The weather is cooling but events in Europe are still hot! Here is a sampling of events on the docket as of Nov. 28, 2014.
AUSTRIA VIENNA: Voice Mania, international a cappella festival, through Dec. 7.
SALZBURG: Advent Festival, Christmas concerts in the Grosses Festspielhaus, through Nov. 30; Dec. 5-8 and 12-14.
SALZBURG: Winterfest, performances in Volksgarten, through Jan. 6.
ISCHGL: Top of the Mountain Concert, James Blunt performs, Nov. 29.
OBERTAUERN: Ski season opening party, Beatles tribute band performs, Nov. 29.
FLACHAU: Start Up 15, ski season kick-off party, Dec. 4-8.
SALZBURG: Krampus runs, costumed spirits visit the Christkindlmarkt at 7 p.m., Dec. 5.
NASSFELD: Uni of Snow, ski party for students, Dec. 5-7.
ST. ANTON AM ARLBERG: Ski Open, The BossHoss, The Weight, and Manfred Mann’s Earth Band perform, Dec. 5-7.
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM: Snow Mobile, motorized sport competitions on the slopes, Dec. 5-8.
PITZTAL: Winter season kick-off party, Opus performs, Dec. 6.
WAGRAIN-KLEINARL: Twice the Winterstart, Söhne Mannheims perform Dec. 6, Revolverheld on Dec. 7.
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM: Rave on Snow, club festival, Dec. 11-14.
BAD GASTEIN: Sound in the Snow, ski season kick-off party, Dec. 12-14.
MAYRHOFEN-HIPPACH: Rise & Fall, slope side team competitions, Dec. 13.
BELGIUM TOURNAI: Next Festival, spotlights dance and theatre, through Nov. 29.
BRUSSELS: Ars Musica, contemporary music festival, through Nov. 30.
BRUSSELS: Nocturnes du Sablon, late openings at district’s antiques shops, through Nov. 30.
LIEGE: Christmas Village, country’s largest, through Dec. 30.
BRUGGE: Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival, theme for 2014 is “Land of the Hobs,” through Jan. 4.
BRUSSELS: Winter Wonders, Christmas market, ice rink, decorations and more, through Jan. 4.
VICHTE: Winter beer festival, Bierhalle Deconinck, Nov. 29.
GHENT: Jenever Festival, Nov. 29-30.
GHENT: Museum Night, free entry at city museums, Dec. 4.
BRUGGE: December Dance, international dance festival, Dec. 4-14.
ANTWERP: Christmas market, skating rink, and stage shows, Dec. 6-27.
ROTTERDAM: Bridges Run Rotterdam, 15 km route through city, Dec. 7.
GHENT: Glimps Festival, music festival showcases lesser known artists and talented newcomers, Dec. 11-13.
BRUGGE: Christmas Run, six- or 10-kilometer circuits through town, Dec. 12.
BASTOGNE: Nut Fair and historic walks commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Dec. 12-14.
ESSEN: Christmas Beer Festival, Heuvelhal, Dec. 20-21.
CROATIA OPATIJA: Chocolate Festival, Dec. 5-7.
CZECH REPUBLIC PRAGUE: Imagination Festival, indoor bass music festival, PVA Expo Prague Letnany, through Nov. 29.
PAVLOV: Open wine cellars, Nov. 29.
PRAGUE: Apres Ski Winter Fun Festival, mountain resort atmosphere on riverbank, Nov. 29-30.
SLAVKOV U BRNA: Commemoration of the Battle of Austerlitz, with re-enactments, Nov. 29-30.
OLOMOUC: Festival of Animated Films Olomouc, Dec. 4-7.
PRAGUE: Eve of Saint Nicholas Day, or Mikulas, celebrated on Old Town Square and countrywide, Dec. 5.
DENMARK AALBORG: International Guitar Festival, through Nov. 30.
COPENHAGEN: Christmas market, Nyhavn and Hojbro Plads, through Dec. 22.
