Events for students in Europe

Italian soprano singer Mariella Devia returns to Seville to perform a stirring recital at the city's Teatro de la Maestranza. Her repertoire for the evening includes pieces by Massenet, Chopin, Gounod, Donizetti and Bellini. Max Bullo accompanies on piano.

The spine-tingling sound of massed Welsh rugby fans singing in support of their team is a cornerstone of Six Nations matches at the Millennium Stadium. In 2011, Wales welcome England and Ireland as they attempt to regain the championship crown.

The best way to get a feel for student life at London School of Business&Finance is to visit us on one of our open days. Our open days are the perfect opportunity for prospect students to find out more about the type of academic and social life you can expect in our state-of-the art campuses.

The best way to get a feel for student life at London School of Business&Finance is to visit us on one of our open days. Our open days are the perfect opportunity for prospect students to find out more about the type of academic and social life you can expect in our state-of-the art campuses.

Each year during the three days preceding Lent, the medieval town of Binche in Belgium's French-speaking Wallonia region hosts a jovial carnival celebration. Throngs of foreign visitors intermingle with masked revellers and local brass and clarinet bands.

The Putignano Carnival, with its famous parade of papier-mâché floats, is both the longest and one of the oldest carnivals in the world. However, interestingly the floats all carry contemporary social or political messages so this is no medieval procession.

Santa Cruz de La Palma celebrates Carnival Monday with a rather unusual pre-Lenten tradition. During the Día de los Indianos (Day of the Indians), crowds of around 60,000 take to the streets for an immense talcum powder fight.

One of Germany's three carnival capitals (alongside Cologne and Düsseldorf), Mainz stages its Fastnacht Parade on the Monday before Shrove Tuesday. Let yourself be swept away by the masquerade and admire the uniforms in the traditional colours of the city.

The German carnival tradition, Fasching, and Tyrolean customs unite at the Colourful Masked Procession in Seefeld's pedestrian area.

The Danish Shrovetide celebrations (Fastelavn) have developed in mysterious ways over the centuries. In Store Magleby, mounted "knights" dressed in top hats swing carved batons at a barrel hung from a rope between two poles.

Frankfurt's Fastnachtszug carnival parade leaves the Untermainkai and works its way around the city centre, celebrating winter's end in a blaze of colour, music and festivity. Jovial court jesters (Narro), frightening scarecrows (Strohmann) and hunch-backed witches entertain the crowds.

Verbania's Lago Maggiore Half Marathon is open to international individuals and teams. It follows a scenic route that stretches from Stresa to Verbania, along the stunning coast of the Piedmont side of the lake.

Markina-Xemein's carnival celebrations begin with a group of young dancers performing the traditional Basque zahagi-dantza dance throughout the town.

The Night of the Jumps, the world's largest international freestyle motocross tournament, comes to Berlin's 02 World.

Thousands of cross-country skiers congregate in the Dalarna region for the traditional Vasaloppet race, 90km from Sälen to Mora. Elite racers compete for prizes and prestige, while "fun skiers" just try to reach the finish by early evening.

An education fair where students can research study opportunities with education representatives from all over the world.

The Cavalchina Grand Dance is the most exclusive event at the Venice Carnival, held at the Teatro La Fenice. Its 19th-century theme is inspired by the gala nights that took place in the theatres of Europe's great cities.

Zurich Opera House hosts this debonair affair featuring international opera stars and the Zurich Opera Orchestra.

Verona's spectacular carnival includes a grand parade of masks and the traditional distribution of gnocchi (potato dumplings). An old bearded "king" carrying a big fork as a sceptre is Daddy Gnocchi, the carnival's main character.

Those with an eye for a real fashion bargain visit the Designer Warehouse Womenswear Sale at Islington Studios.