The incomparable Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse, Netherlands, opens for the season on March 20. (iStock)
Austria
VIENNA: Accordion Festival, through March 16.
FIEBERBRUNN: Freeride World Tour, March 7-13.
VIENNA: Wikam- Vienna international art and antiques fair, Palais Ferstel, March 8-16.
GASTEIN: Jazz at the Sawmill, March 14-16.
ST. JOHANN IN TIROL: Artacts, jazz and improvisation festival, March 14-16.
VIENNA: Masters of Dirt, freestyle motocross show, Stadthalle, March 14-16.
VIENNA: Vienna Blues Spring, blues concerts throughout city, March 20-May 31.
ST. LEONHARD IM PITZTAL: Wild Face Extreme Freeride, ski race, March 21-23.
LANGENLOIS: Loisiarte, festival of contemporary music and literature, Loisium, March 27-30.
STUBAI: Freeride Testival, tests and demos of latest gear, March 29-30.
Belgium
BRUSSELS: Anima, animated film festival, Flagey Centre, through March 9.
MALMEDY: Carnival celebrations, March 1-4.
MONS: International Film Festival Mons, March 7-15.
BOUGE: Winter Bonfire, March 9.
BRUSSELS: Offscreen, film festival highlights independent and unreleased films, Cinema Nova and other venues, March 12-30.
LEUVEN: Leuven Jazz, Schouwburg and other venues, March 13-23.
BRUSSELS: Klara Festival, celebrates classical music, March 20-30.
ARLON: Carnival, March 21-23.
MONS: Ducasse de Messines, flower market, March 22-23.
ROTTERDAM: Art Rotterdam, fair for discovering young art, March 28-30.
TOURNAI: Carnaval, March 28-30.
BRUSSELS, IXELLES: Millenium, international documentary film festival, March 28-April 6.
BRUSSELS: Brussels Design Market, vintage design market, Gare Maritime, Tour & Taxis, March 29-30.
STAVELOT: Carnival, includes appearances of the Blancs Moussis, March 29-31.
ANDENNE: Carnival of the Bears, March 30.
FOSSES-LA-VILLE: Chinels de Fosses, folkloric carnival, March 30-31.
Croatia
TKON: Skraping, trekking race across the sharp rocks of Pasman Island, March 1.
RIJEKA: International Carnival Parade, March 2.
DUGU OTOK: Dugi Otok Trail, 10 and 23 km trail runs, March 15.
ZAGREB: Festival of Lights, March 19-23.
POREC: Plava Laguna Half Marathon, March 22-23.
Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Pragueshorts Film Festival, through March 2.
PRAGUE: St. Matthew’s Fair, fun fair, Exhibition Grounds, through April 21.
PILSEN: Smetana Days, classical music festival, March 6-April 10.
PRAGUE: One World International Documentary Human Rights Festival, March 13-20.
PRAGUE: Festival of Delicate Tastes, culinary fest, New Town Hall, March 16.
Denmark
BAGSVÆRD: Liquorice Festival, Haaning Collection, March 1.
COPENHAGEN: Copenhagen Bike Show, Lokomotivwaerkstadt, March 1-2.
COPENHAGEN: CPH: DOX, documentary film festival, March 19-30.
England
LONDON: Orchid Festival, Kew Gardens, through March 2.
LONDON: Frock Me! Vintage fashion fair, Kensington Town Hall, March 2.
LOUGHBOROUGH: Beer Festival, Polish Club, March 6-8.
BIRMINGHAM: Crufts, world’s largest dog show, The NEC, March 6-9.
LONDON: Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, March 12-16.
LONDON: C2- Country to Country, American country music festival, artists include Lainey Wilson, Dierks Bentley, Cody Johnson and others, O2 Arena, March 14-16.
LONDON: St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, Trafalgar Square, March 16.
LONDON: Head of the River Race, international rowing competition on Thames, March 22.
CHRIST CHURCH: Oxford Literary Festival, March 29-April 6.
MANCHESTER: St. Patrick’s Day Parade, departs from Salmon Street at noon, March 30.
LONDON: The Boat Race, Oxford vs. Cambridge’s annual boat race, April 13.
Estonia
TALLINN: Maslenitsa, Orthodox shrovetide celebrations, Estonian Open Air Museum, March 2.
TALLINN: Simple Session, skateboarding and BMX competition, March 6-9.
Finland
HELSINKI: Spring Fair, Expo Center, March 27-30.
France
PARIS: International Agricultural Show, Porte de Versailles, through March 2.
