18 Apr 2024
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Community Expat Traditions

In Pictures: Hearts on Fire at Shockholm

The Shockholm Halloween Parade was held at Medborgarplatsen this year (very much hoping for a return to Kungsträdgården next year) and the rain put a bit of damper on the celebrations, but the festivities went on with the Kostume Kontest and the parade itself, as well as some show numbers. As always, the event gave […]

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Shockholm 2019 Highlights

Scandinavia’s largest Halloween event, the Shockholm parade took place for the 9th time now and brought out thousands of people joining in on the ghoulish fun. Creative performances took place on the stage at Kungsträdgården, including Bollywood dance, live music and acrobatics. After that the crowds joined in a world-first, when the parade actually split […]

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In Pictures: Shockholm 2018

The Shockholm Halloween Parade was held for the 8th time and it was bigger and better than ever – the crowd numbered 7-8,000 and more and more people had put in a lot of effort for their amazing costumes. Here are some of our pictures from the stage programme in Kungsträdgården.      

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Join the Shockholm Parade for Halloween

Scandinavia’s biggest and bestest Halloween event is back for its 8th edition on Saturday the 3rd of November. Make sure to join in on the fun as part of the parade in your best Halloween costume or just watch. Bringing the Halloween parade to Stockholm was the dream of New Yorker Bill Schacht, who was […]

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