AARHUS: Christmas in The Old Town, traditional celebrations in historical village, admission charged, through Dec. 30.
COPENHAGEN: Tivoli Gardens, park open for Christmas season, through Jan. 4.
COPENHAGEN: Oriental bazaar-style Christmas market, Grey Hall, Christiania, Dec. 5-20.
ENGLAND WINCHESTER: Christmas Market, through Dec. 21.
YORK: St. Nicholas Fayre, through Dec. 21.
BIRMINGHAM: Frankfurt Christmas Market, through Dec. 22.
BIRMINGHAM: BBC Good Food Show, NEC, through Nov. 30.
BURY ST. EDMUNDS: Christmas Fayre, through Nov. 30.
PORTSMOUTH: A Victorian Festival of Christmas, Portsmouth Historic Dockyards, through Nov. 30.
WORCESTER: Victorian Christmas Fayre, through Nov. 30.
LONDON: Christmas at Kew, illuminated paths through the gardens, through Jan. 3.
LONDON: Southbank Centre Christmas market, through Jan. 4.
NOTTINGHAM: Christmas in Nottingham, includes market and Winter Wonderland, through Jan. 4.
LONDON: Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park, through Jan. 4.
NEWARK: Newark International Antiques and Collectors Fair, Europe’s largest antiques fair, Dec. 4-5.
BIRMINGHAM: Antiques for Everyone, antiques market at the NEC, Dec. 4-7.
LINCOLN: Christmas Market, Dec. 4-7.
LONDON: East London Design Show, market for gifts, Truman Brewery, Dec. 4-7.
LONDON: The Great Christmas Pudding Race, costumed runners race in Covent Garden, Dec. 6.
LONDON: Antiques & Collectors Fair, Alexandra Palace, Dec. 7.
LONDON: Chocolate Festival, Business Design Centre, Dec. 12-14.
LONDON: The London International Horse Show, Olympia, Dec. 16-22.
BRIGHTON: Burning the Clocks, lantern procession and fireworks, Dec. 21.
EXMOUTH: Christmas Day Swim, starts 11 a.m., Dec. 25.
LONDON: The Peter Pan Cup, race open to Serpentine Swimming Club Members only, Hyde Park, Dec. 25.
FRANCE PARIS: Le Grand Tasting, wine degustation, Carrousel du Louvre, through Nov. 29.
MULHOUSE: art3f, international contemporary art fair, Parc Expo, through Nov. 30.
PARIS: Courts Devant, international short film festival, through Nov. 30.
PARIS: Africolor Music Festival, concerts and cinema, Le Cap, through Dec. 24.
METZ: flea market, Expo, Nov. 29 and Dec. 13.
RENNES: Rencontres Transmusicales de Rennes, indie music festival, Exhibition Park, Dec. 3-7.
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.
PARIS: Salon Saveurs des Plaisirs Gourmands, Espace Champeret, Dec. 5-8.
LYON: Festival of Lights, Dec. 5-8.
NANCY: Fest of St. Nicholas, Dec. 6-7.
VAL THORENS: Rock On Snowboard Tour, gear testing and parties, Dec. 6-7.
PARIS: Nautic, international boat show, Porte de Versailles, Dec. 6-14.
EPERNAY: Habits de Lumiere, illuminations and festivities along the Champagne houses, Dec. 12-14.
GERMANY MANNHEIM: Tattoo Convention, ZRM Mannheim-Neckarau, through Nov. 30.
MUNICH: Food & Life, gourmet fair, Messe, through Nov. 30.
WIESBADEN: Latin America Exhibition, Messe, through Nov. 30.
ESSEN: Essen Motor Show, Messe, through Dec. 7.
HAMBURG: Hamburg Winterdom, Volksfest, through Dec. 7.
MUNICH: Tollwood Winter Festival, through Dec. 31.
HAMBURG: Christmas Parades, start from Mönckebergstrasse, Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13 and 20.
