Crop Over Festival is a non-stop party that lasts for almost two months.

As the year comes to a close and you start thinking about vacations for 2010, the Barbados Tourism Authority wants travelers to know that Barbados isn't just a Caribbean beach destination. Sure, the sand and ocean make for sexy scenery, but the island doesn't want to rest on its beauty. The Tourism Authority released a schedule of events for '10 to show it's got some substance, or at least some cool festivals and events.

Check out some of the upcoming year's highlights after the jump.

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Austin City Limits Brings Jaunted Into Contact With Andy Roddick

Enjoying a little Texas time, Andy Roddick and girlfriend Brooklyn Decker make their way through the crowd during John Legend’s performance at the Austin City Limits music festival this last weekend, along with ourselves. Let’s hope that when they passed by us, that were moseying up to the front row and not just elbowing their way around.

During the festival, Austin was apparently crawling with such celebs, including Jessica Alba, Lindsay Lohan (before she jetted to Paris for her debut as a designer for the Ungaro fashion house) and Matthew McConaughey, who usually always attends. It’s no surprise with a phenomenal festival lineup including Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon, The Toadies, Citizen Cope, Dave Matthews and Ghostland Observatory, that we would bump into at least one bold-faced name.

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A Pumpkin Beer Festival In Seattle To Start The Halloween Season

Pumpkin season is upon us. Most places are now filled with orange displays, the convenience store is pushing their pumpkin cappuccino things, and of course there’s plenty of candy. We’re all about celebrating Halloween even if it is still an entire month until the big day, especially if it involves some special holiday beverages. One brewery in Seattle knows that there’s only one way to truly get the season underway, and that is with a pumpkin beer festival.

The Elysian Brewing Company is putting the final preparations in place for The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival. Things will be taking place this weekend, October 10 and 11, at the brewery’s Capitol Hill location. There will be plenty of pumpkin beers to help lager lovers get their fix and celebrate the season. The brewery will be honoring nine of their own beers, including The Great Pumpkin Imperial Pumpkin Ale, Hansel and Gretel Ginger Pumpkin Pilsner, and Night Owl. There will be concoctions from other breweries as well including Southern Tier, Rock Bottom, and Dogfish Head.

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This Weekend In The World: Five Cities Celebrate The Seasons

We could spend hours digging up all kinds of random festivals from all over the world happening this weekend, but thankfully we've already got five excellent choices completely detailed on Jaunted already:

· Chicago:
As the upscale alternative to the Taste of Chicago, the Chicago Gourmet Festival focuses on the five-star restaurants and James Beard-winning (and nominated) chefs that make The Windy City a foodie-friendly metropolis. Everything from dishes by Rick Bayless to a semi-separate wine festival will go down this weekend in Millennium Park. All details here.

· Canberra:
Flowers are everywhere in spring, but for us in the western hemisphere we've only got leaves dying and the smell of autumn. To relive spring, head to Australia's capital of Canberra, where it's currently springtime and they're celebrating with the Floriade Festival. All details here.

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Annoy Your Friends by Celebrating International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day, everybody, and l'shana tova, tikatevu to our Jewish readers! It's time for the nerdiest, weirdest, and most internet-driven fake holiday of the year (Pirate Day, I mean), so loosen up your vocal cords with some rum and start saying arrr!

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This Weekend In The World: Oktoberfest And Shakespeare

· Munich:
Everybody say it with us now: "Ein Prosit!" That means "a toast" in German, and you'll be saying it about every five minutes at Munich's famous Oktoberfest, which begins tomorrow and runs sixteen days until October 4. There will be beer tents, heart-shaped cookies, lederhosen, and preztels all up and down the Theresienwiese fairgrounds, and you can trust us to give you all the tips you need to have a great Oktoberfest 2009.

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Our Top Three Play Picks For San Diego's Shakespeare Festival

In the Old Globe’s Summer Shakespeare Festival production of Cyrano de Bergerac, Patrick Page plays the nasally-well-endowed titular character and Dana Green stars as Roxane.

