AUSTRIA ZELL AM SEE: Wow Glacier Love, opening ski season party, through Nov. 9.
VIENNA: Wien Modern #27, contemporary music festival, through Nov. 21.
VIENNA: Voice Mania, international a-cappella festival, through Dec. 7.
VIENNA: Art & Antique, fair for art, antiques and design, Hofburg, Nov. 8-16.
VIENNA: KlezMore Festival Vienna, Nov. 8-23.
GRAZ: Icechallenge, figure skating competition, Nov. 13-16.
VIENNA: International Book Fair, Messe, Nov. 13-16.
SCHLADMING: O’Neill Pleasure Jam, snowboarding and slope-side contests and parties, Nov. 14-16.
COUNTRYWIDE: European Theatre Night, special events in theaters, Nov. 15.
INNSBRUCK: Freeride Film Festival, features films shot by skiers and snow-boarders, Nov. 15.
VIENNA: Vienna Art Week, Nov. 17-23.
VIENNA: Viennese Red Cross Ball, Nov. 21.
VIENNA: Freeride Film Festival, features films shot by skiers and snow-boarders, Nov. 21.
VIENNA: Fridge Festival Vienna, ski and snowboard jumping and music fes-tival, Nov. 21-22.
SALZBURG: Winterfest, performances in Volksgarten, Nov. 25-Jan. 6.
OBERTAUERN: ski season opening party, Beatles tribute bands perform, Nov. 29.
ISCHGL: Top of the Mountain concert to open season, James Blunt per-forms, Nov. 29.
NASSFELD: University of Snow, ski opening party for students, Dec. 5-7.
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM: Snow Mobile, motorized sport competitions on the slopes, Dec. 5-8.
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM: Rave on Snow, club festival, Dec. 11-14.
BELGIUM BRUSSELS: International Brussels Tattoo Convention, Tour and Taxis, through Nov. 9.
FLOREFFE: Cheese and Wine Fair, football grounds, through Nov. 9.
HASSELT: The Weekend of Belgian Beers, through Nov. 9.
LIEGE: La foire de Liège, autumn fun fair, through Nov. 11.
BRUGGE: Razorreel, Flanders Film Festival, through Nov. 15.
CHARLEROI: International Salon of Home Economics, show of food, wine, home comforts and well-being, Palais des Expositions, through Nov. 16.
NAMUR: Antica Namur, art and antiques fair, Namur Expo, through Nov. 16.
ZOLDER: Tour de Belgique, classic auto rally through Wallonia, through Nov. 16.
BRUSSELS: Ars Musica, contemporary music festival, through Nov. 30.
BRUSSELS: Public Brewing Session, Cantillon Brewery, Brussels Gueze Mu-seum, Nov. 15.
BRUSSELS: Cocoon, home and interior fair, Expo, Nov. 15-23.
BRUGGE: Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival, theme for 2014 is “Land of the Hobs,” Nov. 21-Jan. 4.
BRUSSELS: La Revue du Vin de France, wine degustation, Hotel de la Poste, Nov. 22-23.
LIEGE: Christmas Village, country’s largest, Nov. 28-Dec. 30.
BRUSSELS: Winter Wonders, Christmas market, ice rink, decorations and more, Nov. 28-Jan. 4.
BASTOGNE: Nut Fair and historic walks commemorating the 70th anniver-sary of the Battle of the Bulge, Dec. 12-14.
BRUGGE: Christmas Run, 6 or 10 km circuits through town, Dec. 12.
CROATIA OPATIJA: Chocolate Festival, Dec. 5-7.
CZECH REPUBLIC PRAGUE: Nouvelle Prague, festival of Czech and overseas bands, Staro-pramen Brewery, through Nov. 8.
PILSEN: Jazz Without Borders, jazz fest, various dates, through Nov. 22.
PRAGUE: Alternativa, festival for progressive music, Nov. 8-15.
PRAGUE: Swing Music Festival, National House of Vinohrady, Nov. 13-14.
PRAGUE: Theater Night, theaters open doors, Nov. 15.
PRAGUE: Prague Coffee Festival, Holecovicka Hall 40, Nov. 15-16.
PRAGUE: Antiques Fair, Exhibition hall at Novoměstská radnice, Nov. 20-23.
PRAGUE: Contempuls 7, contemporary music festival, La Fabrika, Nov. 21, 26 and 28.
PRAGUE: FMX Gladiator Games, O2 Arena, Nov. 22.
PRAGUE: Imagination Festival, indoor bass music fest, PVA Expo Prague Letnany, Nov. 28-29.
PAVLOV: open wine cellars, Nov. 29.
PRAGUE: Apres Ski Winter Fun Festival, ski resort atmosphere on riverbank, Nov. 29-30.