PARIS: Half marathon, March 9.
PARIS: Mondial du Tourisme, holiday fair, Porte de Versailles, March 13-16.
PARIS: Banlieuesbleues Festival, jazz performances in Seine-St.-Denis, March 14-April 11.
PARIS: Paris Manga & Sci Fi Show, Paris Nord Villepinte, March 15-16.
AVORIAZ: Rock the Pistes and Snowboxx Festival, Portes du Soleil, March 16-22.
PARIS: Salon des Vignerons Independants, wine expo, Espace Champerret, March 21-23.
PARIS: Cinema du Reel, international festival of documentary films, March 22-29.
PARIS: Printemps du Cinema, reduced entry to cinemas, March 23-25.
PARIS: Salon de Dessin, art fair highlights drawing, Palais Brongniant, March 26-31.
Germany
KARLSRUHE: International Handel Festival, Badisches Staatstheater, through March 7.
WIESBADEN: Carnival parade, March 2.
COLOGNE: Carnival parade, March 3.
DUESSELDORF: Carnival parade, March 3.
MAINZ: Carnival parade, March 3.
SCHRIESHEIM: Mathaisemarkt, volksfest, March 7-11 and March 14-16.
MUNICH: Vinessio- Wine Messe, Zenith, March 8-9.
MUNICH: Strong beer season at the Augustinerkeller, March 13-April 5.
BITBURG: Beda-Markt, spring market, crafts exhibition and fun fair, March 14-16.
MANNHEIM: Middle Ages Market, Herzogenried Park, March 14-16.
MUNICH: Strong Beer Festival, Nockherberg and other breweries, March 14-April 6.
WIESBADEN: Doll and Bear, collector’s fair for bears and plush toys, Kurhaus Kolonnade, March 15-16.
MUNICH: St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Odeonsplatz, March 15-16.
COLOGNE: International Musikparade, Lanxess Arena, March 16.
FRANKFURT: Half marathon, March 16.
HAMBURG: Hamburger Dom, traditional spring fun fair, March 21-April 21.
STUTTGART: Long Night of Museums, March 22.
FRANKFURT: Easter Market, Dominikaner Kloster, March 22-23.
KAISERSLAUTERN-SIEGELBACH: Easter Egg Market, Westpfalz-Werkstätten, March 22-23.
MAULBRONN: Easter Egg Market, Kloster Maulbronn, March 22-23.
SCHWETZINGEN: Easter Egg Market, Schloss, March 22-23.
HEIDELBERG: Heidelberger Fruehling, international music festival, dates between March 22-April 13.
MICHELSTADT: Easter Egg Market, March 29-30.
KANDEL: Spring and Easter market, Bienwaldhalle, March 29-30.
WUERZBURG: Fruehjahrsvolksfest, spring fun fair, Marktplatz and Talavera, March 29-April 13.
KARLSRUHE: Irish Spring, festival of Irish Folk Music, March 29.
HEIDELBERG: Sommertagszug, parade to bid farewell to winter, March 30.
SPEYER: Sommertagszug, parade to bid farewell to winter, March 30.
Hungary
MOHACS: Busojaras, frightening masked figures in long woolen cloaks celebrate end of carnival, through March 4.
SIOFOK: Lake Balaton Supermarathon, 195 km group run, March 6-9.
Ireland
DUBLIN: Dublin International Film Festival, DIFF House and other venues, through March 2.
BELFAST: C2- Country to Country, American country music festival, artists include Lainey Wilson, Dierks Bentley, Cody Johnson and others, O2 Arena, March 14-16.
DUBLIN: Comic Con, Convention Centre, March 15-16.
KILKENNY: Tradfest, traditional music, song and dance, March 14-17.
DUBLIN: St. Patrick’s Day Festival, street festival March 15-17 and parade March 17.
LIMERICK: Limerick International Band Championship, March 16.
Italy
FIEMME VALLEY: Dolomiti Ski Jazz, concerts in various venues, March 7-16.
PARMA: Automotoretro, auto show, March 8-9.
SEISER ALM: Swing on Snow, folk music concerts, March 13-21.
TORRITA DI SIENA: Palio dei Somari, donkey race, March 15.
ROME: Rome Marathon, March 16.
COUNTRYWIDE: FAI Spring Days, cultural monuments open to the public, March 22-23.
FLORENCE: The Feast of the Annunciation and the Florentine New Year, includes historical parade, March 25.
PISA: New Year celebrations, city celebrates beginning of New Year according to solar clock in the Duomo, March 25.
