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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DJ Koze - A Night at the Cirkus
CirkusCirkus, Djurgårdsslätten, Stockholm, SwedenFor just one night taking over Cirkus in Stockholm and putting on a masquerade party where you play the most important role of all. Leave ALL your inhibitions and prejudices behind you and lose yourself in the magical world of the circus. Revel in total and come to the Circus and put colour on the Valborg night as a whole new being. Together we turn the evening into a variety without comparison. Anything goes, no regulations and frameworks apply. You mean the most!
To make the evening perfect, they have invited the German Bedouin who travel around the world to spread knowledge and joy with their charisma and music. No less than fantastic DJ Koze! No one has missed the joy rush PICK UP and during this evening maestro Koze will not disappoint.
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Harry Styles @ Globen
Ericsson GlobeEricsson Globe, Stockholm, SwedenHarry Styles is embarking on an extensive world tour in 2020: “Love On Tour”, in connection with the release of his most recent album “Fine Line”. The comprehensive tour starts in April in the UK and will reach several European and North American cities – before the tour concludes in Mexico in October.
On Saturday, May 2, Harry Styles arrives at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. With as support comes the shooting star King Princess!
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Seven Worlds One Planet - Live in Concert
Ericsson GlobeEricsson Globe, Stockholm, SwedenSeven Worlds One Planet – Live in Concert builds on the most astonishing scenes from the BBC’s brand new natural history documentary series. To these, Hans Zimmer’s and Jacob Shea’s great soundtrack is performed live by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
After the success shows Planet Earth II – Live in Concert and Blue Planet II – Live in Concert, we now get to experience nature through the story in the new documentary series Seven Worlds, One Planet. The show will take concert visitors on an epic journey in time to when incredible forces tore apart the earth’s crust and created the seven continents – each with its own distinct climate, topography and unique fauna and flora. Like the previous BBC productions, the show contains fantastic scenes that move us across continents and give us a unique insight into the miracles that are constantly happening around us.
The show offers a journey of discovery to all the continents of the world, all of which carry their own history. From the colourful paradise of South America to the endless expanses of Asia, from the ice worlds of Antarctica to the warmth of Africa, from North America via Australia to Europe. We will be offered spectacular scenery, a fascinating animal world and unexpected stories. All accompanied live by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
Duration of the show: Approximately 120 min including break
Recommended age: From 6 years - 0707.May.Thursday
Cirque du Soleil: Corteo @ Globen
Ericsson GlobeEricsson 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 - 0808.May.Friday
The Hives @ Grönan Live
Gröna LundLilla Allmänna Gränd 9, 115 21 Stockholm, SwedenSince its inception over 25 years ago, these black and white rock heroes have saved the music in Sweden – yes, the entire music world – with their energetic music style, absurd humor and even superhuman live shows. Like the fine wine, The Hives has only gotten better over the years.
On stage, The Hives is a jumble of guitars, mic cords and black and white suits. Howlin ‘Pelle explains what he wants to achieve: “We want to create a hurricane of talent and narcissism where both we and the audience hate and love us.” By 2020, it is time for that hurricane to once again sweep over Gröna Lund to leave exhausted but happy fans in its wake.
Ticket info
You cannot buy a ticket for a specific concert, but you buy an entrance to the park, or the Gröna Card, which gives you free admission all season. Please note that pre-purchased tickets do not provide guaranteed spot, so we recommend that you to be at the park well in advance.Tickets online are only sold through Gröna Lund. In Stockholm and the surrounding area you can buy the Gröna Card at Pressbyrån and 7-Eleven. You can’t buy a ticket for a specific concert, you must buy an entrance to the park, or the Gröna Card.
The Gröna Card it’s SEK 310 and gives you free entry to all the season’s concerts.
