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Sunday, September 22, 2013

Festival: Beer and Whisky Festival


(EDIT: This is a blog entry for the 2013 festival, to see information for the 2011 festival- click here!).
It is soon time for the 19th annual Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival, which has become the largest and most prestigious beverage festival of its kind in the world! The big news this year is the addition of a sister festival next door for champagne, wine, cognac, tequila & rum... and you can visit both festivals on the same ticket! The festival is split up between two weekends: September 30th to October 2nd and October 7th to 9th. This is the way it works... the entrance fee is 199 SEK and includes entrance to both festivals as well as a tasting glass. You make your way around the festival and buy "tastes" of different beverages. The cost for the tastes are 10 SEK and up depending on the product. Please note that you can only pay with cash. There will be cash machines there but it would be wise to bring cash to avoid any unnecessary lines. You have to be 20 years of age to attend the festival! Besides the tasting there will be competitions, restaurants and entertainment. The times for the festival are Thursdays 3pm to 11pm, Fridays 3pm to midnight and Saturdays 12pm to midnight. The festival is located at The Factory in Nacka Strand... just outside of Stockholm. The easiest way to get there from the hotel, besides taxi, is bus #71 or #443 from Slussen (10 minute walk from hotel and about a 15 minute bus ride).
Click here for a list of beer & whisky offered and here for a list of wine and other beverage products. The lists are in Swedish, but the names are international enough to understand!
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Calendar: Fall Market & Bleak Roe Festival

September 25th and 26th- The wonderful, outdoor cultural museum Skansen is having their yearly Fall Market this weekend. Take a trip back in time and experience a traditional Swedish fall market as they were 100 years ago. At the market you can buy everything from traditional textiles, woodwork and toys to honey, jams, vegetables and candy. There will be plenty entertainment in the form of song, dance, games and performers. The market takes place on both Saturday and Sunday 11am to 4pm. While you are there, take the opportunity to wander around the zoo and see the Scandinavian animals. Entrance costs 100 SEK (40 SEK for children and 80 SEK for seniors). Free entrance with the Stockholm Card. To get there: Bus 47 or a street car/tram from Normalmstorg or else the Djurgård ferry from Slussen or Nybroviken.

September 23rd to 29th- I have written earlier about all of the amazing fresh Swedish produce that can be found in menus this fall. One of these is bleak roe (löjrom in Swedish)... a tasty Swedish caviar from northern Sweden. A true Swedish delicacy! The restaurant Riche is having their annual Bleak Roe Festival (Löjromsfestivalen) this week... which means a menu filled with creative uses of the roe, besides the traditional toast with creme fraiche, onion and chives. The fishing season starts September 20th... so the roe will be at its freshest this week! Riche is located in the downtown area and is open for dinner Monday through Saturday. The closest subway is Östermalmstorg (red line).
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Monday, July 22, 2013

Festival: Gay Pride


ATTENTION: This is a blog entry for 2013, please click here for the blog entry regarding 2011.
The countdown has started... less than a week until the Stockholm Gay Pride, or just Stockholm Pride as it's called, starts (July 26th to August 1st). Every year the Pride festival gets larger and more popular actually causing organizers to move the venue this year to accomodate the large amount of visitors. This year the Pride Park is located in Gärdet, next to the Naval History Museum(Sjöhistoriska). Unlike gay pride celebrations in other cities and countries... Stockholm Pride isn't just one day or a weekend but a whole week, though most events take place Wednesday through Saturday. Lots of fun things are going on in the park... seminars, concerts with Swedish & international artists, dancing and performances. There are several shops, and restaurant & bar tents as well.
Picture by Yanan Li
As a tourist you might not notice that Pride is happening (as the main venues are on the outskirts of the city) besides seeing the occasional rainbow flag or hearing more ABBA songs than normal being played. However, on Saturday the 31st you will not be able to avoid it with the parade snaking through the city. Last year there were 35,000 people in the parade and almost half a million people lining the parade route. Many Stockholmers (of all persuasions) make a day out of it, bringing beach chairs and coolers and setting up hours before the parade actually starts. The parade starts at 1pm in the Tantolunden Park before heading through the Old Town and along Strandvägen to the Pride Park. My friends and I usually pack a picnic basket and park ourselves on Hornsgatan with hordes of other Stockholmers and cheer as the floats go by...
If you would like to partake in the festivities in the Park, tickets can bought either at the entrance or online. Tickets cost: 800 SEK for a week pass and day tickets cost 400 SEK except for Wednesday when it costs 300 SEK.
More information about all of the different events including program, artists, directions and history can be found on their website which I've linked at the top of the page.
Happy Pride!
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Thursday, April 4, 2013

