ArkDes/Moderna Museet

The 2025 edition of Gingerbread House is a unique, fragrant exhibition made up of gingerbread houses. Here, children, amateurs, and professionals alike are all invited to create side by side and compete for this year&#x27;s prize.

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Culture & Arts

Gingerbread House 2025 by ArkDes

Kungsträdgården

Dress up as Santa, lace up your running shoes, and be part of a community coming together to spread cheer and make a positive impact. The route takes you through the heart of Stockholm, creating a magical atmosphere that will stay with you long after the run is over.

Stockholm Santa Run

Stockholm Santa Run 2025

Sigtuna

The traditional Christmas market in Sigtuna takes place four Sundays before Christmas. There will be a very special Christmas atmosphere on the city&#x27;s streets and squares with market stalls, genuine food traditions, and a packed program. Expect Christmas carols, choirs, Lucia processions, and visits from Santa Claus.

Stora gatan i Sigtuna stad under vintertid.

Markets

Sigtuna Christmas Market

Rådhuset

Nobel Week Lights is a festival lighting up Stockholm during the darkest time of the year – a free cultural experience for all. This year, the festival takes place in both Tensta and in the city centre. The light art festival invites international and local artists, designers, and students to create public light artworks inspired by the Nobel Prize.

www.nobelprizemuseum.se/nobel-week-lights/

Nobel Week Lights

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Museiparken

The National Museum of Science and Technology has created an experience where you can not only try your favorite games and explore the game history, but also step into, and let yourself be immersed by, games. The Play Beyond Play exhibition occupies over 1,000 square meters of gaming fun! Join in on a journey through game history!

Play Beyond Play

Hötorget T-bana

Elysium is an immersive theatre experience where the audience enters a mythological beauty clinic run by the god of death, Hades. For those tired of this world and this life, it offers a chance to step in as visitors and explore exercises and choices that open the way to something entirely different.

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Theater

Elysium

Liljevalchs/Gröna Lund

When We See Us: A century of Black figurative painting has been celebrated internationally as one of the most significant exhibitions of our time. The exhibition comprises over 155 works borrowed from institutions and private collectors from 26 different countries. The artworks, created by Black artists around the world over the past century, are set in dialogue with contemporary Black thinkers, writers, and poets.

When We See Us

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Travel 3,000 years back in time! The exhibition Tutankhamun – The Immersive Exhibition at Magasin 9 in Stockholm takes you deep into ancient Egypt through virtual reality, augmented reality, and stunning projections. Follow the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, see golden treasures recreated in life-size detail, and encounter authentic artifacts from different historical periods. A magical experience for the whole family!

Tutankhamon – The Immersive Exhibition

Last-chance exhibitions

This exhibition brings together filmmaker Johan Renck and photographer Anders Petersen. The exhibition centres around a still image film by Renck that is based on Petersen’s black-and-white documentary photographs. The film is accompanied by newly composed music. The exhibition also includes original photographs by Petersen, which were part of his series on Swedish prisons and inpatient mental health institutions.

The Left Shore

T-centralen

Director and choreographer Benke Rydman is back with an entirely new production where the audience is placed on stage, right among the performers. There, they will experience life’s rollercoaster up close through dance, live music, and stage art. An innovative experience where boundaries are blurred, and togetherness sparks hope. The performance is based on the legendary music of Avicii.

Lonely Together

Puccini’s intense thriller opera in Folkoperan’s intimate setting – directed by Eirik Stubø.

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Opera & Show

Tosca

Globen

The Witcher in Concert comes to Stockholm to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the critically acclaimed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt! Experience the timeless soundtrack of the open-ended RPG adventure as performed live by an orchestra, with exclusive performances by Polish folk metal band Percival, the original co-composers of the game&#x27;s soundtrack. On November 20, you will see the immersive concert experience live at the Annexet!

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Classical & Art Music

The Witcher In Concert

Live music in Stockholm

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Mariatorget

Explore Stockholm with the Lola Akinmade Åkerström BookClub Tour. This guided walk highlights Afro-Swedish history, literary sites featured in Lola’s books, and cozy fika stops. Join engaging discussions with fellow readers and support the Afro-Swedish community.

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Lola Akinmade Åkerström BookClub Full-day Tour

Engarn

Experience a magical winter adventure just 30 minutes from Stockholm! Paddle through icy waters surrounded by stunning archipelago nature. We provide high-quality kayaks, drysuits and all gear you need. After the tour, warm up in a wood-fired sauna and enjoy a cozy Swedish fika by the fire. Available daily until April – also as a private tour.

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Stockholm Archipelago Winter Kayaking, Hot Sauna & Fika

Gamla stan

A lecture about the local production of brick and how it was used as a medieval trade item. Take part in new research and analyses, also from other Nordic cities. During the Middle Ages, Stockholm was largely built of brick. It is common knowledge that brick production in medieval Stockholm, as in many other cities, took place locally.

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Tegel i Stockholm

Brick in Stockholm

Ropsten

The Metro is much more than just a way of transportation, it is also an arena and an expression of society’s values, history and social dynamics. Welcome to the amazing world of the Metro and an exhibition that tells the story of the Stockholm Metro as a way of transportation and as a cultural phenomenon.

Stockholm Transport Museum

Nature & Society

The Metro - in step with the times

A guided tour in Stockholm

Älvsjö

DreamHack Stockholm is the festival for everyone who loves games, esports, and internet culture. Challenge yourself and others in one of the booths in the record-breaking expo, try out the latest games in the Free-to-play area, meet your favorite streamers, TikTok or YouTube profiles, and experience the hype together with thousands of others.

Dreamhack 2025 Promo

DreamHack Stockholm 2025

British star RAYE is embarking on her new tour, This Tour May Contain New Music. On Saturday, February 7, 2026, she will perform with her sisters Absolutely and Amma as special guests at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm.

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RAYE - This Tour May Contain New Music

Solna

The Melodifestivalen tour is celebrating its 25th anniversary and is being celebrated with a wonderful mix of tour cities, including both audience favorites and long-awaited reunions. The tour begins in Linköping on January 30th and then takes us via Gothenburg, Kristianstad, Malmö, and Sundsvall before culminating in the grand finale in Stockholm on March 7th.

Melodifestivalen 2026

Games & Championships

On April 26, 2026, Avicii Arena will transform into a cathedral of psychedelia, dance, and brutally honest self-examination when Tame Impala finally returns to Stockholm for the first time since 2016.

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Dance & Electronic

Tame Impala - Avicii Arena

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