For exact dates and
details, please visit the individual websites provided with the
information below.
Mid January: Viking
Run, a skating race which is from Appsala to Stockholm.
Late January to early february: Kiruna Snow Festival,
a celebration of winter includes a reindeer race and an ice sculpting
competition which is held in Kiruna.
Early February: International Swedish Furniture Fair in
Stockholmsmässan
February: Stockholm
International Antiques Fair, Mässvägen 1, Älvsjö.
Late February to early March: The Stockholm
International Boat Show in Stockholmsmässan.
Early March: Vasaloppet Ski race, a historic cross country
ski race in Dalarna.
Early March: The
Stockholm Art Fair in the Sollentuna Exhibition Centre.
Late April: Walpurgis, celebrations for the arrival
of spring, various venues.
May to August: Drottingholm Court, ballet and opera
events in Drottningholm Slottsteater.
June 6:
Swedish National Day in Skansen.
Early June: Early
Music Festival, features music of pre 1750, Gamla Stan venues.
June 21: Midsummer Night, parties throughout Stockholm.
Mid June: Stockholm Marathon, which starts
and finishes at the Olympic Stadium.
Early July:
Stockholm Summer
Games, sports events, various sports venues.
Late
July to early August: Stockholm
Pride, the biggest gay and lesbian pride festival in Scandinavia,
various venues in Stockholm centre.
Late July to
early August: Stockholm
Jazz Festival, various venues.
September: Royal
Palace Music Festival, Kungliga Slottet (Royal Palace).
Mid to late September: Stockholm Beer and
Whisky Festival, includes tastings, Factory Nacka Strand in Augustendalstorget.
Mid to Late October: Stockholm Open, tennis
tournament, Kungliga Tennishallen, Lidingövägen 75.
Mid to Late November: Stockholm
International Film Festival, various venues.
November:
Scandinavian Sailboat and Scandinavian Motorboat Show,
Mässvägen 1, Älvsjö.
Late November
to the end of December: Christmas
Fair in Rosendal Garden, Rosendal Palace grounds.
December:
Nobel Prize
Day, award of the Nobel Prizes and banquet, Stockholm City Hall.
December 13: St
Lucia Day, annual festival of light and procession through central
Stockholm, Skansen.
December: Skansen
Christmas Market, seasonal market, Skansen.
December:
Christmas Fair, seasonal market, Gamla Stan.
December
31: New Year Concert, cathedral in Gamla Stan. |
