AUSTRIA REITH IM ALPBACHTAL: Return of the cattle and festival, Sept. 27.
VIENNA: Wiesn Fest, Prater, Through Oct. 12.
HINTERTUX: Octoberfest, celebrates return of livestock from mountain pastures, Sept. 26-27.
HOPFGARTEN AND KELCHSAU: Cattle drive, Sept. 27.
VIENNA: Foto Marathon, Sept. 28.
VIENNA: Waves Vienna, music festival and conference, Oct. 2-4.
SÖLL: Tour de Tirol, 3-day, 75-km. running event at the Wilder Kaiser, Oct. 3-5.
GRAZ: Graz Marathon, Oct. 12.
SALZBURG: Jazz & The City, free concerts in the city center, Oct. 22-26.
BELGIUM BRUSSELS: Nuit Blanche, Oct. 4.
BRUSSELS: Brussels Marathon, Oct. 5.
GHENT: 1000 Voices for Peace, choirs commemorate World War I, Nov. 5-6.
DENMARK
COPENHAGEN: Copenhagen Blues Festival, through Sept. 28.
ODENSE: H.C. Andersen Marathon, Sept. 28.
ENGLAND
YORK: York Food Festival, through Sept. 28.
ST. ALBANS: St. Albans Beer & Cider Festival, Alban Arena, through Sept. 27.
LONDON: Eurogamer Expo, country’s biggest video gaming event, Earls Court, through Sept. 28.
LONDON: London Tattoo Convention, Tobacco Dock, through Sept. 28.
LONDON: The Great River Race, Sept. 27.
FRANCE STRASBOURG: Les Nuits Electroniques de l’Ososphère, electronic music festival, Laiterie, Sept. 27.
STRASBOURG: Brocante, Convention Centre, Nov. 15-16.
GERMANY SCHWÄBISCH GMÜND: Landesgartenschau, garden show, through Oct. 12.
DÜSSELDORF: Düsseldorf festival, music, theater and performing arts festival, through Sept. 28.
NUREMBERG: Altstadt Fest, through Sept. 29.
MUNICH: Oktoberfest, through Oct. 5.
AMBERG: Michaeli-Dult, volksfest, through Oct. 5.
STUTTGART: Volksfest, Canstatter Wasen, through Oct. 12.
HEIDELBERG: Heidelberger Herbst, autumn festival, Sept. 27.
BONN: Bonnfest, music and entertainment in pedestrian zone, Sept. 27-28.
WIESBADEN: Autumn Market, through Sept. 28.
BERLIN: BMW Berlin Marathon, Sept. 28.
DREIS: Raderlebnistag SALM, auto-free day along the Mosel River between Klüsserath and Dreis, Sept. 28.
IRELAND DUBLIN: Oktoberfest, George’s Dock, through Oct. 5.
KINSALE: Kinsale Arts Festival, through Sept. 28.
DUBLIN: HWCH, Hard Working Class Heroes, up-and-coming bands, Oct. 2-4.
LUXEMBOURG REMICH: Route du Vin, half-marathon through vineyards, Sept. 28.
NETHERLANDS UTRECHT: Netherlands Film Festival, through Oct. 3.
ROTTERDAM: The Netherlands Military Tattoo, Ahoy, through Sept. 28.
EDAM: Singelfestival, theater and music festival, Sept. 26-27.
ARNEM: World Living Statues Festival, Sept. 27-28.
PORTUGAL PÊRA: FIESA, International Sand Sculptures Festival, this year’s theme is musicians, through Oct. 25.
SINTRA: Sintra Portugal Pro, world bodyboarding championships, through Sept. 28.
SPAIN BARCELONA: Nuestra Senora de La Merced Fiesta, Sept. 28.
BARCELONA: Ironman Barcelona, Oct. 5.
WALES PORTHCAWL: Elvis Festival, through Sept. 28.
CARDIFF: Cardiff Half Marathon, Oct. 5.
