AUSTRIA

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GRAZ: Styriarte, festival of early music, through July 20.

SALZKAMMERGUT: MTB marathon, country’s largest mountain bike marathon, July 12.

LINZ: Pflasterspektakel, international street art festival, July 17-19.

VIENNA: Impulstanz, international dance festival, July 17-Aug. 17.

VIENNA: Vienna Harley Days, July 18-20.

BREGENZ: Festspiele, opera on Lake Constance, July 23-Aug. 25.

VIENNA: Popfest Wien, July 24-27.

VILLACH: Kirchtag, country’s largest traditional folk festival, July 27-Aug 3.

GRAZ: La Strada Street Theatre Festival, Aug. 1-9.

VIENNA: Afrika Tage, African culture fest, Donauinsel, Aug. 1-17.

ISCHGL: Ironbike, mountain bike marathon, Aug. 2.

VIENNA: Summer Break, party weekend and street festival, Aug. 29-31.

BELGIUM

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LIÈGE: Les Ardentes, music fest with international and local artists, through July 14.

BRUSSELS: Brussels Beach, Quai des Péniches, through Aug. 10.

BRUSSELS: Brosella Folk and Jazz, July 12-13.

BRUGGE: Cactus Festival, world music fest, Minnewater Park, July 12-14.

OSTEND: Belgian Fireworks Championships, July 14, 21, 28 and Aug.4, 11, 15 and 18.

SPA: Francofolies, shows by French speaking singers, July 16-21.

DOUR: The Dour Festival, bands across all genres, July 17-20.

NAMUR: Ciney Antiques Fair, July 18-20.

ROTTERDAM: Rotterdam Robin United, carnival and culture fest, July 18-20.

PEER: Peer Blues Festival, July 18-21.

GHENT: Ghent Festival, street acts, July 18-27.

BRUGGES: Triple Days, festival on market square, July 19-21.

COUNTRYWIDE: National Day celebrations, July 21.

BRUSSELS: Royal Palace open to visitors, daily except Mondays, July 22-Sept. 7.

OSTEND: Theatre by the Sea, music and theater festival, July 31-Aug. 9.

ANTWERP: Museum Night, Aug. 2.

BORNEM: Dodentocht, 100 kilometer overnight walking challenge, Aug. 8-9.

ANTWERP: Antwerp Pride Parade, Aug. 9.

CROATIA

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SPLIT: Ultra Europe, electronic music fest, through July 13.

TISNO: Electric Elephant, concerts, beach and boat parties, through July 14.

PULA: 61st Pula Film Festival, July 12-26.

ZAGREB: International Folklore Festival, July 16-20.

UMAG: ATP Vegeta Croatia Open, tennis tournament, July 17-27.

RIJEKA: Hartera Festival, music and adventure, July 18-19.

OPATIJA: The Imperial City, festival, July 19.

PAG: Summer Carnival, July 26.

RAB: The Fjera of Rab, ancient games of chivalry, July 25-27.

MOTOVUN: Motovun Film Festival, July 26-30.

VODICE: Jazz & Blues Festival, July 29-30.

CZECH REPUBLIC

czechtourism.com, pragueexperience.com and expats.cz.

PRAGUE: New Prague Dance Festival, through July 11.

KARLOVY VARY: International Film Festival, through July 12.

PRAGUE: Bohemia Jazz Fest, July 15-17; with stops in other Czech cities through July 26.

PRAGUE: Folklore Days, folk dance ensembles and choirs, July 24-27.

PRAGUE: Prague Pride March, Aug. 16.

DENMARK

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COPENHAGEN: Copenhagen Jazz Festival, through July 13.

JELS: Viking chronicles, pageantry and sword fights on an outdoor stage, through July 20.

AARHUS: Jazz Festival, July 12-19.

HØJBJERG: Moesgård Viking Moot, July 26-27.

COPENHAGEN: Opera Festival, July 27-Aug. 3.

COPENHAGEN: Cultural Harbour Festival, Aug. 1-3.

ENGLAND

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BATH: Nass Festival, action, sports and music fest, through July 13.

BIRMINGHAM: Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival, Moseley Park, through July 13.

LONDON: Opera in Holland Park, various dates through Aug. 9.

TEWKESBURY: Medieval Festival, July 12-13.

LIVERPOOL: Memories of August 1914, commemorates start of World War I with parade of giant figures, July 23-27.

