Oktoberfest season is upon us again, and many celebrations across the Continent are upcoming. (iStock)
Austria
GRAFENEGG: Grafenegg Festival, International orchestras perform, through Sept. 6.
VIENNA: Genussmeile, Food and wine stands set up along hiking path between Mödling and Bad Vöslau in the Wienerwald, Sept. 5-6 and Sept. 12-13.
FAAKER SEE: European Bike Week, Harley-Davidson rider meet-up, Sept. 8-13.
LINZ: Ars Electronica, Festival celebrates art, technology and society, Sept. 9-13.
VIENNA: Vienna Coffee Festival, Marx Halle, Sept. 11-13.
LINZ: International Bruckner Festival, Celebrates symphony music, Sept. 13-30.
VIENNA: Night Run, Sept. 17.
PERTISAU: Almabtrieb, Cattle drive from Gramai-Alm, Sept. 18.
GRAZ: Aufsteirern, Styrian traditional folk festival, Sept. 19-20.
REITH: Almabtrieb, cattle drives, Sept. 19 and Sept. 26.
SALZBURG: St. Rupert’s Fair, Volksfest, Sept. 23-27.
VIENNA: Kaiser Wiesn, Oktoberfest style event in Prater, Sept. 24–Oct. 11.
GRAZ: Steirischerherbst, Avant-garde theatre, screenings and parties, Sept. 24–Oct. 18.
HINTERTUX: Oktoberfest and cattle drive, celebrates return of livestock from mountain pastures, Sept. 25-26.
GALTUER: Galtuer Cheese Olympics, Sept. 26.
VIENNA: Vienna Wine Hiking Days, Sept. 26-27.
Belgium
LIEGE: Fair of Fools, St. Walburge, Sept. 2-6.
BRUSSELS: Belgian Beer Weekend, Grand-Place, Sept. 4-6.
LESSINES: Festin- Renaissance Festival, Sept. 5-6.
SAINT-HUBERT: Les Hubertoises, historical celebration in honor of St. Rupert, Sept. 5-6.
NAMUR: Festival of Wallonia, folklore and concerts, Sept. 11-21.
TOURNAI: Grand Procession, Sept. 12.
GHENT: Ode Gand, Multi-genre music festival, Sept. 12.
GENT: Gent Festival, Music festival, Sept. 12-Oct. 1.
BRUSSELS: Comic Strip Festival, Bourse, Sept. 19-20
VILLERS-LE-VILLE: Medieval festivities at the Abbey, Sept. 19-20.
BRUSSELS: Car Free Day, Sept. 20.
BRUSSELS: Curated Design Exhibition, Sept. 25–27.
WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT: Fêtes Romanes, outdoor street theater and circus arts festival, Sept. 26–27.
ROESELARE: De Duystere Markt, market of curiosities, oddities, and sustainable taxidermy, Sept. 26–27.
BRUSSELS: Brussels Tea Festival, international tea cultures and tasting ceremonies at Flagey, Sept. 27.
Croatia
ZAGREB: International Puppet Theater Festival, Sept. 11-17.
PULA: Visualia, light festival, Sept. 17-19.
PULA: Half Marathon, Sept. 19.
Czech Republic
KARLOVY VARY: International Folklore Festival, Sept. 2-6.
PILSEN: Busking Festival, Sept. 3-6.
DOTEC: Zatec Beer Festival, Dočesná beer festival in Žatec, Sept. 4-5.
PRAGUE: Dvořák’s Prague, city celebrates the music of composer Antonín Dvořák, Sept. 5-23.
JICIN: Pohadka, traditional festival in “the town of fairy tales,” Sept. 9-13.
PRAGUE: Wine Festival Vinohrady, Jiřího z Poděbrady square, Sept. 11-12.
KARLOVY VARY: City triathlon, Sept. 11-13.
MIKULOV: Palavsky Vintage, folklore-rich wine festival, Sept. 11-13.
ZNOJMO: Historical Vintage Festival, historic wine vintage event, Sept. 11-13.
ROUDNICE: Vintage at the Château, wine fest with musical program, Sept. 12.
PILSEN: Sun in a Glass, microbrewery festival, Sept. 17-19.
MELNIK: Melnik Vintage, historic wine town festival above the Elbe, Sept. 17-19.
