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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Backstreet Boys: DNA World Tour
Ericsson GlobeEricsson Globe, Stockholm, SwedenNo additional detail for this event.
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Stockholm Early Music Festival
StockholmGustav Adolfs torg 22, 111 52 Stockholm, SwedenAn intense amorous encounter between audience and music, carried by the wings of history where Europe approaches Sweden during five days! SEMF is the largest festival in the Nordic countries for music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque periods. Under the soft early summer light of the Old Town (Gamla Stan), an unbounded music celebration under the sign of longing, where you can be reassured that all things old are becoming new. Stockholm Early Music Festival not only consist of concerts, there are also workshops, seminars, children’s events, instrument exhibition,
Watch our video from one of the concerts at at a previous edition of Stockholm Early Music Festival, to have a taste of what to expect!
https://youtu.be/QH8wOROXX-I
LINEUP HIGHLIGHTS: Father Seraphim och Vokalensemble & Gogochuri Sisters, Camerata La Pellegrina, Perrine Devillers (sopran) Sophia & Anna Danilevskaïa (fiddla), L’Aura Rilucente, Skip Sempé, Silfver Trio, Cappella Mediterranea & Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Lotz Trio, Soqquadro ITALIANO • Vincenzo Capezzuto.
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Stockholm Early Music Festival
StockholmGustav Adolfs torg 22, 111 52 Stockholm, SwedenAn intense amorous encounter between audience and music, carried by the wings of history where Europe approaches Sweden during five days! SEMF is the largest festival in the Nordic countries for music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque periods. Under the soft early summer light of the Old Town (Gamla Stan), an unbounded music celebration under the sign of longing, where you can be reassured that all things old are becoming new. Stockholm Early Music Festival not only consist of concerts, there are also workshops, seminars, children’s events, instrument exhibition,
Watch our video from one of the concerts at at a previous edition of Stockholm Early Music Festival, to have a taste of what to expect!
https://youtu.be/QH8wOROXX-I
LINEUP HIGHLIGHTS: Father Seraphim och Vokalensemble & Gogochuri Sisters, Camerata La Pellegrina, Perrine Devillers (sopran) Sophia & Anna Danilevskaïa (fiddla), L’Aura Rilucente, Skip Sempé, Silfver Trio, Cappella Mediterranea & Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Lotz Trio, Soqquadro ITALIANO • Vincenzo Capezzuto.
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Smaka På Stockholm - Taste Stockholm
KungsträdgårdenJussi Björlings allé 5, Stockholm, SwedenThis early summer festival takes place in the heart of Stockholm, at Kungsträdgården to be precise. It’s actually a feast packed with a wide array of culinary options to awake your taste sensations and your ears as there are also performances by well-known artists. Different restaurants with cuisines from all over the world provide everything from simple dishes to the exotic and daring. You can cook along with celebrity chefs, watch chef vs chef duels or just simply sit down, enjoy the food, get yourself a drink and listen to some music!
- 0505.June.Wednesday
Bon Jovi @ Tele2 Arena
Tele 2 ArenaTele2 Arena, Johanneshov, SwedenOne of the planet’s biggest rock bands, Bon Jovi, returns to Sweden after a successful tour that has taken the band to the United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Japan and Australia by the end of 2018. A huge year for the band with over 80 concerts, in addition to being featured in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The band’s This House Is Not For Sale The European Tour will be another success for sure.
“Those huge shows, tens of thousands of people all together as one, that’s what we do,” says Jon Bon Jovi, “and we heard it’s a national holiday the day after in Sweden. Seems like the perfect night for a party.”
