Stockholm Special Events
January-February
Skating race.
Uppsala to Stockholm
Website: www.vikingarannet.com
Stockholm Furniture Fair
Early February
Stockholmsmässan, Mässvägen 1, Älvsjö
Website: www.stockholmfurniturefair.com
Walpurgis
Late April
Celebrations for the arrival of spring, with bonfires and singing.
Various venues, including Skansen
Website: www.skansen.se
Drottingholm Court
May-August
Ballet and opera events.
Drottningholm Slottsteater
Website: www.drottningholmsteatern.dtm.se
Stockholm Marathon
May/June
Starts and finishes at the Olympic Stadium
Website: www.stockholmmarathon.se
Swedish National Day
6 June
Skansen
Website: www.skansen.se
Early Music Festival
Early June
Features music of pre 1750.
Gamla Stan venues
Website: www.tidigmusik.com
Midsummer Night
21 June
Parties throughout the city.
Stockholm Summer Games
Late June/early July
Various sports venues
Website: www.summergames.se
Royal Palace Music Festival
June-August
Kungliga Slottet (Royal Palace)
Website: www.royalfestivals.se
Stockholm Pride
Late July-early August
The biggest gay and lesbian pride festival in Scandinavia.
Various venues in the city centre
Website: www.stockholmpride.org
Stockholm Jazz Festival
Late July-early August
Various venues
Website: www.stockholmjazz.com
Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival
Mid-late September
Factory Nacka Strand, Augustendalstorget
Website: www.stockholmbeer.se
Stockholm Open
Mid-late October
Tennis tournament.
Kungliga Tennishallen, Lidingövägen 75
Website: www.stockholmopen.se
Stockholm International Film Festival
Mid-late November
Various venues
Website: www.stockholmfilmfestival.se
Nobel Prize Day
December
Award of the Nobel Prizes and banquet.
Stockholm City Hall
Website: http://nobelprize.org
Christmas Fair in Rosendal Garden
Late Nov-end December
Rosendal Palace grounds
Website: www.rosendalstradgard.se
St Lucia Day
13 December
Annual festival of light and procession through central Stockholm.
Skansen
Website: www.skansen.se
Skansen Christmas Market
December
Seasonal market.
Skansen
Website: www.skansen.se
Christmas Fair
December
Seasonal market.
Gamla Stan
New Year Concert
31 December
Cathedral in Gamla Stan
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