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 Furniture and Light Fair
Stockholmsmässan, Parkeringsvägen, Stockholm, SwedenDo you love design? Welcome to the design event of the year!
Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair is the world’s leading meeting place for Scandinavian design. Here you’ll find brand-new arrivals of furniture and the latest lighting design. It is the opportunity of the year to get inspired, take part of upcoming trends, listen to admission-free talks with high-profile guests from all over the world and meet tomorrow’s design stars.
5-9 February 2019 at Stockholmsmässan
Tuesday – Friday is the fair only open for trade visitors. Saturday is open to the general public.www.stockholmfurniturefair.se
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Friends Arena Run
Friends Arena, Råsta Strandväg, Solna, SwedenArena Run Back at Friends Arena February 9, 2019 – The application is open!
This year’s coolest and guaranteed funnest race. Meet thousands of other runners of obstacles and experiences in Sweden’s national arena – Friends Arena!
Between the start and finish line, you’ll go up and down 6 floors and over 20 obstacles. The race is designed to offer a challenge to both more and less experienced runners. Choose between running the classic distance of 5 kilometers or the reduced course in 2 kilometers.
Arena Run 5K – 545 kr
In this category you run the 5 km long course individually. The category is open to anyone from 12 years of age. All participants take part in timing and results list.Arena Run 5K team – 545 kr / participant
In this category you run the entire 5 km long course in teams of 4-6 people in per team. All participate in the timing and results list. The category is open to anyone from 12 years of age. A team score is calculated based on the average time of the four fastest times in the team.Arena Run 5K ELIT – 545 kr
In the elite category you will participate in the best times of the race. The registration is made individually and it’s open to anyone from 12 years of age. All participants take part in timing and results list. There is no seedling, but the first mill is valid!Arena Run 2K Family – 300 kr / adult, 150 kr / kids
In this class the whole family can participate! The 2 km long course is mainly on the inner part of the arena, with part in the arena’s catacombs. The category is open for adults and children between 6-12 years.Arena Mini-Run – Free!
On the inner plane an Arena Mini-Run is open to the youngest children (about 2-6 years). It is free to participate and no pre-regis is required. Here you can both run and listen to the participants in the big games at the same time.
Recondite @ Slakthuset
Slakthusgatan 6, 121 62 Johanneshov, SwedenRECONDITE LIVE (berlin – dystopian, innervisions, afterlife)
You saw him last in Stockholm when he performed a magical live set on the big stage under Department festival. Now he comes back for his first major headline play at Slakthuset.
What makes Lorenz Brunner aka Recondite extremely unique is his ability to create music that can completely crush any dance floor, but which also makes you feel something every time you hear it. He is like a traveler stuck between two worlds and one hears influences and sounds from both the concrete city and the soft nature. It can go from hard to soft in no time. It is an incredibly beautiful melancholy that arises in Recondite’s productions where it feels like every sound has a thought and a message.
Line up
– Recondite Live
– Linny Hex (Kvalia Rec)Told about Recondite’s music
– What kind of sourcing is this?
– I just went on a beautiful journey!
– There are absolutely no words to describe the beauty of this song.
– I can’t even describe with words how amazing this track is …
– Genius
– This is absolutly mindblowing18 year limit applies to pre-purchase.
Absolutely 90’s! Live: Pandora
Arenaslingan 14, 121 77 Johanneshov, SwedenAbsolutely 90’s!
At Absolutely 90’s Patsy Stone picks up BSB-Kevin on the dance floor to the tones of “Barbie Girl” while the Army of Lovers flirts with Ricky Martin. At the bar, Pet Shop Boys runs the jello-shot race with Britney Spears. Leonardo DiCaprio asks the question “What Is Love” when Leila K gets ahead of the toilet queue. On the dance floor, all dance moves to “Macarena” and Robinson Robban are always “King of the Bar”.
Absolutely 90’s – An orgie of fabulous 90s nostalgia!PANDORA (LIVE)!
In 1993, Pandora broke through with the debut single “Trust Me”, which became the most sold single in Sweden, coming before Ace of Base that year. During the heyday of Eurodance in the 1990s, Pandora quickly became an established artist and it’s today a pioneer in the genre. Her first two albums quickly sold gold and platinum around the world. On February 8, she is up at Backdoor’s scene and in front of some of her absolutely greatest hits such as: Trust Me, Come On And Do It, Don’t Know and Tell The World!
DJs
Anders Olsson (P3)
THE HOLE
TBADoorwhore: Frank-Adam Hagman
“Backdoor – The best & gayest club north of Ibiza”
Admission:
At 23.00-00.00 Free entrance
from 00.30-02.00 160 SEK (wardrobe included!)
02.00 – 05.00 180 SEK (wardrobe included!)
Age limit 18 yearsBackdoor “The best and Gayest club north of Ibiza
