AustriaVIENNA: New Year’s market, Schönbrunn Palace, through Jan. 1.
VIENNA: Winter market on the Prater, through Jan. 6.
VIENNA: Le Grand Bal, greeting the new year in the imperial residence, 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.
FILZMOOS: International Hot Air Balloon Week, Jan. 12-19; Night of the Balloons, balloons alight and synchronized to music, Jan. 13.
KITZBÜHEL: Snow Arena Polo World Cup, Jan. 17-20.
VIENNA: Ball Season, upcoming balls include Pharmacists Ball in the Imperial Palace Jan. 19; The Vienna Philharmonic Ball in the Musikverein Jan. 24 and Hunters’ Ball in the Imperial Palace Jan. 28.
KITZBÜHEL: Hahnenkamm Races, includes men’s Super-G, slalom and downhill competitions, Jan. 25-27.
SALZBURG: Mozart Week, classical music festival, Jan. 24-Feb. 3.
BelgiumGHENT: Christmas market, Baafsplein, through Dec. 30.
LIÈGE: Christmas village, through Dec. 30.
ANTWERP: Christmas markets, Groenplaats, through Dec. 31; Steenplain, through Jan. 6.
BRUGGE: Christmas market; through Jan. 2.
BRUSSELS: Winter Wonders, Christmas market and entertainment, through Jan. 6.
MONS: Mons’ Snowy Heart, Christmas market and entertainment, through Jan. 6.
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.
BRUSSELS: New Year’s Eve fireworks display, Albertine Park, Mont des Arts, Dec. 31.
BRUSSELS: Winter sales, Jan. 2-31.
BRUSSELS: European Motor Show, expo of light commercial and recreational vehicles and motorcycles, Jan. 11-20.
LIÈGE: Festival of Liège, highlights theater, dance and music, Jan. 18-Feb. 9.
BRUSSELS: BRAFA, Brussels Fine Arts and Antiques Fair, Tour & Taxis, Jan. 19-27.
LIÈGE: Les Transardentes, winter festival, Jan. 26.
Czech RepublicPRAGUE: A Touch of Czech Music, international classical music festival, various venues, through Jan. 6.
PRAGUE: Christmas markets, Wenceslas Square and Old Town Square, through Jan. 13.
PRAGUE: OPERA2013, Festival of Music Theater, National Theater and other venues, Jan. 3-Feb. 3.
PRAGUE: Procession of Three Magi on Camels, Epiphany pageant, 3:30 p.m., Jan. 5.
PRAGUE: Restaurant Festival, local produce and traditional dishes at exceptional prices, Jan. 15-Feb. 28.
DenmarkCOPENHAGEN: 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.
SILKEBORG: Mid Jutland Folk Music Festival, Jan. 21-27.
SKAGEN: Winter Swimming Festival, Jan. 26-29.
COPENHAGEN: Fashion Festival, with shows, parties and concerts, various sites, Jan. 30-Feb. 3.
AALBORG: Northern Winter Beat Festival, 30 concerts in 3 days, with international artists, Jan. 24-26.
EnglandLONDON: Christmas Lights on Oxford Street, through Jan. 6.
LONDON: Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, through Jan. 6.
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, Jan. 1.
LONDON: Twelfth Night Celebrations, seasonal celebration mixing old and new traditions, Bankside area, Jan. 6.
LONDON: International Mime Festival, visual theater including puppets, slapstick and mime at the Barbican, Southbank Centre, and other venues, Jan. 10-27.
LONDON: London Boat Show, Excel, Jan. 12-20.
LONDON: London Art Fair, Business Design Center, Islington, Jan. 16-20.
FranceMULHOUSE: Christmas market, through Dec. 28.
STRASBOURG: Christmas markets, through Dec. 31.
COLMAR: Christmas market, through Dec. 31.
PARIS: Ice skating at the Grand Palais, France’s largest temporary indoor ice rink, Nef du Grand Palais, through Jan. 11.
PARIS: Winter sales, Jan. 9-Feb. 12.
PARIS: New Art Fair, contemporary art fair, Espace Cardin, Jan. 11-13.
LES CARROZ: MontGolfiades, hot air balloon meet, Jan 27-Feb. 9.
GermanyHANOVER: Christmas market, main railway station, through Dec. 30.
BADEN-BADEN: Christmas market, through Dec. 30.
TRIBERG: Christmas Magic, illuminated waterfall and special events program in the Black Forest, through Dec. 30.
MUNICH: Tollwood Winter Festival, through Dec. 31.
MANNHEIM: Silvester Market, Kapuzinerplatz, through Dec. 31.
BERLIN: Christmas markets, Town Hall Square and Gendarmenmarkt, through Dec. 31.
SPEYER: Christmas market, through Jan. 6.
BERLIN: Winter World, Christmas market, Potsdamer Platz, through Jan. 6.
