Austria VIENNA: KlezMore Festival, celebrates Jewish world music, through Nov. 24.
VIENNA: One Month of Jazz & Blues, IG-Jazz-Club-Festival in 9 jazz clubs, through Nov. 30.
VIENNA: Voice Mania, international a cappella festival, highlights singing across many styles of music, through Dec. 8.
VIENNA: Vienna Art Week, various venues, Nov. 18-24.
GRAZ: Icechallenge, figure skating competition, Nov. 20-24.
VIENNA: International Book Fair, Messe, Nov. 21-24.
VIENNA: Fridge Festival, includes ski jumping competitions and live music, Donauinsel, Nov. 22-23.
SALZBURG: Advent concerts at the Grand Festival Hall, tickets necessary, Nov. 29-Dec. 18.
ISCHGL: Top of the Mountain Opening Concert, Nickelback plays, Sportplatz, Nov. 30.
OBERTAUERN: International Ski Countdown, celebrates opening of ski season, Palov Stelar Band opens, Nov. 30.
SALZBURG: Krampus run, running event with costumed “wild spirits,” starts 7 p.m. in Gnigl, Nov. 30.
TRÖPOLACH: Uni of Snow, ski season opener geared to students, Dec. 6-8.
VIENNA: Christmas in Vienna, Gala Concert, Grand Hall, Wiener Konzerthaus, Dec. 21.
Belgium BRUSSELS: Chocolate Week, Nov. 19-25.
BRUGGE: Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival, theme for 2013 is Disney movie “Frozen,” Nov. 22-Jan. 5.
DURBUY: Christmas market and skating rink, Parc Baudouin et l’Allée verte, weekends only Nov. 30-Dec. 15 and daily Dec. 20-Jan. 3.
BRUSSELS: Winter Wonders, Christmas market and skating rink, between Grand-Place and Marché aux Poissons, Nov. 29-Jan. 5.
LIÈGE: Christmas Village, Nov. 29-Dec. 30.
STEMBERT: Festival of International Special Beers, Salle Chanteloup, Nov. 30-Dec. 4.
BRUGGE: December Dance, international dance festival, Dec. 4-15.
ESSEN: Christmas Beer Festival, Heuvelhal, Dec. 14-15.
Czech Republic PRAGUE: Contempuls 6, Prague Contemporary Music Festival, La Fabrika, Nov. 16.
PRAGUE: Theatre Night in the Czech Republic, evening and night activities, Nov. 16.
PRAGUE: Antiques Fair, exhibition hall at Novomestská radnice, Nov. 21-24.
PRAGUE: Gladiator Games, free-style motocross show, O2 Arena, Nov. 23.
PRAGUE: Eve of Saint Nicholas Day, or Mikulás, celebrated on Old Town Square and countrywide, Dec. 4.
Denmark COPENHAGEN: Blickfang, international design fair, Oksnehallen, through Nov. 17.
COPENHAGEN: CPH:DOX, International Documentary Film Festival, through Nov. 17.
COPENHAGEN: Christmas in Tivoli Park, Russian theme, admission fees charged, though Dec. 31.
COPENHAGEN: Flea market, Bella Center, Nov. 16-17.
AARHUS: Christmas in Den Gamle By, traditional celebrations in historically re-created village, admission fees charged, Nov. 16-Dec. 30.
England LONDON: London Festival of Cabaret, celebrates English and American songbooks, through Nov. 17.
LONDON: BBC Good Food Show, London Olympia, through Nov. 17.
LONDON: Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest, 10-km urban assault course, Nov. 16.
LONDON: Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, with rides, attractions, skating rink and circus, Nov. 22-Jan. 5.
BATH: Bath Film Festival, Nov. 25-Dec. 8.
LONDON: Chocolate Festival, Southbank Centre, Dec. 13-15.
BRIGHTON: Burning the Clocks, lantern procession and fireworks, Dec. 21.
France PARIS: Paris Photo, photography fair, Grand Palais, through Nov. 17.
STRASBOURG: Brocante, secondhand market, Convention Centre, Nov. 16-17.
PARIS: Africolor Music Festival, concerts and cinema, Le Cap, Nov. 16-Dec. 22.
METZ: Christmas flea market, Expo Center, Nov. 17.
PARIS: Cinéjazz, examines history of jazz and cinema, Nov. 19-29.
COUNTRYWIDE: New Beaujoulais Festival, first day of sales of the new wine, Nov. 21.
MONTIER-EN-DER: International Festival of Animal and Nature Photography, Nov. 21-24.
METZ: Salon of Antiques and Decorative Arts, Nov. 22-25.
STRASBOURG: st-art, European Contemporary Art Fair, Parc des Expositions, Nov. 22-25.
VAL THORENS: Rock On Snowboard Tour, gear testing and parties, Dec. 30-Nov. 1.
RENNES: Rencontres Transmusicales de Rennes, indie music fest, Exhibition Park, Dec. 4-8.
