Event details are subject to change; it’s wise to confirm details with the local tourist board before traveling.
Austria
www.austria.info/uk
LINZ: Ars Electronica, through Sept. 11. Media arts festival.
EISENSTADT: International Haydn Days, Sept. 9-19. Variety of musical per-formances.
VIENNA: Vienna fashion week, Sept. 22-26.
Belgium
www.visitbelgium.com
BRUSSELS: Royal palace open to public, through September.
BRUSSELS: Belgian beer weekend, Sept. 3-5.
ST. HUBERT: International hunt, nature day with historical parade, Sept. 4-5.
BRUSSELS: Klarafestival, Sept. 7-17. International music festival with variety of music genres.
ERQUELINNES: Beer festival in Val de Sambre, Sept. 10-12.
THROUGHOUT WALLONIA: Heritage Day, Sept. 11-12.
MONS: Street theater festival, Sept. 17-19.
DURBUY: Beer, bread and cheese festival, Sept. 18-19.
BRUSSELS: Heritage Days, Sept. 18-19.
BRUSSELS: Car-free Sunday, Sept. 19.
BRUSSELS: Late openings at city museums, Sept. 23-30.
Czech Republic
www.czech.cz
ZATEC: Beer festival, Sept. 3-4.
HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ: Queen Elizabeth festival, Sept. 3-4. Historical festival.
HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ: Czech international air festival, Sept. 4-5. Largest air show and competition of top military combat airplanes in the country.
JICÍN: Fairy-tale festival, Sept. 7-12.
ZNOJMO: Historical wine festival, Sept. 10-11.
TÁBOR: Medieval festival, Sept. 10-11.
MIKULOV: Wine festival, Sept. 10-12.
UHERSKÉ HRADISTE: Wine and folklore festival, Sept. 11-12.
LITOMERICE: Wine festival, Sept. 24-25.
Denmark
www.visitdenmark.com
ROMO: Kite-flying festival, Sept. 3-5.
COPENHAGEN: Days of Tordenskiold, Sept 3-5. Historical festival.
COPENHAGEN: Golden Days, Sept. 3-26. Historical 18th-century festival.
ODENSE: Robot festival, Sept. 9-11.
ODENSE: City marathon, Sept. 19.
England
www.visitbritain.com
DUXFORD: Battle of Britain Air Show, Sept. 4-5. Imperial War Museum.
LONDON: Eid festival, Sept. 10-12. End of Ramadan festival at Trafalgar Square.
LONDON: Thames Revival, Sept. 11-12. Historical marine festival at St. Katharine Docks.
LONDON: Battle of Britain, 70th anniversary Living History weekend, Sept. 11-12. Historical re-enactments at Royal Air Force Museum.
LONDON: Mayor’s Thames festival, Sept. 11-12.
RUFFORD ABBEY COUNTY PARK: “On the Home Front, 1939-45,” Sept. 18-19. Historical festival and re-enactments.
LONDON: Design festival, Sept. 18-26.
WIMPOLE HALL (Cambridgeshire): “Wimpole at War, 1939-45,” Sept. 25-26. Historical festival and re-enactments.
France
www.franceguide.com
CHARTRES: International organ festival, through Sept. 5. Cathedral.
METZ: Flea market, Sept. 11. Metz Expo.
ROSHEIM (Alsace): Medieval festival, Sept. 12.
MOLSHEIM: Bugatti festival, Sept. 17-19.
PARIS: Street parade, Sept. 25. Techno parade.
ESCHAU (Alsace): Medieval festival, Sept. 26.
Germany
www.germany-tourism.de
STUTTGART: Wine village, through Sept. 5.
FRANKFURT: Wine market, through Sept. 10. Pedestrian zone.
HAMELIN: "Pied Piper" play, through Sept. 12. Free noon Sundays on open-air stage.
MAINZ: Wine festival, through Sept. 5.
BERNKASTEL-KUES: Wine festival, through Sept. 6.
KARLSRUHE: Beer fair, Sept. 3-5. Schlossplatz.
HEIDELBERG: Castle illumination with fireworks, Sept. 4.
SEESEN: Sehusa, Sept. 4-5. Festival of city’s history 974-1770.
AACHEN: European arts and crafts market, Sept. 4-5.
RUHPOLDING: St. George’s Day Ride, Sept. 5. Religious procession and traditional festival with blessing of animals.
FRANKFURT: Fall Dippemess, Sept. 10-20. Carnival at Ratsweg fairgrounds.