If you are looking to wind down the season with one more alfresco outing, head to San Diego's Old Globe Theatre for the Summer Shakespeare Festival. The 74th annual fest offers Bard classics Twelfth Night and Coriolanus and in a break with tradition, Cyrano de Bergerac, the first non-Shakespeare play the theater has featured since it revived the festival five years ago.

The three productions rotate nightly in the Globe’s outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre through September 27. This way, if you're in town for a couple of days, you can catch all three. But if you can only make a day or two, here's a rundown of the shows to help you decide which play to see:

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Get Tipsy at Chicago's Windy City Wine Festival

Oprah's massive Magnificent Mile block party—where more than 20,000 people showed up to see celeb guests like the Black Eyed Peas, Jennifer Hudson and James Taylor—is a tough act to follow. But only three days later, on Sept. 11 and 12, another outdoor event will hit downtown Chicago, the Windy City Wine Festival.

Instead of a roster of A-list musicians, the fifth annual festival will offer a lineup of more than 250 domestic and international wines being poured in Grant Park's Daley Bicentennial Plaza. The fest will also have interactive wine seminars. Master Sommelier Serafin Alvarado, director of wine education for Southern Wine and Spirits of Illinois, will discuss new recipes and the best food to pair with your red or white.

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Love Pirates? Portland Pirate Festival Loves You Back

What do you call it when a bunch of pirates get together? Well, call it this fall's Portland Pirate Festival, which needs your help setting a world recARRRRRd for the most fully dressed pirates in one location.

The salty sea dogs will board Cathedral Park September 19th and 20th for two days of kraken riding, sea chanteys and grog. Watch an exhibition of Samoan fire knife dancing or pirate belly-dancing (which we must see to believe), or play a role-playing game called Pirates of the Cursed Seas. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the gate ($6/$8 for children under 12).

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Oktoberfest In The US Means Electing A 'Miss Buxom'

We thought we did a pretty good job rounding up the 5 Things You Have To Know For 2009's Fest during our 2008 Oktoberfest post-mortem, but apparently we left out the annual Fremont Oktoberfest festival up in Washington. The three day beer-soaked event, which includes over 70 brews on tap and bills itself as being "for kids and adults of all ages," includes a cigar lounge, copious amounts of alcohol, and an appropriately-named "Miss Buxom" Contest.

The festival kicks off on September 18 and goes until the 20th, with Miss Buxom being choosen at 7pm on the first night. They say you don't need to be female to enter, though we're guessing it kind of helps since the winner is chosen by audience applause. You must be wearing "traditional German attire with a Fremont twist" even to enter, which we're taking to be a euphemism for "cleavage."

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Seattle Has An Everything Under The Umbrella Festival For Labor Day

If hot air balloons and chuck wagons aren’t in your plans for Labor Day, there’s still plenty of other ideas for you to waste away your holiday weekend.

One of the best festivals of the year is Bumbershoot 2009, and it’s conveniently taking place at Seattle Center from September 5-7. Film, theatre, arts, and of course music, will all be yours to enjoy. So grab a triple venti something or other and hit the festival running.

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Labor Day Is The Apple Of North Carolina's Eye

Of course we’re sad that summer is winding down right before our eyes, but Labor Day is usually a good send off into the crisp days of the fall. That’s why we’ve picked the North Carolina Apple Festival as a cool way to ease us into an autumnal attitude. After all, a few apples in the system will probably help counteract all the overindulgences we’ve experienced this summer.

Set in the western part of the state, among the mountains, is Hendersonville, and their main street area is going to be buzzing with the sights of Red Delicious, Galas, and Rome Beauties. The state is in the top ten of apple production in the country, and they certainly want you to know it. Music, arts and crafts, and of course food will all ring in the harvest season. Make it a priority to get an applejack; it’s pretty much an apple fritter, but with a better name and a better taste.

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