DENMARK COPENHAGEN: CPH:DOX, International Documentary Film Festival, through Nov. 16.
COPENHAGEN: Tivoli Gardens, park open for Christmas season, Nov. 15-Jan. 4.
AALBORG: International Guitar Festival, Nov. 23-30.
ENGLAND BLACKPOOL: Blackpool Illuminations, 6 mile stretch lit up with a million bulbs, through Nov. 9.
LONDON: Olympia Art & Antiques Fair, Olympia, through Nov. 9.
LONDON: Spirit of Christmas, Olympia, gifts fair, through Nov. 9.
LONDON: Lord Mayor’s Show, procession departs St. Pauls at 11 a.m.; fireworks at 5:15 p.m., Nov. 8.
LONDON: Discover Dogs, features over 200 breeds of dogs, Earls Court, Nov. 8-9.
LONDON: BBC Good Food Show, London Olympia, Nov. 14-16.
LONDON: Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park, Nov. 21-Jan. 4.
LONDON: Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest, urban assault course, Nov. 22.
BIRMINGHAM: Antiques for Everyone, antiques market at the NEC, Dec. 4-7.
LONDON: The London International Horse Show, Olympia, Dec. 16-22.
Finland
HELSINKI: Restaurant Day, Nov. 15.
FRANCE
ROUEN: Normandy Wine and Local Produce Fair, Parc Expo, through Nov. 9.
PARIS: Blues sur Seine, through Nov. 22.
NICE: French Riviera Marathon, route runs between Nice and Cannes, Nov. 10.
PARIS: festival les inrocks Philips, Cigale and other venues, Nov. 11-16.
PARIS: Salon de la Photo, photo exhibitions, cameras and gear, Porte de Versailles, Nov 13-17.
BEAUNE: Hospices de Beaune Wine Auction, Nov. 14-16.
AMIENS: International Film Festival, Nov. 14-22.
PARIS: Hot Wild Party, rockabilly party, Salle André Malraux, Nov. 15.
STRASBOURG: Brocante, Convention Centre, Nov. 15-16.
COUNTRYWIDE: Beaujoulais Nouveau Day, Nov. 20.
METZ: Salon of Antiques and Decorative Arts, Expo, Nov. 21-24.
STRASBOURG: ST-ART, European Contemporary Art Fair, Exhibition Park Strasbourg/Wacken, Nov. 21-24.
PARIS: Courts Devant, international short film festival, Nov. 24-30.
METZ: Flea market, Expo, Nov. 29 and Dec. 13.
PARIS: Salon du Cheval, equestrian show, Paris Nord Villepinte, Dec. 4-7.
ROUBAIX: La Braderie de l’Art, art fair and exchange, Dec. 5-7.
LYON: Festival of Lights, Dec. 5-8.
NANCY: Fest of St. Nicholas, Dec. 6-7.
PARIS: Nautic, international boat show, Porte de Versailles, Dec. 6-14.
EPERNAY: Habits de Lumiere, illuminations and festivities at the Champagne houses, Dec. 12-14.
GERMANY DARMSTADT-EBERSTADT: Halloween at Burg Frankenstein, through Nov. 9.
HOCHHEIM: Hochheimer Markt, market and volksfest, through Nov. 11.
DRESDEN: Jazztage, jazz festival, through Nov. 16.
MANNHEIM AND HEIDELBERG: International Film Festival, spotlights new-comers’ films, through Nov. 16.
HAMBURG: Hamburg Winterdom, volksfest, through Dec. 7.
COLOGNE: Long Night of Cologne Museums, Nov. 8.
WUERZBURG: Honky Tonk Fest, live music across 30 stages, Nov. 8.
WORMS: Worms Weinmesse, wine degustation, Tagungszentrum, Nov. 8-9.
COLOGNE: beginning of carnival season, festivities at Heumarkt Square, Nov. 11.
BERLIN: International Short Film Festival, Nov. 11-16.
WIESBADEN: exground filmfest, festival of short and independent films, Nov. 14-23.
MUNICH: Jewish Culture Days, Nov. 15-25.
COLOGNE: Cologne Fine Art, art and antiques fair, Messe, Nov. 19-23.
STUTTGART: German Masters, horse show and horseback riding tourna-ment, Nov. 19-23.
STUTTGART: Stuttgart’s Best Wine, degustation of fine wines, Phoenixhalle, Nov. 22.
MUNICH: Tollwood Winter Festival, Nov. 25-Dec. 31.
ESSEN: Essen Motor Show, Messe, Nov. 29-Dec. 7.
BERLIN: Zeughausmesse, decorative arts fair, Deutsches Historisches Mu-seum, Dec. 11-14.
