most important thing in November - do not miss the start of the Christmas markets and check whether all of Santa Claus are ready for winter. Everything else is not so important ... But no, the third week of November, fans of a young red wine is a very serious matter - should arrive Beaujolais Nouveau.


Austria

Festival of Contemporary Music and Performance Wienmodern, 1929 October - 21 November Vienna
The festival is planned retrospective of the patriarchs of electronic music, like Edgar Varese and Iannis Xenakis, the authors of the famous «Poeme electronique». Under the heading "Portrait" organizers represent Robert Ashley, Ole-Henrik Moe and Bernard Gander, a "Focus" turned out to be Eva Reiter and Philip Kvehenberger.
Among the invited artists SWR-Sinfonieorchester, Arditti Quartett, Ensemble Ictus, Chamber Ensemble of New Music ( Berlin), Robin Rimbaud aka Scanner, and others. Among the composers whose music will perform this year, but these have yet Oguz Osman, Frank Zappa, Gerard Grisey, Eduardo Mogilyansky and about 40 other authors. Also at the festival will be screened American and European television archives 50-80-ies devoted to contemporary music at that time. For those who have and it is not enough, the organizers have prepared a child theater festival of contemporary music and performers under the name "Jungle Wien Modern». General passport to the festival costs 79 euros, with the entrance to many events will be free.
Details:
Telephone: +43-1-242 2000
e-mail: kontakt@wienmodern.at
wienmodern . at/

Vienalle - Vienna International Film Festival, October 22 - November 4, Vienna
The festival opens a new film Titstsy Covi and Rainer Frimmel «La Pivellina" ("Baby" ), which received a Cannes prize-2009 Europa Cinema, and the program closes the Coen brothers black comedy «A Serious Man» («A Serious Man"). A special program of 12 films this year focused on the British actress Tilda Swinton, among the last of which Elizabeth Ebbon roles in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and the White Witch in The Chronicles of Narnia ».
Details:
phone: +43 (0 ) 1526 59 47
e-mail: office@viennale.at
viennale.at/

Christmas Bazaar, November 19 - December 26, Salzburg
In addition to the wonderful market where you can buy Christmas presents for the area under the cathedral every day will be held a few concerts of various choirs and orchestras. And the exhibition hall near the fountain Fishbrunnen promises to show the landscape watercolors of local artist Johanna Kopp, an exhibition of Christmas cribs and a collection of Salzburg's Angels (from Gothic to Baroque wooden marble).
For children and their parents, there are several events on Krampusu, an evil companion St. Nicholas from folk legends. Explore the literary and folklore, historical and biological aspects of this character will be special events at the Toy Museum, Zoo and the Land Theatre.
Details:
Phone: 43 six hundred sixty-two 8888-254
e-mail: info@christkindlmarkt.co.at
christkindlmarkt.co.at/

Belgium

Feast of St. Hubert, November 3, Saint-Hubert
The town of Saint-Hubert celebrates its patron saint each year. Saint Hubert, Hubertus, or the bishop of Liege, who lived in the second half of VII - first half of the VIII century, preached among the Gentiles in the Ardennes and left an imprint on the history of the region. But he was especially loved in the city that now bears his name, because here, in the Benedictine Abbey, were postponed once his power.
It is believed that the day of transfer of relics to the abbey and became celebrated as a day of this saint. Hubertus very revered in the Middle Ages patronage hunters, archers, dogs, rangers, and his bishop's vestments is sacred because it is said to have been a lot of time healing the sick with rabies.
Main celebrations devoted Ardennes saint, held in the basilica. Next to it will be a festive procession, then there will be a blessing of animals, will open a lot of craft shops. And all this is the sound of trumpets and hunting horns. After dinner planned equestrian competitions.
Details:
Phone: 0032 (0) 61 61.30.10
saint-hubert-tourisme.be/

contest of snow and ice sculptures, November 21 - January 11, Bruges
Organizers estimate that over the festival spent about 300 000 kilograms of pure ice and 400 tons of white snow. Each participant is assumed to individual ice block in a 2 ton weight. Every day from 10.00 to 19.00 on the forecourt of Bruges can be viewed on the masterpieces of artists from China, Canada, Sweden, USA, Holland and Belgium, as well as see films about the creation of snow and ice sculptures. Adult ticket will cost 13 euros, students, children, the disabled and pensioners - 2 euro discount for children under 4 years old - free of charge. Groups of more than 20 people off.
Details:
icesculpture.be/

UK

Tournament "Best liar in the world", November 19, Uosdeyl, Cambria County
Each year at the Hotel Bridge Inn, one of the participants of this tournament gets a tie with the inscription "The biggest liar in the world." This person is immediately in line with the other attractions of the valley, to which are: the deepest lake in England (Westwater), the highest mountain in England (Scawfell Peak), smallest church (Vosdeyl-Head Church) and Will Ritson, onetime owner of the hotel where today held a contest and won the first contest for the title of "Best liar." Odds of winning are at all. To try your luck, you must come to Uosdeyl in November, go to the pub, "Jennings" or in a hotel, fill in the form to the participant, to obtain their legitimate speech a few minutes to tell a lie, and with three boxes.
Details:
Phone: + 44 (0) 19 467 26 221
e-mail: info @ santonbridgeinn
santonbridgeinn/liar/

Medieval Christmas Fair, November 28-29, Ludlow Castle
Ludlow Castle was built in XI century. Medieval Fair - it's a good chance to see it in the historical environment. Guests expect fair traders, street performers, knights and ladies, archers, and the lancer, puppet theaters, minstrels, folklore, storytellers, reconstruction of historical events and role-playing games, gastronomic excess. Hours: Saturday - from 10.00 to 16.00, then 18.00 to 21.00, Sunday - from 10.00 to 16.00. Ticket price depends on age, number of people and time of visit. The amplitude of the fluctuations - from a free ticket for children under four years and 30 pounds for the whole family on both fair days.
Details:
ludlowmedievalchristmas .co.uk/

Germany

Christmas markets, festivals litsedeev, November-December, Munich, W