Winterlights 2026 is an annual Christmas festival and series of holiday markets that transform the capital of Luxembourg into a winter wonderland. For the 2026 season, the festival will officially run from November 20, 2026, to January 3, 2027. Key...

Luxembourg Art Week 2026 is a leading international contemporary art fair in Luxembourg that brings together galleries, artists, collectors, and art lovers from around the world. In 2026, the event will take place for the 12th time and will be...

The Strasbourg Christmas Market (Christkindelsmärik) of 2026 is the oldest and one of the largest Christmas markets in France, earning Strasbourg the official title of «Capital of Christmas» (Capitale de Noël). The tradition dates back to 1570.

The Amsterdam Light Festival 2026/27 is a renowned annual winter light art festival that transforms Amsterdam’s historic center and canals into a vast open-air exhibition. Marking its 15th edition, the event will run from November 26, 2026, to January 17,...

The Ricardo Tormo de Cheste Circuit, in the province of Valencia, hosts the last race of the World Motorcycle Racing Championship. On the first two days you can see both training sessions and classifying stages in the different categories: 125cc,...

Winter Wonders (Plaisirs d’Hiver) in Brussels is Belgium’s premier Christmas market and one of Europe’s largest winter festivals, attracting millions of visitors. The 2026–2027 edition will take place from November 27, 2026, to January 3, 2027, in the heart of...

The 2026 Lyon Festival of Lights (Fête des Lumières) will take place in France from December 5 to 8. It is a renowned four-day visual spectacle in which historic buildings, squares, and streets are transformed into canvases for large-scale light...

In keeping with long-standing tradition, the season will open on December 7, 2026—the feast day of Milan’s patron saint, Saint Ambrose—with the customary gala premiere. Opening production: Giuseppe Verdi’s opera «Otello». This masterpiece has not been staged for a La...

A major opera premiere—»The Damnation of Faust»—is set for the Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper). It will be one of the highlights of the 2026/2027 Austrian theater season. The performances will take place in Vienna from December 17 to 29,...

One of the most popular races in Spain is held on the last day of the year in the capital: the 10 kilometre San Silvestre Vallecana.

Premiere of a new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera «Un ballo in maschera» (A Masked Ball). The production is directed by Nikolaus Habjan, with Michele Mariotti serving as conductor. This production was created in collaboration with the Dutch National Opera...

The premiere of the opera «The Queen of Spades» in Vienna in March 2027 is notable for three key factors: a powerful star-studded cast representing a new generation, a unique concept by director Evgeny Titov, and the contrasting social aesthetics...