AUSTRIA
KLAGENFURT: Old Town Magic Festival, through Aug. 9.
VIENNA: Impulstanz, international dance festival, through Aug. 17.
VIENNA: Afrika Tage, African culture fest, Donauinsel, through Aug. 17.
MÖRBISCH: Seefestspiele, operetta performances, through Aug. 23.
SEEBODEN: Knights Games, Burg Sommeregg, through Aug. 24.
BREGENZ: Festspiele, opera on Lake Constance, through Aug. 25.
SALZBURG: Festspiele, through Aug. 31.
ST. MARGARETHEN: Opernfestspiele, “Aida” performed in a Roman quarry, Aug. 9, 14, 15, 16 and 17.
INNSBRUCK: Festival of Early Music, Aug. 12-31.
ST. PÖLTEN: Frequency Fest, rock and pop fest, Aug. 13-16.
GRAFENEGG: Musicfestival Grafenegg, classical music festival, Aug. 14-Sept. 7.
SALZBURG: International Fine Art Fair, Aug. 15-24.
SEMMERING: Race the Night, 24-hour mountainbike downhill race, Aug. 16-17.
WIESEN: Sunsplash Festival, reggae fest, Aug. 23.
ST. ANTON: Mountain, Men, Adventure Film Festival, Aug. 27-30.
SAALFELDEN: International Jazz Festival, Aug. 28-31.
BREGENZ: Harbor Festival, Aug. 29-31.
BELGIUM
BOUILLON: Medieval Festival, through Aug. 10.
BRUGGE: MAfestival, festival for old music, Concertgebouw, through Aug. 10.
BRUSSELS: Brussels Beach, Quai des Péniches, through Aug. 10.
BRUSSELS: Brussels Summer Festival, concerts, drama and street artists, Place des Palais, through Aug. 17.
BRUSSELS: Royal Palace open to visitors, through Sept. 7.
OSTEND: Belgian Fireworks Championships, Aug. 11, 15 and 18.
BRUSSELS: Floranientime, floral carpet display on market square, Aug. 14-17.
DINANT: Bathtub Regatta, Aug. 15.
ANTWERP: Bollekesfeest, urban festival, Aug. 21-24.
BRUSSELS: Fiesta Latina, South American and Carribean festival, Bois de la Cambre, Aug. 22-24.
ATH: Procession of the Giants, giants re-enact battle of David and Goliath, Aug. 24.
BRUSSELS: Urban BBQ, top chefs create a picnic in Parc de La Woluwe, Aug. 24.
BRUSSELS: Belgian Beer Weekend, Grand Place, Sept. 5-7.
LIÈGE: Dinner in the Sky, Sept. 10-13.
POPERINGE: Beer and Hops Festival, Sept. 19-21.
CROATIA
DUBROVNIK: Summer Festival, classic theater and ballet performances, through Aug. 25.
SPLIT: Days of Diocletian, Aug. 16-19.
KARLOVAC: Days of Beer, Aug. 22-31.
VUKOVAR: Vukovar Film Festival, with films from Danube River area, Aug. 25-30.
CZECH REPUBLIC
PRAGUE: World Yo-Yo Contest, Archa Theater, through Aug. 9.
CESKY KRUMLOV: International Music Festival, through Aug. 16.
TRUTNOV: Open Air Festival, Aug. 14-17.
PRAGUE: Prague Pride March, Aug. 16.
PRAGUE: Letni Letna, circus and theater, Aug. 17-Sept. 2.
PRAGUE: Noir Film Festival, Aug. 21-24.
PRAGUE: Shakuhachi Festival, largest festival of Japanese and contemporary music outside Japan, Aug. 22-26.
CESKY BROD: Rock for People, open air music fest, Aug. 23.
PILSEN: Vivid Street, street theater festival, Aug. 11-17.
PRAGUE: Harley Days Mejdan, biker party, Aug. 29-30.
PRAGUE: International Prague Car Festival, Letnany, Aug. 30-31.
PRAGUE: Foodparade, Sept. 6-7.
DENMARK
ELSINORE: Shakespeare Festival, Hamlet’s Castle, through Aug. 10.
COPENHAGEN: Strom Festival, Enghaveparken, Aug. 11-17.
AALBORG: The Blue Festival, blues and jazz, Aug. 14-17.
COPENHAGEN: Copenhagen Cooking, Aug. 22-31.
COPENHAGEN: KMD Ironman, Aug. 24.
COPENHAGEN, ODENSE AND AALBORG: FotoMarathon, Aug. 23.
