The weather is cooling, but events in Europe remain hot! Here is a sampling of some on the docket as of Oct. 24.
AUSTRIAVIENNA: Viennale, Vienna International Film Festival, through Nov. 6.
VIENNA: Wien Modern #27, contemporary music festival, through Nov. 21.
ZELL AM SEE: Wow Glacier Love, opening ski season party, Nov. 7-9.
VIENNA: Voice Mania, international a-cappella festival, Nov. 7-Dec. 7.
VIENNA: KlezMore Festival Vienna, Nov. 8-23.
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM: Rave on Snow, club festival, Nov. 11-14.
VIENNA: International Book Fair, Messe, Nov. 13-16.
SCHLADMING: O'Neill Pleasure Jam, snowboarding slopestyle contests and parties, Nov. 14-16.
COUNTRYWIDE: European Theatre Night, special events in theaters, Nov. 15.
INNSBRUCK: Freeride Film Festival, films shot by skiers and snowboarders, Nov. 15.
VIENNA: Vienna Art Week, Nov. 17-23.
VIENNA: Freeride Film Festival, films shot by skiers and snowboarders, Nov. 21.
VIENNA: Viennese Red Cross Ball, Nov. 21.
VIENNA: Fridge Festival Vienna, ski and snowboard jumping and music festival, Nov. 21-22.
SALZBURG: Winterfest, performances in Volksgarten, Nov. 25-Jan. 6.
OBERTAUERN: ski season opening party, Beatles tribute band performs, Nov. 29.
ISCHGL: Top of the Mountain concert to open season, James Blunt performs, 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.
BELGIUMBRUSSELS: Halloween Festival, Museum of Fantastic Art, through Nov. 2.
LIEGE: La foire de Liège, autumn fun fair, through Nov. 11.
CHARLEROI: International Salon of Home Economics, show of food, wine, home comforts and well-being, Palais des Expositions, Nov. 1-16.
BRUSSELS: Big Bang Festival, music festival for young audiences, Nov. 2.
GHENT: 1000 Voices for Peace, choirs commemorate WWI, Nov. 5-6.
BRUSSELS: International Brussels Tattoo Convention, Tour and Taxis, Nov. 7-9.
FLOREFFE: Cheese and Wine Fair, football grounds, Nov. 7-9.
HASSELT: The Weekend of Belgian Beers, Nov. 7-9.
HARINGE: Blablues Festival, folk festival, Nov. 8.
NAMUR: Antica Namur, art and antiques fair, Namur Expo, Nov. 8-16.
ZOLDER: Tour de Belgique, classic auto rally through Wallonia, Nov. 14-16.
BRUSSELS: Ars Musica, contemporary music festival, Nov. 14-30.
BRUSSELS: Public Brewing Session, Cantillon Brewery, Brussels Gueze Museum, Nov. 15.
BRUSSELS: Cocoon, home and interior fair, Expo, Nov. 15-23.
BRUSSELS: La Revue du Vin de France, wine degustation, Hotel de la Poste, Nov. 22-23.
BRUSSELS: Winter Wonders, Christmas market, ice rink, decorations and more, Nov. 28-Jan. 4.
CROATIAOPATIJA: Chocolate Festival, Dec. 5-7.
CZECH REPUBLICPRAGUE: Akicon, fest of Japanese anime, manga and culture, KC Zahrada, through Nov. 2.
PRAGUE: Strings of Autumn, international music festival, through Nov. 6.
PILSEN: Jazz Without Borders, jazz fest, various dates, through Nov. 22.
PRAGUE: Nouvelle Prague, festival of Czech and overseas bands, Staropramen Brewery, Nov. 7-8.
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.
PAVLOV: Open wine cellars, Nov. 29.
DENMARKFREDERIKSHAVN: Nordic Brew, beer festival, through Nov. 1.
HORSENS: Blues Festival, through Nov. 1.
COPENHAGEN: Hubertus Hunt, hunters on horseback take on obstacle course in Dyrehaven, Nov. 2.
COPENHAGEN: CPH:DOX, International Documentary Film Festival, Nov. 6-16.
COPENHAGEN: Tivoli Gardens, park open for Christmas season, Nov. 15-Jan. 4.
AALBORG: International Guitar Festival, Nov. 23-30.
ENGLANDNORWICH: CAMRA Beer Festival, St. Andrews and Blackfriars Halls, through Nov. 1.
YORK: Illuminating York, digital arts and lighting festival with illuminated landmarks, through Nov. 1.
CAMBRIDGE: University of Cambridge Festival of Ideas, 180 free events, through Nov. 2.
