Ryder The Eagle, Mexico-based French balladeer, brings his “DIY hero, fallen Romeo, karaoke weirdo” persona to Gothenburg. Expect lo-fi synths, poetic lyrics, and cathartic art-rock performances that blend romantic despair with witty charm, like a Kaurismäki film with a Leonard Cohen edge.
Lindholmen Culture Day 2025 is a free festival with workshops, film screenings, performances from Aftonstjärnan’s autumn artists, an art walk, exhibitions, and a flea market.
Gamlestadsgalej 2025 (September 5–6) brings music, food, and community to Gamlestaden, Gothenburg. Friday at Gamlestadens Fabriker features Feria Latina; Saturday at Holländareplatsen offers a flea market and kids’ race.
Ladies Balakaï, featuring English flutist Fiona McLaughlin and French harpist Déborah Colucci, perform neo-classical and Balkan-inspired music.
"The Emigrants from Gaza" resists cultural genocide by recreating the final Gaza production of Sławomir Mrożek’s "The Emigrants." Two Palestinian actors from ’48 embody their Gazan counterparts, mirroring the original play’s lights, costumes, and direction. Interspersed with testimonies from Gazan actor Hossam Al-Madhoun about life under genocide, the performance becomes evidence, urging the audience to bear witness to a fragile stage world amid a collapsing reality.
Ö-Festen 2025 is a free, vibrant festival with live music, art, vintage cars, boats, and a flea market. Enjoy food and drinks from local breweries and restaurants.
The 10th Gothenburg Fringe Festival, August 29–September 7, 2025, features ~130 performances across 10 Gothenburg venues. Showcasing global artists in theatre, comedy, dance, music, and circus, it celebrates a decade of innovative art with special events. Join this vibrant, uncensored celebration of alternative performing arts!
Göteborgs Kulturkalas 2025 offers free music, food, and culture across Gothenburg.
"Music of the Spheres" launches Gathenhielmska Huset’s summer stage on August 23 with La Vaca Loca, offering live music, DJ, video art, tattooing, and a plant-dyeing workshop. Enjoy performances by The Boo Boo Bama Orchestra, HELH, Elina Ryd, Wilmer Jeppsson, Edvin Mattsson, and Francesca e Luigi, alongside art by Fanny Schwarz and Rickard Eklund. Held in Gathenhielmska Garden, this multisensory event, inspired by musica universalis, blends music, art, and heritage. Bring a picnic and blanket!
Conversations about identity and dreams.
Explore the history, meaning, and societal impact of dystopias in literature and popular culture.
Fireworks in the city to celebrate New Year!
Celebrate the tenth edition of Slakthuset Saturdays with food, drinks, design, and more.
Join our unforgettable underground rave: non-stop beats, top DJs, and a mesmerizing light show on artworks await. Get ready for a night of endless music and dance with a crowd as passionate as you. Dive into the night, celebrate until dawn. Ready for the ultimate music experience? It's here, underground.
The final installment of Drum and Bass, UK Garage, Jungle and Techno!
Presented by BAMxFRQxWTF
Gothenburg Fringe guarantees a performance
Books are in the limelight! Hosted at Skeppet. Readings, discussion, authors in attendance.
10 years of theater and comedy need to be celebrated!
Dance performance imagines Meänkieli and Sami languages surviving in the body
The unveiling of a new home for hip-hop! More than just a music studio with artists, it’s a scene.
The third and kaleidoscopic instalment of Drum and Bass, Psytrance, Up-tempo and Down-tempo hits!
Presented by BAMxFRQxWTFxGRK
Weekend of interesting lectures, moving poetry, panel discussions and more.
Free admission to floating maritime museum
Exhibition of sculptures, textiles, paintings, ceramics.
When Kulturkalaset & Ö-Festen is over it's time for the real party!
Underground artists celebrating Gothenburgs 400 year anniversary in their own way.
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