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.

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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

Popular events

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

I utställningen The Left Shore möts filmaren Johan Renck och fotografen Anders Petersen. Centrum i utställningen är en stillbildsfilm av Johan Renck som bygger på Anders Petersens dokumentära svartvita fotografier. Filmen är ljudsatt med nykomponerad musik. I utställningen finns också originalfotografier av Anders Petersen, som bland annat ingått i hans bildsviter från svenska fängelser och slutna mentalvårdsinstitutioner.

The Left Shore

Konst & Kultur

T-centralen

Regissören och koreografen Benke Rydman är tillbaka med en helt ny föreställning där publiken placeras på scenen, mitt bland artisterna. Där får de uppleva livets berg- och dalbana på nära håll genom dans, livemusik och scenkonst. En nyskapande upplevelse där gränser suddas ut och gemenskap väcker hopp. &quot;Lonely Together&quot; är baserad på den legendariska musiken av Avicii.

Lonely Together

Teater

Puccinis intensiva thrilleropera i Folkoperans intima format – regisserad av Eirik Stubø.

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Opera & Show

Tosca

Globen

The Witcher in Concert kommer till Stockholm för att fira 10-årsjubileet av det kritikerrosade The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt! Upplev det tidlösa soundtracket från det öppna rollspelsäventyret när det framförs live av en orkester, med exklusiva framträdanden av det polska folkmetalbandet Percival, de ursprungliga medkompositörerna av spelets soundtrack. Den 20 november ser ni den immersiva konsertupplevelsen live på Annexet!

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Klassiskt & Konstmusik

The Witcher In Concert

Livemusik i Stockholm

Theatre and film

Current exhibitions

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Mariatorget

Upptäck Stockholm med Lola Akinmade Åkerström BookClub Tour. Guidningen lyfter fram afrosvensk historia, litterära platser från Lolas böcker och mysiga fikastopp.

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Lola Akinmade Åkerström BookClub Experience

Engarn

Upplev ett magiskt vinteräventyr bara 30 minuter från Stockholm! Paddla genom skärgårdens isiga vatten och njut av naturen. Vi erbjuder kajaker, torra paddeldräkter och all utrustning du behöver. Efter turen väntar vedeldad bastu och fika vid elden. Tillgängligt varje dag till april – även som privat tur.

kanotcenter.com/tours/winter-kayak-tour-stockholm-archipelago/

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Vinterpaddling i Stockholms skärgård med bastu & fika

Gamla stan

Tegel iEn föreläsning om den lokala produktionen av tegel och hur det användes som medeltida handelsvara. Ta del av ny forskning och analyser, även från andra nordiska städer. Under medeltiden var Stockholm till stor del byggt av tegel. Det är allmänt känt att tegeltillverkningen i medeltida Stockholm, liksom i många andra städer, skedde lokalt.

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Tegel i Stockholm

Ropsten

Tunnelbanan är mer än bara ett transportmedel, den är också arena och ett uttryck för samhällets värderingar, historia och sociala dynamik. Spårvägsmuseets nya utställning &quot;Tunnelbanan - i takt med tiden&quot; berättar om hur tunnelbanan utvecklats från stadens största byggprojekt till att bli både stadsrum, kulturscen och framtidsvision.

Spårvägsmuseet

Samhälle & Natur

Tunnelbanan - i takt med tiden

Guidade turer och visningar

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.

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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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