HUNGARY BUDAPEST: Contemporary Drama Festival, Nov. 28-Dec. 8.
IRELAND DUBLIN: Dublin Beatles Festival, through Nov. 9.
KILKENNY: Kilkenomics Economics Festival, through Nov. 9.
SNEEM: Sneem International Storytelling and Folklore Festival, through Nov. 9.
WATERFORD: International Film Festival, showcases independent short films, through Nov. 9.
CORK: Cork Film Festival, features films, music and ideas, through Nov. 16.
GALWAY: TULCA Festival of Visual Art, through Nov. 23.
DUBLIN: Dublin Book Festival, Smock Alley Theatre, Nov. 13-16.
TRALEE: International Circus Festival, Nov. 13-16.
DUBLIN: Art Source, art fair, The Royal Dublin Society, Nov. 14-16.
KILLARNEY: Run the Gauntlet, half marathon through Gap of Dunloe, Nov. 16.
LISTOWEL: Listowel Food Fair, Nov. 20-23.
GALWAY: Spirit of Voice, highlights music and spoken word, Nov. 21-22.
DUBLIN: Eirtakon Convention, country’s largest anime and manga event, Croke Park Conference Centre, Nov. 21-23.
WATERFORD: Winterval, Christmas-themed events and market, Nov. 21-Dec. 23.
KILKENNY: Subtitle, European Film Festival, Nov. 24-30.
DUNDALK: Dundalk Festival of Light & Culture, Nov. 28-29.
ITALY MILAN: International Motorcycle Exhibition, Fiera Milano, through Nov. 9.
FERRARA: Fiera della Birra Artiginale, craft beer festival, Ferrara Fiere, through Nov. 9.
TURIN: Artissima, contemporary arts fair, Lingotto Fiere, tickets necessary, through Nov. 9.
VERONA: International Horse Show, fairgrounds, through Nov. 9.
ALBA: White Truffle Festival, weekends only, through Nov. 16.
MERANO: Merano WineFestival, wine and culinary specialties, Nov. 8-10.
ROME: Roma Jazz Festival, concerts at Auditorium della Parca Musica, Nov. 14-30.
GENOVA: Mostra Canina, international dog show, Nov. 15-16.
CREMONA: Festa del Torrone, Nov. 15-23.
SAN MINIATO: Truffle Fair, Nov. 15-16, 22-23, and 29-30.
VENICE: Festa della Salute, celebrates the Virgin Mary’s intercession to stop the plague in 1630-1631, Nov. 21.
TURIN: Torino Film Festival, Nov. 21-29.
FLORENCE: River to River, film festival dedicated exclusively to Indian films, Cinema Odeon, Dec. 6-12.
LUXEMBOURG CITY: Two Days Art, contemporary art fair, Luxexpo, Nov. 8-9.
CITY: Foire a la Brocante, flea market, Luxexpo, Nov. 8-9.
HEIDERSCHEID: ING Trail Uewersauer, ultra trail run, Nov. 16.
CITY: Winterlights, Christmas market and festivities, Nov. 23-Jan. 12.
CITY: Live at Vauban, concerts by international artists, Nov. 28-30.
CITY: Musiqcite, meetings with international musicians, Auditorium du Con-servatoire, Nov. 28.
CITY: Bazar Internationale, international fundraiser benefits worldwide char-ities, LuxExpo, Nov. 29-30.
NETHERLANDS AMSTERDAM: Klik! Amsterdam Animation Festival, through Nov. 9.
EINDHOVEN: GLOW Light Art Festival, Nov. 8-15.
THE HAGUE: Crossing Border, literature and music festival, Nov. 13-16.
MAASTRICHT: Jumping Indoor, equestrian show, MECC, Nov. 13-16.
ROTTERDAM: Buma Rotterdam Beats, international festival for urban bass and beats, Nov. 14-15.
AMSTERDAM: Jazzfest, venues across town, Nov. 15.
AMSTERDAM: Arrival of Sinterklaas, Santa’s arrival celebrated with boat and horse parades, Nov. 16.
AMSTERDAM: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Nov. 19-30.
AMSTERDAM: Sax 14, international saxophone festival, Musikgebouw, Nov. 20-23.
UTRECHT: Le Guess Who, indie rock fest, Nov. 20-23.
AMSTERDAM: PAN Amsterdam, art, antiques and design fair, RAI Parkhal, Nov. 23-30.
PORTUGAL GOLEGA: National Horse Fair, through Nov. 16.
LISBON: Lisbon and Estoril Film Festival, through Nov. 16.
ESPINHO: Cinanima International Animated Film Festival, Nov. 10-16.