BAMBERG: Nativity Trail, creche scenes in churches and throughout city, Nov. 29-Jan. 6.
TÜBINGEN: Chocolart, Dec. 2-7.
MUNICH: Night of the Proms, classical music concerts, Olympiahalle, Dec. 5-7.
MANNHEIM: Toxicator, electronic music festival, Maimarkthalle, Dec. 6.
OFFENBACH: Tattoo convention, Messe, Dec. 6-7.
BERLIN: Zeughausmesse, decorative arts fair, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Dec. 11-14.
STUTTGART: SEMF, Stuttgart Electronic Music Festival, Messe, Dec. 13.
BERLIN: Tattoo festival, Huxleys Hasenheide 107, Dec. 13-14.
MUNICH: Krampus Runs, runners in archaic costumes at Marienplatz, starts 3 p.m., Dec. 14.
FRANKFURT: International Horse Riding Show, Festhalle, tickets necessary, Dec. 18-21.
MUNICH: ADAC Supercross, Olympiahalle, Dec. 19-20.
KARLSRUHE: Knock Out Festival, indoor heavy metal fest, Schwarzwaldhalle, Dec. 20.
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN: Biathlon, Dec. 29.
HUNGARY BUDAPEST: Contemporary Drama Festival, through Dec. 8.
IRELAND DUNDALK: Dundalk Festival of Light & Culture, through Nov. 29.
KILKENNY: Subtitle, European Film Festival, through Nov. 30.
WATERFORD: Winterval, Christmas themed events and market, through Dec. 23.
ITALY TURIN: Torino Film Festival, through Nov. 29.
ROME: Roma Jazz Festival, concerts at Auditorium della Parca Musica, through Nov. 30.
TRIESTE: French style Christmas market, Piazza S. Antonio, through Nov. 30.
SAN MINIATO: Truffle Fair, Nov. 29-30.
MILAN: L’Artigiano in Fiera, craftsmen sell their items, Fieramilano, Nov. 29-Dec. 8.
NAPLES: VideoGameShow, Mostra d’Oltremare, Dec. 6-8.
PIACENZA: Arte Piacenza, art fair, Expo, Dec. 6-8.
SAN GIMIGNANO: San Gimignano Lumière, illuminated landmarks, Dec. 6-8.
FLORENCE: River to River, film festival dedicated exclusively to Indian films, Cinema Odeon, Dec. 6-12.
COUNTRYWIDE: Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8.
ROME: Arti & Mestieri, artisan and gastronomic market, Fiera, Dec. 11-14.
SIRACUSA: Procession of Santa Lucia, Dec. 13.
LUXEMBOURG CITY: Live at Vauban, concerts by international artists, through Nov. 30.
CITY: Winterlights, Christmas market and festivities, through Jan. 12.
CITY: Bazar Internationale, international fundraiser benefits worldwide charities, LuxExpo, Nov. 29-30.
CITY: International Motor Show, LuxExpo, Dec. 12-14.
DUDELANGE: Medieval Christmas market, Dec. 12-21.
NETHERLANDS AMSTERDAM: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, through Nov. 30.
AMSTERDAM: PAN Amsterdam, art, antiques and design fair, RAI Parkhal, through Nov. 30.
AMSTERDAM: Light Festival, Dec. 5-Jan. 18.
ZWOLLE: Ice sculpture exhibition, this year’s theme is “World in Motion,” Dec. 6-Jan. 25.
GOUDA: Candle Night, Dec. 12.
DORDRECHT: Dordrecht Christmas market, features handmade items, Dec. 12-14.
AMSTERDAM: Valhalla, music and circus fest, RAI, Dec. 20.
DEVENTER: Dickens Festival, Dec. 20-21.
PORTUGAL LISBON: Arte Lisboa, FIL Feira Internacional de Lisboa, through Nov. 30.
OBIDOS: Vila Natal, Christmas Town, Dec. 5-Jan. 4.
