Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Odense, Denemarken

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

• Festival

  Word Festival

  28 jan – 10 feb · meestalKunstenfestival

  A young winter festival of talks, debates and conversations spread over three days across cultural venues and cafes in the city centre, usually on a weekend in late January or early February. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Egeskov Castle closed for winter (26 okt – 27 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Winter break in Denemarken, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Word Festival (28 jan – 10 feb (meestal)), Egeskov Castle closed for winter (26 okt – 27 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Easter break in Denemarken, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Easter closures

  2–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekSluitingen

  Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Monday are all public holidays, so many shops close for most of five days and public transport runs a Sunday timetable. Danes gather for long Easter lunches or leave town. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Egeskov Castle closed for winter (26 okt – 27 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Easter closures, Easter break in Denemarken

• Festival

  H.C. Andersen's birthday

  2 aprGroot festival

  Odense marks its famous son's birthday every 2 April with a wreath-laying, children's parties, the award of his own H.C. Andersen's Help grant at H.C. Andersens Hus, and usually free museum entry. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Easter closures (2–6 apr)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Tinderbox festival, Sankt Hans Aften

• Festival

  Tinderbox festival

  20 jun – 1 jul · meestalMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Denmark's late-June rock weekend, held in the Tusindarsskoven park on the edge of town and named after an Andersen story like most things here. Rooms in Odense go early for it. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Sankt Hans Aften

  23 junLicht & vuurDruk

  Midsummer Eve on 23 June: bonfires are lit by beaches, lakes and in parks across the country, often with a witch figure on top, while people sing the midsummer song and picnic into the light evening. It is not a day off. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Tinderbox festival, Summer holidays in Denemarken

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Tinderbox festival (20 jun – 1 jul (meestal))

Topdrukte — H.C. Andersen Festivals, Summer holidays in Denemarken

• Festival

  H.C. Andersen Festivals

  14–30 aug · meestalKunstenfestivalDruk

  Ten days in late August of street theatre, light shows and concerts built around the writer's city, most of it free and outdoors. The largest thing Odense does all year. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Odense Flower Festival

  16–26 aug · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  Four days when the pedestrian streets are laid out in cut-flower installations, run alongside the Andersen week. Best in the morning before the sun has been on them all day. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Odense International Film Festival

  22 aug – 2 sep · meestal

  Denmark's oldest film festival, a week of short films in the last week of August, with many screenings free. It overlaps the tail of the Andersen festivals. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Odense International Film Festival (22 aug – 2 sep (meestal))

Druk — Autumn break in Denemarken, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Sluiting

  Egeskov Castle closed for winter

  26 okt – 27 mrt · meestal

  Egeskov, the moated Renaissance castle half an hour south, opens only from late March to late October; a few Christmas market weekends in November and December are the exception. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Festival

  H.C. Andersen Christmas market

  25 nov – 15 dec · meestalKerst & nieuwjaar

  Stalls on the cobbles of the old town around Andersen's childhood streets, with costumed fairy-tale characters, aebleskiver and handmade goods. It runs on weekends from late November into mid-December. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Egeskov Castle closed for winter (26 okt – 27 mrt (meestal))

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

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Egeskov Castle closed for winter (26 okt – 27 mrt (meestal)), H.C. Andersen Christmas market (25 nov – 15 dec (meestal))