PRAGUE: Grebovka Wine Festival, Havlicek Park, Sept. 18-19.
ČESKÝ KRUMLOV: Festival of Baroque Art, Sept. 18-20.
LITOMERICE: Vintage festival, wine and music festival, Sept. 19.
PRAGUE: Battle on White Mountain, reenactment of 1620 battle, Sept. 19-20.
ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM: Half marathon, Sept. 20.
CESKY KRUMLOV: St. Wenceslas Celebrations, international folklore festival, Sept. 25-28.
KARLSTEJN: Karlstejn Vintage, wine and historical fest at Karlštejn Castle, Sept. 26-27.
BRNO: Kudrna goes around Brno, distance walking event, Sept. 26-27.
KARLSTEJN: Karlstejn Vintage, wine and historical fest, Sept. 26-27.
PRAGUE: Harvest Festival, Villa Richter, Sept. 28.
Denmark
AARHUS: Aarhus Festival, cultural fest, through Sept. 6.
AARHUS: Food Festival,Tangkrogen, Sept. 4-6.
ROMO: Romo Kite Festival, international kite gathering above Lakolk beach, Sept. 4-6.
COPENHAGEN: Golden Days Festival, history, knowledge, and cultural arts festival, Sept. 4-20.
COPENHAGEN: Nordic Race, obstacle course at Refshaleøen, Sept. 5.
COPENHAGEN: Copenhagen’s Oktoberfest, Rådhuspladsen, Sept. 17-19.
COPENHAGEN: World Athletics Road Running Championships, Sept. 19-20.
COPENHAGEN: Buster Children’s Film Festival, Sept. 19–Oct. 2.
ODENSE: H.C. Andersen Marathon – fairy-tale themed marathon through Hans Christian Andersen’s hometown, Sept. 27.
England
LONDON: Totally Thames, art, environmental and cultural events along the riverbanks, Sept. 1-30.
LONDON: Big London Tattoo Show, tattoo convention featuring live performances, art exhibitions, and master artists at ExCeL, Sept. 4-6.
BATH: Jane Austen Festival, Sept. 11-20.
LUDLOW: Ludlow Food Festival, premier independent culinary celebration inside the walls of historic Ludlow Castle, Sept. 11-13.
DUXFORD: Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show, Imperial War Museum, historic flying displays and living history re-enactments, Sept. 12-13.
LONDON: Waterworks Festival, electronic dance music festival in Gunnersbury Park, Sept. 12-13.
LONDON: Open House London, landmark architecture and private buildings open to the public, Sept. 12-20.
LONDON: London Design Festival, Sept. 12-20.
LONDON: The Great River Race, historic 21.6-mile marathon boat race from London Docklands to Richmond, Sept. 12.
NEWCASTLE: Great North Run, world’s biggest half-marathon, Sept. 13.
YORK: York Food Festival, St. Sampson’s Square and other venues, Sept. 18-27.
ST. ALBANS: St. Albans Beer & Cider Festival, Hertfordshire’s signature craft beverage showcase held inside the Alban Arena, Sept. 23-26.
NOTTINGHAM: Goose Fair, annual autumn funfair, Forest Recreation Ground, Sept. 25–Oct. 4.
ALDEBURGH: Food and Drink Festival, Snape Maltings, Sept. 26-27.
Estonia
SAAREMAA: Saaremaa Food Festival, Sept. 4–13.
TALLINN: Tallinn Marathon, also half marathon, and 10 km distances, Sept. 11–13.
Finland
HELSINKI: Helsinki Design Week, design and architecture festival, through Sept. 6.
HELSINKI: Love and Anarchy Film Festival, Sept. 17–27.
France
PERPIGNAN: Visa pour l’Image, international festival of photojournalism, through Sept. 13.
DEAUVILLE: American Film Festival, Sept. 4-13.
MEDOC: Medoc Marathon, festive themed marathon with fancy dress and wine, Sept. 5.
LILLE: Braderie de Lille, Europe’s largest flea market, Sept. 5-6.
RIBEAUVILLE: Le Pfifferdaj, historic medieval minstrel festival featuring parades, Sept. 5-7.
CANNES: Cannes Yachting Festival, luxury boating display, Sept. 8-13.
