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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2018
November 2: J-Day, Copenhagen (parties celebrating the delivery of Christmas beer to bars across Denmark, biggest in central Copenhagen)
November 17–December 31: Christmas Fair in Tivioli Garden, Copenhagen
December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (closures)
December 26: Boxing Day (closures)
2019
January 1: New Year's Day (closures)
February 1–24: Vinterjazz, across Denmark (winter jazz festival)
March 3: Carnival
April 19–April 22: Easter weekend (Maundy Thursday through Easter Monday)
May 1: May Day (parades, some closures)
May 17: Common Prayer Day (also called Store Bededag, closures)
May 29–June 2: Distortion, Copenhagen (nightlife festival)
May 30: Ascension Day (closures)
June 5: Constitution Day (some closures)
June 6–8 (likely): Northside Festival, Aarhus (indie rock)
June 9–10: Pentecost and Whit Monday (closures)
June 23: Sankthansaften (also called St. John's Eve; midsummer festival)
June 29–July 6: Roskilde Festival (music and culture)
July 5–14: Copenhagen Jazz Festival
July 13–20: International Jazz Festival, Aarhus
August 18–25 (likely): Hans Christian Andersen Festival, Odense
August 30–September 8: Aarhus Festival (music, dance, theater)
November 1: J-Day, Copenhagen (parties celebrating the delivery of Christmas beer to bars across Denmark, biggest in central Copenhagen)
November 16 (likely)–December 31: Christmas Fair in Tivioli Garden, Copenhagen
December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (closures)
December 26: Boxing Day (closures)