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Sharing is Caring – a Taste of Sustainable Djurgården

On 29 September, it is International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. At Royal Djurgården, restaurants are marking the day by putting food-waste-smart dishes on the menu – and sharing some of their best tips and ideas.

Over the past year, Djurgården’s restaurants have worked together to learn more about food waste, including by measuring where and how it occurs. Experiences and solutions have been shared between the kitchens, and now some of this knowledge has been gathered in the booklet A Taste of Royal Djurgården – Recipes, Tips and Thoughts on Food Waste.

The booklet is filled with recipes, tips and inspiration from Djurgården’s restaurants – about using the whole ingredient, making the most of leftovers and giving food a better fate than the bin.

On 29 September, enjoy a dish that helps reduce food waste, and take home a free copy of the booklet from these restaurants:

Backstage
Junibacken
Mackverket, Vrak – Museum of Wrecks
Nordiska museets restaurang
Prinsens kök, Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde
Restaurang Eld, The Viking Museum
Rosendals trädgård
Sjöhistoriskas Café och Bar, Sjöhistoriska museet
Tekniska museets restaurang
Vasamuseets restaurang

The booklet is also available to pick up at Royal Djurgården Visitor Center and Skansen-Akvariet, and as a pdf-file to download here.

MAP

Come for the food – go home with new ideas!

Audio guide: The Vasa Walk

The Vasa Walk takes you on a journey through the warship Vasa’s history — in the very places where it actually unfolded. Together with Fred Hocker, Director of Research at the Vasa Museum, you will travel 400 years back in time to Stockholm in 1628 and discover the story of one of the world’s most famous ships.

The walk begins outside the Vasa Museum, continues through the Djurgårdsstaden area and ends on the island of Beckholmen. Through sound, music, historical reenactments and visual elements, the places and people of Vasa’s story come to life around you.

Download the “Promenad” app, bring your headphones, and make sure your phone is fully charged. Then, simply follow the instructions in the app and start walking! The walk covers approximately 5,000 steps.

The Vasa Walk is part of the Support Vasa project — the Vasa Museum’s largest preservation initiative since the salvaging and conservation of the ship in the 1960s. This audio guide is a collaboration between the Vasa Museum, the “Promenad” app, and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, with funding from the Torsten Söderberg Foundation.

Guided Tour of the Aurora Borealis Star Dome

Join us for a guided tour

As part of Rosendal Garden’s Harvest Festival, we are offering guided tours of this year’s artwork, Aurora Borealis Star Dome.

Meeting point: The courtyard between Rosendal Garden and the office of the Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation.

Read more about Rosendal Garden’s Harvest Festival here.

Rosendals Trädgård Harvest Festival

The Harvest Festival celebrates the garden’s bounty, artisanal food, and the soil that makes it all possible.

From September 11–13, Rosendals Trädgård welcomes you to three days of activities, food and drinks, children’s activities, guided tours, and special guest appearances.

At the harvest market, you’ll find freshly harvested, biodynamically grown vegetables from Rosendals’ own garden, along with fermented foods, preserves, cheese, bread from the wood-fired bakery, and other artisanal products from the weekend’s guest producers.

At the Garden Café, the kitchen serves lunch made with fresh produce from the garden. On Saturday and Sunday, the grill will be fired up, serving artisanal sausages with garden-fresh accompaniments, while the Garden Bar will be open throughout the day.

There will also be a Children’s Harvest Festival and guided tours of the garden throughout the weekend. On Saturday and Sunday from 12:00–15:00, Rosendal’s beekeepers will be on hand with an observation hive. The Greenhouse Gallery will also host the exhibition Bakom dina ögon (Behind Your Eyes).

On Friday evening, September 11, you can also join Herbarium: Harvest Dinner, a special dinner that requires separate booking.

Descendant. Curated by Lars von Trier

The Thiel Gallery’s major autumn exhibition, Descendant, is curated by the Danish film director Lars von Trier, who will be 70 in 2026. For more than four decades, Trier has revitalised cinema by challenging conventions, reinterpreting genres and combining artistic experiment with a broad general appeal. His films are characterised by a strong visual awareness, and the fine arts have been a vital influence for him since his youth. This exhibition presents a variety of works that have fed into Trier’s filmmaking, and which he calls the “family” on whose shoulders he stands.

