10 Unmissable Events And Festivals This August In Copenhagen

This summer, the hallowed streets and parks of Denmark’s capital city Copenhagen play host to a multiplicity of invigorating arts and culture events. Here are the ones you can’t miss.

Music | Copenhagen Summer Festival

27 July – 7 August

The Copenhagen Summer Festival invites audiences to attend a variety of classical chamber concerts held in the majestic Dutch Baroque mansion of Charlottenborg in Kongens Nytorv, which is located in central Copenhagen. The festival aims to introduce young, burgeoning musical talents by combining their virtuosity with established musicians, giving them a springboard from which to propel themselves to the heady heights of classical music stardom. Established in 1969, the festival promises evenings of unadulterated mellifluence in the resplendent environs.
Charlottenborg. Copenhagen Summer Festival, Nytorv 1, Copenhagen, Denmark, +45 3871 1838

Music | Strøm Festival

11 – 17 August

For some of the most ear-jangling, pulse-raising electronic music, be sure to check out the Strøm Festival in Copenhagen this summer. Established in 2007, the festival is hosted at a variety of indoor and outdoor venues around the city, where galvanizing sonic splendour will reverberate for seven days at over 60 events. The musical catalogue of the event has been constructed by a variety of musically adept curators, so that listeners of all tastes might find something to their liking. A highlight this year is the recently revered British music producer, Bonobo, who will grace audiences with his trademark ethereal, sample-heavy, complex soundscapes.

Event takes places in various venues across Copenhagen +45 2887 2878