STUTTGART: World Christmas Circus, with many international acts, Cannstatter Wasen, through Jan 6.
ST. MÄRGEN: Pferdeschlittenrennen, horse sleigh racing in the Black Forest, Dec. 30.
BERLIN: New Year’s Eve festival at the Brandenburg Gate, considered to be the world’s largest organized New Year’s Eve party, Dec. 31.
BERLIN: Fashion Week, Jan. 15-20.
BERLIN: JapanFestival Berlin 2013, Urania, Jan. 19-20.
NEUBERG: Donauschwimmen, Europe’s biggest winter swimming event, preregistration necessary, Jan. 26.
BERLIN: Transmediale, festival of art and the creative application of digital media, Jan. 29-Feb. 3.
HungaryBUDAPEST: New Year’s Eve celebrations, Danube Promenade and other locations, Dec. 31; classical music concerts, various venues, Jan. 1-2.
IrelandDUBLIN: New Year’s Eve celebrations, highlights include the People’s Procession of Light, an illuminated parade departing from College Green at 7 p.m. en route to St. Stephen’s Green for fireworks at 8 p.m. Dec. 31.
PORTMAGEE: New Year’s Eve Festival, offers a re-enactment of old customs including a street parade of flaming torches, Dec. 31.
DUBLIN: Tradfest, celebration of traditional Irish music and culture in Temple Bar area of city, Jan. 22-27.
ItalyCERVINIA: Fiaccolata, torchlit procession, starts 9 p.m. Dec. 30.
GENOVA: Circumnavigando Festival, international festival of theater and circus in public places throughout city, through Jan. 6.
URBANIA: National fest of Befana, Jan. 2-6.
VENICE: Regata della Befana, men dressed as witches race gondolas to giant stocking hanging from Rialto Bridge, Canal Grande, 11 a.m. Jan. 6.
ROME: Festa della Befana, Piazza Navone, Jan. 6.
LuxembourgLUXEMBOURG CITY: Winterlights, festival of lights and animation with markets, street entertainment and shows, through Jan. 5.
MonacoMONTE CARLO: International Circus Festival, Jan. 17-27.
NetherlandsAMSTERDAM: Tangomagia, festival of Argentinian tango, through Dec. 30.
MAASTRICHT: Winterland, with skating rink, live music, more, through Jan. 8.
AMSTERDAM: Amsterdam 24H, businesses and restaurants remain open to public, Jan. 13-14.
AMSTERDAM: Jumping Amsterdam, equestrian event at RAI, Jan. 17-20.
AMSTERDAM: Light Festival, through Jan. 20.
SCHEVENINGEN: New Year’s Dive, swimmers take a plunge into the sea at noon, Jan 1.
AMSTERDAM: Amsterdam Fashion Week, downtown events open to public, Jan. 18-27.
ROTTERDAM: International Film Festival Rotterdam, Jan. 25-Feb. 3.
NorwayTROMSO: International Film Festival, Jan. 14-20.
TROMSO: Northern Lights Festival, celebrates jazz and classical music, Jan. 25-Feb. 2.
ScotlandEDINBURGH: Hogmanay, New Year’s celebrations include torchlight procession, an outdoor ceilidh and street parties, Dec. 30-Jan. 1.
STONEHAVEN: Fireballs Festival, fireballs create a light display along the High Street to welcome the new year, Dec. 31.
KIRKWALL: Orkney Ba’ Game, teams compete for possession of a cork-filled ball, Jan. 1.
BURGHEAD: Burning of the Clavie, fire festival, Jan. 11.
DUMFRIES: Big Burns Supper, celebrates beloved poet Robert Burns Day, Jan. 25-27.
AVIEMORE: Sled Dog Rally, Siberian Huskies race in Great Britain’s largest sled dog racing event, Jan. 26-27.
SpainLEON: International Magic Festival, through Dec. 29.
BARCELONA: Three Kings Fair, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, through Jan. 6.
MADRID: New Year’s Eve Celebrations, Puerta del Sol, Dec. 31.
ALCOY: Three King’s Parade, Jan. 5.
SILIO: La Vijanera Festival, carnival-style festival in Cantrabria, Jan. 6.
ARAGON: Pirena, sled-dog racing across the Pyrenees, Jan. 19-Feb. 2.
SANTIPONCE: Italica International Cross-Country, foot race among the ruins of a Roman city outside Seville, Jan. 20.
SwedenLUND: International jazz party, 10 bands on 6 stages, AF-Boreng, Jan. 19.
GOTHENBURG: International Film Festival, Scandinavia’s leading film fest, Jan. 25-Feb. 4.
JOKKMOKK: Sami winter festival and historical market, Feb. 7-9.
SwitzerlandLAUSANNE: Festival Lausanne Lumières, artistic light installations, through Jan. 2.
WENGEN: Ski World Cup, Jan. 18-20.
GRINDELWALD: World Snow Festival, snow sculptures, Jan. 21-26.
