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DIRECTORY
Events Listings
Stockholm
Visitor Centre
Kulturhuset, Sergels
Torg 5, Stockholm.
Map 2 C4.
Tel 08-508 28 508.
∑ visitstockholm.com
Other good Internet sites:
∑ alltomstockholm.se
∑ eventful.com
A sea of people at the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s annual outdoor concert in August
∑ ticnet.se
music, especially in July, with jazz It is replaced by night buses. Ticket Bookings
on Monday eve nings. The Several night buses depart from
Stockholm Jazz Festival is held Sergels Torg, and most bus Ticnet
on Skeppsholmen in mid-July, stops have maps showing the Tel 077-170 70 70.
and attracts the big names in jazz night routes. Taxis are not ∑ ticnet.se
and blues. usually difficult to find, even on
For classical music lovers, the a Saturday evening (see p201). Stockholm
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s for Children
outdoor concert at Sjöhistoriska
(National Maritime Museum) on Stockholm for Children Fjäderholmarna p152
the second Sunday in August is Compared with many major Gröna Lund p97
one of the summer’s highlights. cities, Stockholm is an extremely Junibacken p90
The concert is an annual child-friendly place and ideal for Kulturhuset p69
tradition and attracts audiences family visits.
of 25,000–30,000. It is easy to take prams and Skansen pp100–101
Other events worth attending pushchairs on to the new buses, Medeltidsmuseum p61
include A Taste of Stockholm at and there is plenty of space for Naturhistoriska
Kungsträd gården (first weekend them inside (see also p191). Riksmuseet/Cosmonova p126
in June) and the Czech Culture Most of the museums have Leksaksmuseet p133
and Beer Festival (mid-July). children’s corners with special Vasamuseet pp94–6
activities. Museums and other
important sights often have a
Night-Time Transport cafeteria or restaurant with
The Tunnelbana stops around special menus or smaller
3:30am Sunday to Thursday portions for children. Toilets The open-air museum Skansen,
nights, but on Friday and with a baby-changing table with all its animals and exciting
Saturday nights it runs until 4am. are frequently available. activities, can keep a family
Many of the favou- happily occupied for a whole day.
rite places for child ren Special children’s weeks are
are on Djur gården. organized on Fjäderholmarna,
Junibacken has an a group of islands that can be
exciting journey reached from the city centre in
through the fantastic only 25 minutes.
world of the children’s Leksaksmuseet (the Toy
author Astrid Museum) on Söder is a
Lindgren. The nearby safe bet for children. At
Vasamuseet is also Medeltidsmuseum children
child-friendly. For can experience what life was
decades the Gröna like in Stockholm in the Middle
Lund funfair has Ages. In the city centre
been a mixture of Kulturhuset has a variety
traditional and of children’s activities with
exciting modern a cultural content.
attractions, making Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet
it an ideal excursion (Museum of Natural History)
for families with houses the Cosmonova planet-
both teenagers and arium and IMAX cinema, which
Gröna Lund’s roller coaster younger children. is a big attraction for children.

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