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City Guide > Europe > Sweden > Stockholm | |
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Special Events Kiruna Snow Festival, late Jan–early Feb, celebration of winter includes an ice sculpting competition and a reindeer race, Kiruna Viking Run, skating race, mid Jan, from Appsala to Stockholm International Swedish Furniture Fair, early Feb, Stockholmsmässan Stockholm International Antiques Fair (website: www.stockholmfurniturefair.com), Feb, Mässvägen 1, Älvsjö Stockholm International Boat Show, late Feb– early Mar, Stockholmsmässan Vasaloppet Ski race, historic cross country ski race, early Mar, Dalarna Stockholm Art Fair, early Mar, Sollentuna Exhibition Centre Walpurgis, celebrations for the arrival of spring, late Apr, various venues Drottingholm Court, ballet and opera events (website: www.drottningholmsteatern.dtm.se), May–Aug, Drottningholm Slottsteater Swedish National Day, 6 Jun, Skansen Stockholm Marathon, mid Jun, starting and finishing at the Olympic Stadium Early Music Festival, features music of pre 1750 (website: www.tidigmusik.com), early Jun, Gamla Stan venues Midsummer Night, parties, 21 Jun, throughout the city Stockholm Summer Games, sports events (website: www.summergames.se), early Jul, various sports venues Stockholm Pride, the biggest gay and lesbian pride festival in Scandinavia (website: www.stockholmpride.org), late Jul–early Aug, various venues in the city centre Stockholm Jazz Festival (website: www.stockholmjazz.com), late Jul–early Aug, various venues Royal Palace Music Festival (website: www.royalfestivals.se), Sep, Kungliga Slottet (Royal Palace) Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival, includes tastings, mid–late Sep, Factory Nacka Strand, Augustendalstorget Stockholm Open, tennis tournament, Kungliga Tennishallen, Lidingövägen 75, mid–late Oct Stockholm International Film Festival (website: www.filmfestivalen.se), mid–late Nov, various venues Scandinavian Sailboat and Scandinavian Motorboat Show, Nov, Mässvägen 1, Älvsjö Nobel Prize Day, award of the Nobel Prizes and banquet (website: www.nobel.se), Dec, Stockholm City Hall Christmas Fair in Rosendal Garden (website: www.rosendalstradgard.com), late Nov–end Dec, Rosendal Palace grounds St Lucia Day, annual festival of light and procession through central Stockholm (website: www.skansen.se) 13 Dec, Skansen Skansen Christmas Market, seasonal market (website: www.skansen.se), Dec, Skansen Christmas Fair, seasonal market, Dec, Gamla Stan New Year Concert, 31 Dec, cathedral in Gamla Stan |