Gustav III’s Pavilion in Haga Park is one of the highlights of Swedish art history and is considered to have the country’s most perfect Gustavian interior.
The pavilion was built by architect Olof Tempelman – with detailed instructions from the dedicated King Gustav III. Another great artist of the time, Louis Masreliez, was commissioned for the interior work, making him a trendsetter in the interior design of that era.
The building was part of Gustav III’s grand visions for Haga Park, many of which never progressed beyond the drawing board. The king managed to use the pavilion for a couple of years. It was from here that Gustav III set off for the fateful masquerade ball at the Opera in March 1792.
Opening hours:
31 May – 15 June: Saturday-Sunday
17 June – 17 August: Tuesday-Sunday
23 August – 31 August: Saturday-Sunday
The palace is open in conjunction with guided tours.
In Swedish: at 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00
In English: at 13:00 and 15:00
Start your visit at www.kungligaslotten.se/english/royal-palaces-and-sites/gustav-iiis-pavilion.html
The pavilion is also open on 6 June.
Organizer: The Royal Palaces
Location: Gustav III’s Pavilion in Hagaparken
Photo: Raphael Stecksén
Gustav III’s Pavilion in Haga Park is one of the highlights of Swedish art history and is considered to have the country’s most perfect Gustavian interior.
The pavilion was built by architect Olof Tempelman – with detailed instructions from the dedicated King Gustav III. Another great artist of the time, Louis Masreliez, was commissioned for the interior work, making him a trendsetter in the interior design of that era.
The building was part of Gustav III’s grand visions for Haga Park, many of which never progressed beyond the drawing board. The king managed to use the pavilion for a couple of years. It was from here that Gustav III set off for the fateful masquerade ball at the Opera in March 1792.
Opening hours:
31 May – 15 June: Saturday-Sunday
17 June – 17 August: Tuesday-Sunday
23 August – 31 August: Saturday-Sunday
The palace is open in conjunction with guided tours.
In Swedish: at 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00
In English: at 13:00 and 15:00
Start your visit at www.kungligaslotten.se/english/royal-palaces-and-sites/gustav-iiis-pavilion.html
The pavilion is also open on 6 June.
Organizer: The Royal Palaces
Location: Gustav III’s Pavilion in Hagaparken
Photo: Raphael Stecksén
Gustav III’s Pavilion in Haga Park is one of the highlights of Swedish art history and is considered to have the country’s most perfect Gustavian interior.
The pavilion was built by architect Olof Tempelman – with detailed instructions from the dedicated King Gustav III. Another great artist of the time, Louis Masreliez, was commissioned for the interior work, making him a trendsetter in the interior design of that era.
The building was part of Gustav III’s grand visions for Haga Park, many of which never progressed beyond the drawing board. The king managed to use the pavilion for a couple of years. It was from here that Gustav III set off for the fateful masquerade ball at the Opera in March 1792.
Opening hours:
31 May – 15 June: Saturday-Sunday
17 June – 17 August: Tuesday-Sunday
23 August – 31 August: Saturday-Sunday
The palace is open in conjunction with guided tours.
In Swedish: at 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00
In English: at 13:00 and 15:00
Start your visit at www.kungligaslotten.se/english/royal-palaces-and-sites/gustav-iiis-pavilion.html
The pavilion is also open on 6 June.
Organizer: The Royal Palaces
Location: Gustav III’s Pavilion in Hagaparken
Photo: Raphael Stecksén
Ulriksdal’s beautiful palace park is filled with handicrafts and delicacies during the three days. Take the opportunity to walk in the park and visit Ulriksdal castle, the castle theater and the castle chapel!
Organiser: Royal Palaces
Location: Ulriksdal castle park
Photo: Kate Gabor
Read more about the event here.
Rosendal Garden Party is by far the most magical concert evening of the summer. 3 days with world stars, good food & drink, 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 by the German pioneers Kraftwerk, Lars Winnerbäck’s only gig this year, the icon Chaka Khan and the hitmaker Sean Paul. Don’t miss the highlight of the summer 13-15 June!
Read more about the event and buy tickets here.
Organizer: Rush Ent.
Location: Rosendal, Djurgården
Photo: Adrian Pehrson
Join us and enjoy Stockholm by bike.
