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| Swedish medalists, photo from Swedish Olympic Team. |
Showing posts with label festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label festival. Show all posts
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Olympic Celebration in Kungsträdgården
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Stockholm International Film Festival (2013)
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| Skandia. Photo by Emmanuel Castro Skött |
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| The coveted Bronze Horse. Photo by Isa Olsson |
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Chocolate Festival
Attention all chococolate lovers! Next weekend (October 15th to 17th) it is time for the ninth annual chocolate festival at the Nordic Museum (Nordiska Museet). The festival takes place in the main hall of the museum and the festival has become quite popular. Patisseries and chocolatiers will be displaying their products and you will have the oppurtunity to buy & taste their wares. There will be a stage set up where competitions and demonmstations will be held... including the "cake maker of the year" and a chocolate sculpture competition. There will even be a competition for children as well as a marsipan corner play area. The Nordic Museum is located on the island of Djurgården, near Skansen and the Vasa Museum. The building itself, inspired by 17th century nordic renaissance castles, is quite a Stockholm landmark. The opening hours for the festival are from 10am to 8pm on Friday, 10am to 7pm on Saturday and 10am to 6pm on Sunday. Entrance is 120 SEK, 60 SEK for children between 6 and 18 yrs old. Free entrance for children under 6. The easiest way to get there from the Rival Hotel is by ferry from Slussen to Djurgården, after which it is a five minute walk (just follow the signs for the museum).
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Autumn Markets, Vintage Clothes and Beer & Whisky!
If you are coming to Stockholm this coming weekend (September 27th to 29th) then you chose a great time to visit Stockholm with lots going on in the city!
A personal favorite is the Autumn Fair at Skansen, which is located on the island of Djurgården. This is an annual event taking place during the last weekend of September... a traditional autumn market with a historical feel. The market takes place on both Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 4pm. Not only can you purchase this season's honey, marmalades, breads, cheeses and vegetables, you can also meet the farmers and other historical characters associated with farmer markets. Besides edible treats, you will find textiles, woodwork and other handicraft for sale. There will be traditional market games as well as live music. You can also try the oh-so-Swedish split pea soup. I mention this as I often get asked where one can try this traditional dish. So the answer is Skansen this weekend! After the market, make sure you don't miss having a walk around Skansen... both to see the village as well as the zoo with Scandinavian animals like moose, seals, reindeer, bears and more!
Another annual event this weekend is the Vintage Clothes Fair (Vintagemässan) taking place on both Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 5pm. The best vintage clothes stores from all over Sweden are represented at the fair, which takes place at Drottninggatan 81. Entrance to the fair costs 60 SEK. While their website, which I linked to above, is in Swedish, there are some great pictures (for inspiration) of clothes and accessories which will be on sale at the fair.
Finally... if marmalade and vintage dresses don't do it for you, then you can always stop by the Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival! This a popular annual event attracting visitors in tens of thousands every year. As if beer & whisky wasn't enough... for the third year in a row there will be a sister festival going on next door called Taste Experience which concentrates on wine, champagne, rum, tequila and calvados! The entrance fee (250 SEK) gets you into both festivals. The festivals take place on Friday through Sunday. But if you can't make it this weekend, then you have another chance on October 3rd through 5th! Click here for specific opening hours, ticket prices as well as directions. At the festivals you will find tastings, classes, exhibitors, competitions, restaurants and bars. Please note that you need to be at least 20 years of age to enter the festival grounds. The festival takes place at Nackamässan in Nacka Strand. The easiest way to get there from the Rival Hotel is by taking bus 443 from Slussen (10 minute ride). Stop by and talk to me if you are staying at the hotel and I can give you more detailed directions.
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| Photo by Anna Yu, Skansen |
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| bakatframat.se |
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| stockholmbeer.se |
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Festival: Taste of Stockholm
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| Gourmet pizza from Gastrologik! |
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| Top Chef Jonas Lundgren, 2009 Bocuse D'or silver medalist |
Pictures provided by Taste of Stockholm.
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Friday, August 23, 2013
Baltic Sea Festival and Free Ballet/Opera in the Park!
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| The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Photo by Micke Wiberg |
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| An earlier indoor performance of Giselle with Hampus Gauffin och Mayumi Yamaguchi Photo by Carl Thorborg, Kungliga Operan |
Friday, August 16, 2013
Summer Movies in the Great Outdoors
Every August The Stockholm International Film Festival organizes an outdoor movie theater showing some all-time great movies... for free! This year the theme is power and politics and some great, Oscar-winning movies are being screened. They will be shown this week (August 18th to 22nd) in Rålambshovs Park on the island of Kungsholmen. They will all be in English, except Sunday's movie, and start at 8pm. So bring your blankets and picnic baskets and watch a great movie under a starry Stockholm sky (fingers crossed about the weather!). Here is the schedule:
- Wednesday, August 18th- All The Presidents Men starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman.
- Thursday, August 19th- The Hurt Locker which sweeped the Oscars this year.
- Friday, August 20th- Milk starring Sean Penn and Josh Brolin.
- Saturday, August 21st- The Queen starring Helen Mirren.
- Sunday, August 22nd- Simple Simon ...world premiere for this Swedish movie!
Closest subway is Fridhemsplan (blue and green lines), otherwise the crosstown buses 1, 3 and 4 will get you there. And don't forget The Stockholm International Film Festival will take place this November 17th to 28th and is dedicated to recently passed actor Dennis Hopper. The director Gus van Sant (Milk, Good Will Hunting, etc;) will be presented the Visionary Award.
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Festival: Culture Festival
Just a little heads up! Today (August 10th) is the first day of the Stockholm Culture Festival, which will be going on until Sunday, August 15th. There is plenty to do and see and the best thing of all is that it is free admission to 99% of the scheduled events! A theme of this year's festival is Denmark... with many of the artists, music, theater and movies coming from our neighbours to the south. All types of "culture" will be represented and there is something for everyone (whatever your age).
Take a look at their website (linked above) and check out the program. The performances and events are happening throughout the city though all of them are centrally located and close together... Skeppsbron in the Old Town, Gustav Adolfs Square, Brunkenbergs Square and Sergels Square. There is also a special area just for children at Strömsparterren in front of The Parliament Building.I will be there tomorrow evening and come back with a more detailed report!
EDIT: And I'm back... took a stroll through the festival area.
I didn't see any of the main performances as it was in the afternoon and they take place mainly in the evening. But they had plenty of bar/restaurant tents... and I visited Sergels Square where they have set up booths selling various items. Tonight I'm planning on revisiting the festival with friends to first see the 100-man gospel choir at Sergel Square and then samba queen Simone Moreno at Gustav Adolf Square. Be aware that there is another festival for youths going on simutaneously at nearby Kungsträdgården called Ung08.
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