Austria

VIENNA: This Human World, international human rights film festival, through Dec. 10.

SALZBURG: Advent Singing, Grosse Festspielehaus, through Dec. 17.

SALZBURG: Winterfest, circus performances in tents in Volksgarten, through Jan. 7.

SALZBURG AND SUBURBS: Krampus Runs, frightening beasts in costumes run through town, Dec. 1-3, 5-6,8 and 21.

INNSBRUCK: East Tyrolian Krampus Run, Dec. 4-5 and 7.

SCHLADMING: Start of Winter Opening Party, Dec. 7-8.

FLACHAU: Winter Start Up, equipment testing and live acts, this year’s guest performer is Robbie Williams, Dec. 8-9.

PITZTAL: Hochzeiger Open Air, Wanda performs, Dec. 9.

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM: Rave on Snow, club festival with electronic music, Dec. 14-17.

VIENNA: Christmas in Vienna, gala concert, Wiener Konzerthaus, Dec. 15-16.

SOELL: SkiWelt Winter Opening party, Wilder Kaiser Brixental, Dec. 16.

KALTENBACH: Ski Food Festival, international gourmet set menus offered at huts throughout area, Dec. 16-17.

INNSBRUCK: Christkind Parade, Dec. 17.

VIENNA: New Year’s Trail, live entertainment, waltzing lessons, food and drink stands throughout town, Dec. 31.

Belgium

LEUVEN: Short Film Festival, through Dec. 2.

LIEGE: Village de Noel, Belgium’s largest Christmas village, through Dec. 30.

BRUSSELS: Winter Wonders, Christmas market and skating rink, through Dec. 31.

BRUGES: Winter Glow, Christmas market and illuminated trail, through Jan. 7.

BRUGES: December Dance, international dance festival, Concertgebouw, Dec. 7-17.

NAMUR: Salon du Vin, wine and gastronomy fair, Namur Expo, Dec. 8-10.

MODAVE: Christmas at the Castle, festively decorated rooms at the Chateau de Modave, this year’s theme is “Les 1001 nuances d’un Noël enchanteur,” Dec. 9-Jan. 7.

ROTTERDAM: Bridges Run Rotterdam, 15 km route through city, Dec. 10.

ANTWERP: Art and Antwerp, contemporary art fair, Expo, Dec. 14-17.

BASTOGNE: Battle of the Bulge commemorations, Dec. 15-17.

ESSEN: Christmas Beer Festival, Dec. 16-17.

MECHELEN: Christmas Jumping, horse jumping event, Expo, Dec. 26-30.

Croatia

DUBROVNIK: Winter Festival, through Jan. 6.

ZAGREB: Advent in Zagreb, through Jan. 7.

DAKOVO: Christmas Ball Lipizzaner, Dec. 9.

Czech Republic

SLAVKOV: Battle of Austerlitz re-enactments, Dec. 1-3.

PRAGUE: Christmas Night Run, Dec. 2.

PRAGUE: Eve of Saint Nicholas Day, Dec. 5.

KROVOKLAT: Christmas in the Castle Courtyard, Dec. 9-10.

PRAGUE: Dyzajn Market Winter, craft and design market, Expo Center, Dec. 9-10.

Denmark

COPENHAGEN: Christmas in Tivoli Gardens, through Dec. 31.

AARHUS: Christmas in the Old Town Museum, through Jan. 2.

ELSINORE: Kronborg Castle Christmas fair, Dec. 3-4.

COPENHAGEN: Christiania Julemarked, Oriental bazaar style Christmas market, Den Gra Hal, Christiania, Dec. 7-20.

COPENHAGEN: Lucia Kayaking, Santa Lucia parade made up of kayaks in the canals, Dec. 13.

England

LONDON: Christmas at Kew, trail of lights through Kew Gardens, through Jan. 7.

LONDON: Hogwarts in the Snow, Warner Bros. Studio Tour, through Jan. 14.

NEWARK: IACF Antiques & Collectors Fair, Showgrounds, Dec. 7-8.

LONDON: The London International Horse Show, Olympia, Dec. 13-18.

BRIGHTON: Burning the Clocks, lantern procession and fireworks, Dec. 21.

SALISBURY: Winter Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, Dec. 22.

EXMOUTH: Christmas Day Swim, starts 11 a.m., Dec. 25.