We limit car and bus traffic for a few hours so you can cycle 50km and enjoy our wonderful city at your own pace.
You’ll bike down at Norrmälarstrand, up Fredhäll, over Västerbron, enjoying Skeppsbron and Gamla Stan. Then the yard goes via Fridhemsplan, St Eriksbron, Norrtull and Sveavägen down Frö Kungsgatan and up Sturegatan. You have just cycled through some of Stockholm’s most fantastic streets and are heading out on leafy Djurgården, we forest and colonial area to the University, pass the Museum of Natural History and soon have coffee at the Royal Djurgårdsförvaltningen in Stora skuggan. The tour then continues through one of Stockholm’s newer areas, Norra Djurgårdstaden to Värtahamnen, Frihamnen and then into the greenery. We pass DIF’s training facility, Djurgårdsbrunn, Campus Manilla, and Rosendal before we leave the King’s land and continue up Narvavägen, take the roundabout at Karlaplan and cycle the entire Karlavägen until it becomes Birger Jarlsgatan, now the tour is almost over. We turn towards the City again and cycle Birger Jarlsgatan, Norrlandsgatan and Kungsträdgårdsgatan, slow down a little, a little and take a right turn to finish at Gustav Adolfs Torg between Slott, Operan and UD.
Organizer: Sthlm Bike CK, a different cycling association
Read more on the website here.
Ulriksdal Palace is situated by Edsviken in the Royal National City Park. It was built in the 17th century. Highlights include rooms decorated in the 19th century for Karl XV and the Grand Living Room, furnished by Carl Malmsten in 1923 for the Crown Prince couple Gustaf (VI) Adolf and Louise
Several monarchs have left their mark on the palace – Fredrik I, Karl XIV Johan, Karl XV and Gustaf VI Adolf, who was the last to use the palace as a royal residence. Queen Kristina also appreciated the palace so much that she had her coronation procession depart from Ulriksdal Palace in 1650.
The palace is surrounded by a large park, which includes an orangery built in the 17th century. Today, it serves as a fantastic exhibition space for the National Museum’s collection of Swedish sculpture.
Opening Hours:
3 May – 15 June and 23 August – 28 September, Saturdays and Sundays
The palace is open for guided tours.
In Swedish at 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00
In English at 15:00
17 June – 17 August, Tuesday to Sunday, 12:00–16:00
Self-guided tours of the palace
Guided tours:
In Swedish at 12:00, 13:00, 14:00
In English at 15:00
Orangery
17 June – 17 August, Tuesday to Sunday, 12:00–16:00
Self-guided tours
Guided tour:
In Swedish at 13:00
Start your visit here
Organizer: The Royal Palaces
Location: Ulriksdals slott
Photo: Gomer Swahn
This year, ‘The Philharmonic in the green’ celebrates 50 years! The outdoor concert at the Maritime History Museum at Gärdet is a valued summer tradition, it’s always very a popular event and a must in Stockholm at summertime. Bring a picnic and listen to wonderful music with the Royal Philharmonic along with guest artists. The area opens at 11 a.m. with instrument testing for the children in the Concert Hall’s tent. The concert starts at 2 p.m. Food and drink are also sold in the area.
Organiser: Konserthuset Stockholm/Kungliga Filharmonikerna, Dagens Nyheter and Kungliga Hovstaterna.
Location: Gärdet, the lawn in front of The National Maritime Museum. To get there you can walk along beautiful Djurgårdsbrunnsviken or take bus 69 from Centralen.
Photo: Konserthuset Stockholm / Yanan Li
Rosendal was a summer palace where members of the royal family could come to escape the formalities of courtly life in the city. It is so well-preserved that one gets a sense of how it actually looked when the Bernadottes stayed here. This makes the palace a unique document of the Swedish Empire style, also known as the Karl Johan style.
Rosendal Palace was built in the 1820s for King Karl XIV Johan. One of the more significant architects of the time, Fredrik Blom, was commissioned to design and construct the palace building. The building was manufactured as a prefabricated house.
Opening hours:
31 May – 15 June: Saturday-Sunday
17 June – 17 August: Tuesday-Sunday
23 August – 31 August: Saturday-Sunday
The palace is open in conjunction with guided tours at 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, and 15:00. Tour are given in Swedish and English.