LYON: Festival of Light, installations across city, Dec. 6-9.
ÉPERNAY: Habits de Lumiere, street festival in the Champagne region, Dec. 13-14.
Germany HEIDELBERG, MANNHEIM AND LUDWIGSHAFEN: Enjoy Jazz festival, through Nov. 16.
BERLIN: International Short Film Festival, through Nov. 17.
DRESDEN: Jazz Days, through Nov. 17.
STUTTGART: German Masters, horse show and horseback riding tournament, through Nov. 17.
COLOGNE: eat & style, food festival, Cologne Messe, through Nov. 17.
WIESBADEN: exground filmfest, festival of short and independent films, through Nov. 24.
HAMBURG: Hamburg DOM, volksfest, through Dec. 8.
BERLIN: Winterwelt, Potsdamer Platz, through Jan. 4.
AUGSBURG: Tattoo Meeting, Messe, Nov. 16-17.
KASSEL: Tattoomenta, tattoo and piercing show, Documentahalle, Nov. 16-17.
COLOGNE: Cologne Fine Art, art and antiques fair, Cologne Messe, Nov. 20-24.
STUTTGART: Best Wines of Stuttgart, degustation, Phoenixhalle im Römerkastell, Nov. 24.
MUNICH: Tollwood Winter Festival, Nov. 26-Dec. 31.
MUNICH: Food & Life, gourmet fair, Messe, Nov. 27-Dec. 1.
BERLIN: Worldtronics, festival of electronic music, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Nov. 28-Dec. 1.
TÜBINGEN: Chocolart, Dec. 3-8.
MUNICH: Krampus Runs, runners in archaic costumes at city’s Christmas market, Dec. 8 and 22.
MUNICH: Night of the Proms, classical music concerts, Olympiahalle, Dec. 13-15.
STUTTGART: SEMF, Stuttgart Electronic Music Festival, Messe, Dec. 14.
MUNICH: ADAC Supercross, Olympiahalle, Dec. 20.
Hungary BUDAPEST: Fridge Festival, winter festival with snowmobile show and live music, Hungexpo, Nov. 21-24.
BUDAPEST: Contemporary Drama Festival, Nov. 27-Dec. 2.
BUDAPEST: Art Market Budapest, International Contemporary Art Fair, Millenaris Cultural Center, Nov. 28-Dec. 21.
Ireland CORK: Cork Film Festival, features films, music and ideas, through Nov. 17.
DUBLIN: Dublin Book Festival, Smock Alley Theatre, through Nov. 17.
TRALEE: International Circus Festival, through Nov. 17.
GALWAY: TULCA Festival of Visual Art, through Nov. 24.
CORK: Toughathlon, 10-km run over demanding obstacle course, Green Glens Arena, Nov. 16.
KILLARNEY: Run the Gauntlet, half marathon through Gap of Dunloe, Nov. 17.
LISTOWEL: Listowel Food Fair, Nov. 21-24.
TIPPERARY: Bulmer’s Comedy Festival, O’Keeffe’s Clonmel, Nov. 27-Dec. 1.
DUBLIN: Dublin Docklands Christmas Festival, Dec. 12-23.
Italy ROME: Rome Film Festival, through Nov. 17.
ALBA: White Truffle Festival, Nov. 16-17.
GENOVA: Mostra Canina, international dog show, Nov. 16-17.
SAN MINIATO: White Truffle Fair, Nov. 16-17 and 23-24.
CREMONA: Festa del Torrone, Nov. 16-24.
FLORENCE: River to River, film festival dedicated exclusively to Indian films, Cinema Odeon, Nov. 22-28.
TURIN: Torino Film Festival, Nov. 22-30.
VENICE: Festa della Salute, celebrates the Virgin Mary’s intercession to stop the plague in 1630-1631, Nov. 21.
Luxembourg CITY: La fête des vins et crémants, Luxexpo, through Nov. 17.
LUXEMBOURG CITY: Live at Vauban, concerts by international artists, Den Atelier, Nov. 29-Dec. 1.
CITY: International Bazaar, benefits charities worldwide, Luxexpo, Nov. 30-Dec. 1.
CITY: St. Nicholas Parade, starts 1:30 p.m. from Grand-rue and Av. de la Gare, Dec. 2.
Netherlands EINDHOVEN: Glow, forum of light and architecture, through Nov. 16.
ROTTERDAM: Buma Rotterdam Beats, international festival for urban bass and beats, through Nov. 16.
THE HAGUE: Crossing Border, festival of music and literature, through Nov. 16.
AMSTERDAM: Dancing on the Edge, contemporary performing arts from the Middle East and Northern Africa, de Brakke Grond, through Nov. 17.
AMSTERDAM: Chambres des Canaux, contemporary art in canal houses, through Nov. 17.
AMSTERDAM: Klik! Amsterdam Animation Festival, through Nov. 17.
AMSTERDAM: Afrovibes Festival, African Cultural Festival, MC Theatre and other venues, through Nov. 17.