Festivals & Events in Stockholm- Spring Summer 2013

(EDIT: Be aware that this is the 2013 calendar. 2014 will be coming sometime in April) Not a cloud in sight for the past couple of weeks and just about all of the snow has melted away. This means it is time to look forward and see what the warmer months of the year have in store for us. This is a calendar of big events and festivals in Stockholm- things that tend to draw a lot of visitors to the city. Lots of big concerts this year thanks, in part, to the new Friends Arena. Hopefully this calendar will help you plan your trip! I will be constantly adding events as I find them, so check back from time to time. I will also be writing more in depth about many of these events as the dates approach. Of course, if you are staying at the Rival Hotel and need more detailed information of what is going on in Stockholm during your visit... contact me directly!

April

May
June
July (generally a slower month, event-wise, because many Swedes have vacation and leave the city.
August
  • July 30th to August 3rd- Stockholm Gay Pride Festival. Parade through the city on Saturday!
  • 2nd to 4th- Music & Arts Festival. Several artists, including... Prince!
  • 13th to 18th- The Stockholm Culture Festival. Free, free, free! Everything "cultural".
  • 13th to 17th- Ung08 (youth festival- also free!).
  • 15th- Leonard Cohen at Globe Arenas.
  • 17th- Midnattsloppet. Late evening 10K run around the island of Södermalm. Festival atmosphere!
  • 18th- DN outdoor concert with the Royal Philharmonic in Gärdet.
  • 22nd- DN Galan. International track & field meet at Stadion.
  • 23rd- The amusement park Gröna Lund turns 130 years old!
  • 23rd to 30th- Baltic Sea Music Festival.
  • 24th- Opening part for the new Tele2 Arena with Robyn, Kent and Lars Winnerbäck.
  • 24th & 25th- Stockholm Triathlon.
September
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Monday, September 3, 2012

Events & Festivals in Stockholm- Fall/Winter 2012

Photo by Jeppe Wikström, Stockholm Visitors Board
We've had an amazing summer here at the Rival Hotel (thanks to all of our guests!), but now it is time to look forward to the coming season. While there aren't as many events and festivals as there were in the summer months, there are still lots of fun things to see and do in Stockholm. Besides all of the events, there are plenty of art exhibitions going on in the museums and art galleries... check my blog post for the shows and dates. Here are some calendar highlights to keep in mind when planning your trip to Stockholm this Fall and early Winter:

September:
October
November
December
  • 5th- Placido Domingo concert at Globen.
  • 10th- Nobel Prize Ceremony and Banquet.
  • 13th- St Lucia celebrations at Skansen (and throughout the city).
  • 17th & 18th- Winter Solstice celebration (Fire and Ice) at Skansen.
There are also a myriad of fairs, conventions and exhibitions going on at the Stockholm International Fairgrounds (Stockholmsmässan) all season long. Check out their program schedule to see if they have something going on that you might find interesting... interior design, dog show, photography, health & fitness, boat show, winter sports, etc;
Photo by Jeppe Wikström, Stockholm Visitors Board


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Friday, July 20, 2012

Upcoming Festivals & Events

Photo by Yanan Li, Stockholm Visitors Board
I have posted about all of the festivals and events this summer, but I thought I would give a little reminder for the big events in the upcoming weeks.

  • Stockholm Gay Pride (July 30th to August 4th)- very popular annual festival. Pride Park is located in the park Tantolunden. Here there will be performances from both Swedish and international artists, as well as restaurants and bars. Lots of parties at different venues all week long! The Pride parade is on Saturday afternoon and is a big event in Stockholm with thousands coming out to watch.
  • Stockholm Music & Arts Festival (August 3rd to 5th)- new festival on the island of Skeppsholmen. A great line-up of artists to perform: Marianne Faithful, Laleh, Patti Smith, Emmylou Harris, Björk among others. Should be interesting!
  • Royal Philharmonic (August 12th)- free outdoor concert in Gärdet, starts at 2pm. Come early to get a good seat (see picture below).
  • Culture Festival (August 14th to 19th)- culture, art, music, live performances throughout the city. Best of all? Free entrance to 99% of the events! Always popular...
So... lots of fun events coming up in the calendar! I will write about some of these, with more information, as we get closer to the actual dates.
(Royal Philharmonic) Photo by Jeppe Wikström, Stockholm Visitors Board

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