The centrepiece of the exhibition is Vilhelm Hammershøi’s monumental work Five Portraits from 1901, which has had a magic allure on Trier. When he was 19, he travelled to Stockholm solely to see this painting at the Thiel Gallery. With Five Portraits as a starting point, other works, documents, personal items and films are connected by texts written by Trier, offering insights into how these inspirational sources have influenced his own creative practice.

Along with Hammershøi, the exhibition features several other artists, including Caspar David Friedrich, Paul Gauguin, Carl Fredrik Hill, Edvard Munch, Ejnar Nielsen, August Strindberg, Rudolph Tegner, Jens Ferdinand Willumsen and Trier himself. Another seminal influence is the artist Per Kirkeby, who contributed visual elements to his films Breaking the Waves (1996), Dancer in the Dark (2000) and Antichrist (2009).

The exhibition was produced in collaboration with the Willumsen Museum in Frederikssund, Denmark, where it was shown in the summer of 2026.

Baltic Sea Week at Djurgården

Welcome to Baltic Sea Week at Djurgården – Celebrate the Sea, Save the Sea. Welcome to a week filled with discovery, flavours, knowledge and experiences, all centred around the Baltic Sea. During the week, Djurgården’s museums, restaurants and knowledge organisations come together to celebrate our unique sea and inspire engagement. Come and learn, taste, listen, discover and be inspired, there is something for everyone.

Learn more HERE.

Blowing Figures into Space

The installation Blowing Figures into Space by the Italian sculptor Davide Rivalta is a large-scale outdoor exhibition stretching through Stockholm from Mynttorget to Gärdet and Hagaparken.

The project comprises twelve monumental animal sculptures in bronze and aluminum, installed in some of Stockholm’s most symbolic locations, creating new perspectives on nature, power and coexistence.

The sculptures are placed directly on the ground, without pedestals, making them appear as if they have temporarily reclaimed the urban environment. Through this approach, Rivalta’s ambition is to make art accessible within the shared public realm and to promote dialogue and exchange across cultural and geographical boundaries.

The installation is promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Stockholm and the C.M. Lerici Foundation, with the support of the Royal Palaces, the Royal Djurgården Administration and the City of Stockholm.

Guided tours of the exhibition will be offered each month.

For the full map and more information: https://iicstoccolma.esteri.it/sv/news/dall_istituto/2026/04/blowing-figures-into-space/

Royal Djurgården Apple Festival

The Apple Festival at Royal Djurgården

Welcome to celebrate the flavours of autumn at The Apple Festival at Royal Djurgården, an annual event cherishing the taste, aroma and traditions of the apple. For five days, restaurants, cafés, museums and gardens across Djurgården create unique apple-inspired experiences, from seasonal menus and freshly baked pastries to cider tastings, guided tours and family-friendly activities.

With more than 120 apple varieties growing on Djurgården – many of them heritage trees dating back to the 19th century – the festival offers a unique opportunity to explore Sweden’s rich apple heritage. Whether you’re a passionate foodie, a curious traveller or simply looking for an unforgettable autumn experience, the Apple Festival invites you to discover local flavours, cultural traditions and sustainable food experiences in the heart of Stockholm.

Learn more HERE

Rosendal Garden Party 2026

Rosendal Garden Party is by far the most magical concert evening of the summer. 3 days with world stars, good food, art, activities & experiences in a hidden oasis on Djurgården in Stockholm.

Each night has a unique identity. A headliner in the company of other well-chosen stars and timeless favourites. Everything is held together by the atmospheric setting at Rosendal, Djurgården.

This year, the Rosendal Garden Party is visited byTLC, Faithless and David Byrne just to name a few. Don’t miss the highlight of the summer 12-14 June! Read more about the event and buy tickets here.

Important information for Saturday 13/6:

On Saturday, 13 June, Their Majesties the King and Queen will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Due to the celebrations and the Royal procession, traffic on Djurgården will be affected.

Djurgårdsbron will be closed between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM.

The Djurgården gate (Djurgårdsbommen) at the Nordic Museum will be closed, as usual on Saturdays, between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM.

