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SALZBURG: Advent concerts at the Grand Festival Hall, tickets necessary, through Dec. 16.

VIENNA: Indoor marathon, Wiener Messe, Dec. 16.

VIENNA: Le Grand Bal, greeting the New Year in the imperial residence, tickets necessary, Dec. 31.

NASSFELD: Schlag das Ass-Nassfield trophy, cross country skiing along a 25.6-km route is billed as “the world’s longest ski race,” Jan. 11-12.

Belgiumwww.visitbelgium.com and www.be

BRUGGE: December Dance, international dance festival, this year’s theme is Nordic Waves, through Dec. 16.

BRUGGE: Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival, theme is “Ice Magic,” admission charged, through Jan. 6.

MODAVE CASTLE: Christmas around the World, decorated rooms of castle portray international Christmas traditions, through Jan. 6.

LIÈGE: Festival of the European Circus, through Jan. 7.

BASTOGNE: Commemoration of liberation of the city, Dec. 15-16, includes 7-, 13- and 22-km walks of defensive area from 8 a.m. and tossing of nuts from the town hall balcony at 4 p.m. Dec. 15; parade of military vehicles, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 16.

ESSEN: Christmas Beer Festival, with tastings of more than 150 Christmas and winter beers, Dec. 15-16.

BRUSSELS: European Motor Show, expo of light commercial and recreational vehicles and motorcycles, tickets necessary, Jan. 11-20.

Czech Republicwww.czechtourism.com

PRAGUE: A Touch of Czech Music, international classical music festival, various venues, tickets necessary, Dec. 16-Jan. 6.

PRAGUE: Procession of Three Magi on Camels, Epiphany pageant, departs from Hradčanské náměstí at 3:30 p.m., Jan. 5.

Denmarkwww.visitdenmark.com

COPENHAGEN: Christmas market in Christiania, unconventional Yuletide fair resembling a Far East bazaar, through Dec. 20.

RIBE: Holiday celebrations in Denmark’s oldest city, through Dec. 23.

AARHUS: Christmas in Den Gamle By (Old Town), tickets required, through Dec. 30.

COPENHAGEN: Tivoli open for Christmas; theme is “Russian Christmas meets Nordic Christmas, through Dec. 31.

COPENHAGEN: Swimming in the harbor, swimmers brave cold waters to welcome the New Year, Islands Brygge, plunge takes place at noon on Dec. 31.

COPENHAGEN: New Year’s Eve at Town Hall Square, crowds gather to welcome 2013, Dec. 31.

AALBORG: Northern Winter Beat Festival, 30 concerts in 3 days, with international artists, tickets necessary, Jan. 24-26.

Englandwww.visitbritain.com

LONDON: Christmas Lights on Oxford Street, through Jan. 6.

LONDON: Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, through Jan. 6.

LONDON: Real Food Christmas market, traditional holiday foods, Southbank Centre, Dec. 14-16.

LONDON: The London International Horse Show, tickets necessary, Olympia, Dec. 17-23.

BRIGHTON: Burning the Clocks, solstice celebration and lantern parade, Dec. 21.

SALISBURY: Stonehenge Winter Solstice Celebrations, Dec. 21.

LONDON: Peter Pan Christmas Day Race, swimming in Hyde Park’s Serpentine, only club members are allowed to swim, 9 a.m. Dec. 25.

LONDON: New Year’s Eve celebrations, crowds gather at Trafalgar Square, the London Eye and other venues, Dec. 31.

LONDON: New Year’s Day Parade, begins 11:45 a.m. from Piccadilly and finishes around 3 p.m. at Parliament Street.

Francewww.franceguide.com and www.rendezvousenfrance.com

PARIS: Nautic Paris Boat Show, Porte de Versailles, tickets required, through Dec. 16.

PARIS: Les Hivernales de Paris-Est/Montreuil, contemporary art show, Palais des Congrès, through Dec. 16.

PARIS: Ice skating at the Grand Palais, France’s largest temporary indoor ice rink, Nef du Grand Palais, through Jan. 11.

COURCHEVEL: Orlinski 1850, contemporary sculptures by Richard Orlinski displayed on the mountain slopes, through April 26.

EPERNAY: Habits de Lumière, Champagne Region celebrates the holidays with illuminations and street entertainment, Dec. 15-16.

AIX-EN-PROVENCE: Le Marche des treize desserts, food stalls offer cakes and desserts, Dec. 17-24.

PARIS: New Art Fair, contemporary art fair, Espace Cardin, Jan. 11-13.

Germanywww.germany-tourism.de

GENGENBACH: Advent calendar, one of world’s largest, new window in city hall building opens daily at 6 p.m., through Dec. 23.

MONSCHAU-HÖFEN: Living Nativity scene, weekends only, through Dec. 23.

