Stockholm doesn't slow down for summer — it just moves outside. Here are the five events we'd actually queue for before the month is out.
There are summer gigs, and then there are gigs on the water. Teodor Wolgers plays Pontonen as the sun refuses to set, and the whole thing feels like the kind of evening you'll describe to people in October when you need cheering up.
Go early, stay late.
A living legend in Stockholm in the middle of July. You don't need us to sell this one — Patti Smith is reason enough. If you've never heard Because the Night live, this is the month you fix that.
Five hours of blues in Gamla Stan, free entry, and a room that's been doing this longer than most of us have been alive. Turn up alone — you won't leave that way.
The middle of Pride Week is when the city is at its warmest. Wednesday's programme runs all afternoon and into the night — come for one thing, stay for four.
The legendary underwear party is officially an adult. Eighteen years in, it remains exactly what it sounds like and precisely as fun as you'd hope. Not for the shy — perfect for everyone else.