ROME: Yo-Urban Dance Fest, Auditorium del Massimo, March 30.
Luxembourg
CITY: Luxembourg City Film Festival, March 6-16.
PETANGE: Carnival parade, March 30.
REMICH: Carnival parade, March 30.
Malta
VALLETTA: Carnival celebrations in Malta and Gozo, through March 4.
Monaco
MONTE-CARLO: Monte-Carlo Spring Arts Festival, March 2-27.
Netherlands
ROTTERDAM: Museum Night, March 1.
AMSTERDAM: Cinemasia, Asian film festival, March 6-11.
ROTTERDAM: Tattoo Convention, Ahoy, March 8-9.
THE HAGUE: The Hague Half Marathon, March 9.
MAASTRICHT: TEFAF Maastricht, art and antiques fair, MECC, March 15-20.
AMSTERDAM: Cinedans, highlights films with dancing, Eye, March 20-23.
LISSE: Keukenhof Gardens open for season, March 20-May 11.
THE HAGUE: Movies That Matter, documentary film festival, March 21-29.
UTRECHT: Lentebock festival, celebrates spring beers, Janskerkhof, March 28-30.
Norway
VOSS: Vossa Jazz, jazz festival, March 11-13.
BERGEN: Borealis, contemporary and experimental music festival, March 12-16.
OSLO: Holmenkollen Ski Festival, ski jumping March 13, Biathlon World Cup, March 21-23.
OSLO: International Church Music Festival, March 21-30.
Poland
WARSAW: Half marathon, March 30.
Portugal
PORTO: Fantasporto, International film festival, showcases fantasy and sci-fi films, through March 9.
TAVIRA: Algarve Bike Challenge, mountain bike race, March 7-9.
LISBON: Monstra - animated film festival, March 20-30.
Scotland
GLASGOW: Glasgow Film Festival, through March 10.
INVERNESS: Inverness Music Festival, competitive music festival, March 6-9 and March 13-16.
EDINBURGH: Scottish Motorcycle Show, Royal Highland Centre, March 8-9.
GLASGOW: International Comedy Festival, March 12-30.
ABERDEEN: Aberdeen Jazz Festival, March 13-23.
GLASGOW: Country on the Clyde, country music festival, The Ferry, March 15-16.
GLASGOW: Glasgow Short Film Festival, March 19-23.
Slovenia
LJUBLJANA: International Documentary Film Festival, March 12-19.
Spain
BAIONA: La Arribada, medieval festival, through March 2.
JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA: Jerez Festival, celebrates flamenco and Spanish dance, through March 8.
BARCELONA: Barcelona Marathon, March 16.
VALENCIA: San Jose Fallas celebrations, March 16-19.
GRANADA: Tango Festival, Isabel la Catolica Theater, March 18-23.
TERRASSA: Jazz Terrassa, jazz festival, March 26-28.
Sweden
DALARNA: Vasaloppet, 90 km cross-country ski race is world’s longest, through March 2.
STOCKHOLM: Tempo Documentary Festival, film festival, March 3-9.
STOCKHOLM: Stockholm International Antiques Fair, March 6-9.
STOCKHOLM: Carnival, Muenchenbruggeriet, March 22.
Switzerland
GENEVA: FIFDH -- film festival and forum on human rights, Theater Pitoeff, March 7-16.
ST. MORITZ: Engadin Ski Marathon and Half Marathon, March 9.
BASEL: Carnival celebrations, March 10-12.
MORGINS: Rock the Pistes, music festival on the slopes of Portes du Soleil, March 16-22.
AROSA: Arosa Electronica, electronic music festival, March 16-23.
LEYSIN: Shapes, slopeside music festival, March 17-23.
NYON: Les Hivernales, contemporary music festival, March 20-22.
BERN: Museum Night, March 21.
FRIBOURG: Fribourg International Film Festival, March 21-30.
GENEVA: AMR Jazz Festival, March 26-30.
ZURICH: Expovina Primavera, spring wine festival, PULS 5, Geissereihalle, March 27-April 3.
MORGES: Tulip Festival, March 28-May 11.
Wales
COUNTRYWIDE: Saint David’s Day, national holiday celebrations, March 1.
ANGLESEY: Anglesey Half Marathon and 10 km, March 2.
CRICKHOWELL: Walking Festival, March 8-16.
ABERYSTWYTH: Wales One World Film Festival, March 21-April 4.
LAUGHARNE: The Laugharne Weekend, arts and literary festival, March 28-30.
