Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Sweden
- 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 Sweden.
- This list includes major festivals in major cities, plus national holidays observed throughout Sweden. 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.
- See upcoming holidays and festivals across Europe
2019
July 19–20: Trästock Festival, Nordanå, Skellefteå
August 4–11: Medieval Week, Visby, Gotland
August 6–11: Gothenburg Culture Festival
August 8–10: Way Out West, Gothenburg (indie rock festival)
August 8–10: Kalmar City Festival
August 9–10: Malmö Festival (art, music, culture festival)
August 13–17: Stockholm Culture Festival
October 11–20: Stockholm Jazz Festival
November 1–2: All Saint's Eve and All Saints' Day (closures)
December 10: Nobel Prize Day, Stockholm
December 13: St. Lucia Day (festival of lights, parade)
December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
December 26: Boxing Day (closures)
2020
January 1: New Year's Day (closures)
January 5–6: Twelfth Night and Epiphany (closures)
April 10–13: Easter weekend (Good Friday through Easter Monday; closures)
April 30: Walpurgis Night (bonfires, choirs; closures)
May 1: May Day (parades, some closures)
May 21: Ascension Day (closures)
May 31–June 1: Pentecost Eve and Whit Sunday (closures)
Early June (1 day): Archipelago Boat Day, Stockholm (steamboat parade)
Early June (5 days): Smaka på Stockholm ("Taste of Stockholm," outdoor food vendors)
June 6: National Day (parades, closures)
June 23–24: Midsummer's Eve and Midsummer's Day (Midsommarafton and Midsommardagen; traditional dancing, feasts, closures)
July 4: Fourth of July festivities, Stockholm
Early August (8 days): Medieval Week, Visby, Gotland
August 6–8 (likely): Way Out West, Gothenburg (indie rock festival)
October 7–16 (likely): Stockholm Jazz Festival
November 1–2: All Saint's Eve and All Saints' Day (closures)
December 10: Nobel Prize Day, Stockholm
December 13: St. Lucia Day (festival of lights, parade)
December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
December 26: Boxing Day (closures)