Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Göteborg, Zweden

Druk — Christmas holidays in Zweden, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Goteborg Film Festival

  24 jan – 5 feb · meestalBoek vroeg

  Scandinavia's largest film event: ten days, several hundred films and cinemas full at eleven in the morning in the darkest part of the year. It is the reason to be here in January. Bron ↗

Druk — Winter sports week in Zweden, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Goteborg Film Festival (24 jan – 5 feb (meestal))

Druk — Winter sports week in Zweden, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Valborg and May Day, Easter break in Zweden

• Opening

  Liseberg opens for the season

  15 apr – 10 mei · meestalZomerseizoen opent

  The amusement park reopens in spring and runs to the autumn, which is roughly when the city's outdoor season starts too. Before it opens the park is shut and Avenyn is still eating indoors. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Valborg and May Day

  30 apr – 1 meiNationale feestdagDruk

  Walpurgis Night on 30 April welcomes spring with bonfires, choirs singing and students out in white caps; 1 May is a public holiday with marches, and many shops keep Sunday hours. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Valborg and May Day, Goteborgsvarvet half marathon

• Festival

  Goteborgsvarvet half marathon

  15–31 mei · meestalSportevenementDrukSluitingen

  One of the largest half marathons anywhere, with tens of thousands of runners on closed roads through the centre and over the Alvsborg bridge on a Saturday in late May. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Liseberg opens for the season (15 apr – 10 mei (meestal)), Valborg and May Day (30 apr – 1 mei)

Topdrukte — Midsummer, Summer holidays in Zweden

• Feestdag

  Midsummer

  19–26 jun · meestalNationale feestdagSluitingen

  The Friday nearest 24 June shuts the country. Shops, restaurants and museums close, the city empties into the archipelago, and anyone still in town is looking at a locked door. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Gothia Cup, Summer holidays in Zweden

• Festival

  Gothia Cup

  12–21 jul · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  The world's largest youth football tournament brings nearly two thousand teams from around seventy countries for a week in mid-July. Hotels, trams and cheap beds fill with squads, so book early if your dates overlap. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Summer holidays in Zweden

• Festival

  Way Out West

  5–15 aug · meestalMuziekfestivalBoek vroeg

  Three days in the oak woods of Slottsskogen, with club nights across the city afterwards. It is entirely vegetarian, which catches out anyone expecting festival burgers. Bron ↗

Druk — Göteborg Book Fair, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Göteborg Book Fair

  24–27 sepKunstenfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Scandinavia's big book fair takes over the exhibition centre by Liseberg for four days in late September, with author talks and seminars. Nearby hotels are taken well in advance. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Halloween at Liseberg, Autumn break in Zweden

• Opening

  Halloween at Liseberg

  3 okt – 2 novGroot festivalDruk

  The amusement park reopens for a month of pumpkins, haunted houses and scare zones, busiest over the autumn school break. The scariest mazes carry age limits. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Halloween at Liseberg, Christmas at Liseberg

• Festival

  Christmas at Liseberg

  15 nov – 30 dec · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  The park reopens under several million lights with a market, glogg and a handful of rides running in the cold. It is the biggest Christmas market in the Nordics and the queues say so. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Halloween at Liseberg (3 okt – 2 nov)

Topdrukte — Christmas at Liseberg, Christmas holidays in Zweden

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas at Liseberg (15 nov – 30 dec (meestal))