November is that time of the year many regard as dark, but funnily enough, Stockholm gives us many sparkly and enlightened ways to have fun and keep our minds away from the gloomy weather conditions. Such as the Stockholm Film Festivals, where stars of the movie world shine on the red carpets of the city’s cinemas and the light of the projectors on the screens takes us to worlds we have only dreamed of. Stockholm itself also starts glittering, when the streets are dressed with the Christmas decorations. No, this is not a dark time, it’s a time to see the light in different shapes.
Here are some of the glittering events you should not miss this month!
SEASONAL CELEBRATIONS
Lighting of the Christmas lights in Stockholm City
Everybody is welcomed to this year’s opening of #Stockholmsjul with the launch of the Christmas lights in Stockholm City 2019.
In addition to the launch of one million LED lights on over 40 streets, places and squares, the city will offer wonderful Christmas atmosphere. Do not miss the premiere walk of this year’s Christmas lights!
When: 16 November
Where: Kungsträdgården
Cost: FREE
Christmas Market at Skansen
The Christmas market at Skansen has been a yearly tradition since 1903. The market square is filled with food, treats and decorations and the bonfires are lit. All the historical houses and farmsteads are decorated and in the town quarters you can meet skilled craftsmen. There will be craft demonstrations and live music in the buildings where the tables are also set for Christmas dinner. Young and old can participate in dancing around the Christmas tree and make their own Christmas decorations in the workshop.
When: 30 November
Where: Skansen
Cost: 60SEK – 140SEK
Peasful Christmas Market
For the second year in a row, Herman’s is holding a 100% vegan Christmas market, filled to the brim with delicious treats, healthy products, artworks, books and much more!
When: 30 November
Where: Hermans Restaurang & Trädgårdscafé
Cost: FREE
FAIRS
Sthlm Food & Wine 2019
Enjoy great flavours with close friends. Join the best tasting event in the Nordics.
When: 8-10 November
Where: Stockholmsmässan
Cost: 150-200SEK for one day, 250-280SEK for two days, children free
Stockholm Coffee Festival 2019
Swing by A-House on Saturday 9th of November to meet your favourite Swedish Roasters, try your hand and some cutting edge coffee tech, and enjoy a great time with fellow coffee lovers.
When: 9 November
Where: A house Stockholm
Cost: FREE
MUSIC
Elder Island @ Obaren
The Bristol trio ELDER ISLAND delivers a fantastic mix of dream pop and techno where mpc beats meet a myriad of synth, guitar, bass and cello.
When: 7 November
Where: Obaren
Cost: FREE
Avishai Cohen Trio @ Berwaldhallen
Renowned Israeli jazz bassist and composer Avishai Cohen returns to Stockholm along with a newly released record and a new trio! This time for a unique concert in one of the most pleasing stages in the city, Berwaldhallen.
Kontakt – The Black Madonna + La Fleur
When: 24 November
Where: Berns
Cost: 295SEK – 495SEK
ART
30th Stockholm International Film Festival
Between the 6th and the 17th of November, the 2019 Stockholm International Film Festival screens around 150 films from over 60 countries in the city’s cinemas and arranges quizzes, parties, seminars, Face2Face and more.
We have put together a guide with the films that are a MUST SEE at this year’s festival, including the best of the best from every film genre and you can find it here.
When: 6-17 November
Where: The festival takes place in the following cinemas: Skandia, Drottninggatan 82. Filmhuset, Borgvägen 1. Park, Sturegatan 18. Zita, Birger Jarlsgatan 37. Sture, Birger Jarlsgatan 41. Bio Rio, Hornstulls strand 3. Capitol, St. Eriksgatan 82.
Cost: Ordinary ticket: 100 SEK. Red Carpet ticket: 150 SEK. Capitol: 120 SEK. Day ticket: 70 SEK (valid Mon–Fri before 3:00pm). Red Carpet Deluxe: 160-500 SEK
Opening Reception: Love Lundell & C-print
This autumn Love Lundell will present a new series of works in the exhibition Sentimentally Yours, Red Forest at Wetterling Galllery. The series is about times of transition, the period between childhood and adulthood. Memories of sexual awakening and places connected to these memories. Or the emotion of being trapped in this stage of transition.
