The transition from Summer to Autumn is a great time for a festival and HouseTrip.com, one of the world’s largest holiday rental websites, has found five fantastic destinations in which to celebrate!

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1. OKTOBERFEST – MUNICH, BAVARIA, FROM £75/NIGHT
The biggest and best beer festival in the world runs for two weeks in Munich, Bavaria (22/09 – 07/10) starting at the end of September, where it’s expected that 5 million litres of beer will be guzzled by the end! Why not join in the boozy fun and stay in a modern and stylish apartment that can accommodate up to six people from just £75/night. Prost! Book through http://www.housetrip.com/en/rentals/6878, or by calling 0203 463 0087.

2. FESTES DE LA MERCÉ – BARCELONA, SPAIN FROM £57/NIGHT
Barcelona’s main annual festival dedicated to the city’s Patron Saint takes place on 22-24 September and is a great excuse for a big fiesta! There are around 500 free concerts taking place across the three days and other highlights include flamenco workshops, a parade of giant people-operated wooden figures, a human tower competition and lots of cava and sangria! Stay just out of the centre overlooking the sea in a HouseTrip apartment, accommodating up to four people from £57/night. Book through http://www.housetrip.com/en/rentals/121957, or by calling 0203 463 0087.

3. GRAPE THROWING FIESTA – MALLORCA, SPAIN, FROM £104/NIGHT
The Mallorca Grape Throwing Fiesta is the only grape throwing fight in the world – it can be messy, but a lot of fun! Starting on the last weekend in September (29/09 – 13/10) in the village of Binissalem, the festival itself lasts for two weeks and is a real celebration of wine coupled with daily grape throwing fights and a grape-treading competition. Why not base yourself in a gorgeous apartment in central Palma, a short and easy drive from Binissalem,. It sleeps up to seven people from £104/night. Book through http://www.housetrip.com/en/rentals/87248, or by calling 0203 463 0087.

4. NUIT BLANCHE, PARIS, FROM £104/NIGHT
Since its launch in 2002, Paris has become one of the city’s most anticipated cultural events. The French capital transforms into a outdoor night-time gallery with museums, theatres, art galleries, cultural centres and the like all opening their doors free of charge around the city throughout the night, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. Join in this magical celebration of the arts this year on October 6th and stay in an artsy loft apartment that sleeps six people from £104/night. Book through http://www.housetrip.com/en/rentals/85452, or by calling 0203 463 0087.

5. FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS 2012, BERLIN, FROM £54/NIGHT
Every year the Festival of Lights transforms Germany’s capital into a fairy-tale city of spectacular colours and light. The festival is now in its 8th year and will be taking place between 10 and 21 October where more than 50 famous Berlin landmarks and buildings will be illuminated by light projections, including the remnants of the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, the Europa-Center and Berlin Cathedral. Bed down in a stylish apartment that can accommodate up to five people close to a section of the former Berlin Wall from £54/night. Book through http://www.housetrip.com/en/rentals/5555, by visiting http://www.housetrip.com/en/berlin or by calling 0203 463 0087.

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