More information is available from The Royal Djurgården Administration.

Travel to Djurgården by boat:

A convenient way to reach Djurgården is by boat. With a valid SL ticket, you can travel on routes 82 (Djurgården Ferry) and 80, both of which stop at Allmänna Gränd, just outside Gröna Lund. Timetables are available on SL’s website.

In addition to SL’s services, you can also travel with M/S Emelie, which operates between Djurgården, Hammarby Sjöstad and Masthamnen.

For further information, please contact InfoParkering@communityparking.se.

Stockholm Culture Night at the Vasa Museum

The Vasa Museum is part of Stockholm Culture Night. Free admission and live music!

The museum is open until midnight. Welcome to see the ship and listen to live music. During the evening there is the opportunity to experience the newly opened exhibition James Cameron – Challenging the Deep.

Eat and drink
Welcome to the museum’s restaurant, which is also open during the evening. Enjoy food and drinks either in the restaurant or under the ship’s beakhead.

Inauguration in Princess Estelle Sculpture Park

Porträtt av en kvinna som sitter vid en skulptur i brons.

Inauguration in Princess Estelle’s Sculpture Park

2 June at 13.00 2026

HRH Prince Daniel will give the opening speech. In addition, a specially composed piece of music will be performed, the artist will be present and much more. The inauguration will take place at the work, see directions to the site here.

Cristina Iglesias

Cristina Iglesias, born in November 1956, lives and works in Madrid. She studied chemistry before training at Chelsea School of Art in London and is regarded as one of the most influential contemporary sculptors. Over more than four decades, Iglesias has developed an artistic language at the intersection of sculpture, architecture, and nature. Working in materials such as bronze, steel, glass, and water, she creates large-scale works that often relate to the history of a site.

Find out more about the Artist of the Year and the inauguration here!

Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation

The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation was founded in 2019 and has presented a work of art every year since its inception, with the long-term goal of establishing a permanent world-class sculpture park in the Rosendal area on Royal Djurgården. Cristina Iglesias work Aurora Borealis Star Dome is the seventh work in the collection.

Walpurgis Night at Skansen

This year, Walpurgis will be celebrated in two parts during the evening: an earlier celebration for children and families, followed by the traditional evening programme at the Solliden Stage.

Children’s Walpurgis – Music, Choral Singing and a Children’s Bonfire

Location: Sollidenplan, 17:00–18:00 (the small bonfire is lit at 17:30)

New this year is Children’s Walpurgis – an earlier and slightly calmer celebration designed for our youngest guests. Here, children and adults can experience Walpurgis together in a format suited to children’s rhythm and evening routines. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase on site.

The programme begins at 17:00 with music and traditional choral singing of classic Walpurgis songs. At 17:30, the smaller spring bonfire is lit, and the celebration concludes at 18:00.

Children’s Walpurgis is especially suitable for children aged approximately 3–9 – and for anyone who would like to welcome spring before it gets too late in the evening.

Traditional Walpurgis Celebration – Spring Speech, Choral Singing, Music and Bonfire

Location: Solliden Stage, 20:30–22:00 (the bonfire is lit at 21:00)

In the evening, the traditional Walpurgis celebration continues at the Solliden Stage. The programme features a traditional spring speech, choral singing and musical entertainment before the large bonfire is lit at 21:00. As the flames rise and the songs of spring echo across Djurgården, the special Walpurgis atmosphere is created – one that has made the celebration at Skansen a cherished tradition for generations.

More information about the evening stage programme will be presented shortly.

James Cameron – Challenging the Deep

The exhibition James Cameron – Challenging the Deep highlights the renowned filmmaker – known for classics such as Avatar and Titanic – as well as ocean explorer and technology innovator James Cameron. With props from Cameron’s feature films, film projections, and rare objects, visitors can experience Cameron’s greatest underwater endeavors, both real and fictional.

The exhibition has been developed by the Australian National Maritime Museum in collaboration with the Avatar Alliance Foundation. Visitors can explore the ocean depths through Cameron’s underwater cameras and extraordinary technological innovations, and experience some of the least explored and most unknown deep-sea environments.

