Events 2012
Midsummers Eve
Sweden's most beloved of festivals, Midsummer's Eve is a
national holiday celebrated around the country with great gusto. In
Stockholm, thousands enjoy the festivities laid on at the Skansen
open-air museum, which centre around the raising of a garlanded
maypole. Dancing and singing around...
see full detailsStockholm Jazz Festival
After more than 20 years the Stockholm Jazz Festival has earned
a reputation for becoming one of the biggest and best events of its
kind in Europe. Top international and local jazz, blues, soul, funk
and Latin stars perform over the five-day festival...
see full detailsPolar Music Prize Days
Each year the world's most prestigious music award is made in
Stockholm, preceded by several days of activities such as live
performances, workshops, seminars, film shows and exhibitions at
various locations around the city. The city comes alive with the
celebration of music in...
see full detailsStockholm Pride
The largest Pride celebration in Scandinavia is the week-long
rainbow carnival that turns Stockholm into a free zone for the gay
and lesbian community. The action is centred on the largest island,
Södermalm, where the Pride Park arena is set up at Tantolunden
featuring...
see full detailsNobel Prize Day
Although it is not open to the general public, Nobel Prize Day
in Stockholm has the eyes of the world on this northern city when
the highly prestigious awards for medicine, literature, physics,
chemistry and economics (the coveted Peace Prize is presented in
Oslo,...
see full detailsSkansen Christmas Market
The ideal place to do your Christmas shopping and imbibe some
true traditional Scandinavian Christmas spirit is the huge Skansen
Christmas market, which draws about 25,000 visitors every weekend
in the run-up to the festive season. The historic houses and
homesteads that make up...
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