Every Friday we pick three trips worth taking that weekend: a festival, a market, an opening, somewhere the weekend is better than usual. The dates are checked against the organisers’ own sites. The picks also go out as a reel on @weekend_in_europe.
6–8 November
From 6 Nov
Schönbrunn Christmas market opens, the first of Vienna's markets, in front of the palace.
6–15 Nov
Feira Nacional do Cavalo: Portugal's big St Martin's horse fair, a day trip from Lisbon.
Three trips worth taking this weekend: Eindhoven, GLOW; Vienna, Schönbrunn Christmas market opens, the first of Vienna’s markets, in front of the palace.; Golegã, Feira Nacional do Cavalo.
Three trips worth taking this weekend: Derry, Derry Halloween; Lucca, Lucca Comics & Games; Paris, Salon du Chocolat.
Three trips worth taking this weekend: Amsterdam, Amsterdam Dance Event; Dublin, Bram Stoker Festival; Copenhagen, Halloween at Tivoli.
Three trips worth taking this weekend: Prague, Signal Festival; Zaragoza, Fiestas del Pilar; Alba, White Truffle Fair.