“When I watched all the great ocean explorers on TV in the 1960s, I was captivated by that alien world here on Earth. I couldn’t imagine anything more powerful or more exotic.”
So says James Cameron himself in the exhibition, which has so far been seen by over one million visitors in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada. The Vasa Museum will be the first venue in Europe to present the exhibition.

James Cameron – Challenging the Deep is a temporary exhibition and will be on view at the Vasa Museum from 4 March 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Nyårsafton på Skansen

Gör nyårsnatten oförglömlig på Stockholms bästa utsiktsplats!

Tolvslaget på Skansen
Kvällen bjuder på underhållning med livemusik som andas både fest och nostalgi! Mellan kl. 23.25-00.15 livesänds firandet från Sollidenscenen i SVT Play och SVT1.

Skådespelaren och regissören Helena Bergström får i år det traditionstunga uppdraget att läsa Lord Alfred Tennysons dikt Nyårsklockan.

Nyårsfirandet programleds av Linnea Wikblad och André Pops och Johan Granströms orkester ackompanjerar kvällens artister. Medverkande artister är Tommy Körberg, Charlotte Perrelli, Greczula, Fanny Avonne och Tensta Joyful Noise.

Nordiska Museum’s Christmas Market

Christmas market in Stora hallen with unique and sustainable Christmas gifts. This year’s Christmas tree decorator, Gustav Broström , has invited his favorites in antiques, second-hand, and handicrafts to participate in the Christmas market in Stora hallen.

Family Sunday: Bake the Prince’s Gingerbread Cookies

During Advent, we invite you to Family Sundays at Café Ektorpet, where we bake the Prince’s delicious gingerbread cookies together. We roll out and cut gingerbread shapes inspired by Prince Eugen’s life. While the cookies bake, we decorate pretty bags to take the cookies home in.

The activity is suitable for children and adults together. Recommended age is 5 and up. Due to limited space, we unfortunately cannot admit accompanying children or adults without a ticket. The dough contains lactose and gluten.

Location: Café Ektorpet, entry from 9:50 AM.
Please note that Café Ektorpet is located in the museum park.
16 spots available

You can find more activities for children and families here.

For questions, please contact the Curator of Museum Education, Sophie Lindberg, at s.lindberg@waldemarsudde.se.

Family Sunday: Bake the Prince’s Gingerbread Cookies

Location: Café Ektorpet, entry from 9:50 AM.
Please note that Café Ektorpet is located in the museum park.
16 spots available

You can find more activities for children and families here.

For questions, please contact the Curator of Museum Education, Sophie Lindberg, at s.lindberg@waldemarsudde.se.

Family Sunday: Bake the Prince’s Gingerbread Cookies

During Advent, we invite you to Family Sundays at Café Ektorpet, where we bake Prince Eugen’s delicious gingerbread cookies together. We roll out and cut gingerbread cookies inspired by the life of Prince Eugen. While the cookies bake, we decorate beautiful bags to take the gingerbread cookies home in.

Location: Café Ektorpet, entry from 9:50 AM. Please note that Café Ektorpet is located in the museum park.
16 spots available.

You can find more activities for children and families here.

For questions, please contact the museum’s education curator Sophie Lindberg at s.lindberg@waldemarsudde.se.
To be able to cancel your ticket, add cancellation insurance via Mysafety when purchasing your ticket.

Christmas Concert

Experience captivating music in harmony with art!

Performing musicians: RSPO Orchestra Academy and Anders Lagerqvist (violin)
Music by: Jean Sibelius, Gabriel Fauré, Franz Liszt, and Martin Hederos
Recitation: Irene Lindh
Texts by: Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Tomas Tranströmer, Viktor Rydberg, and Verner von Heidenstam

Location: The Gallery

Opening information:
Only the part of the museum where the concert is held, as well as the Prince’s Kitchen, will remain open until the program begins at 18:30.

Family Sunday: Bake the Prince’s Gingerbread Cookies

Location: Café Ektorpet, entry from 9:50 AM. Please note that Café Ektorpet is located in the museum park.
16 spots available.

You can find more activities for children and families here.

For questions, please contact the museum’s education curator Sophie Lindberg at s.lindberg@waldemarsudde.se.
To be able to cancel your ticket, add cancellation insurance via Mysafety when purchasing your ticket.