LONDON: The Ski and Snowboard Show, Earls Court 2, through Nov. 2.
LONDON: London International Animation Festival, Barbican and other venues, through Nov. 2.
BLACKPOOL: Blackpool Illuminations, 6 mile stretch lit up with a million bulbs, through Nov. 9.
LONDON: Regent Street Motor Show, free display of latest and classic model cars, Nov. 1.
LONDON: Olympia Art & Antiques Fair, Olympia, Nov. 3-9.
LONDON: Spirit of Christmas, Olympia, gifts fair, Nov. 4-9.
COUNTRYWIDE: Guy Fawkes Night, Nov. 5.
LONDON: Lord Mayor’s Show, procession departs St. Pauls at 11 a.m.; fireworks at 5:15 p.m., Nov. 8.
LONDON: Discover Dogs, meet 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.
FINLANDTAMPERE: Tampere Jazz Happening, through Nov. 2.
HELSINKI: Restaurant Day, Nov. 15.
FRANCEPARIS: Pitchfork Music Festival, indie music fest, Grande Halle de la Villette, through Nov. 1.
PARIS: Autumn Fair, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, through Nov. 2.
PARIS: Salon du Chocolate, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, through Nov. 2.
PARIS: Paris Games Week, video game expo, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, through Nov. 2.
METZ: International Dog Show, Expo, Nov. 1-2.
ROUEN: Normandy Wine and Local Produce Fair, Parc Expo, Nov. 7-9.
PARIS: Blues sur Seine, Nov. 7-22.
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, photos, cameras and gear displayed, Paris Expo 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.
STRASBOURG: ST-ART, European Contemporary Art Fair, Exhibition Park Strasbourg/Wacken, Nov. 21-24.
PARIS: Courts Devant, international short film festival, Nov. 24-30.
LYON: Festival of Lights, Dec. 5-8.
EPERNAY: Habits de Lumiere, illuminations and festivities along the Champagne houses, Dec. 12-14.
GERMANYFRANKFURT: Kreativ-Welt, sale of craft supplies, Messe, through Nov. 2.
LUDWIGSBURG: Pumpkin exhibition, Bluehendes Barock castle grounds, through Nov. 2.
NUREMBERG: Consumenta, lifestyle fair, Messe Nuremberg, through Nov. 2.
ROTHENBURG O.D. TAUBER: Herbstmesse, commercial fair and Volksfest, through Nov. 2.
ELTVILLE: Vintners and Cabbage Festival, through Nov. 3.
KIRCHHEIM UNTER TECK: Jahrmarkt, through Nov. 3; Gallusmarkt Nov. 3.
DARMSTADT-EBERSTADT: Halloween at Burg Frankenstein, through Nov. 2 and Nov. 7-9.
BERLIN: Berlin Tattoo, Max-Schmeling-Halle, Nov. 1-2.
HEIDELBERG: St. Martin's Day parade, begins 5 p.m. on Luisenstrasse, Nov. 2.
BAD TOELZ: Leonhardifahrt, traditional pilgrimage with horses and carriages, Nov. 6.
DRESDEN: Jazztage, jazz festival, Nov. 6-16.
MANNHEIM AND HEIDELBERG: International Film Festival, spotlights newcomers' films, Nov. 6-16.
HOCHHEIM: Hochheimer Markt, market and volksfest, Nov. 7-11.
HAMBURG: Hamburg Winterdom, volksfest, Nov. 7-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 tasting, 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 tournament, Nov. 19-23.
STUTTGART: Stuttgart's Best Wine, wine tasting, Phoenixhalle, Nov. 22.
MUNICH: Tollwood Winter Festival, Nov. 25-Dec. 31.
IRELANDWEXFORD: Wexford Festival Opera, through Nov. 2.
DUBLIN: Web Summit, global gathering for technology, Nov. 4-6.
KILKENNY: Kilkenomics Economics Festival, Nov. 6-9.
DUBLIN: Dublin Beatles Festival, Nov. 7-9.
SNEEM: Sneem International Storytelling and Folklore Festival, Nov. 7-9.
WATERFORD: International Film Festival, showcases independent short films, Nov. 7-9.
CORK: Cork Film Festival, features films, music and ideas, Nov. 7-16.
GALWAY: Spirit of Voice, musical arts and spoken word, Nov. 21-22.
GALWAY: TULCA Festival of Visual Art, Nov. 7-23.
DUBLIN: Dublin Book Festival, Smock Alley Theatre, Nov. 13-16.
TRALEE: International Circus Festival, Nov. 13-16.
