Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Denmark
- Before planning a trip around a festival, verify the festival dates on the festival's website or with a local tourist information office. For more information about these and other events, visit the official tourism site for Denmark.
- This list includes major festivals in major cities, plus national holidays observed throughout Denmark. Many sights and banks close down on national holidays — keep it in mind when planning your itinerary. Note that this isn't a complete list; holidays can strike without warning.
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2019
November 16–January 5: Christmas Fair in Tivioli Garden, Copenhagen
December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (closures)
December 26: Boxing Day (closures)
2020
January 1: New Year's Day (closures)
February 6–29: Vinterjazz, across Denmark (winter jazz festival)
February 23: Carnival (Fastelavn)
April 9–April 13: Easter weekend (Maundy Thursday through Easter Monday)
May 1: May Day (parades, some closures)
May 8: Common Prayer Day (also called Store Bededag, closures)
May 21: Ascension Day (closures)
May 31–June 1: Pentecost and Whit Monday (closures)
June 3–7: Distortion, Copenhagen (nightlife festival)
June 4–6: Northside Festival, Aarhus (indie rock)
June 5: Constitution Day (some closures)
June 23: Sankthansaften (also called St. John's Eve; midsummer festival)
June 27–July 4: Roskilde Festival (music and culture)
July 3–12: Copenhagen Jazz Festival
July 11–18: International Jazz Festival, Aarhus
July 29–August 1: Ærø Jazz Festival
August 8–13: Copenhagen Summer Festival (classical music)
August 16–23: Hans Christian Andersen Festival, Odense
August 18–23: Copenhagen Pride Week
August 26–27 (likely): Bite Copenhagen (street food and culinary showcase)
August 27–30: Tønder Festival
August 28–September 6: Aarhus Festival (music, dance, theater)
September 4–6: Food Festival Aarhus
November 6: J-Day, Copenhagen (parties celebrating the delivery of Christmas beer to bars across Denmark, biggest in central Copenhagen)
December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (closures)
December 26: Boxing Day (closures)