Roskilde FestivalThe hot and happening Roskilde Festival is one of Europe's greatest rock music feasts, featuring top international and local artists in a packed and varied program. Names like Fat Boy Slim and Avril Levigne top the bill in a series of concerts across six stages that are complemented with numerous allied events and activities.
Venue: 22 miles (35km) from Copenhagen
Date: 2-5 July 2009
Website: www.roskilde-festival.dk
Cultural Harbour FestivalCopenhagen's harbor comes alive with the annual cultural festival,
four days crammed with dance, music, theater, art and sports events both on the sea and ashore. Events include regattas, trampoline-diving, evening concerts by the water, workshops for children, a triathlon and much more.
Venue: The main area for the Cultural Harbour festival is the Harbour Park at Islands Brygge; also Havneholmen and Kalvebod Brygge
Date: 7-9 August 2009
Time: 2pm to 10pm (Friday) 12pm to 10pm (Saturday and Sunday)
Website: www.kulturhavn.dk
Tivoli Christmas MarketCopenhagen's magical amusement park, Tivoli, is not just a summer fun venue. For the past decade the park has opened for the Christmas season in an extremely festive guise to provide an unforgettable yuletide experience for hundreds of thousands of visitors, young and old. Not only are many of the park's famous rides open for business during the Christmas fun run, but there are the added attractions of thousands of fragrant Christmas trees, miles of fir garlands, candles and electric lights, a skating rink, elves everywhere, Santa Claus of course, and four Christmas market 'villages' where shoppers can find an array of presents in Nordic Village, Alp Village, Forest Troll Town or Old England. Several musical and theatrical productions are offered in the Park's indoor entertainment venues and restaurants serve up traditional Christmas fare.
Venue: Main entrance to Tivoli is at 3 Vesterbrogade
Date: 14 November to 30 December 2008
Time: 11am to 10pm
Website: www.tivoli.dk
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