Start your visit at: www.kungligaslotten.se/rosendalpalace
Organizer: The Royal Palaces
Location: Rosendal Palace
Photo: Gomer Swahn
STHLM Fields is the summer outdoor stage at beautiful Gärdet, in the heart of Stockholm, where both international and Swedish stars take the stage for several magical evenings.
A wide range of food and drinks is offered here in an atmosphere filled with community and joy.
Fields is where friends meet, the music flows, and memories are made that linger long after the last note has sounded.
Read more about all concert days here.
Organizer: Live Nation
Location: Gärdet / STHLM Fields
Photo: Herman Caroan
Running the Tjejmilen is an amazing experience. A race full of sisterhood and community. But it’s also a race of thousands of unique individuals doing it their way. Some run the Tjejmilen as a fun thing, others do it to prove to themselves that they can, while some do it to stay motivated.
This is a race for everyone. Go for it if you’re aiming for a specific time – or just take your time and get round the course. There are 12 different starting groups, you choose your group according to your expected time.
No matter where you come from or what path you’ve chosen to take in life, there’s a place for you. Here we are all part of something bigger. Tjejmilen is a race where women come together in running. Let’s do it together! Tjejmilen by Marathongruppen 6 September. Start at the Maritime History Museum – Djurgårdsbrunnsvägen
For more information and registration https://tjejmilen.se/
Welcome to Gärdesloppet, perhaps Stockholm’s biggest event for both classic and modern cars.
The day starts at 09:30 with a cortege through Stockholm, from Hagaparken to Gärdet, where there will be a rally and beauty contest for classic teams, a box car rally, food trucks and tents with food and drink as well as many exhibitors with car connections. The day is topped off with the Prince Bertil Memorial, a regularity rally with cars of model year 1975 or older. 80 classic teams compete against an ideal time on Greve von Essens väg at Gärdet.
Read more at https://kak.se/gardesloppet for information and times.
Organiser: Royal Automobile Club
Location: Hagaparken and Gärdet
In September every year, children and young people are welcomed to Hagaparken and Pep Dagen, a free activity day with the aim of giving children and young people the opportunity to find their joy in movement and gain knowledge about healthy eating habits in a fun way. About 50 organizations are on site, offering various try-on activities. In parallel with Pep Day, Prins Daniel’s race is also arranged, a free children’s race where all children, including children with disabilities, are welcome. Pre-registration is required for the race, read more on Generation Pep’s website. A warm welcome to Pep Day!
Organizer: Generation Pep and Solna Stad
Location: Hagaparken
Photo: Matthew Eurell
Gather your colleagues or friends and join one of the most energetic running parties of the summer! The Convini Relay is a fun and sociable relay where each team consists of 5 people running 5 km each. Would you rather walk? Then you and your team can choose our walking class and walk 5 km together.
The race goes through the scenic and lush environment at Stora Skuggen on Norra Djurgården on 20 – 21 August. A perfect place for a lovely late summer evening filled with movement, joy and community!
After the finish, a well-stocked picnic box with food, drinks, fruit and coffee awaits – an enjoyable ending in the open air. An evening to remember long into the autumn!
Convinistafetten is an event organised by Marathongruppen in collaboration with Hässelby SK and Spårvägens FK.
Organiser: Marathongruppen with the athletics clubs Hässelby SK and Spårvägens FK. Location: Stora Skuggan, Norra Djurgården Stockholm
For more info and registration, go to our website.
For questions: info@stafetten.com
Photo: Marathongruppen
Tough Viking is Sweden’s first and largest obstacle course race. Participants run challenging courses of 8-12 kilometres, filled with 30-40 large obstacles. The race attracts thousands of participants and spectators. On the second weekend in May, the race takes place in Lill-Jansskogen and on Norra Djurgården, while the August edition takes place around Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen and on Södra Djurgården. Tough Viking is available both for adults and in the popular children’s version Tough Viking KIDS.
Organiser
Tough Viking
Location
Lill-Jansskogen, Northern Djurgården and Southern Djurgården
Read more about the event on Tough Viking’s website.