ÓBIDOS: Vila Natal, Christmas Town, Dec. 5-Jan. 4.
SCOTLAND CARLISLE: Blues & Rock Festival, through Nov. 9.
DUNDEE: Discovery Film Festival, through Nov. 9.
INVERNESS: Inverness Film Festival, through Nov. 9.
EDINBURGH: Night in the Garden at the Royal Botanic Garden, through Nov. 30.
GLASGOW: MTV Europe Music Awards, SSE Hydro, Nov. 9.
DUNDEE: Jazz Festival, Nov. 19-23.
EDINBURGH: Scots Fiddle Festival, Nov. 21-23.
EDINBURGH: Edinburgh’s Christmas, features shows, rides, attractions and market stalls, Nov. 21-Jan. 4.
FIFE: St. Andrews Festival, traditional music and other events, Nov. 28-30.
COUNTRYWIDE: St. Andrew’s Day, national holiday celebrates country’s pa-tron saint, Nov. 30.
SLOVAKIA BRATISLAVA: Bratislava International Film Festival, through Nov. 14.
BRATISLAVA: One World Documentary Film Festival, Nov. 20-25.
SLOVENIA LJUBLJANA: Ljubljana International Film Festival, Cankarjev dom, Nov. 12-23.
BLED: Folk Music Hit Parade, Sports Center, Nov. 15.
SPAIN SEVILLE: International European Film Festival, through Nov. 15.
CACERES: “Foro Sur,” The Latin American Contemporary Art Fair, through Nov. 22.
BARCELONA: Voll-Damm International Jazz Festival, through Nov. 29.
MADRID: Madrid en Danza, international dance festival, through Nov. 30.
HUELVA: Ibero-American Film Festival, Nov. 14-23.
MADRID: Feriarte, Art and Antiques Fair, Feria de Madrid, Nov. 15-23.
BARCELONA: Alternativa, Festival of Independent Cinema, Nov. 17-23.
GIJON: International Film Festival, Nov. 21-29.
BARCELONA: Jean Bouin Sports Day, athletics events for amateurs and pro-fessionals, Nov. 23.
MADRID: Madrid Horse Week, Nov. 26-30.
SEVILLE: SICAB International Horse Fair, Dec. 2-7.
LEÓN: Purple Weekend Festival, celebrates music and culture of the sixties, Dec. 5-7.
SWEDEN STOCKHOLM: International Film Festival, through Nov. 16.
GOTHENBURG: Christmas at Liseberg, amusement park open for Christmas season, Nov. 14-16, 21-23, 28-30; Dec. 3-7; 9-12; 13-14; 16-21, 22-23, 26-30.
STOCKHOLM: Photo Fair, Nordic region’s largest photography market, Nov. 21-23.
STOCKHOLM: International Horse Show, Nov. 27-30.
SWITZERLAND BASEL: Autumn Fair, fun fair and market, through Nov. 9.
WINTERTHUR: International Short Film Festival, through Nov. 9.
ZURICH: Expovina, wine fair aboard ships, through Nov. 13.
GENEVA: Les Automnales, autumn fair, housewares, well-being and food, Palexpo, through Nov. 16.
BIEL/BIENNE: Vinifera, wine fair, Nov. 8-16.
LUCERNE: Lucerne Blues Festival, Nov. 8-16.
BERN: Ziberemaerit, onion fair, Nov. 24.
ENGADIN: ClauWau, world Santa Claus championships, Silvretta Arena, Nov. 29.
ST. MORITZ: St. Moritz City Race, parallel slalom ski race through town, Dec. 5-6.
FRIBOURG: Sankt Nikolaus celebrations in honor of city’s patron saint, pa-rade at 5 p.m., Dec 6.
CRANS-MONTANA: Freestyle Festival, snowboarding championships, ex-treme sports films and concerts, Dec. 13.
GENEVA: Escalade, parade in remembrance of attack on city ramparts in 1602, Dec. 14.
WALES SWANSEA: Dylan Thomas Festival, through Nov. 9.
ABERYSTWYTH: Abertoir, horror film festival, Nov. 11-16.
CONWY: Wales Rally GB, final round of the FIA World Rally Championship, Nov. 13-16.
CARDIFF: Winter Wonderland, Nov. 14-Jan. 5.
POWYS: Real Ale Wobble, cycling and beer drinking event, Nov. 15-16.
CONWY: Conwy Half Marathon, voted one of UK’s most scenic races, Nov. 23.
HAY-ON-WYE: Winter Food Festival, Nov. 29.
TRECCO BAY: Rockstock, rock bands perform, Dec. 5-7.
CAERPHILLY: Christmas Fayre, town center and castle, Dec. 13-14.
