musical14:30The classic musical Grease at Rondo starring Lovisa Bengtsson and Anton Ewald. English songs, Swedish dialogue and a live orchestra.
concert19:00Drink The Sea is an international supergroup featuring members from R.E.M., Screaming Trees and Queens Of The Stone Age. The music blends rock with world instruments including oud, sitar and gamelan.
festival12:00Children's festival at Trädgår'n featuring a DJ, Mamma Mu & Kråkan, and activities like face painting and bouncy castle.
concert19:00Spanish singer Buika performs her World Tour 2026 band at Stora Teatern. With her distinctive voice and an ensemble blending Latin, jazz, and world music traditions, she creates a unique musical experience.
concert19:00American musician Alain Johannes performs at Monument 031 in Göteborg.
classical18:00Organist Isabelle Demers performs works by Clara Schumann, Johannes Brahms, and pioneering women organ composers from different eras.
concert19:00Johan Johanssons Trio takes the stage with special guests in Göteborg.
musical11:00Babblarna & Klonks Klapp-kalas is an interactive musical for young children where they can clap, dance, and sing along with their favorite characters.
stand-up19:00Xavi and Abdullah bring their first Göteborg premiere of the English-language comedy show We Are Not From Here.
lecture11:30Educational presentation about Gothenburg's first governor's mansions from the 1870s, exploring architecture and urban development.
lecture13:00Guided tour of Gothenburg's iconic landshövdingehus buildings - a housing type that shaped the city for nearly 150 years. Learn why these houses were built, demolished, and ultimately preserved.
Multi-day exhibitions and festivals still on today.
concertin progress
Two classic pop bands meet in a magical Candlelight concert by candlelight at Draken Live.
musical(25 days)
A world-renowned conductor returns to his hometown and takes over the church choir, transforming the town's relationships through music, love and reconciliation.
festival(2 days)
Zanele Muholi, Hasselblad Prize winner 2026, is celebrated with a week-long programme including seminars, artist talks, a concert with Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, book launch and exhibition opening.
festivalin progress
Rabbit Land opens for the autumn season at Liseberg with carousels, disco, rabbit theatre and treats for the whole family.
festival(10 days)
Halloween celebration at Liseberg Park featuring autumn attractions, haunted houses, and 30,000 pumpkins. Rabbit Land offers candy and scares for younger visitors, while the adventurous can explore the park's horror zones.
festival18:00Six stages, 14 bands and one ticket - Stigberget Live Festival fills Gothenburg with live music from indie pop to jazz and punk on Saturday night.
festival(2 days)
Metal festival in Göteborg featuring bands and artists from various metal subgenres.
clubin progress
Horror-themed night party at Liseberg with DJs, open haunted houses, and complimentary night rides on select attractions.
operain progress
Verdi's classic opera about Violetta, a woman who dares to love despite society's demands. Gothenburg Opera's new production blends baroque, Italian mafia, and carnival in a story of freedom, longing, and solitude.
club(2 days)
ODZ performs at the club Trädgår'n in Göteborg - an evening of electronic music and dancing.
festivalin progress
Big band jazz on Mondays at Contrast Public House in Göteborg - a series of evenings featuring different orchestras, from quiz nights to classic jazz and Christmas concerts.
exhibition(10 days)
An audiovisual spatial installation and interactive music performance where Johan Frick and Johan Tingne create shifting sound layers that visitors shape, set within Karin Lindgren's surrealist environment.
market(92 days)
One of Western Sweden's largest flea markets with around 180 sellers on Slottsskogsgatan. Free entry, food trucks, and convenient public transport access.
concertin progress
A concert designed for everyone - with extra space for different needs, age groups, and ways of experiencing music.
concertin progress
A concert performance at Götaplatsfoajén lasting about an hour with no intermission.
festivalin progress
Cruise through Gothenburg's archipelago with fresh shrimp and crayfish. Departure from Lilla Bommenin harbour.
exhibition(30 days)
Doruntina Kastrati explores the relationship between body, machine, and labour through installations, sculpture, and video at Röda Sten Konsthall. Opening 12 September, free admission.
theaterin progress
Peer Gynt is a dreamlike wandering drama about a young man seeking himself through adventure and love. Choreographer Örjan Andersson blends dance and acting in this interpretation of Ibsen's classic.
exhibition(15 days)
Britta Marakatt-Labba's first major exhibition of watercolours and drawings at Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, complemented by embroideries, sculptures and prints exploring Sámi mythology, colonialism and resistance.
festival(14 days)
Autumn holiday festival at Alfons Åberg Cultural Centre featuring ghost theatre, storytelling, creative workshops and a visit to Gunilla Bergström's studio.
exhibition(10 days)
Kasra Seyed Alikhani presents Friskvård, an installation about a modern spa where guests are disturbed by warning signals and struggle to keep their composure.