BAD DÜRKHEIM: Sausage festival, Sept. 10-14, 17-20. Wine festival with carnival.
OBERWESEL: Rhine in Flames, Sept. 11.
NÖRDLINGEN: Historical wall festival, Sept. 17-19. Medieval festival.
KOBLENZ: SchängelMarkt, Sept. 17-19. City festival.
ST. GOAR-ST. GOARSHAUSEN: Rhine in Flames, Sept. 18.
MUNICH: Oktoberfest, Sept. 18-Oct. 4.
Ireland
www.discoverireland.ie
CAPE CLEAR: International storytelling festival, Sept. 3-5.
LISDOONVARNA: Matchmaking festival, Sept. 3-Oct. 3.
DUBLIN: Fringe festival, Sept. 11-26.
GALWAY: Oyster festival, Sept. 23-Oct. 6.
LONGFORD: Johnny Keenan banjo festival, Sept. 23-26.
DUBLIN: Theater festival, Sept. 23-Oct. 10.
DUBLIN: Culture Night, Sept. 24.
Italy
www.italiantourism.com
SORRENTO: Jazz festival, through Sept. 4.
VENICE: Film festival, through Sept. 15.
VENICE: Historical regatta, Sept. 5.
CORDOVADO: Historical re-enactment of 1571 wedding, Sept. 5. FAGAGNA: Donkey races, Sept. 5.
AREZZO: Joust of the Saracens, Sept. 5.
ISCHIA: Jazz festival, Sept. 5-9.
FLORENCE: Feast of the Rificolona, Sept. 6-7. Evening lantern procession and fair.
VERONA: Juliet’s birthday, Sept. 12.
NAPLES: Feast of San Gennaro, Sept. 19.
COUNTRYWIDE: European Culture Days, Sept. 25-26.
Luxembourg
www.ont.lu
LUXEMBOURG CITY: Fair, through Sept. 8.
GREVENMACHER: Wine festival, Sept. 10-12.
MUNSHAUSEN: Ardennes shire horse days, Sept. 11-12.
AHN, EHNEN, MACHTUM, WORMEL- DANGE: Wine festival, Sept. 17-19.
The Netherlands
www.holland.com/uk
ALKMAAR: Cheese market, last of season, Sept. 5, 10 a.m. to noon.
ROTTERDAM: Harbor festival, Sept. 3-5.
EELDE: Flower parade, Sept. 4-5.
ZUNDERT: Flower parade, Sept. 5.
LICHTENVOORDE: Flower parade, Sept. 12.
VALKENSWAARD: Flower parade, Sept. 12.
Norway
www.visitnorway.com
BERGEN: Food festival, Sept. 10-12.
OSLO: City marathon, Sept. 26.
Scotland
www.visitscotland.com
EDINBURGH: International Festival, through Sept. 5. Cultural festival.
COUNTRYWIDE: Highland games, through Sept. 30.
HIGHLANDS: Blas festival, Sept. 3-11. Traditional music, local food and arts.
WIGTOWN: Book festival, Sept. 24-Oct. 3.
Spain
www.spain.info
LOS CORRALES DE BUELNA: Cantabrian Wars, through Sept. 5. Roman festival.
MADRID: White Nights, Sept. 11. Cultural events throughout the night.
TARRAGONA: Santa Tecla Fiesta, Sept. 13-23. Parade, cultural festival and fireworks.
SEVILLE: Flamenco biennial, Sept. 15-Oct. 9. Song and dance competitions.
SAN SEBASTIAN: International film festival, Sept. 17-25.
LOGROÑO: Rioja grape harvest festival, Sept. 18-25. Day of San Mateo is Sept. 21.
ORVIEDOA: America Day in Asturias, Sept. 19.
BARCELONA: Our Lady of Merced festival, Sept. 24.
SEVILLE: Feria de San Miguel, Sept. 24-26.
Switzerland
www.switzerlandtourism.ch
BELLINZONA: Grape harvest festival, through Sept. 5.
BERN: Chocolate festival, Sept. 4. Toblerone chocolate on the Waisenhausplatz.
ZURICH: Long Night of the Museums, Sept. 4.
HASLIBERG: Sharing the Cheese, Sept. 11. Festival marking end of Alpine summer season.
LUCERNE: Cheese festival, Sept. 18.
Wales
www.visitwales.co.uk
CARDIFF: Mardi Gras, Sept. 4.
CONWY: Honey fair, Sept. 13.
ABERGEVENNY: Food festival, Sept. 18-19.
