We’re not sure about you, but we’re just a little excited (read: frighteningly eager) about the holiday season. Fairytale Copenhagen springs to life at this time, with all the twinkling lights and festive sparkle. With the Christmas markets in Copenhagen in full swing and the cultural calendar jam-packed over the next few weeks, you will be at odds to fit in all your shopping and glögg drinking.
Here’s what’s going down this month with all the best Copenhagen events:
Friday 1st – 3rd December
Christmas Fair at Designmuseum Danmark
Nab the perfect stocking-filler for that design-lover in your life. For a couple of days, the Designmuseum’s garden is being transformed into Santa’s grotto, complete with sweet treats from Cafe Klint.
Saturday 2nd – 3rd December
Kødbyens Chrismas Market
Continue your hyper-local tour of Copenhagen’s Christmas markets down to Vesterbro where there will be unique Christmas gifts, homemade cakes and an all-round hyggeligt atmosphere.
Sunday 3rd December
BRUS beer yoga
Want to get a bit of zen back in your life, but not willing to commit to that clean living vibe just yet? This fun workshop at Norrebro’s popular BRUS brewery combines beer tasting with yoga! TBH it sounds a bit weird, but that’s just the way we like it.
Monday 4th December
Opening of Muf Coffee
The most chic new coffee spot on the block is open for business! Serving up CPH Coffee Lab brews with a side of minimalist interior, this is a new place you’ll want to know about. Run by fashion designer Maikel Tawadros, who closed his eponymous brand this year, Muf is named after his adorable pup Muffin. See you there!
Tuesday 5th December
The Only Son at Cinemateket
1938 Japanese movie by Yasujiro Ozu on the power of a mother’s love. Widow Tsune gives up everything for her son’s education and future, in the hope that one day he will become a success. But, the measure of success is entirely subjective, as Tsune soon discovers…
Wednesday 6th December
Bloki – Architecture as a Record
Towerblocks and high-rise living was once seen as a post-war utopian solution to overcrowded, bustling cities bereft of development space. Now these brutalist-style blocks are so commonplace in Poland that a third of the population inhabit them. The documentary Bloki tells the story of these buildings through mouths of those of that live there.
Thursday 7th December
Bingo BANKO AT ABSALON
Did someone say Games Night? Grab your pals and head down to Vesterbro for some wholesome fun!
Manna Live: Hôy la at Jolene
Sad that there isn’t enough live music in Copenhagen? Prepare to be blown away by the talented Hôy la at Jolene. She’s releasing her new single on December 4 and we’ll join in the celebration with this live concert. Danish electronic melancholy at is best.
Friday 8th December
Sister Act at Huset’s Biograf
When lounge singer Deloris Van Cartier goes into witness protection, masquerading as nun Sister Mary Clarence, she unsurprisingly has trouble fitting into life with the strict religious order. This is pure Whoopi Golberg comedy gold.
Saturday 9th – Sunday 10th Deecember
Sweet Sneak Poster Shop, Cake & Glögg
From 11:00 am – 5:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday, check out the best food posters selected by food makers, stylists and experts Sweet Sneak Studio. They’ll have cake, glögg and good company, so stop by 111 Vesterbrogade for some hygge.
Saturday 9th December
Julefrokost Drag Extravaganza
Drag queens, cocktails, disco and lots of mistletoe. A great excuse to dance off those extra julefrokost calories.
Elmegade Christmas Market
If you’re looking for a more unique Christmas market with a community feel then Elmegade’s is the one. With its special, indie sellers and sloshings of glögg it’s bound to be a good time. And we heard a rumour that SANTA will be in attendance!
Sunday 10th December
Onkel Dannys Fleamarket at DGI
Browse everything from vintage clothes, hats, kids’ clothes, homeware and art. Sundays were made for rummaging.
Monday 11th December
Kelela at Pumpehuset
Kelela plays her first club show in Denmark bringing along her debut album Take Me Apart.
Tuesday 12th December
Game of Thrones Quiz Night
Think you know you’re Missandei from your Ygritte? PROVE IT. Come and battle with fellow GOT fans and make Jon Snow proud.
Wednesday 13th December
Saint Lucia Water Procession
200 kayaks on the water, lit up by candlelight to celebrate the Feast of Saint Lucia. The procession starts at Kayak Republic and ends with glögg and æbleskiver. It’s such a pretty site!
Thursday 14th December
Akira at Huset’s Biograf
Cult Japanese sci-fli flick Akira tells the story of a teenage boy who acquires telekinetic powers after a motorcycle accident. Soon he finds himself in the middle of a chaotic and bloody conflict that threatens the future of Neo-Tokyo, then the entire world.
Saturday 16th December
Closing Party at PapirØen
Celebrate four fantastic years of great culinary experiences at PapirØen at their big goodbye bash! Don’t leave us!
Sunday 17th – Thursday 21st December
Handel’s Messiah at Holmens Kirke
Listen to the glorious choral notes of Handel’s iconic Messiah to get you primed for the big day. An annual Christmas staple.
Monday 18th December
DANISH NATIONAL GIRLS’ CHOIR: CHRISTMAS CONCERT
The Danish National Girls Choir – still going strong after an incredible 75 years – are warming their pipes and singing Christmas tunes at the DR Concert house.
Tuesday 19th December
AJ TRACEY at Little Vega
Already a rising star on the London grime scene, AJ Tracey is a new talent to whom you should pay close attention.
Thursday 21st December
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
An intriguing murder mystery based on Agatha Christie’s crime novel of the same name. Ten total strangers are summoned to an island in the middle of nowhere, where one by one, the guests are picked off by a mysterious killer.
Saturday 23rd December
Free Christmas Movies
All your favourite feel-good Christmas films (Home Alone, Frozen) for FREE at Storehouse. There will be hot chocolate, popcorn and slushies to boot!
Monday 25th December
Traditional Danish Christmas Dinner
If this is your first Christmas in Denmark, then hold onto your herring, you are in for a culinary extravaganza. Studenterhuset are hosting a Danish Christmas dinner and you can try out all the treats, topped off with glögg & æbleskiver, duh.
Tuesday 26th December
The Lives Of Others at Cinemteket
The stunning film debut of Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck follows stasi officer Capt. Gerd Wiesler (played by Ulrich Mühe) as he surveys the lives of famous playwright (Sebastian Koch) and his girlfriend. Soon Wiesler finds himself sympathetic to his unsuspecting targets and facing an internal conflict between morality and ideology.
Sunday 31st December
New Years Eve at Everywhere
New Year’s Eve is always a bit hit or miss. But there’s lots of options in the capital if you’re keen to ring in midnight anywhere other than your sofa. Try Operaen Christiania for a full on dance party, or alternatively a Cuban-inspired evening with Havana New Year’s Eve Party. Culture Box is also hosting an electro club night with a lineup of artists across house and techno.
Ongoing in December
RINEKE DIJKSTRA THE ONE AND THE MANY at Lousianna
Dutch portrait artist Rineke Dijkstra explores identity and vulnerability in her timeless images. She centres her focus on subjects at a time of transition; children moving into adolescence, women in the first flourishes of motherhood. A truly modern approach to the long artistic tradition of portraiture.
Micheal Kvium Circus Europe at Arken
Visual Danish artist Michael Kvium is setting up his circus of the absurd at Arken. The exhibition centres around the European identity and community in a time governed by xenophobia, fear and tension. Kvium takes the political and social scenes of life in contemporary Europe and places it under the big top for all of us to gawk at.
Stanley Kubrick – The Exhibition
The Kunstforening GL STRAND presents the first exhibition of its kind in the Nordics, an exclusive look into Kubrick’s visionary workroom. Constructed from movie excerpts, interviews with Kubrick himself and colleagues, as well as old archive material, get a glimpse into the movie master at work.
Masterpieces. From Degas to Hammershøi at Ordrupgaard
A wonderful opportunity to experience the works of some of the greats from Ordrupgaard’s Danish and French collection, including Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Auguste Rodin, Paul Gauguin, Vilhelm Hammershøi and several others.
There will also be the opportunity to view the galleries extensive collection of pastels, rarely exhibited previously. These include Degas’s ballerinas in the rehearsal room and portraits by Renoir and Manet of life in Paris.
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