What's on in Nuuk (Greenland), Greenland through the year

Quiet — school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Aurora season (10 Sep – 10 Apr (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Aurora season (10 Sep – 10 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Festival

  Nuuk Snow Festival

  1–20 Mar · usuallyIce season

  Teams carve blocks of snow into sculptures in the middle of town over a weekend in March, while the light is back but the cold still holds them up. The dates depend on the snow. Source ↗

Still on: Aurora season (10 Sep – 10 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Aurora season (10 Sep – 10 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Peak crowds — Cruise season, Greenland's National Day

• Nature

  Whales in the fjord

  1 Jun – 30 Sep · usuallyWhale season

  Humpback, fin and minke whales feed in the Nuuk fjord system through the summer, close enough that boats find them within an hour of the harbour. Some are seen from the coast road. Source ↗

• Season

  Cruise season

  1 Jun – 15 Sep · usuallyCrowded

  Expedition ships and the larger liners call through the ice-free months and unload a few thousand people into a town of twenty thousand. The colonial harbour is the part that feels it. Source ↗

• Holiday

  Greenland's National Day

  21 JunNational holidayClosures

  Ullortuneq falls on the solstice, with flag raising, national dress and kaffemik open houses across town. Shops close and the day runs on invitations rather than on a programme. Source ↗

Busy — Cruise season, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Whales in the fjord (1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)), Cruise season (1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually))

Busy — Cruise season, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Whales in the fjord (1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)), Cruise season (1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually))

Busy — Cruise season, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Nature

  Aurora season

  10 Sep – 10 Apr · usually

  Dark enough from September to April, and you only need to walk out past the last streetlights on the Qinngorput side to be clear of the town. Coastal cloud is the thing that spoils it. Source ↗

Still on: Whales in the fjord (1 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)), Cruise season (1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Aurora season (10 Sep – 10 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in November.

Still on: Aurora season (10 Sep – 10 Apr (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Aurora season (10 Sep – 10 Apr (usually))