ODENSE: International Film Festival, Aug. 25-31.
COPENHAGEN: CPH World Music Festival, Sept. 3-7.
ENGLAND
BRISTOL: International Balloon Fiesta, hot air balloons and aerial displays, through Aug. 10.
LONDON: The Great British Beer Festival, Olympia, Aug. 12-16.
EASTBOURNE: Airbourne, free international air show, Aug. 14-17.
UPMINSTER: One Love, reggae festival, Damyns Hall Aerodrome, Aug. 15-17.
NOTTINGHAM: Food and Drink Festival, Wollaton Park, Aug. 16-17.
PETERBOROUGH: CAMRA Peterborough Beer Festival, Aug. 19-23.
LONDON: Notting Hill Carnival, Aug. 24-25.
OXFORD: The Big Feastival, food festival with Jamie Oliver, Aug. 29-31.
LONDON: London Mela, Gunnersbury Park, Aug. 31.
FINLAND
HELSINKI: Flow Festival, through Aug. 10.
HELSINKI: Helsinki Arts Festival, Aug. 15-31; Night of the Arts, Aug. 21.
SAVONLINNA: Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships, Aug. 23.
OULU: Air Guitar World Championships, Aug. 27-30.
FRANCE
LORIENT: International Celtic Festival, through Aug. 10.
COLMAR: Fair of the wines of the Alsace, through Aug. 17.
MARCIAC: Jazz in Marciac Festival, through Aug. 17.
PARIS: Paris Plages, along Seine between Louvre and Pont de Sully, through Aug. 17.
SELESTAT: Corso Fleuri, flower parade, Aug. 9.
AJACCIO: Napoleonic Days, Aug. 13-15.
DAX: Dax Feria, folk music and bull running, Aug. 13-17.
MARLENHEIM: Mariage de l’Ami Fritz, folklore fest, Aug. 14-15.
PARIS: Rock en Seine, outdoor rock fest, Aug. 22-24.
CAEN: World Equestrian Games, world’s biggest equestrian event, Aug. 23-Sept. 7.
METZ: Marche aux Puces, flea market, Aug. 23 and Sept. 13.
PERPIGNAN: Visa pour l’Image, international festival of photojournalism, Aug. 30-Sept. 14.
EGUISHEIM: Wine festival, Alsace’s biggest, Aug. 30-31.
GERMANY
STUTTGART-ROTENBERG: Tour de Vin “Weinmeile,” culinary walking and wine, through Aug. 9.
MUNICH: Open Air Theatre in the English Garden, this year’s production is “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,”through Aug. 10.
STUTTGART: Sommer Fest, through Aug. 10.
ESSLINGEN: Esslinger Zwiebelfest, through Aug. 11.
BAMBERG: Tucher Jazz and Blues Festival, through Aug. 17.
BERLIN: German-American Volksfest, through Aug. 17.
FURTH IM WALD: Spearing the Dragon, historical parade and spectacle, through Aug. 17.
SCHWÄBISCH GMÜND: Landesgartenschau, garden show, through Oct. 12.
FRANKFURT: Apple Wine Fest, Rossmarkt, through Aug. 17.
WIESBADEN: Rheingau Wine Weeks, wine festival, through Aug. 17.
STRAUBING: Gäuboden Folk Festival, through Aug. 18.
KOBLENZ: Rhine in Flames, Aug. 9.
NUREMBERG: Classic Open Air, free music on Luitpoldhain, Aug. 9.
ÜBERSEE: Chiemsee Reggae Summer, music fest, Aug. 13-17.
COLOGNE: gamescom, world’s largest trade fair for interactive games and entertainment, Aug. 14-17.
HAMBURG: Dockville, festival of art and music, Aug. 15-17.
TRIER: ADAC Rallye Deutschland, racing event, Aug. 21-24.
BAMBERG: Sandkerwa, Aug. 21-25.
STUTTGART: Wine Village, Aug. 27-Sept. 7.
BAD EMS: Bloemencorso, flower parade, Aug. 31.
HUNGARY
BUDAPEST: Sziget Festival, music and culture fest, Aug. 11-18.
DEBRECEN: Flower parade and carnival week, Aug. 15-20.
BUDAPEST: Festival of Folk Arts, Aug. 16-20.
BUDAPEST: Jewish Summer Festival, Aug. 31-Sept. 7.
BUDAPEST: Busho, short film festival, Sept. 2-7.
IRELAND
DUBLIN: Dublin Horse Show, through Aug. 10.