MUNICH: Tollwood Winter Festival, through Dec. 31.

STUTTGART: World Christmas Circus, with many international acts, Cannstatter Wasen, tickets required, through Jan 6.

FRANKFURT: International Horse Riding Show, Festhalle, tickets required, Dec. 13-16.

STUTTGART: End of the World party, Carl-Zeiss-Planetarium, tickets required, Dec. 21.

BERLIN: Louis-Lewandowski-Festival, international festival of synagogue music, Dec. 21-23.

ST. MÄRGEN: Pferdeschlittenrennen, horse sleigh racing in the Black Forest, Dec. 30.

BERLIN: New Year’s Eve festival at the Brandenburger Tor, considered to be the world’s largest organized New Year’s Eve party, Dec. 31.

Bad Hersfeld: Through Dec. 23;

badhersfeld-tourismus.de/events/weihnachtsmarkt.html.

Bad Homburg V.D. Höhe: Through Dec. 23.

Bad Nauheim: Dec. 14-16.

Bensheim: Through Dec. 22.

Darmstadt: Marktplatz, through Dec. 23.

Dreieich-Dreieichenhain: Burg Hayn, Dec. 15-16.

Erbach im Odenwald: Through Dec. 23.

Frankfurt am Main: Römerberg, Paulsplatz and Mainkai, through Dec. 23.

Fulda: Through Dec. 23.

Giessen: Through Dec. 23.

Hanau: Through Dec. 22.

Kassel: Fairy-tale Christmas Market, Königsplatz and Friedrichsplatz, through Dec. 23.

Limburg: Through Dec. 23; http://tinyurl.com/cwr5gt4.

Wetzlar: Through Dec. 21.

Wiesbaden: Twinkling Star Market, Schlossplatz, through Dec. 23.

Lower Saxony

Braunschweig: Cathedral and Domplatz, through Dec. 29 (closed Dec. 24-25).

Bremen: Marktplatz und Weser-promenade Schlachte, through Dec. 23.

Celle: Through Dec. 27.

Goslar: Through Dec. 30.

Göttingen: Through Dec. 28.

Hameln: Through Dec. 23.

Hanover: Old town and the Lister Meile pedestrian zone, through Dec. 22; main train station, through Dec. 30.

Hildesheim: Old town, through Dec. 30.

Lüneburg: Through Dec. 23.

Lüneburg: St. John’s Church, through Dec. 23.

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Neubrandenburg: Through Dec. 21.

Osnabrück: Through Dec. 23.

Rostock: Through Dec.22.

Schwerin: Through Dec. 23; Dec. 26-30.

Stralsund: Through Dec. 22.

Wismar: Through Dec. 21.

Nordrhein-Westphalia

Aachen: Through Dec. 23, http://tinyurl.com/av8m3ul.

Beilefeld: Through Dec. 30.

Bonn: Through Dec. 23; http://tinyurl.com/alzxygb.

Cologne: Through Dec. 23; cologne.de/events/christmas-markets.

Dortmund: Through Dec. 23; http://tinyurl.com/bbjaypg.

Duisburg: Through Dec. 23; duisburger-weihnachtsmarkt.de/startseite.

Düsseldorf: Through Dec. 23; http://tinyurl.com/alyzxvc.

Essen: Through Dec. 23; http://tinyurl.com/b3x2uc3.

Monschau: Dec. 14-16, 21-23; 2:50; http://tinyurl.com/bjqfkv3.

Münster: Through Dec. 23; muenster.de/stadt/tourismus/pdf/Adventsflyer_GB.pdf.

Oberhausen: Through Dec. 23.

Xanten: Fairy-tale Christmas Market, through Dec. 23; http://tinyurl.com/avawoek.

Rheinland-Pfalz

More at http://tinyurl.com/c6z6x9q

Alzey: Through Dec. 23; weihnachtsmarkt-alzey.de.

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler: Dec. 14-16, 21-23.

Bernkastel-Kues: Through Dec. 23; http://tinyurl.com/a2maaf8.

Cochem: Through Dec. 16; cochem.de/tourismus/highlights_weihnachtsmarkt.php.

Deidesheim: Dec. 14-16, 21-23.

Freinsheim: Dec. 15-16, 22-23; http://tinyurl.com/azmf7lx.

Hassloch: Dec. 14-16, 21-23.

Kaiserslautern: Through Dec. 23, Dec. 27-30 (Silvester market).

Koblenz: Through Dec. 22; weihnachtsmarkt-koblenz.de/en/welcome.html.

Landau in der Pfalz: Through Dec. 20.

Mainz: Through Dec. 23; http://tinyurl.com/62aqf8.

