Crispy leaves rustle at our feet and the first fresher winds are announcing that winter is coming soon. Life starts retracting indoors, but not only homewards… This is also a time for indoor music and film festivals, dining out at cozy restaurants or attending fairs like the Baking and Chocolate Fair. Oh yes, this is also the time we like to dress up like ghosts and pumpkins and go trick-or-treating. Let us guide you to some of this months event highlights, things to see and do in Stockholm.
Every event is linked to a page with more detailed info, just click on the title!
SEASONAL CELEBRATIONS
Halloween at Gröna Lund 2019
The entire amusement park with attractions is open, where the smaller kiddies area is adapted for younger visitors with pumpkins, witches, ghosts and children’s performances every day. In the greater area the more courageous visitors will be able, among other things, to take part in the haunted ship that returns and you will get to meet a mysterious sect.
When: 18-20 October, 25 October – 3 November
Where: Gröna Lund
Cost: 399SEK – 430SEk
MUSIC
Stockholm Jazz Festival
One of Sweden’s oldest festivals and one of Stockholm’s biggest events. Now in 2019 the festival is back on 11-20 October – and bigger than ever, spreading jazz on over 60 venues around Stockholm.
When: 11-20 October
Where: Different venues in Stockholm
Cost: Price of tickets varies per concert.
Ariana Grande @ Globen
When: 7 October
Where: Globen
Cost: 675SEK – 875SEK
Chromatics w/ Desire @ Berns
When: 5 October
Where: Berns
Cost: 370SEK
Cher @ Friends Arena
When: 17 October
Where: Friends Arena
Cost: 2375SEK – 3400SEK
Michael Bublé @ Globen
When: 23 October
Where: Globen
Cost: 650SEK – 1450SEK
UB40 @ Berns
When: 27 October
Where: Berns
Cost: 570SEK
Eros Ramazzotti @ Globen
When: 30 October
Where: Globen
Cost: 437SEK – 775SEK
ART
Affordable Art Fair
When: 10-13 October
Where: Nacka Strandsmässan
Cost: 95SEK – 350SEK
Opening Reception: Peter Blake
When: 3 October
Where: Wetterling Gallery
Cost: FREE
Opening: Anna Camner / Toni R. Toivonen / Ann-Sofie Claesson
When: 3 October
Where: Wetterling Gallery
Cost: FREE
Iranian Film Festival 2019
When: 12-13 October
Where: Biograf Skandia
Cost: 120SEK – 295SEK
FOOD AND DRINK
Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival 2019
When: 3-5 October
Where: Nacka Strandsmässan
Cost: 250SEK
Bak- & Chokladfestivalen – The Bake & Chocolate Festival
When: 10-13 October
Where: Stockholmsmässan
Cost: 93SEK – 390 SEK
Chelas – There’s a New Mexican in Town
Located at the trendy Hornstull neighbourhood of Södermalm, at Verkstadsgatan 4, you’ll find Chelas, Stockholm’s newest Mexican restaurant. Chelas opened its doors in July of 2019. The name comes from the Mexican slang word for beers and a phrase the Mexicans use when they want to socialise with friends and family: “Saca las chelas”. Literally translated it means “Bring out the beers”, but it can actually be better interpreted as “Let’s have some beers and hang out”.
The wine culture in Sweden is expanding, especially with the increase of vineyards in Skåne in the south of the country. In fact, 42% of all alcohol sales in Sweden consist of wine, and this is very different from brännvin, the traditional Swedish drink that translates as burn-wine. You can of course buy wine from the state owned Systembolaget. However, the only other place that you can buy wine and enjoy a glass is in licenced restaurants and bars that serve food. There are some great restaurants in Stockholm that unite their food and wine menu in perfect harmony, taking equal consideration to both.
Find out more about upcoming events in our Events Calendar.
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Stockholm Brewers Festival - Katarina Kegger 2018
Katarina Bangata 77, 116 42 Stockholm, SwedenReturning for its second year, independent craft beer & music festival celebrates Stockholm’s microbreweries over three days in Södermalm
8th-10th of June – Stockholm Brewers Festival ‘Katarina Kegger’ – The first festival celebrating the emerging craft micro-breweries in the region returns in June with 20 craft breweries, food, and local live indie music. The festival will take place at the Orionteatern on Södermalm for the second year after its sold- out success in 2017
The Stockholm breweries taking part are Stockholm Brewing Company, Brewing Költur, Nya Carnegiebryggeriet, Nordic Kiwi Brewers, PKLK Bryggeri, Gamla Enskede Bryggeri, Fjäderholmarnas Bryggeri, Macken, Värmdo Bryggeri, Tempel, & Unibärsum. There will also be 7 highly acclaimed international guest breweries coming to Stockholm to take part: 3 Fonteinen (Belgium), Cascade (USA), Cloudburst (USA) Beavertown (UK), Dry & Bitter (Denmark) Pivovar Matuška (Czech), and Lervig (Norway), in addition to highly regarded breweries from other regions in Sweden – Åre Bryggcompagni, and Örebro Brygghus.
”We are very humbled by the response from our inaugural event in 2017, and are thrilled to see the growing interest in supporting local craft beer producers”. – Mark Stein, festival co-founder.
The week leading up to the Stockholm Brewers Festival there will be a lot of other activities taking place such as the premier for the Lambic Dinner, a culinary experience with a former Noma Chef, Maarten van Essche from Belgium, as well as various events at restaurants and bars around the city. Furthermore, there will be several live acts, for example Tella Viv, Joe Davolaz, and Hell on Wheels performing live during the event
There will also be a number of beers specially brewed for the festival as well as some edible collaborations between Nordic Kiwi Brewers and Pärlans Konfektyr
The festival takes place in Orionteatern on Södermalm in Stockholm 8th-10th of June. For prices, tickets and more detailed information about the festival visit: www.stockholmbrewersfestival.com
Symphonic Memories
Hötorget 8, 111 57 Stockholm, SwedenSYMPHONIC MEMORIES
Music from FINAL FANTASY and CHRONO TRIGGER/CHRONO CROSSThis year’s video game music concert with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra presents the timeless music from some of the world’s most popular Japanese roleplaying games. Welcome to an evening with several audience favourites – and a world premiere!
The music from the extensive Final Fantasy series is probably the most beloved and famous soundtrack of today. Since more than 30 years, the legendary world of Final Fantasy has stirred the imagination of people all over the world. Its musical universe comprises a rich variety of genres and expressions. Japanese Nobuo Uematsu is undoubtedly the most outstanding and well-known game music composer of today. In this concert, we will hear his suggestive and imaginative music from FINAL FANTASY VI and VIII.
The latest addition to the game series, No. 15, was released in 2016 and has a darker and more realistic atmosphere than previous games in the series. The soundtrack is composed by another of the gaming world’s major musical profiles: Yoko Shimomura (Kingdom Hearts, Legend of Mana, etc.). Konserthuset Stockholm will present the world premiere of an entirely new movement of her music from FINAL FANTASY XV.
The concert will also feature beloved melodies from CHRONO TRIGGER/CHRONO CROSS by Yasunori Mitsuda.
With soul-stirring orchestral arrangements by Jonne Valtonen and Roger Wanamo, the concert promises to be a remarkable musical journey, where the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic’s full sound palette and grand virtuosity will be displayed.
Symphonic Memories has been developed by Merregnon Studios, the team behind many other successful and award-winning game music concerts. In Konserthuset Stockholm, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra has previously featured Symphonic Fantasies (2012), Final Symphony (2014) and Final Symphony II (2016).