SCOTLAND EDINBURGH: Night in the Garden at the Royal Botanic Garden, through Nov. 30.
FIFE: St. Andrews Festival, traditional music and other events, through Nov. 30.
EDINBURGH: Edinburgh’s Christmas, features shows, rides, attractions and Christmas market stalls, throughout town, through Jan. 4.
COUNTRYWIDE: St. Andrew’s Day, national holiday celebrates country’s patron saint, Nov. 30.
EDINBURGH: Christmas Craft, Art & Design Fair, St. George Assembly Rooms, Dec. 6-7.
EDINBURGH: The Real Scottish Christmas Fair, features handmade crafts, Castle Street, Nov. 6-11.
GLASGOW: Christmas Craft, Art & Design Fair, Royal Concert Hall, Dec. 13-14.
EDINBURGH: Santa Run, charity race, Dec. 14.
KIRKWALL: The Ba’, historical street ball game, Dec. 25.
SPAIN BARCELONA: Voll-Damm International Jazz Festival, through Nov. 29.
GIJON: International Film Festival, through Nov. 29.
BARCELONA: Creativa, craft and hobby fair, La Farga de L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, through Nov. 30.
MADRID: Madrid en Danza, international dance festival, through Nov. 30.
MADRID: Madrid Horse Week, through Nov. 30.
ALMERIA: International Festival of Film Shorts, Dec. 2-6.
SEVILLE: SICAB International Horse Fair, Dec. 2-7.
BARCELONA: Auto Retro, exhibition of antiques cars and motorcycles, Placa Espanya, Dec. 4-8.
LEON: Purple Weekend Festival, celebrates music and culture of the sixties, Dec. 5-7.
SEVILLE: Festivity of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 9.
MADRID: Almoneda, fair of antiques, art galleries and collections, Madrid Fairgrounds, Dec. 10-14.
BARCELONA: Buff Epic Run, race through obstacle course, Dec. 21.
MALLORCA: Song of the Sibyl, medieval religious folkloric singing, Dec. 24.
SWEDEN STOCKHOLM: International Horse Show, through Nov. 30.
STOCKHOLM: Christmas market, Kungstradgarden, through Dec. 22.
GOTHENBURG: Christmas at Liseberg, amusement park open for Christmas season, through Nov. 30; Dec. 3-7; 9-12; 13-14; 16-21, 22-23, 26-30.
STOCKHOLM: Hundmaessa, Scandinavia’s largest dog show, Stockholmsmaessan, Dec. 13-14.
SWITZERLAND ZURICH: Whisky ship, tastings on boat, Buerkliplatz, tickets necessary, through Nov. 30.
BASEL: city run, Nov. 29.
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.
DAVOS: Songbird Festival, singer and songwriter festival, Dec. 5-20.
FRIBOURG: Sankt Nikolaus celebrations, in honor of city’s patron saint, parade at 5 p.m., Dec 6.
BASEL: Christmas Tattoo, massed pipes and drums show, Dec. 10-13.
CRANS-MONTANA: Freestyle Festival, snowboarding championships, extreme sports films and concerts, Dec. 13.
GENEVA: Escalade, parade in remembrance of attack on city ramparts in 1602, Dec. 14.
WALES SWANSEA: Waterfront Wonderland, skating rink and fairground, through Jan.4.
CARDIFF: Winter Wonderland, through Jan. 5.
HAY-ON-WYE: Winter Food Festival, Nov. 29.
LLANDUDNO: Cariad Ink Tattoo Festival, tattoo and music fest, Venue Cymru, Nov. 29-30.
TRECCO BAY: Planet Rockstock, 25 rock bands perform, Dec. 5-7.
LLANGOLLEN: Real Ale Train, Dec. 13.
CAERPHILLY: Christmas Fayre, town center and castle, Dec. 13-14.
ABERGAVENNY: Christmas Food & Drink Fair, Market Hall and Brewery Yard, Dec. 14.
TENBY: Boxing Day Swim, Dec. 26.