PARIS: Paris Design Week, creative installations, exhibits, and city wide showcases, Sept. 10-19.
NICE: Ironman World Championship, Sept. 12-13.
SAINT RÉMY: Festival de Jazz, Sept. 16-20.
STE MARIE AUX MINES: European Patchwork Meeting, textile art gathering showcasing unique quilts, Sept. 17-20.
NIMES: Feria des Vendanges, wine harvest and street music festival, Sept. 17-20.
STRASBOURG: Festival Musica, major international contemporary classical music festival, Sept. 18-Oct. 4.
PARIS: European Heritage Days, free public access to historic architectural landmarks, Sept. 19-20.
METZ: International Fair of Metz, commercial and cultural exhibition, Sept. 25-Oct. 5.
PARIS: art3f, international contemporary art fair, Sept. 25-27.
PARIS: Paris Versailles, iconic scenic sixteen kilometer foot race, Sept. 27.
Germany
STUTTGART: Stuttgart Wine Village, downtown wine fest, through Sept. 6.
PFORZHEIM: Oechslefest, traditional wine fest, through Sept. 6.
WORMS: Backfischfest, historical folk festival and wine market on the Rhine, through Sept. 6.
ERDING: Herbstfest, through Sept. 6.
NUREMBERG: Volksfest, Dutzendteich, through Sept. 13.
REGENSBURG: Regensburger Dult, volksfest, through Sept. 13.
LUDWIGSBURG: Pumpkin Exhibition, Bluehendes Barock, through Nov. 1; highlights include pumpkin regatta races Sept. 19-20 and heaviest pumpkin weigh-ins.
FRANKFURT: Rheingauer Weinmarkt, top Rheingau vintages along the Fressgass, Sept. 2-11.
MAINZ: Wine Market, Stadtpark, Sept. 3-6.
ABENSBERG: Gillamoos, historic Bavarian Volksfest, Sept. 3-7.
BERNKASTEL-KUES: Middle Mosel Wine Festival, Sept. 4-8.
ROTHENBURG OB DER TAUBER: Imperial City Festival, historical re-enactments turn town into medieval camp, Sept. 4-6.
NUREMBERG: Trempelmarkt, downtown flea market, Sept. 11-12.
WUERZBURG: STRAMU - International Festival for Street Music and Street Arts, Sept. 11-13.
BAD DUERKHEIM: Duerkheimer Wurstmarkt, world’s biggest wine fest, Sept. 11-15 and Sept. 18-21.
HAMBURG: Reeperbahn Festival, club music festival, Sept. 16-19.
MUNICH: Oktoberfest, Theresienwiese, Sept. 19-Oct. 4.
STUTTGART: Cannstatter Volksfest, traditional Wasen fairgrounds folk celebration, Sept. 25-Oct. 12.
BERLIN: Berlin Marathon, major international flat-course road running event, Sept. 27.
Greece
ATHENS: Kallithea Half Marathon, Sept. 13.
Hungary
BUDAPEST: Busho Film Festival, Budapest international short film festival, Italian Cultural Institute, Sept. 1-6.
BUDAPEST: Half marathon, Sept. 6.
BUDAPEST: Budapest Wine Festival, wine and gastronomy fair at the Buda Castle Palace, Sept. 9-12.
Ireland
LISDOONVARNA: Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival, celebration of traditional matchmaking, live music and social dancing, Sept. 1-30.
DUBLIN: Dublin Fringe Festival, multidisciplinary arts festival, Sept. 5-20.
DUBLIN: Dublin Theatre Festival, Sept. 24–Oct. 11.
Italy
VENICE: Venice International Film Festival, Lido, Sept. 2-12.
BOLOGNA: Danza Urbana, street dancing festival, Sept. 2-6.
FLORENCE: Firenze Comics, comic and pop culture convention at Parco di Villa Montalvo, Sept. 5-6.
AREZZO: Joust of the Saracen, medieval equestrian tournament, Piazza Grande, Sept. 6.
ASTI: Palio di Asti, historic bareback horse race and medieval pageantry in Piazza Alfieri, Sept. 6.
FLORENCE: Rificolone, paper lanterns and folklore procession, Sept. 7.