LONDON: The Peter Pan Cup, race open to Serpentine Swimming Club Members only, Hyde Park, Dec. 25.

LONDON: New Year’s Eve fireworks, Thames riverbanks, Dec. 31.

Estonia

TALLINN: Christmas market, through Jan. 8.

Finland

HELSINKI: St. Lucia Day, Lutheran Cathedral, Dec. 13.

HELSINKI: Dog Show, Exhibition and Convention Center, Dec. 16-17.HELSINKI: Tsiga Boom!, family circus, Exhibition and Convention Center, Dec. 29-Jan. 7.

France

PARIS: Africolor Music Festival, through Dec. 24.

RENNES: Trans Musicales, contemporary music festival, Dec. 6-10.

LYON: Fete des Lumieres, light festival, Dec. 7-10.

EPERNAY: Habits de Lumiere, illuminations and entertainment along the avenue de Champagne, Dec. 8-10.

NANCY: Saint Nicholas weekend, Dec. 9-10.

ROUBAIX: La Braderie de l’Art, art fair and exchange, Dec. 9-10.

AVORIAZ: Rock on Snow, ski and snowboard gear testing and DJ sets, Dec. 15-17.

Germany

NUREMBERG: Retro Classics Bavaria, classic auto show, Messe, through Dec. 4.

HAMBURG: Hamburg DOM, volksfest, through Dec. 10.

MUNICH: Tollwood Winter Festival, Theresienwiese, through Dec. 31.

BAMBERG: Nativity Trail, crèche scenes in churches and squares, through Jan. 6.

RUST: Winter at Europa-Park, through Jan. 7.

MANNHEIM: Toxicator, electronic music party, Maimarkthalle, Dec. 2.

ESSEN: Essen Motor Show, Messe, Dec. 2-10.

TUEBINGEN: Chocolart, chocolate fair and illuminations, Dec. 5-10.

HANNOVER: Pferd & Jagd, fair for hunting, fishing and horseback riding, Messe, Dec. 7-10.

DRESDEN: Stollenfest, Dec. 8-10.

COCHEM: Christmas at Cochem Castle, Dec. 9-10.

MUNICH: Krampus Runs, Marienplatz, Dec. 10.

FRANKFURT: International Horse Riding Show, Festhalle, Dec. 13-17.

BERLIN: Louis Lewandowski Festival, celebration of synagogue music, Dec. 14-17.

KARLSRUHE: Knock Out Festival, indoor heavy metal fest, Schwarzwaldhalle, Dec. 16.

TRIPPSTADT: Romantic Forest Market, Haus der Nachhaltigkeit, Dec. 16-17.

WIESBADEN: Christmas Circus, Festplatz Gibber Kerb, Dec. 21-Jan. 7.

TRIBERG: Christmas Magic, Dec. 25-30.

BERLIN: Silvester, Brandenburg Gate, Dec. 31.

TRIER: Silvesterlauf, 5 and 8 km runs, Dec. 31.

OBERSTDORF: Four Hills Tournament, ski jumping competition, Dec. 29; also Garmisch-Partenkirchen Jan. 1.

Hungary

BUDAPEST: Christmas fair and winter festival at Vorosmarty Square, through Jan. 1.

Ireland

WATERFORD: Winterval, Christmas themed events and market, through Dec. 23.

CORK: Corkmas, Christmas themed winter wonderland, Bishop Lucey Park, dates through Jan. 7.

DUBLIN: New Year’s Eve celebrations, Dec. 30-Jan. 1.

Italy

TURIN: Torino Film Fest, through Dec. 2.

MILAN: L’Artigiano in Fiera, craftsmen sell their wares, Fieramilano, Dec. 2-10.

FLORENCE: River to River, Indian film festival, Dec. 7-12.

CERNOBBIO: City of Toys, Dec. 7-Jan. 7.

TURIN: XMas Comics and Games, Lingotto Fiere, Dec. 16-17.

SALERNO: Luci d’Artista, light installations, through Jan. 21.

COUNTRYWIDE: Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8.

TOBLACH: Krampus Party, Dec. 8.

SIRACUSA: Procession of Santa Lucia, Dec. 13.

ORVIETO: Umbria Winter Jazz, Dec. 28-Jan. 1.

