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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Death Cab For Cutie @ Cirkus
Cirkus, Djurgårdsslätten, Stockholm, SwedenIt is not enough to say that Death Cab for Cutie revolutionized the indie rock landscape – they created a whole new continent for it and showed that emo music was a part of its core. With the 2003 Transatlanticism, the American band not only gave rise to one of their most emotional albums, but at the same time coined, in their own words to explain the indescribable emotional gap between people. Suitable for a band whose music itself seems to resonate an incredible depth, an insight into our stormy feelings. Since then, they have album after album, let every song, pave their place in the world and our lives. On August 17, the band is finally back with the Thank You for Today album, and on February 11, the band returns to Sweden for a show at Circus in Stockholm.
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Cheese festival
Münchenbryggeriet Event & Konferens, Torkel Knutssonsgatan, Stockholm, SwedenThree exciting days of homage of the Swedish cheese.
Just like last year, the festival will take place in the enchanting Münchenbryggeriet in central Stockholm.
Here, all cheese lovers, industry professionals, producers, press and consumers are given the opportunity to meet and excel in the flavors, smells, forms and consistency of the cheeses. This year, you will be invited to tasting, exhibitions, seminars, wine tastings and of course plenty of cheeses to take home with you!
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Cheese festival
Münchenbryggeriet Event & Konferens, Torkel Knutssonsgatan, Stockholm, SwedenThree exciting days of homage of the Swedish cheese.
Just like last year, the festival will take place in the enchanting Münchenbryggeriet in central Stockholm.
Here, all cheese lovers, industry professionals, producers, press and consumers are given the opportunity to meet and excel in the flavors, smells, forms and consistency of the cheeses. This year, you will be invited to tasting, exhibitions, seminars, wine tastings and of course plenty of cheeses to take home with you!
Opening Reception: Bernar Venet - Angles
Västra Trädgårdsgatan 4A, 111 53 Stockholm, SwedenBernar Venet – Angles
Opening ReceptionOne of the most celebrated conceptual artists working today, Bernar Venet’s extensive oeuvre is a culmination of intellectual rigour, artistic dexterity and creative investigation of materials ranging from coal and asphalt to steel.
His success was celebrated with a retrospective at the New York Cultural Center when he was just 30 years old. His signature Arcs, Angles, Straight and Indeterminate lines spring forth from intensive mathematical studies of chance and chaos. They can be traced through his work’s evolution from illustrations, to wooden frames and, ultimately, his famous steel sculptures.
Throughout his career, Venet has employed a variety of genres including painting, photography, sound and performance to explore both material and form, as well as existential questions of perception, time and spatiality.
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Cheese festival
Münchenbryggeriet Event & Konferens, Torkel Knutssonsgatan, Stockholm, SwedenThree exciting days of homage of the Swedish cheese.
Just like last year, the festival will take place in the enchanting Münchenbryggeriet in central Stockholm.
Here, all cheese lovers, industry professionals, producers, press and consumers are given the opportunity to meet and excel in the flavors, smells, forms and consistency of the cheeses. This year, you will be invited to tasting, exhibitions, seminars, wine tastings and of course plenty of cheeses to take home with you!
Blue Planet II - Live in Concert
Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, SwedenBlue Planet II – Live in Concert is a gripping mix of symphony concert and natural film. Don’t miss the brilliant adventure live in Ericsson Globe February 17th.
During the Blue Planet II – Live in Concert, the most spectacular scenes from BBC Studios’ groundbreaking and acclaimed series in 4K Ultra HD appear on a giant LED screen accompanied live by a symphony orchestra. Music by Oscar winner Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and David Flemming. Presenter on site: Martin Emtenäs.
It will be a journey from the icy polar oceans to the vibrant coral reefs, from luminous depths to enormous brown forests. The unique image material is accompanied by music composed by Bleeding Fingers Music. The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, led by conductor Matthew Freeman, will perform the compositions written for the BBC Studios TV series. The concert becomes an immersive experience, as the visual meets the orchestral music and cool sound effects.
