Kraeftskiva (Crayfish Party Season) ★ 4.3
In August, Gothenburg hosts its most exuberant kraeftskiva (crayfish party) season, with restaurants and bars across the city setting up outdoor crayfish.
Majornas Beer Festival is a food festival in Majorna, Gothenburg.
Editorially verified May 25, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
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In August, Gothenburg hosts its most exuberant kraeftskiva (crayfish party) season, with restaurants and bars across the city setting up outdoor crayfish.
En Ol och Whiskymassa in April draws craft beer and spirits enthusiasts to the Swedish Exhibition Centre with over 160 producers pouring across two days.
The Christmas market at Liseberg amusement park in November and December is one of Scandinavia's most celebrated, with 5 million lights, gloegg stalls.
Way Out West music festival in August has become as known for its vegan food village and craft beer gardens as for its music, with an entirely plant-based.
Smaka pa Vastsverige (Taste of West Sweden) brings regional producers to Kungstorget in September to showcase West Coast shellfish, local dairy.
The annual Fisk och Skaldjursfestivalen at Feskekorka in early May celebrates the West Coast harvest with live shellfish from local boats, oyster shucking.