Photo: Richard Ström
Vibrant. Learning. Healing. Connected. Join us on a journey along the pathways of knowledge, starting at Campus Albano and continuing into the National City Park. What can we learn from the park about building a more sustainable society? Let’s Discover Albano.
For centuries, the park has been a mosaic of activities, institutions, and natural habitats, seemingly independent of one another. Yet, they are deeply connected—threads weaving between past and present, between people and nature. The National City Park is a hub of knowledge and dynamic learning. Over 20 years ago, a framework for studying cities as socio-ecological systems was established here, offering insights into the park’s role in an evolving Stockholm and guiding the search for more sustainable urban futures. One example of this is Campus Albano itself, where researchers, universities, interest groups, and experts collaborated to shape a vision of how a university campus can serve as a driving force for urban sustainability.
Join us and listen—you may find yourself seeing Stockholm in a whole new light.
The tour is led by Professor Erik Andersson (Stockholm and Helsinki Universities), Professor Stephan Barthel (University of Gävle), Professor Henrik Ernstson (KTH), and Maria Braaf, Property Manager at Akademiska Hus.
Date: 23 May, 13:00–15:00
Meeting point: The green circular area at the corner of Roslagsvägen/Greta Arwidsson’s väg
Organisers: Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, and Akademiska Hus
Maximum participants: 40
Contact: maria.braaf@akademiskahus.se
Take part in Blodomloppet Stockholm! An inspiring running event for a good cause.
The aim is to draw attention to the need for blood donation and to promote a healthy lifestyle.
Sign up and make a difference!
At Blodomloppet Stockholm you can walk, jog or run to draw attention to the importance of blood donation.
Organiser: Blodomloppet Stockholm
Location: Djurgårdsbrunn just after the Djurgårdsbrunnsbron bridge where Djurgårdsbrunnsvägen turns into Manillavägen.
Photo: Fredrik Bengtsson
Since its inception in 1989, over 3 million girls have chosen to participate in Vårruset. There’s room for everyone, regardless of training background or level of ambition – this is a race characterised by the joy of movement and community! You can run, walk, roll, walk, run around 2.5 or 5 km. Welcome to participate according to your own ability!
This year’s tour goes from Luleå to Malmö and makes a total of 19 stops in our oblong country. One of them is at Norra Djurgården in Stockholm, on 21 May, with start and finish at Stora Skuggan. All registered teams of five people are invited to a picnic at the finish line. There is also a medal waiting for everyone who makes it round the course – because you deserve it!
Hope to see you on the most beautiful spring evening of the year!
Organiser: Marathongruppen with the athletics clubs Hässelby SK and
Spårvägen FK Location: The race takes place on Norra Djurgården with start and finish at Stora Skuggan. Info and registration: Vårruset For questions: info@varruset.se
1 & 2 February: Herbarium H2O at Rosendals Trädgård
Join us on a culinary journey in Rosendals Trädgård’s greenhouse dining room, where Paul Svensson, Jonas Bolling and Olle Broström with their team of chefs present a winter version of Rosendals Herbarium. The evening starts at 6 pm and offers a unique dining experience with a focus on water and its resources.
Here we explore our relationship with the sea and lake, while the seafood of the future and sustainable raw materials from aquaculture meet the flavours of Rosendal’s winter pantry. The menu consists of nine creative dishes, designed to inspire and surprise.
Read more and book a table for Herbarium H2O here
Join us at the Vasa Museum for a fascinating talk on cultural history while enjoying a classic afternoon tea. Serving starts at 15:00 and the talk starts at 15:30.
When the Vasa sank in August 1628, around 30 people perished and followed the ship into the depths. According to a letter to Axel Oxenstierna, they were both boatmen and their wives and children, who wanted to come to Vaxholm.
Who was it that wanted to join the journey? There is much to suggest that women were a common sight on warships and that boatmen’s wives played an important role in the Swedish navy. Anna Maria Forssberg, Associate Professor of History and researcher at the Vasa Museum, talks about the latest research findings on the people who died on the Vasa, as well as about the life of boatswain’s families in Sweden in the 17th century.
Afternoon tea platter: Tea or coffee with scones, butter, jam, cheese, chocolate cannonball and fruit. A glass of bubbly can be purchased on site.
In Swedish.
Read more and sign up here:
