Upcoming events

japanese dance
Japanese cherry blossom event
Hanami

When the cherry trees blossom, we celebrate the arrival of spring with a picnic, just like they do in Japan.

Place:Gothenburg Botanical Garden
Apr27
Market of plant-based delights
Vegan market in Gothenburg

Summer vibes at Grönsakstorget – local vendors and 100% plant-based.

Place:Grönsakstorget
Apr26
Chalmers' carnival
The Cortège 2025

It’s finally time for Chalmerists to once again spread spring along the streets of Gothenburg!

Place:Campus Johanneberg
Apr30
The whale hall, with the Malmska whale gaping wide
Climb into the belly
W(h)al(e)purgis: Climb in to the Malm whale

Brighten up your Walpurgis night (VALborg in Swedish, val=whale) with a visit inside Gothenburg’s biggest celebrity.

Place:Göteborg Natural History Museum
Apr30
People dancing.
Dance performance
Dusk to Dawn

Dance exploring the power of the body and the longing of the mind.

Place:The Göteborg Opera
Apr27
People running at the 44th edition of Göteborgsvarvet 2024
Half marathon
Göteborgsvarvet 2025

Be a apart of the world’s largest half marathon!

Place:Slottsskogen City Park
May17
Somebody in the crow at West Pride, is holding a colourful umbrella
Culture festival
West Pride 2025

Each year the West Pride festival is held in Gothenburg. An art and culture festival that creates safe spaces for LGBTQI people and emphasizes norm-criticism and LGBTQI person’s lives.

Place:Gothenburg
Jun9

Happening today

35 events

There’s always something going on in Gothenburg. In our popular events calendar, you'll find a great variety of events on the city’s stages, arenas and parks.

Poster
Outdoor Festival
Today
Place:Naturum Fjärås Bräcka
participants struggling in the clay
Sweden's largest obsticle course
Today
Place:Slottsskogen City Park
beer is tapped
Beverage fair
Today
Place:The Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre
poster
Flea market
Today
Place:Stora Holms Säteri
Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducting the orchestra.
Concert with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
Today
Place:Gothenburg Concert Hall
Steve Hackett
Concert
Today
Place:Trädgår’n

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