Where to go from Sunderland in October

Good for October

Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.

• Edinburgh 2h 30 United Kingdom Highs of 13°, and Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival and 2 more on.
• Sheffield 2h 49 United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Sensoria Music & Film Festival and 4 more on.
• Berwick-upon-Tweed 1h 47 United Kingdom Berwick Literary Festival.
• Nottingham 4h United Kingdom Highs of 14°, and Nottingham Goose Fair.
• London 4h 03 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
• Aberdeen 5h 46 United Kingdom Highs of 13°, and Royal National Mod.

On in October

• Berwick Literary Festival in Berwick-upon-Tweed 1h 47
• Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival in Edinburgh 2h 30
• Royal National Mod in Edinburgh 2h 30
• Samhuinn Fire Festival in Edinburgh 2h 30
• Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 2h 49
• Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 2h 49
• Off The Shelf in Sheffield 2h 49
• Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 2h 49
• Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 2h 49
• Hull Fair in Kingston upon Hull 3h 17
• Royal National Mod in Stirling 3h 18
• Royal National Mod in Glasgow 3h 38
• Royal National Mod in Perth 3h 50
• Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 4h
• BFI London Film Festival in London 4h 03
• Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 4h 04
• Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 4h 04
• World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool 4h 22
• Royal National Mod in Dundee 4h 28
• Galoshans Festival in Greenock 4h 37
• Royal National Mod in Greenock 4h 37
• Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 4h 52
• Tewkesbury Mop Fair in Tewkesbury 5h 04
• Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 5h 04

Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.