KILLKENNY: Arts Festival, music, theater, art, literature and more, through Aug. 17.
KILLORGLIN: Puck Fair, country’s oldest traditional fair, Aug. 10-12.
TRALEE: Rose of Tralee International Festival, Aug. 15-19.
BANTRY: Masters of Tradition, traditional music fest, Aug. 20-24.
DOOLIN: Craft Beer Festival, Aug. 22-24.
LISDOONVARNA: Matchmaking Festival, Aug. 29-Oct. 5.
KINSALE: Kinsale Arts Festival, Sept. 19-28.
ITALY
MARINA DI PIETRASANTA: La Versiliana Festival, drama and theater, through Aug. 22.
FLORENCE: Feast of St. Lorenzo, Aug. 10.
MASSA MARITTIMA: Balestro del Girifalco, crossbow competition, Aug. 14.
SASSARI: La Festa dei Candelieri, medieval fest, Aug. 14.
ROME: Gran Ballo di Ferragosto, Aug. 15.
SIENA: Palio, Aug. 16.
SLUDERNO: Medieval games of Alto Adige, Aug. 22-24.
FERRARA: Street Busker Festival, Aug. 22-31.
VENICE: Venice International Film Festival, Aug. 27-Sept. 6.
LUXEMBOURG
ECHTERNACH: E-Lake Festival, free entry fest of electronic music by lake, through Aug. 10.
CITY: Streeta(rt)nimation, street artists, Aug. 9-10.
CITY: Scheuberfouer, volksfest, Aug. 22-Sept. 10.
NETHERLANDS
BIDDINGHAUZEN: Lowlands, music, rock, cinema and theater festival, Aug. 15-17.
SCHEVENINGEN: International Fireworks Festival, Aug. 15-23.
GRONINGEN: Noorderzon, performing arts festival, Aug. 21-31.
AMSTERDAM: Grachtenfestival, classical music festival, Aug. 15-24.
AMSTERDAM: Mysteryland, electronic music, culture and arts festival, Aug. 23.
MAASTRICHT: ’t Preuvenemint, culinary fest, Aug. 28-31.
IJMUIDEN: Harbour Festival, Aug. 30.
PORTUGAL
ZAMBUJEIRA DO MAR: Sudoeste Festival, music and parties, through Aug. 10.
SILVES: Medieval fair, through Aug. 17.
ESTORIL: craft fair, through Aug. 31.
PERA: FIESA, International Sand Sculptures Festival, this year’s theme is musicians, through Oct. 25.
VISEU: Feira de Sao Mateus, Aug. 14-Sept. 21.
CASTRO MARIM: Medieval Days, Aug. 28-31.
SCOTLAND
EDINBURGH: Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, through Aug. 23.
EDINBURGH: West End Fair, contemporary open air art, craft and design far, corner of Princes Street and Lothian Road, through Aug. 24.
EDINBURGH: Edinburgh Festival Fringe, through Aug. 25.
BRAEMAR: Highland Gathering, Sept. 6.
PITLOCHRY: Highland Games,Sept. 13.
SPAIN
PARRES: International descent of the Sella River, Aug. 9.
SANLUCAR DE BARRAMEDA: Horse races on the beach, through Aug. 9 and 21-23.
SAN SEBASTIAN: Semana Grande, Aug. 9-16.
ELCHE: Misterio del Elche Religious Theater, Aug. 11-15.
BARCELONA: Festa Major de Gracia, Aug. 15-21.
BENACASSIM: Rototom Sun Splash, Aug. 16-23.
BUNOL: La Tomatina, tomato food fight, Aug. 27.
SWITZERLAND
BERN: Buskers Bern, street music festival, through Aug. 9.
ZERMATT: Swiss Food Festival, through Aug. 10.
GENEVA: Geneva Festival, volksfest and concerts, through Aug. 11.
LOCARNO: Festival del Film Locarno, through Aug. 16.
PONTRESINA: Swiss Mountain Film Festival, Aug. 11-17.
ST. GALLEN: St. Galler Fest, live music and shows, Aug. 15-16.
GRANDSON: Medieval Days, castle, Aug. 16-17.
ZERMATT: Matterhorn Ultraks, trail race up the mountain, Aug. 22-23.
WALES
BRECON: Brecon Jazz, through Aug. 10.
LLANWRTYD WELLS: Red Kite Bash and Summer Cider Cycle, through Aug. 10.
CRICKHO WELL: Green Man Festival, music and nature, Aug. 14-17.
LLANWRTYD WELLS: Mountain Bike Bogsnorkelling, Aug. 23.