Aarhus Food Festival ★ 4.8
Scandinavia's largest food festival runs three days at Tangkrogen on the Aarhus bay in early September. More than 350 exhibitors, 50 restaurants and live.
Focus: Nordic and international food
Food festivals in Aarhus worth planning a trip around, by month.
Festivals through the year
Aarhus Together Craft Beer Festival ★ 4.4
The annual Aarhus craft beer festival at the Godsbanen cultural centre brings together 75 Danish and international craft breweries for a two-day tasting.
Focus: Craft beer
Northside Festival Food Programme ★ 4.3
The Northside music festival runs one of Denmark's most ambitious festival food programmes, with local Aarhus restaurants and national chefs setting up.
Focus: Nordic festival food
Aarhus Christmas Market ★ 4.3
The annual Christmas market on Store Torv runs from late November to Christmas Eve with stalls selling glogg, æbleskiver, risalamande and smoked meats.
Focus: Traditional Danish Christmas food
Djursland Oyster Season Opening ★ 4.4
Each October the wild oyster season opens on the Djursland coast and local restaurants and farms mark it with open days, tastings and guided harvest walks.
Focus: Wild Jutland oysters
Aarhus Wine Weekend ★ 4.2
A shortlisted natural wine fair at Godsbanen featuring 25 importers and producers. The event is invitation-based for producers and ticketed for the public.
Focus: Natural and organic wine
Aarhus Jazz Festival Food Programme ★ 4.1
The Aarhus Jazz Festival in late June and early July brings an open-air food programme to city centre venues, with local restaurant pop-ups.
Focus: Festival food and local restaurants