Luxembourg

CITY: Winterlights, Christmas market and festivities, through Jan. 7.

Malta

VALLETTA: Republic Day, Dec. 13.

Monaco

MONTE CARLO: Monte Carlo Jazz Festival, through Dec. 2.

Netherlands

VALKENBERG: Christmas Town, through Jan. 7.

AMSTERDAM: Amsterdam Light Festival, through Jan. 21.

AMSTERDAM: Masters of Lxry, lifestyle fair, RAI, Dec. 7-11.

GOUDA: Candle Night, Dec. 15.

DEVENTER: Dickens Festival, Victorian themed Christmas market, Dec. 16-17.

ZWOLLE: Ice sculpture exhibition, Dec. 16-Feb. 25.

THE HAGUE: Christmas Circus, Dec. 23-Jan. 7.

Norway

OSLO: Christmas market, Norsk Folkemuseum, Dec. 2-3 and 9-10.

Poland

WARSAW: Watch Docs, human rights film festival, Dec. 1-10.

KRAKOW: Christmas cribs competitions, Dec. 7.

POZNAN: Ice Sculpture Festival, Dec. 8-10.

Portugal

LISBON: Sao Silvestre race, 10 km run through city center, Dec. 16.

Scotland

EDINBURGH: Christmas at the Botanics, illuminated trail through the Botanical Gardens, through Dec. 30.

EDINBURGH: Winter Festival, shows, rides, attractions and Christmas market stalls, through Jan. 1.

EDINBURGH: Christmas Craft, Art and Design Fair, Assembly Rooms, Dec. 2-3.

EDINBURGH: The Santa Run, runners race in Santa costumes to benefit charity, West Princes Street Gardens, Dec. 4.

GLASGOW: Glasgow’s Santa Dash, participants race in Santa costumes to benefit charity, George Square, Dec. 10.

KIRKWALL: The Ba’, historical street ball game, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.

EDINBURGH: Hogmanay, New Year celebrations include torchlit procession Dec. 30, street party, concert in the gardens and ceilidh Dec. 31; Loony Dook swim in the River Forth, Jan. 1.

INVERNESS: Red Hot Highland Fling, Hogmanay celebrations, Dec. 31.

STONEHAVEN: Fireball Festival, Hogmanay celebrations, Dec. 31.

Slovenia

POSTOJNA: Living Nativity Scenes inside cave, Dec. 25-30.

Spain

VALENCIA: Feria del Automovil, auto show, fairgrounds, through Dec. 3.

SEVILLE: Festivity of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8.

LEON: Purple Weekend Festival, celebrates music and culture of the sixties, Dec. 7-10.

MALAGA: Malaga Marathon, Dec. 10.

MADRID: San Silvestre Vallecana, 10 km race with thousands of participants, Dec. 31.

MADRID: New Year’s Eve at the Puerta del Sol, Dec. 31.

Sweden

GOTHENBURG: Christmas at Liseberg, various dates through Jan. 7.

STOCKHOLM: Hundmassa, dog show, fairgrounds, Dec. 9-10.

COUNTRYWIDE: Santa Lucia, candlelit processions, Dec. 13.

Switzerland

SOLOTHURN: Kunst Supermarkt, art fair, through Jan. 14.

FRIBOURG: La Saint-Nicolas, celebrations honor city’s patron saint, Dec. 1-3; parade takes place Dec. 2.

VEYTAUX: Christmas at the Chateau, Dec. 2-3, 9-10 and 16-17.

ZURICH: Samichlaus-Schwimmen, swimmers in Santa outfits jump into the lake, Dec. 3.

AROSA: Humor Festival, comedians take to the stage, Dec. 7-17.

GENEVA: Escalade, commemorates attack on city ramparts in 1602, Dec. 8-10.

DAVOS: Songbird Festival, singer and songwriter festival, Dec. 8-23.

LENZERHEIDE: Magic Forest, shows, culinary specialties and illuminations, Dec. 15-Jan. 3.

ZURICH: Lichterschwimmen, floating candles on the Limmat River, Dec. 21.

DAVOS: FIS Snowboarding World Cup, Dec. 23.

Wales

CARDIFF: Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland, through Jan. 2.

CONWY: Winterfest, includes torchlit parade, Dec. 9.

TENBY: Boxing Day Swim, Dec. 26.