Pride Island

Name: Pride Island
Start: 2026-08-01T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-02T03:00:00+02:00
Location: Josefina

took place · 1 Aug 2026

festival party culture

Description was written before the event

Pride Island is a major LGBTQ+ festival at Josefina in Stockholm featuring music, dancing, and community from evening into the night.

About the festival: Pride Island

~60 000

parade participants

~600 000

total spectators/week

Since 1998

years running

Largest in the Nordics

scale

Runs 6 days: Mon 27 Jul - Sat 1 Aug 2026
Pride District (ticketed festival area): Thu 30 Jul - Sat 1 Aug
Pride House (talks, debates, workshops): free entry 27-31 Jul
Day ticket ~300 SEK (full price); reduced ~200 SEK for students, pensioners, ages 15-26
Children under 15 enter free with a paying adult (18+)
Minimum age 15 for solo entry to Pride District
Nearest metro: Globen (green line/tvärbana), ~400 m from Pride District entrance
Pride Parade: Sat 1 Aug, starts 13:00, new route Kungsholmstorg to Slussen - free to watch

2026-06
Tickets for Pride District 2026 at Slakthusområdet went on sale via Tickster.
2026-02
Stockholm Pride confirmed the festival moves to a new venue - Pride District in Slakthusområdet (Distriktfem) - for the 2026 edition.
2026-02
Måns Axelsson was appointed new festival director for Stockholm Pride 2026.
2026-02
Gunn Lundemo returned as stage producer to shape the 2026 concert programme.

Loreen Agnes Icona Pop Peter Jöback Patrik Jean Guldben