Top Denmark Festivals 2023

Danish festivals are home to memorable performances and alternative vibes. From the Woodstock-inspired Roskilde Festival to the cute and cozy Tinderbox, these are the festivals you can’t miss.

Here’s your ultimate guide to the top festivals in Denmark in 2023.

Roskilde Festival

East Denmark

What started as an ambitious project by two high school students who wanted to recreate Woodstock is now an unstoppable juggernaut. Dubbed the largest music and arts festival in Northern Europe, Roskilde takes place over eight days and two weekends.

Smukfest

North Denmark

Multi-genre and set in a deep forest, Smukfest is where you become one with the beats. More than your average music event, the Denmark festival is a celebration of life, music, and community. Its alternative appeal and indie talents attract tens of thousands of music fans from all walks of life.

Copenhell

Copenhagen

Denmark’s metalhead community comes alive in June when the Copenhell Festival starts building its stage. With an overlap between metal music bands and geek cultures – yes, we’re talking games, comics, and movies – the outdoor festival keeps things hot and heavy across its four stages.

Tinderbox

Central Denmark

Despite its recent launch in Denmark’s festival scene, Tinderbox is a celebration of the best electronic, pop, and indie talent. If the vibrant stage designs haven’t convinced you yet, the lineups mix of international acts and budding talents surely will.

Copenhagen Distortion

Copenhagen

There are boutique festivals. There are mega festivals. And there is Copenhagen’s Distortion. Over two stacked nights of electronic music, Danish music lovers flock to Copenhagen’s streets to cut loose, dance and drink.

If you haven’t figured it out by now, Distortion doesn’t have traditional stages – instead, it takes over the city’s streets and venues.

Northside

North Denmark

By striking a balance between renowned acts and homegrown artists, Northside creates an alternative music mecca. But the multi-day event keeps festival-goers engaged beyond acts like Alt-J and Arctic Monkeys with a wide range of activities. Yes, circus shows are part of the picture.

Aia Sound Festival

Copenhagen

Three days of beats, vibrancy, and iconic performances, Aia Sound Festival brings in the hottest names in both the Danish and international music industries. With eco-friendly standards and gastronomical delights at its core, the cozy event has something for everyone.

Karrusel

Copenhagen

Denmark’s Karrusel Festival is proof that rules are made to be broken. By staying away from live music’s conventional side, the Copenhagen event created a vibrant wonderland of fairy lights, trees, and jaw-dropping visual effects where underground house music and acid tunes reign supreme.

Wonderfestiwall

East Denmark

Cute, cozy, and intimate, Wonderfestiwall believes in the rawness of live music experiences. Beyond its dreamy setting in Bornholm, a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, the festival brings European artists across its two stages for an experience like no other.