stand-upin progress
A stand-up comedy series hosted by Isidor Olsbjörk featuring different guest comedians at Contrast Public House from October through December.
concertin progress
Papa Piders Jazzband performs revival jazz at Saturday lunch at Contrast Public House. Traditional jazz inspired by the English trad boom, featuring plenty of vocals and skiffle influences.
concertin progress
Park Lane's glitterpop show celebrates glamrock legends and modern pop stars with live music, dancing and 80s numbers from Bowie to Lady Gaga.
lecturein progress
Guided tour behind the scenes at Göteborg Concert Hall with the chance to watch the orchestra rehearse. Lunch included.
lecture(22 days)
A guided architecture and art tour through Gothenburg Concert Hall, a 1930s functionalist masterpiece featuring unique interiors and works by Nordic artists.
theaterin progress
Kajskjul 8 celebrates the 40th anniversary of the iconic Swedish film Macken with a musical tribute to its classic scenes and songs.
festival(3 days)
Over 60 artists open their studios and exhibition spaces in Härlanda-Örgryte. Visit artists in their workshops, participate in creative activities, and explore painting, design, ceramics, photography, and more.
exhibition(112 days)
Visit the historic sailing ship Ostindiefararen Götheborg with guided tours about 18th-century shipbuilding and the Swedish East India Company, or explore at your own pace.
exhibition(112 days)
Bert-Jan Nijhuis's 40-year collection of Volvo scale models from the ÖV4 to the EX90, including sports cars, buses, and trucks, displayed on level 2.
exhibition(112 days)
Explore over 40 interactive exhibitions at Paradox Museum Gothenburg - from the infinity fountain to weightlessness rooms and optical illusions.
exhibition(112 days)
Maritiman opens The World of Shadows, where real intelligence history meets cinema and popular culture's iconic spies. An interactive experience for the whole family.
other(112 days)
An open-top double-decker sightseeing bus that takes you around Göteborg's most interesting landmarks. Audio guide in six languages.
exhibition(111 days)
Gothenburg City Museum showcases an exhibition about landshövdingehus buildings and their significance for the city's architecture and heritage.
exhibition(111 days)
An exhibition about cold-water sharks - from pups to the legendary Greenland shark - featuring film, photography, and behind-the-scenes stories.
exhibition(111 days)
Exhibition exploring Indigenous North American fashion from traditional crafts and heritage to contemporary design and activism.
exhibition(111 days)
In the exhibition Animals in the City, discover the city's hidden wildlife with humor and knowledge for the whole family. Visits are booked the same day at the museum and last about 45 minutes.
exhibition(111 days)
An exhibition exploring the body as artistic expression - from painting and sculpture to photography and video. Works from the museum's collection meet borrowed pieces by international artists.
exhibition(111 days)
Finnish artist Hanna Vihriälä presents poetic sculptures made from everyday materials at Göteborg Museum of Art. The exhibition features earlier works alongside two new installations.
exhibition(89 days)
The Hasselblad Foundation presents the exhibition "Erna Behind the Camera", which for the first time highlights Erna Hasselblad's decisive role in the company's early development and her work as a photographer.
exhibition(88 days)
The exhibition presents tattoos from different cultures as a means of expressing identity, memory, and resistance throughout history.
exhibitionin progress
Sällskapet de Åtta presents an exhibition exploring text as artistic material. Eight visual artists showcase their work at Medicinhistoriska museet.
exhibition(10 days)
Milton Mondal explores home as something that shifts and moves through personal stories, memories, and experiences of displacement between places.
exhibition(10 days)
Tilda Lundbohm presents Dislocated, an installation of transparent sugar sculptures of hands and feet that transform over time. The exhibition explores vulnerability, illness, and the fragility of human life through fragmentation and transience.
exhibition(10 days)
Haky Jasim presents the exhibition Echoes Of Starvation at Konstepidemin - a multimedia work exploring life, death, and the distribution of privilege in society.
concertin progress
Stefan Odelberg presents an intimate close-up show with magic and humour for a maximum of 60 people. The 75-minute performance combines with cocktails from the bar SWAY.
lecturein progress
Guided tour of Gothenburg Fish Auction where you learn about fish species and see fresh catches. Warm clothing recommended.
stand-upin progress
Improvised theatre comedy every other Wednesday at Contrast Public House. The audience helps shape what happens on stage.
theaterin progress
An interactive murder mystery where the audience tries to unmask a killer operating across 2000 years. Four acts, seasoned actors, and a three-course dinner between the acts.
theaterin progress
An interactive murder mystery at Gustav III's palace in 1792 featuring decadent masquerade balls, historical figures, and a three-course dinner between the acts.
+ 12 more long-running events — see the calendar.