- Canadians celebrate Jour de l’Action de Grâce, aka Thanksgiving Day, on the second Monday in October
- Chuseok, a major harvest festival and 3-day holiday in Korea, is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar
- In Vietnam, people celebrate the Tết Trung Thu Festival (Mid-Autumn Festival) in September or early October
- Locals and tourists with “green thumbs” converge on London for 2 days in October to stroll through the city’s Harvest Festival, featuring gardening tips, apple tasting, and a giant pumpkin contest
- Although it’s not an official holiday, Germans celebrate Erntedankfest – the Harvest of Thanks – on the first Sunday in October
- Often thought of as the “”Chinese Thanksgiving””, the August Moon Festival reflects on the bounty of the summer harvest, the fullness of the moon and the myth of the immortal goddess, Chang O, who lives in the moon
- The Crop Over, a traditional harvest festival in Barbados, features singing, dancing, climbing a greased pole, feasting, drinking competitions, and a calypso music competition
- In 1949, what was once a seasonal celebration to express gratitude for a good harvest throughout the year, became Dia de Ao de Graas, a day of Thanksgiving, after the ambassador of Brazil was inspired by a visit to the U.S.