KILLARNEY: Run the Gauntlet, half marathon through Gap of Dunloe, Nov. 16.
LISTOWEL: Listowel Food Fair, Nov. 20-23.
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.
ITALYLUCCA: Lucca Comics & Games Party, International Festival of Comics, Animation, Illustration and Games, through Nov. 2.
ALBA: White Truffle Festival, weekends only, through Nov. 16.
MILAN: EICMA, International Motorcycle Exhibition, Fiera Milano, Nov. 6-9.
FERRARA: Fiera della Birra Artiginale, craft beer festival, Ferrara Fiere, Nov. 7-9.
TURIN: Artissima, contemporary arts fair, Lingotto Fiere, tickets necessary, Nov. 7-9.
MERANO: Merano WineFestival, with 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.
LUXEMBOURGHEIDERSCHEID: ING Trail Uewersauer, ultra trail run, Nov. 16.
CITY: Winterlights, Christmas market and festivities, Nov. 23-Jan. 12.
CITY: Live at Vauban, several concerts by international artists, Nov. 28-30.
CITY: Musiqcite, meetings with international musicians, Auditorium du Conservatoire, Nov. 28.
CITY: Bazar Internationale, international fundraiser benefits worldwide charities, LuxExpo, Nov. 29-30.
NETHERLANDSAMSTERDAM: London Calling, festival showcases UK music, through Nov. 1.
AMSTERDAM: Amsterdam Film Week, through Nov. 2.
AMSTERDAM: Affordable Art Fair, Kromhouthal, through Nov. 2.
AMSTERDAM: Indiestad, indie music fest, venues throughout town, through Nov. 7.
AMSTERDAM: Museum Night, Nov. 1.
EINDHOVEN: Eindhoven Tattoo Convention, Klokgebouw, Nov. 1-2.
AMSTERDAM: Klik! Amsterdam Animation Festival, Nov. 4-9.
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.
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.
PORTUGALGOLEGA: National Horse Fair, Nov. 7-16.
LISBON: Lisbon and Estoril Film Festival, Nov. 7-16.
ESPINHO: Cinanima International Animated Film Festival, Nov. 10-16.
SCOTLANDEDINBURG: Scottish International Storytelling Festival, through Nov. 2.
ISLE OF SKYE: Skye Swing Jazz Festival, through Nov. 2.
DUNDEE: Discovery Film Festival, through Nov. 9.
EDINBURGH: Night in the Garden at the Royal Botanic Garden, through Nov. 30.
CARLISLE: Blues & Rock Festival, Nov. 7-9.
GLASGOW: MTV Europe Music Awards, SSE Hydro, Nov. 9.
DUNDEE: Jazz Festival, Nov. 19-23.
EDINBURGH: Scots Fiddle Festival, Nov. 21-23.
FIFE: St. Andrews Festival, traditional music and other events, Nov. 28-30.
SPAINSAN SEBASTIAN: Horror & Fantasy Film Festival, through Nov. 1.
SEVILLE: International Guitar Festival, through Nov. 1.
BARCELONA: In Edit, film festival of music documentaries, through Nov. 2.
CACERES: “Foro Sur,” The Latin American Contemporary Art Fair, through Nov. 22.
BARCELONA: Voll-Damm International Jazz Festival, through Nov. 29.
FUERTEVENTURA: International Half Marathon Dunes of Fuerteventura, Nov. 1.
MADRID: Madrid en Danza, international dance festival, Nov. 6-30.
SEVILLE: International European Film Festival, Nov. 7-15.
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.
SEVILLE: SICAB International Horse Fair, Dec. 2-7.
SWEDENSTOCKHOLM: International Film Festival, Nov. 5-16.
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.
SWITZERLANDWINTERTHUR: Oktoberfest, Reithalle, through Nov. 1.
ZURICH: Jazznojazz Festival, jazz, soul, Latin and more, through Nov. 1.
SEEGRABEN: pumpkin exhibition at the Juckerhof, through Nov. 2.
BASEL: Autumn Fair, fun fair and market, through Nov. 9.
ZURICH: Expovina, wine fair aboard ships, through Nov. 13.
WINTERTHUR: International Short Film Festival, Nov. 4-9.
BIEL/BIENNE: Vinifera, wine fair, Nov. 8-16.
LUCERNE: Lucerne Blues Festival, Nov. 8-16.
BERN: Ziberemaerit, onion fair, Nov. 24.
SAMNAUN DORF: ClauWau, World Championship of Santa Clauses, Nov. 29.
WALESSWANSEA: 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.
