Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Denmark

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  • Before planning a trip around a festival, verify the festival dates on the festival's website or with a local tourist information office. For more information about these and other events, visit the official tourism site for Denmark.
  • This list includes major festivals in major cities, plus national holidays observed throughout Denmark. Many sights and banks close down on national holidays — keep it in mind when planning your itinerary. Note that this isn't a complete list; holidays can strike without warning.
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2024

November 1:  J-Day, Copenhagen (parties celebrating the delivery of Christmas beer to bars across Denmark, biggest in central Copenhagen)

November 15–January 5, 2025:  Christmas Fair in Tivoli Garden, Copenhagen

December 24–25:  Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (closures)

December 26:  Boxing Day (closures)

2025

January 1:  New Year's Day (closures)

January 30–February 23:  Vinterjazz, across Denmark (winter jazz festival)

March 2  Carnival (Fastelavn)

April 17–21:  Easter weekend (Maundy Thursday through Easter Monday)

May 1:  May Day (parades, some closures)

May 29:  Ascension Day (closures)

June 4–8:  Distortion, Copenhagen (nightlife festival)

June 5:  Constitution Day (some closures)

June 5–7:  NorthSide Festival, Aarhus (indie rock)

June 8 & 9:  Pentecost and Whit Monday (closures)

June 19–22:  International Kite Fliers Meeting, Fanø Island (one of world's largest kite-flying gatherings)

June 23:  Sankthansaften (also called St. John's Eve; midsummer festival)

June 28–July 5:  Roskilde Festival (music and culture)

July 4–13 (likely):  Copenhagen Jazz Festival

July 12–19 (likely):  International Jazz Festival, Aarhus

July 30–August 2 (likely):  Ærø Jazz Festival

August 3–14 (likely):  Copenhagen Summer Festival (classical music)

August 9–17:  Copenhagen Pride Week

August 14–24 (likely):  Hans Christian Andersen Festival, Odense

August 27–30:  Tønder Festival (eclectic music; southern Jutland)

August 29–September 7:  Aarhus Festival (music, dance, theater)

September 5–7:  Food Festival Aarhus

November 1:  J-Day, Copenhagen (parties celebrating the delivery of Christmas beer to bars across Denmark, biggest in central Copenhagen)

November 14–January 5, 2025 (likely):  Christmas Fair in Tivoli Garden, Copenhagen

December 24–25:  Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (closures)

December 26:  Boxing Day (closures)