CHARLTON PARK: WOMAD Festival, World of Music, Arts and Dance fest, July 24-27.

NORFOLK: Fenlanders Rally, Harley Davidson rider event, July 24-27.

WHITSTABLE: Oyster Festival, July 26-Aug. 1.

NANTWICH: The Nantwich Show, agricultural show and world’s largest cheese show, July 30.

FINLAND

PORI: International Pori Jazz Festival, July 12-20.

HYRYNSALMI: Swamp Soccer World Championships, July 18-19.

HELSINKI: Flow Festival, Aug. 8-10.

FRANCE

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NICE: Nice Jazz Festival, through July 12.

PARIS: Festival Paris Cinema, includes English language films, various venues, through July 12.

NEUVE-EGLISE: Decibulles, music fest, through July 13.

COLMAR: Colmar International Festival, classical music, through July 14.

JUAN-LES-PINS: Jazz à Juan, international jazz festival, through July 20.

VERDUN: From Flames to Light, WWI re-enactment with light and sound, through July 26.

VERSAILLES: Les Grands Eaux Nocturnes, sound and light in the gardens at night, Saturday nights only, through Aug. 30.

VARIOUS: Tour de France 2014 stages enters France July 11 and passes through cities including Lille, Reims, Épernay, Nancy, Mulhouse, Besançon, Saint-Étienne, Grenoble, Nîmes, Carcassonne, Pau and concludes in Paris July 27.

PARIS: French National Day celebrations, balls at local fire stations July 13; military parade on Champs-Elysées from 9 a.m. and fireworks around 11 p.m. July 14.

PARIS: Paris Quartier D’Eté, musical and cultural program, July 14-Aug. 15.

LA ROCHELLE: Francofolies Festival, July 16-21.

CARHAIX: Vieilles Charrues Festival, music festival, July 17-20.

SEEBACH: Seebacher Stresselhochzeit, traditional wedding celebration and folklore, July 18-20.

BAYONNE: Fetes de Bayonne, folklore and culture fest, July 23-27.

CRAPONE-SUR-ARZON: Festival Country Rendez-Vous, with U.S. performers, July 25-27.

BITCHE: European Middle Ages Festival at the Citadel, July 26-27.

MARCIAC: Jazz in Marciac Festival, July 28-Aug. 17.

ROCHE-SUR-FORON: La Roche Bluegrass Festival, July 30-Aug. 3.

LORIENT: International Celtic Festival, Aug. 1-10.

COLMAR: Fair of the wines of the Alsace, Aug. 8-17.

AJACCIO: Napoleonic Days, Aug. 13-15.

DAX: Dax Feria, folk music and bull running, Aug. 13-17.

GERMANY

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REGENSBURG: Bayerisches Jazzweekend, over 80 free concerts, through July 13.

STUTTGART: Afrika-Festival, through July 13.

WIESBADEN: Shierstein Harbor Fest, through July 13.

BITBURG: Bitburg Dances and Celebrates, international folklore festival, through July 14.

SPEYER: Brezelfest, volksfest, through July 15.

STUTTGART: Hamburg Fish Market in town, through July 20.

KAUFBEUREN: Tänzelfest, town’s history performed by its children, through July 21.

KALTENBERG: Ritterspiele, through July 13, 18-20 and 25-27.

BERLIN: Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, Institute for Contemporary Art, through Aug. 3.

SCHWÄBISCH GMÜND: Landesgartenschau, garden show, through Oct. 12.

HAMBURG: ITU World Triathlon Hamburg, billed as world’s biggest, July 12-13.

HEIDELBERG: Castle illuminations, July 12 and Sept. 6.

STUTTGART: Jazz Open Stuttgart, July 13-20.

STUTTGART: Summer Festival of Cultures, July 15-20.

STUTTGART: Indian Film Festival, July 16-20.

DINKELSBÜHL: Kinderzeche, city celebrates its rescue by acts of town’s children, July 18-27.

BAD DÜRKHEIM: KultuRPARK, theater, light shows and installations, July 18-19.

BAMBERG: Bamberg Zaubert, street festival with magicians, acrobats, and musicians, July 18-20.

IDAR-OBERSTEIN: Open-Air-Kino-Picknick, movies shown outdoors, July 18-20.

IDSTEIN: Jazz festival, July 18-20.

MAINZ: Mainzer Bierbörse, beer sampling on the Rhine Riverbanks, July 18-20.

NEUWEID: Rheinland-Pfalz Tag, free musical acts include Maite Kelly, Roman Lob and Anastacia, July 18-20.

SAARBRÜCKEN: Altstadtfest, July 18-20.

FRANKFURT: Christopher Street Day Parade, July 19.

MUNICH: Christopher Street Day Parade, July 19.

SCHWEINFURT: Honky Tonk Festival, July 19.

BAD KISSINGEN: Rakoczy-Fest, historical celebrations and parade, July 25-27.

BONN: Bonner Bierbörse, sampling beer in the Freizeitpark Rheinaue in Bonn-Bad Godesberg, July 25-27.

REGENSBURG: WeinMusikfest im Stadtpark, July 25-27.

FORCHHEIM: St. Anna Festival, forest celebration with lots of beer, July 25-Aug. 4.

BERLIN: German-American Volksfest, July 25-Aug. 17.

FRANKFURT: Schweizer Strassenfest, July 26.

STUTTGART: Christopher Street Day Parade, July 26.

KULMBACH: Beer Week, July 26-Aug. 3.

HEIDELBERG: Heidelbergman Triathlon, July 27.

NUREMBERG: Classic Open Air, free music on Luitpoldhain, July 27 and Aug. 9.

STUTTGART: Henkersfest, Wilhelmsplatz, July 30-Aug. 2.

MUNICH: Open Air Theatre in the English Garden, free admission, July 30-Aug. 1 and Aug. 7-10.

BREMEN: Maritime Festival, Aug. 1-3.

HAMBURG: Christopher Street Day street festival, Aug. 1-3; parade Aug. 2.

DUSSELDORF: Classic Days at Dyck Castle, classic auto tour, Aug. 1-3.

NUREMBERG: Bardtreffen, singer and songwriter festival, Aug. 1-3.

SAARBRÜCKEN: Saar-Spektakel, 2014 theme is water and watersports, Aug. 1-3.

FRANKFURT: Mainfest, volksfest, Aug. 1-4.

SANKT GOARHAUSEN: Germany Military Tattoo, Loreley Open Air Stage, Aug. 2.

BERLIN: International Beer Festival, Beer Mile at Karl-Marx-Allee, Aug. 2-4.

ROTHENBURG O.D. TAUBER: Radl-Spass im Taubertal, auto-free day for cyclists between Rothenburg and Bad Mergentheim, Aug. 3.

ESSLINGEN: Esslinger Zwiebelfest, Aug. 1-11.

STUTTGART-ROTENBERG: Tour de Vin “Weinmeile,” culinary walking and wine, Aug. 8-9.

HUNGARY

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BUDAPEST: Vajdahunyadvár Summer Festival, through Aug. 7.

BUDAPEST: Sziget Festival, music and culture fest, Aug. 11-18.

BUDAPEST: Festival of Folk Arts, Aug. 16-20.

IRELAND

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DUBLIN: Street Performance World Championships, through July 13.

GALWAY: Arts Festival, July 14-27.

CARRICK: Water Music Festival, July 15-20.

CORK: Street Performance World Championships, July 19-20.

ROSTREVOR: Fiddler’s Green International Festival, July 20-27.

DUBLIN: Vodaphone Comedy Festival, The Iveagh Gardens, July 24-27.

DUBLIN: City Soul Festival, July 26-27.

WATERFORD: Spraoi, international street arts festival, Aug. 1-4.

DUBLIN: Dublin Horse Show, Aug. 6-10.

ITALY

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GENOVA: International Music Festival, through July 13.

SPOLETO: Festival of Two Worlds, opera, dance, music and theater, through July 13.

PALERMO: Festa da Santa Rosalia, through July 15.

PERUGIA: Umbria Jazz, through July 20.

CERTALDO: Mercantia, international street performer festival, July 16-20.

SIENA: Palio, Aug. 16.

PERUGIA: Umbria Jazz, through July 14.

SPOLETO: Festival dei 2 Mondi, through July 14.

VENICE: Festa del Redentore, July 19-20, fireworks St. Mark’s bay Sat. 11:30 p.m.

VINCI: Fest of the Unicorn, magic and cosplay events, July 25-27.

LATVIA

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SALACGRIVA: Positivus, music and culture fest, July 18-20.

LUXEMBOURG

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DIFFERDANGE: Blues Express, free concerts, July 12.

CITY: Blues’n Jazz Rallye, open air music festival, July 19.