When: Opening Reception 7 November. Reception stays open the rest of the month.
Where: Wetterling Gallery
Cost: FREE
Exhibition – Theme: Stockholm at Nordic Art
Several of Sweden’s most interesting artists interpret Stockholm in their own way. Pia Erlandsson, Richard Vakil, Marika Lang, Maria Krull, Henry Bronett, BG Karlsson, Carolina Bååth, Viktoria Tikhomirova, Gunnel Wennberg
Large opening day Saturday 9 November 12-17 pm at Birkagatan 28 B.
When: 9-14 November
Where: Nordic Art
Cost: FREE
Find out more about upcoming events in our Events Calendar.
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Clarion Hotel Stockholm turns 15 years
Ringvägen 98, 118 60 Stockholm, Sweden15 years ago, Clarion Hotel Stockholm first opened the doors on Ringvägen 98. In the middle of Skanstull, Petter A. Stordalen made the building that would become Södermalm’s live meeting place. Many thought it was crazy to build a hotel on a highway – but here it stand 15 years later.
4 million guests have passed through its doors – this will be celebrated with a big party! Their anniversary coincides magically with the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo celebrated around the world. Since Latin America lives in the heart of Clarion, they want to celebrate this with Mosquito in the form of a rarely seen Fiesta! They invite you to a weekend with music, dance, art and community on Söder’s pearl.MOSQUITO – HOTEL TAKES OVER 5 MAY
On the 5th of May, the Music collective Mosquito, led by DJ Thomas Gylling’s, will take on a plethora of dancers, musicians, DJs, artists, drummers and a boozing carnival feeling. 18:00. In the restaurants, bars, the reception, the ramp and in the hotel’s all corners and crutches, it will be danced and partyed until late night under the direction of Thomas Gylling and his many secret guests …
Kl. At 19.45, Thomas Gylling and Petter Stordalen will together officially start the party in the lobby.
Outside the street there will be a food truck for all hungry and Eatery Social Bar stands as usual for the most amazing Margaritas!
Bars are open at. 15:00 to 1:00.
The terrace by Eatery Social Skanstull, their outdoor bar overlooking the Arctic Circle, will be open to guests between kl. 20:00 to 23:00.BIRTHDAY BUBBLES 5 MARCH
What is a birthday without Champagne ??! Moët & Chandon have created a separate bar for all connoisseurs serving oysters and champagne.
You can find the moetbar in room 7062 at. 15:00 to 22:00.FOR THE LOVE OF BEER 4 May
All beer lovers are welcomed to an After Work in collaboration with The The Brooklyn Brewery, New Carnegie Brewery and Carlsberg. The Carnegie Brewery Beertruck brings two exciting news on the crane and even more beer in the bar. The foodtruck will be on the street serving Mexican food! Find Brooklyn Brewery’s own hangout in a bar upstair with DJ Gonzalez behind the turntables and the bar full of Brooklyn Beer. Of course, representatives from Brooklyn are in place to chat with beer and hang out with you.
In the livingroom you can celebrate Friday with Carlsberg and their activity corner. Here you can also challenge your friends in fussball, ping-pong or video games.ART FOR THE MASSES 4 & 5 May
From Friday 16.00, the wall in the lobby changes shape and becomes a graffiti wall for the weekend where artists from Graffitisthlm work on an artwork that will be ready on Saturday morning for all guests to view. In room 7074, GraffitiSthlm puts out paintings inspired by Graffiti’s world and of course they are also in place for a guided tour between 15.00 – 19.00 for those who wish.
Daytime Saturday May 5, the 56 stunning Nordic artworks that Clarion Sthlm houses will be exhibited and here art director Martin Wickström will host a guided tour of the hotel’s entire floors to tell us about the artworks and the artists behind them.
Art migration starts at. 14.00 from reception.
