Festivals and Events in Denmark
Don’t be surprised if during your stay in Denmark you come across someone dressed as a Viking and holding a chilled pilsner beer, because there are a lot of Festivals in Denmark that have this kind of fun! Come spring, this is when most of the festivals in Denmark get going. And in March Bakken, the world’s single oldest amusement park, opens with much excitement and revelry. Many traditional holidays begin in April, starting with the Queen’s Birthday celebration, so catch the royal family make a public appearance on their balcony at Amalienborg, while watching the traditionally dressed guardsman and flawless royal family.
A popular festival in Denmark, the Copenhagen Carnival, will ride through the city’s squares in May. It’s a quaint and colorful festivity for families. And for adults and children alike you must visit one of the many Jazz festivals of Denmark in June. The Aalborg Jazz Festival in particular is 4 whole days of free concerts all over the city of Copenhagen. While the Riverboat Jazz Festival takes place during the same month in Silkeborg.
One of the most exciting things to behold is the Viking Festival held in Frederikssund. People from all across Europe come to Denmark impressively dressed in traditional Viking costume, performing theater and traditional Viking rituals. It truly has to be seen to be believed!
There is of the course the Roskilde Music Festival of Denmark, which is probably the biggest rock concert in all of Europe. The best artists from all around will perform at this one, and it can’t be missed. If rock music isn’t to your liking try the Skagen Festival, which presents popular folk music, or attend the Copenhagen Jazz Festival and move-on to the summer’s last Jazz excursion in Aarhus every July. It’s the grandfather of all Danish festivals; two solid weeks of theater and concerts, sporting events and more. The whole city closes down for the festival, and for two weeks there’s nothing but celebration.