What’s On All Summer Long
Bookmark This One: Your Summer Guide is Here!
Hello lovely people,
Summer is finally here (for like… a few minutes at a time), and I know many of you are already on vacation or about to be. This newsletter will also be taking a little summer break, but before that happens, I’m leaving you with a mega-huge list of things to do this month. So you can come back anytime and check what’s going on. So don’t delete this mail just yet because you’ll probably need it in a few weeks — just sayin’.
We’ll start with events for the next two weeks, and further down, you’ll find a bunch of things happening all summer long, until August (until September, even) and there’s plenty to pick from!
Here we go with what’s coming up:
SHOP — Loppemarked at Islands Brygge
This large second hand market is set up only a few weeks during “better weather months” so you might like to check it out this week.
📆 29 June, 10.00-16.00 / 💸 Free / 📍 Kbh S.
WORKSHOP — Headspace, Headaches & Migraines: The Mind-body connection
At this workshop you’ll gain information on how stress, anxiety, and emotional well-being can play a role in triggering or worsening headaches.
📆 1 July, 17.30-20.00 / 💸 Free / 📍 Kbh K.
FESTIVAL — Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2025
The long awaited festival is here again! Ever since 1979, this festival has established itself as one of Europe’s most renowned jazz festivals and it is one of Denmark’s most important music events. 10 days, more than 1.200 concerts over 120 stages and venues! Don’t forget to check the program — many concerts are free!
📆 4-13 July / 💸 Check the program / 📍 Kbh.
EXPERIENCE — Langt Fra Tæt På
Cinemateket will open its doors to a very special event — a cinematographic concert installation that is visual, auditory and interactive. The installation challenges and examines our relationship to urban space, history and everyday life in Copenhagen through an experimental and sensory approach.
📆 4&5 July / 💸 115 DKK / 📍 Kbh K.
CONCERT — Brønshøj Summer Jazz
A program packed with the very best Danish jazz in beautiful surroundings in Brønshøj.
📆 4-6 July / 💸 250 DKK / 📍 Brønshøj.
CONCERT — Jazz på Østerbro’sk
In an initiative that highlights Østerbro’s vibrant jazz scene, musician Mikkel Villingshøj brings together some of Østerbro’s most talented jazz artists for the concert project.
📆 5 July, 20.00-22.30 / 💸 55/95 DKK / 📍 Kbh Ø.
CONCERT — Trypical Cumbia
Trypical Cumbia plays a mix of carefully selected songs and instrumental music from Colombia, Chile, Nicaragua, Peru and Brazil as well as their own compositions.
📆 5 July, 21.00-22.00 / 💸 80/140 DKK / 📍 Kbh N.
FILM — Summerbio at BaneGaarden
On selected summer evenings in July, you are invited to a free summer open-air cinema in the middle of a green oasis between Sydhavnen and Vesterbro. The films on the program are Pretty Woman, The Devil Wears Prada, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Mean Girls and Mamma Mia.
📆 First screening on 5 July (then 6, 9, 10, 11 July), 18.00-21.00 / 💸 Free / 📍 Kbh SV.
DANCE — Intro to Lindy Hop
On the first Sunday of every month, you can get a festive introduction to the swing dance Lindy hop. It’s fun, cozy, it takes place to good music, and you don’t need to bring a partner.
📆 6 July (every first Sunday of the month), 15.00-16.00 / 💸 Free / 📍 Kbh K.
MUSIC — FFTE Love
FFTE stands for Feast For The Ears, a venue takeover facilitated by the music collectives, labels, and promoters. Together, they will transform Råhuset at Onkel Dannys Plads into a hub for experimental, adventurous, and exploratory music during the Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2025. So if you’re into more experimental music, definitely check this part of the festival.
📆 7-13 July / 💸 Check program / 📍 Kbh V.
COMMUNITY — Social Dining
Enjoy a delicious, organic and inexpensive meal with friends and family and of course with people you haven't met yet.
The event is being held in close collaboration with Meyers/Café BLOX EATS, and a main course, delicious salad, homemade bread, butter and water are served.
📆 10 July, 18.30-20.30 / 💸 150 DKK / 📍 Kbh K.
MUSEUM TOUR — Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient World
If you plan to go to a museum this summer, here’s your chance to add a little extra to your plans! A contemporary look at a selection of the Glyptotek’s ancient sculptures and their stories. Learn more about the role of ‘gender’ and ‘sexuality’ for both gods and mortals in antiquity. Tickets cannot be booked in advance.
