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Swedish food and drink festivals for every taste
Sweden’s culinary scene is thriving, with an increasing focus on sustainability. Discover the country’s rich food culture by visiting one of the food and drink festivals due to take place in 2024.
The Swedish food and drink festivals allow you to explore Sweden and its culture via your taste buds. Often hold in open-air settings, you’ll get to discover a smorgasbord of food and drink. The event themes range from traditional Swedish recipes and freshly harvested local produce to craft beer and fine dining options prepared by top chefs. Many are focused on sustainability and innovation.
No matter when or where you visit, or what kind of festival you prefer, you’ll have plenty of options – it’s never far to the next food or drink event in Sweden. Choose from classic and popular food festivals like Kivik Apple Market, attend one of the many beer festivals in Gothenburg or discover a range of food festivals in Stockholm – including one dedicated to cheese. Or why not try something different, like a wild boar festival, a harvest market at a castle, a small-scale food tour by bike or a gin and tonic festival in a historic manor setting. Here are some food and drink festivals you’ll come across in Sweden, from north to south.
This article includes food and drink festivals in:
- Northern Sweden
- Middle Sweden (including Stockholm)
- Southern Sweden (including Gothenburg and Malmö)
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Food market, Gotland
Gotland is an island full of flavors and aromas, the mild climate and the many hours of sunshine provide the best conditions for many tasty products such as spring onions, burgundy truffles, salmon berries, asparagus and the sweetest strawberries.
Photo: Anna Sundström/Region Gotland
Festivals on tour
Street Food Festivalen
Sweden’s largest street food festival will take place in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö this summer and autumn. Visitors can expect a vibrant event complete with a range of street food and sweet food, beverages like wine and beer, DJs and graffiti artists.
Locations: Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.
High Coast Whisky Festival
High Coast Whisky Festival offers whisky tasting sessions.
Photo: Mats Forssell, High Coast Whisky
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High Coast Whisky Festival
Photo: Mats Forssell, High Coast Whisky
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Ulvön, the High Coast
Photo: Izabelle Nordfjell
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Fermented herring
Photo: Tina Stafrén/imagebank.sweden.se
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Food trucks
Photo: Simon Paulin/imagebank.sweden.se
Growing food
About seven per cent of Sweden’s area is used for agriculture. Many food festivals focus on local produce.
Photo: Simon Paulin/imagebank.sweden.se
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Growing food
Photo: Simon Paulin/imagebank.sweden.se
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Chanterelle mushrooms
Photo: Helena Wahlman/imagebank.sweden.se
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Julita Manor
Photo: Peter Segemark
Oyster Day in Grebbestad
The Oyster Day in Grebbestad is an annual folk fest that has become a Swedish classic for oyster lovers.
Photo: Kristina Gillerstedt
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Oyster Day in Grebbestad
Photo: Kristina Gillerstedt
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Truffle hunt
Photo: Simon Paulin/imagebank.sweden.se
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Harvest Market at Tjolöholm Castle
Photo: Will Rose
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The Baltic Festival in Karlshamn
Photo: Per Pixel Petersson/imagebank.sweden.se
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Brewskival in Helsingborg
Photo: Jeff Flindt/ Brewski
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Cycling around the Bjäre peninsula
Photo: Louise Nordström Pettersson