ROTTERDAM: Blown Away, advanced culture fest, international DJs team up with classical musicians, Submarine Wharf, Nov. 16.
AMSTERDAM: Arrival of Sinterklaas, Santa’s arrival celebrated with boat and horse parades, Nov. 17.
AMSTERDAM: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Nov. 20-Dec. 1.
ROTTERDAM: Night of the Proms, classical and pop performances, Ahoy, Nov. 22-23.
ROTTERDAM: Songbird Festival, festival for songwriters and singers, De Doelen, Nov. 23-24.
UTRECHT: VerzamelaarsJaarbeurs, one of Europe’s largest vintage and collectors markets, Nov. 23-24.
AMSTERDAM: PAN Amsterdam, fair for art, antiques and design, RAI Parkhal, Nov. 24-Dec. 5.
MAASTRICHT: Jumping Indoor Maastricht, horse jumping, dressage and shows, Congress Centre MECC, Nov. 29-Dec. 1.
Portugal ESPINHO: Cinanima International Animated Film Festival, through Nov. 17.
Scotland ST. ANDREWS: St. Andrews Festival, traditional music and other events, through Dec. 3.
GLASGOW: Whisky Festival, The Arches, Nov. 16.
DUNDEE: Jazz Festival, Gardyne Theatre, Nov. 20-24.
EDINBURGH: Fiddle 2013, Scots Fiddle Festival, Nov. 22-24.
EDINBURGH: Edinburgh’s Christmas, features shows, rides, attractions and Christmas market stalls, throughout town, Nov. 22-Jan. 5.
INVERNESS: Highland and Moray Food and Drink Festival, Eden Court Theatre, Nov. 23.
FIFE: St. Andrews Food and Drink Festival, Nov. 29-Dec. 1.
COUNTRYWIDE: St. Andrew’s Day, national holiday celebrates country’s patron saint, Nov. 30.
Spain GIJON: International Film Festival, through Nov. 23.
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA: Santiago (e) Tapas, tapas competition with public voting, through Nov. 24.
HUELVA: Ibero-American Film Festival, Nov. 16-23.
MADRID: Feriarte, Art and Antiques Fair, Feria de Madrid, Nov. 16-24.
MADRID: International Children’s and Youth Film Festival, Nov. 18-23.
BARCELONA: La Alternativa, Barcelona Independent Film Festival, Nov. 18-24.
BARCELONA: Jean Bouin Sports Day, athletics events for amateurs and professionals, Nov. 24.
SEVILLE: International Horse Fair, Dec. 3-8.
LEÓN: Purple Weekend Festival, celebrates music and culture of the sixties, Dec. 5-7.
MADRID: Cocina y Saborea, gastronomy fair, Madrid Fairgrounds, tickets necessary, Dec. 6-8.
SEVILLE: Festivity of the Immaculate Conception, with traditional Seises dance in the cathedral, Dec. 8.
TOLEDO: Hannukah and Festival of Lights, Jewish Quarter, Dec. 14-16.
BARCELONA: Buff Epic Run, race through obstacle course, Dec. 22.
Sweden STOCKHOLM: International Film Festival, through Nov. 17.
GOTHENBURG: Liseberg Christmas Market, Sweden’s largest, through Dec. 29.
STOCKHOLM: Photo Fair, photography market, Nov. 22-24.
STOCKHOLM: International Horse Show, Nov. 28-Dec. 1.
Switzerland BIEL/BIENNE: Vinifera, international wine exhibition, Le Pavilion imaginaire, through Nov. 17.
ZURICH: Jazznojazz Festival, jazz, soul, Latin and more, through Dec. 2.
GENEVA: Les Automnales, autumn fair, housewares, well-being and foods, Palexpo, through Nov. 17; dog show and competitions, Nov. 16-17.
ZURICH: Blickfang, international design fair, Kongresshaus, Nov. 22-24.
BERN: Zibelemaerit, onion festival and harvest market, Nov. 25.
BADEN: Liechterwecke, Christmas lights turned on, Nov. 27.
ST. MORITZ: St. Moritz City Race, parallel slalom ski race through town, Nov. 29-Dec. 1.
ENGADIN: ClauWau, world Santa Claus championships, Silvretta Arena, Nov. 30.
FRIBOURG: Sankt Nikolaus celebrations, in honor of city’s patron saint, parade at 5 p.m., Dec 7.
GENEVA: Escalade, annual remembrance of attack on city ramparts in 1602, Dec. 13-15.
CRANS-MONTANA: Freestyle Festival, snowboarding championships, extreme sports films and concerts, Dec. 14.
Wales CARDIFF: Winter Wonderland, skating rink and giant swings, City Hall lawn, through Jan. 5.
LLANWRTYD WELLS: Real Ale Wobble, cycling and ale drinking in the Cambrian Mountains, Nov. 16-17.
CONWY: Half Marathon, scenic route includes coastal stretch, Nov. 24.
