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Kiruna Snow Festival, late Jan-early Feb, celebration of winter includes an ice sculpting competition and a reindeer race, Kiruna
International Swedish Furniture Fair, Feb, Stockholmsmässan
Stockholm International Antiques Fair, Feb, Mässvägen 1, Älvsjö
Stockholm International Boat Show, Mar, Stockholmsmässan
Vasaloppet Ski race, historic cross country ski race, early Mar, Dalarna
Are at W.A.R., late Mar, winter adventure race, Are
Drottingholm Court, ballet and opera events (website: www.drottningholmsteatern.dtm.se), May-Aug, Drottningholm Slottsteater
Stockholm Marathon, Jun, starting and finishing at the Olympic Stadium
Midsummer Night, parties, 21 Jun, throughout the city
Stockholm Summer Games, sports events (website: www.summergames.se), Jul, various sports venues
Stockholm Price, the biggest gay and lesbian pride festival in Scandinavia (website: www.stockholmpride.org), late Jul-early Aug, various venues in the city centre
Stockholm Open, tennis tournament, Kungliga Tennishallen, Lidingövägen 75
Royal Palace Music Festival (website: www.royalfestival.se), Sep, Royal Palace, Kungliga Slottet (Royal Palace), Slottsbacken
Stockholm International Film Festival (website: www.filmfestivalen.se), Nov, various venues
Scandinavian Sailboat and Scandinavian Motorboat Show, Nov, Mässvägen 1, Älvsjö
Nobel Prize Day, award of the Nobel Prizes and banquet (website: www.nobel.se), Dec, Stockholm City Hall
St Lucia Day, annual festival of light and procession through central Stockholm, 13 Dec, Skansen
Skansen Christmas Market, seasonal market (website: www.skansen.se), Dec, Skansen




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