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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Rock the Opera
Hötorget 8, 111 57 Stockholm, SwedenThe Prague Symphony Orchestra, together with the Czech rocket elite, are visiting the Stockholm Concert Hall for the first time and will offer an extraordinary show with the biggest finders of Pink Floyd, Queen, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, AC / DC and U2. The conductor and rock expert Friedmann Riehle presents the greatest hits in history in fantastic arrangements for the symphony orchestras. Participants also make brilliant rock soloists.
The Rock the Opera concert, which has been successful across Europe, combines the strength, originality and atmosphere of the original songs with the grand sound of the symphony orchestra. It gives the music new dimensions and the audience a new experience of the fantastic songs.
Cirque du Soleil: Corteo @ Globen
Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, SwedenCorteo, perhaps the most enchanting of all the arena productions of Cirque du Soleil, will be touring Europe. The show visits Sweden and stops in Stockholm and Gothenburg in the spring of 2020. On May 7-10, six performances will be given at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm and on May 13-17, seven performances will be staged at Scandinavium in Gothenburg. This unique production, directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca premiered in Montreal during the Big Top in April 2005. The show has been watched by more than 9 million visitors in 19 countries across four continents.
Corteo, which means cortege in Italian, is a happy, festive and parade-like event illustrated by a clown. The show combines the actor’s passion with the acrobat’s grace and power to throw the audience into a theatre world of joy, comedy and spontaneity that lies in a mysterious space between heaven and earth.
The clown depicts his own funeral which takes place in a carnival atmosphere, supervised by quietly caring angels. When you compare the big to the small, the ridiculous to the tragic and the magic in perfection with the charm of imperfection, the show shows the clown’s strength and fragility, as well as his wisdom and kindness, to illustrate the part of humanity that is within each of us. The music is lyrical and playful and carries Corteo through a timeless celebration where the illusion torments reality.
The stage concept and outline gets the audience in a theatre atmosphere that has never been seen before in a performance by Cirque du Soleil. The rear curtain is inspired by the Eiffel Tower, and the front curtain, which is hand painted, gives the scene a grand feel. It sets the tone for the poetic Corteo.
The Corteo ensemble includes 51 acrobats, musicians, singers and actors from all over the world.
Social media
Facebook: facebook.com/Corteo
Twitter: @Cirque #CORTEO
Instagram: @cirquedusoleil #CORTEOPerformance Schedule:
Stockholm:
Thursday, May 7, 8pm
Friday, May 8, 8pm
Saturday 9 May 16.00 and 20:00
Sunday 10 May 13.00 and 17.00