VIANDEN: Medieval Fest, castle, July 26-Aug. 3.

NETHERLANDS

Holland.com and iamsterdam.com

AMSTERDAM: Julidans, summer festival for international contemporary dance, through July 12.

ROTTERDAM: North Sea Jazz Festival, through July 13.

BRUGGE: Cactus Festival, music fest, through July 14.

NIJMEGEN: International Four Days Marches, July 15-18.

MAASTRICHT: Kadefeesten, festival with local artists on the banks of the Meuse, July 25-26.

LICHTENVOORDE: Zwarte Cross Festival, music and moto-cross festival, July 25-27.

BRUGGE: Moods, cultural summer with mostly free events, July 25-Aug. 7.

AMSTERDAM: Amsterdam Live on Stage, Riekerhaven, nearAmsterdamse Bos, July 26.

AMSTERDAM: Amsterdam Gay Pride, Aug. 1-3, boat parade Aug. 2.

AMSTERDAM: Mysteryland, electronic music, culture and arts festival, Aug. 23.

NORWAY

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FREDRIKSTAD: Tall Ships Races, ships in port and open to visitors, July 12-15.

POLAND

KRAKOW: Crossroads Festival, July 14-21.

PORTUGAL

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PASSEIO MARÍTIMO DE ALGÉS: Optimus Alive, through July 12.

COIMBRA: Festivities of the Holy Queen, through July 13.

OBIDOS: Medieval market, through Aug. 3.

ESTORIL: craft fair, through Aug. 31.

PÊRA: FIESA, International Sand Sculptures Festival, this year’s theme is musicians, through Oct. 25.

COIMBRA: Coimbra Art Festival, July 16-31.

PORTO COVO AND SIENES: World Music Festival, July 18-26.

SCOTLAND

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EDINBURGH: CAMRA Scottish Real Ale Festival, through July 13.

EDINBURGH: Jazz & Blues Festival, July 18-27.

GLASGOW: Merchant City Festival, street art, fashion, music and more, July 24-Aug. 3.

DRUMNADROCHIT: Loch Ness Film Festival, shows independent films, July 25-27.

PERTH: Southern Fried Festival, celebrates American roots music, July 25-27.

EDINBURGH: Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Aug. 1-23.

SERBIA

NOVI SAD: Exit Festival, music fest, through July 14.

SPAIN

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BILBAO: BBK Live, through July 12.

LEKEITIO: International Street Theater Festival, through July 13.

NAVA: Cider Festival, through July 13.

PAMPLONA: Fiestas of San Fermin, through July 14.

BARCELONA: Grec Festival, music and dance events, through July 31.

CADIZ: Feria Del Carmen Y De La Sal, July 12-17.

CASTELLÓN: FIB Benicàssim International Festival, July 17-20.

ORTIGUEIRA: International Festival of the Celtic World, through July 17-20.

SAN SEBASTIÁN: Jazzaldía, International Jazz Festival, July 23-27.

BURRIANA: Arenal Sound, July 29-Aug. 3.

ASTURIAS: The International Descent of the River Sella, canoe race, Aug. 2.

SANLÚCAR DE BARRAMEDA: horse races on the beach, Aug. 7-9 and 21-23.

SWEDEN

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FALSTERBO: Horse Show, through July 13.

KARLSHAMN: Baltic Sea Festival, July16-19.

STOCKHOLM: Stockholm Pride Parade, Aug. 2.

SWITZERLAND

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FRIBOURG: Jazz Parade, through July 12.

SANKT GALLEN: Military Tattoo, through July 13.

GENEVA: Lake parade, July 12.

MONTREUX: Montreux Jazz Festival, through July 19.

LUGANO: Buskers Festival, street artists, July 16-20.

BASEL: Tattoo, July 18-26.

LUCERNE: Blue Balls Festival, music fest, July 18-26.

ZUG: Boardstock, sports festival, Seepromenade, July 26-27.

ZURICH: Ironman Zurich, July 27.

MORGINS: The Big Ride 4 Pistes, mountain bike competition open to all, July 27-28.

WALES

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LLANGOLLEN: International Musical Eisteddfod, through July 12.

ABERSLOCH: Wakestock, live music, entertainment and beach party, through July 13.

CAERPHILLY: The Big Cheese Festival, July 25-27.

CONWY: Conwy River Festival, celebrates water sports and sailing, Aug. 9-17.