PRATO: Display of the Virgin’s Girdle, display of relic and solemn procession, Sept. 8.
GREVE IN CHIANTI: Chianti Classico Expo, wine fair, Sept. 10-13.
ARENZANO: Mare e Monti, non-competitive international distance walking event crossing coastal and mountain paths, Sept. 12-13.
NAPLES: Festival of San Gennaro, patron saint celebration and blood liquefaction ceremony at the Duomo, Sept. 19.
VERONA: Tocati, festival of traditional street games and heritage, Sept. 17-20.
SAN VITO LO CAPO: Couscous Fest, celebrates food, integration, and cultural fusion, Sept. 18-27.
VERLA DI GIOVO: Festa dell’Uva, Sept. 25-27.
Lithuania
VILNIUS: Vilnius Marathon, Sept. 13.
Luxembourg
CITY: Schueberfouer, grand historic city funfair, through Sept. 9.
GREVENMACHER: Fete du Raisin et du Vin, traditional regional wine festival, Sept. 11-13.
WORMELDANGE: Riesling Open, open wine cellar celebration, Sept. 18-20.
FOND-DE-GRAS: Anno 1900 - Steampunk Convention Luxembourg, Victorian steampunk gathering, Sept. 26-27.
REMICH: Route du Vin Half Marathon, scenic road race, Sept. 27.
Malta
VALLETTA: Malta Pride March, Sept. 12.
Monaco
MONTE-CARLO: Monaco Yacht Show, world’s premier luxury superyacht exhibition in Port Hercule, Sept. 23-26.
Netherlands
LELYSTAD: HISWA In Water Boat Show, boats, Sept. 2-6.
AMSTERDAM: Amsterdam Fringe Festival, plays, Sept. 3-13.
ROTTERDAM: World Port Days, Sept. 4-6.
ZUNDERT: Corso Zundert, flower parade, Sept. 6-7.
COUNTRYWIDE: Heritage Days, Sept. 12-13.
THE HAGUE: Prince’s Day, Sept. 15.
AMSTERDAM: Unseen Amsterdam, photo expo, Sept. 17-20.
VALKENSWAARD: Valkenswaard Flower Parade, flower parade, Sept. 20.
UTRECHT: Netherlands Film Festival, films, Sept. 25-Oct. 2.
Norway
OSLO: Oslo Marathon, Sept. 19.
Poland
WARSAW: Warsaw Marathon, Sept. 27.
Portugal
PORTO SANTO: Columbus Festival, fest re-creates Christopher Columbus’ arrival, Sept. 17-20.
BRAGA: Encontros da Imagem, International Photography and Visual Arts Festival , Sept. 18–Nov. 1.
LISBON: Caixa Alfama Fado Festival, live fado performancs throughout Alfama, Sept. 11-12.
San Marino
SAN MARINO: Feast Day of San Marino and the Foundation of the Republic, Sept. 3.
Scotland
BRAEMAR: The Braemar Gathering, Highland games with pipe bands, heavy athletics, and traditional dance, Sept. 5.
STIRLING: Bloody Scotland, international crime writing festival, Sept. 18-20.
PITLOCHRY: Highland Games,, Sept. 12.
Slovenia
UKANC: Cow’s Ball in Bohinj, cattle descent, Sept. 20.
Spain
COUNTRYWIDE: La Vuelta, cycle race, through Sept. 13.
SAN SEBASTIAN: International Film Festival, Sept. 18-26.
BARCELONA: La Merce Festival, Sept. 23-27.
Sweden
STOCKHOLM: Lidingoloppet, cross-country trail running race event through forests, Sept. 25-27.
Switzerland
AVENCHES: Avenches Tattoo, international military marching bands and choreography performances, Sept. 3-5.
JUNGFRAU: Jungfrau Marathon, Sept. 4-5.
ZURICH: Knabenschiessen, target shooting festival and funfair, Sept. 12-14.
NEUCHATEL: Grape Harvest Festival, wine celebration featuring night parades and flower floats, Sept. 25-27.
Wales
MOLD: Food Festival, Sept. 20-21.
ABERGAVENNY: Food Festival, Sept. 20-21.
TENBY: Ironman Wales, Sept. 21.
PORTHCAWL: Elvis Festival, Sept. 26-28.
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