This Weekend!

Photo by: Alexander Dokukin
October 29th, 30th & 31st

What to do, what to do... the possibilities are many! Here are about highlights:
  • While Sweden doesn't actually celebrate the Americanized Halloween, this vacation does convey its roots inward European folklore in addition to this is traditionally the calendar week of goblins, ghosts in addition to witches. Head over to the outdoor cultural museum of Skansen to instruct a gustation of the scary Swedish traditions surrounding this magical fourth dimension of year. Happenings all calendar week long (Oct 30th through November 7th).
  • The outset annual international Stockholm Burlesque Festival is taking house this weekend (Fri through Sun) at Berns Salonger. Lots going on here... photograph exhibition, performances, shopping, DJ's, seminars, competitions, etc; Or simply soak upwards the fabulous & decadent atmosphere. Prices from 290 SEK for a 24-hour interval transcend upwards to 740 SEK for a iii 24-hour interval pass.
  • On Fri level you lot convey the jeopardy to play video games on Scandinavia's largest outdoor digital screen... it is the premiere of the latest James Bond game: 007 Blood Game. Just caput to Stureplan, it starts at 7:30pm in addition to in that place is no charge!
  • Plenty of keen fine art in addition to museum exhibitions going on inward the city. Just click here in addition to here for to a greater extent than information.
Don't forget: At 3am on Dominicus morn (Oct 31st) Sweden switches to Winter Time, then the clocks volition hold upwards injure dorsum 1 hour!

The conditions this weekend? Cloudy alongside temperatures betwixt five in addition to 10 degrees Celsius.

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