Food festivals in Stockholm worth planning a trip around, by month.
Food festivals in Stockholm worth planning a trip around, by month.
Smaka på Stockholm at Kungsträdgården in Stockholm is the city's biggest food festival; dozens of restaurant stands and a five-day run in early June.
Focus: Swedish and international restaurant tasting
Tip: Free entry, pay per dish. The Friday and Saturday lunches are peak; Tuesday and Wednesday are quieter.
The Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival at Nacka Strandsmässan runs the largest Swedish beer and whisky show; hundreds of producers in a late-October weekend.
Focus: Beer, whisky and craft spirits
Tip: Friday and Saturday public sessions. Tickets sell out two months ahead.
Surströmmingspremiär in Stockholm marks the legal release of the year's fermented herring on the third Thursday of August; the strongest-smelling Swedish food event of the year.
Focus: Fermented Baltic herring (surströmming)
Tip: Eat outdoors. Pelikan, Tennstopet and Kvarnen all run surströmmingsskiva sittings; book a week ahead.
Kanelbullens Dag every October 4 in Stockholm celebrates the national cinnamon-bun day; bakeries city-wide push the kanelbulle to the front counter with discounts and limited editions.
Focus: Cinnamon buns (kanelbullar)
Tip: Vete-Katten, Fabrique and Lillebrors all run limited-edition variations. Arrive at 09:00 to avoid the 11:00 queue.
Lucia on December 13 in Stockholm marks Sweden's mid-winter feast of light; saffron-yellow lussekatter buns, glögg mulled wine, and procession choirs at Storkyrkan and citywide.
Focus: Saffron buns (lussekatter) and glögg
Tip: Storkyrkan in Gamla Stan runs the formal cathedral procession; bakeries run lussekatter from late November.