Monschau: Dec. 15-16, 22-23; monschau-weihnachtsmarkt.de/en/home.html.

Neustadt: Through Dec. 22; neustadt.eu/index.php?NavID=1441.873&La=1.

Oppenheim: Dec. 15-16.

Trier: Through Dec. 23; trierer-weihnachtsmarkt.de/en.

Worms: Through Dec. 23; http://tinyurl.com/an3f94t.

Saarland

Saarbrücken: Through Dec. 23; http://tinyurl.com/aceucuh.

Saarlouis: Kleiner Markt, through Dec. 23.

Speyer: Imperial Cathedral, Dec. 15-16, 22-23.

St. Wendel: Christmas market and Middle Ages market, through Dec. 16; http://tinyurl.com/aoxayb5.

Saxony

Bautzen: Through Dec. 18.

Dresden: Through Dec. 24.

Kiel: Through Dec. 23; kiel.de/touristik/maerkte/weihnachtsmarkt.php.

Leipzig: Through Dec. 23.

Lübeck: Through Dec. 30; http://tinyurl.com/cgtsd65.

Seiffen: Through Dec. 23; seiffen.de/weihnacht.cfm?m=6.

Thuringia

Eisenbach: Wartburg Castle, Dec. 15-16, 22-23.

Erfurt: Through Dec. 22.

Weimar: Through Dec. 29; weimar-tourist.de/weihnachtsmarkt.html.

HungaryBudapest: Christmas Fair, Vörösmarty Square, through Dec. 31; budapestinfo.hu/xmas/index.php?id=home_en.

Irelandwww.discoverireland.ie

Cork: Through Dec. 22; http://tinyurl.com/a6q7246.

Dublin: Docklands, through Dec. 23; http://tinyurl.com/dxd9sc2.

Galway: Through Dec. 22; galwaychristmasmarket.ie.

Italywww.italiantourism.com

Bolzano/Bozen: Through Dec. 23; bolzano.net/english/christmas-market-bolzano.html.

Bressanone/Brixen: Through Jan. 6; http://tinyurl.com/bg7rpda.

Castelrotto/Kastelruth: Dec. 14-16, 21-23, 28-30; http://tinyurl.com/aoo2sc9.

Merano: Through Jan. 6; mercatini.merano.eu/en/christmas-market-merano-meran.html.

Rome: Piazza Navona, through Jan. 6; christmasmarkets.com/Italy/rome-christmas-markets.html.

Trento: Piazza Fiera, through Dec. 24, http://tinyurl.com/a67k53q.

Vipiteno/Sterzing: Through Jan. 6; http://tinyurl.com/a863b52.

Luxembourgwww.ont.lu

Luxembourg City: Through Jan. 6.

NetherlandsAmsterdam: Numerous markets, http://tinyurl.com/al69dcm.

Deventer: Dickens Festival, Dec. 15-16.

Gouda: Gouda by Candlelight, city center, Dec. 11; goudabijkaarslicht.nl.

Maastricht: Through Dec. 31; vvv-maastricht.eu/winter.html?lang=2.

Valkenburg: Velvet Cave, through Dec. 22; fluweelengrot.nl.

Spainwww.esmadrid.com/en/portal.do

Barcelona: Fira de Santa Llúcia, Avinguda de la Catedral, through Dec. 23; firadesantallucia.cat/la_fira.php.

Barcelona: Three Kings Fair, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, Dec. 20-Jan. 6; firareisgranviabcn.com/nuevo.

Madrid: Plaza Mayor’s Christmas Market, (unconfirmed) through Dec. 31; esmadrid.com.

Swedenwww.visitsweden.com

Gothenburg: Liseberg Park, through Dec. 23; goteborg.com/en/Christmas-City/Liseberg-Christmas-Market/

Stockholm: Old town, through Dec. 23; http://tinyurl.com/ao377rf.

Stockholm: Skansen, Dec. 15-16; skansen.se/en/aktivitet/skansen-christmas-market.

Switzerlandwww.myswitzerland.com

Basel: Barfüsserplatz and Münsterplatz, through Dec. 23; http://tinyurl.com/a4dm7ar.

Bern: Waisenhausplatz, through Dec. 24; marktbern.ch/weihnachtsmarkt.

Bern: Cathedral Square, through Dec. 24; bernerweihnachtsmarkt.ch.

Lausanne: Through Dec. 24; marches-de-noel.ch.

Lucerne: Franziskanerplatz, through Dec. 19; weihnachtsmarktluzern.com.

Lugano: Through Jan. 6; http://tinyurl.com/b925sy5.

Montreux: Several locations at Lake Geneva, through Dec. 24; montreuxnoel.com/en-1-christmas-market.html.

Zurich: Main train station, through Dec. 24; christkindlimarkt.ch.

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