📆 13 July, 12.30-13.30 / 💸 from 108 to 150 DKK / 📍 Kbh K.
EXPERIENCE — The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever 2025
Put on your reddest dress and join the Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever 2025 — an annual day filled with dancing and joy for everyone who loves Kate Bush. There will be a guided dance routine and drinks.
📆 26 July, 14.00-16.00 / 💸 Free / 📍 Kbh N.
DANCE — Tuesday Dance
Tuesday Dance is organized by Pinta, which is an activity and social service in Vanløse for citizens with mental vulnerability in the Municipality of Copenhagen aged 18 and up. It's completely free, and everyone is invited.
📆 29 July (Every Tuesday), 13.00-14.00 / 💸 Free / 📍 Vanløse
As I mentioned at the top, Denmark Happenings is taking about a month off. But Copenhagen isn’t slowing down. So here’s a list of things you can enjoy throughout the coming weeks, organized by category, sort of, and you can come back to this edition anytime to check what’s on.
A Summer Full of Films
Cinemateket will be your best friend if you want to enjoy some independent and artsy films this summer. You can enjoy “American Independent” film series until the end of summer (there’s even a film with intro by my one and only heart-throb Mads Mikkelsen and there are still many tickets available — you’ve heard it here first, people!!!).
There is also an “Italian Summer” series with an amazing selection from the region until September (Perfect chance to watch Call Me by Your Name under the open sky).
And finally “Big City Nights” series with films that bring world’s biggest metropolises to the open air cinema. You can catch any of these films until mid-September.
Summer Experiences with Kids
There’s plenty to do with kids this summer, of course, and I am by no means an expert in what to do with kids in the city, BUT these three things are recurring, so they’ll be there for you whenever you feel like it over the next couple of months.
Naturcenter Amager Strand has open house all summer long, with weekly guided wading trips. Kids can build their own crab fishing rods, borrow nets and binoculars, and spend the day exploring by the beach. They’ll get to search for small animals, crabs, and other cool creatures in the shallow waters. Plus, there are other tours and experiences by the waterfront to check out. You can see all of them here. Also the little water playgrounds in the city are open and will be open throughout the summer. You can see the whole list of where to find them here. Don’t have kids? Well, you can share this newsletter with someone who has :D so they can also take a look at what’s happening in the city 😊
There’s also summer dance in Fælledparken from 23 June to 24 July. 5 weeks of FREE open-air dance parties at the Dance Square in Fælledparken, on the corner of Edel Sauntes Allé and Øster Allé. Monday to Thursday 7-10pm there are professional dance lessons for beginners in all sorts of styles such as; Swing, Salsa, Dancehall, Argentine Tango, Kizomba, Afrobeat and Folk Dance, followed by DJs who play for free dancing in the evening's style. Thursday afternoons from 12-14 there is Summer Dance for children.
Attractions & Museums
As some of you may know there are a few museums that offer free entry on certain days and one of them is Copenhagen Museum. It’s free to visit on Wednesdays, plus there’s a special exhibition called “The Sound of Copenhagen”. It’s also free to visit Thorvaldsen Museum and Nikolaj Kunsthal every Wednesday. Home of Carlsberg also offers many events and activities throughout the summer, and their free pop-up activities are quite interesting. They change daily and planned on the day.
On another note of free things to do, CopenPay is something you can try if you would like to get rewarded by Copenhagen attractions such as a free lunch, a free boat tour, free bike rental, excursions or museum discounts. All you need to do is, for instance, bike instead of drive, help maintain the city, work in an urban garden, etc. There are so many offerings, so click the link to get more info. You can plan whatever you want to do on whichever day suits you.
If you are not in the mood for any activities or cultural trips, you can spend the day away at a swimming/dipping zone and chill at many of Copenhagen’s swimming areas. You can find all the info you need about badezoner here.
Exhibitions to Visit until the End of Summer
If you’re into art exhibitions there are also so many to pop in to but here are three of my favourite exhibitions. They’re all free to visit and open all summer long. Summertime ‘25 at Galleri Christoffer Egelund with contemporary art from 42 artists from all over the world. Pottery 101 — a group exhibition that celebrates contemporary visions in clay. And exhibitions at Officinet.
Looking for more events?
I share extra events throughout the week on the Denmark Happenings Instagram — little gems that don’t make it into the newsletter. I’d appreciate it if you give it a follow!
That’s it from this week! I’ll be here after a few weeks.
Hope you have a lovely summer!