Best summer ever

All of Halmstad feels like one big festival area from May right into September. Check out our events calendar and you’ll see what we mean. It’s one event after the other – and the best thing about it is there’s something for every preference, every age. We’ve just let rip Best Summer Ever 2024 – come along for the ride and you have every chance of creating great summer memories.

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Suggestions for events this summer

To help you choose, we’ve selected a bunch of particularly hot tips for your summer in Halmstad. There are even more suggestions in our overall events calendar in Swedish. Or you can contact Halmstad Tourist Center, where the staff will help you get a handle on what’s going on.

• Exhibition, Culture at Halmstad castle
  Selected days throughout the summer, Halsmtad castle
• Exhibition, Halmstadgruppen
  June 4–September 15, Halmstad Art Museum
• Exhibition, Albert Watson
  5 June–15 September, The Photogallery
• Halmstad Sports Cer event
  29 June, Simstadion Brottet
• Carola
  July 3, Hotel Tylösand
• Halmstad pad(d)elfest 2024
  4–6 July, Örjans vall
• Gullbranna Festival
  4–7 July, Gullbrannagården
• Outdoor summer cinema
  4, 1 and 18 July, Norre Katts park
• Nordic folkboat gold cup
  6–12 July, Småbåtsgatan 3
• Darin
  10 July, Hotel Tylösand
• After beach
  All summer, Hotel Tylösand
• Beer tasting
  12 July–17 August, Halmstad Brewery
• Lars Winnerbäck
  July 13, Simstadion Brottet
• Diggiloo 2024
  July 14, Örjans vall
  
• International Food Market in Halmstad
  17–20 July, Stora torg (Main square)
• Molly sand
  July 17, Hotel Tylösand
• Lifeguard Day
  July 19, the beach in Tylösand
• Benjamin Ingrosso
  July 19, Simstadion Brottet
• Kim wilde
  July 24, Hotel Tylösand
• Danny Saucedo
  July 31, Hotel Tylsand
• Inernational street theater festival
  1–4 August, around Halmstad
• We love 90s
  3 August, Hotel Tylösand
• Gravel, Grit 'n Grind
  16–18 August, Halmstad
• Grötvik stonemasons days
  17–18 August, Grötvik quarry
• The fireworks festival
  21–24 August, Norre katt's park
• Halmstad opera & vocal festival 2024
  30 August–1 September, Halmstad

Festival map

Halmstad generates a wonderful, bubbly festival feel during the summer. The events are all close together, just like in a festival area. Let yourself be inspired by the festival map, and find your own favourites around town. Summer lasts longer in Halmstad. Download the festival map Pdf, 448.6 kB. or or check out the festival areas on the Swedish page. But remember that the festival map only shows a selection of events – the entire programme is available in our events calendar in Swedish. Or contact Halmstad Tourist Center, where the staff will help you get a handle on what’s going on.

A golden summer

Gyllene Tider (Golden times) never go out of style. This summer sees the release of Sommartider (summer times), a film about when the band made their breakthrough. And in Halmstad you can experience some of Gyllene Tider’s magic in the exhibition The Gyllene Tider Experience (opens after Midsummer’s). And if you miss the opening times of the exhibition, don’t despair! Just take a tour round Halmstad and listen to Halmstad Stories, External link, opens in new window. where two of the guides are about Gyllene Tider. Available from 12 June 2024.

Halmstad Stories – Stories in your back pocket

In time for summer we’ve launched Halmstad Stories – Stories in your back pocket. External link, opens in new window. Listen to audio stories about everything from castles to pop music. Just follow the map and get yourself a historical tour of the town. Strike out along Prins Bertil’s track, or get an insight into a Viking battle. Stroll around Hallandsgården or listen to Gyllene Tider’s journey towards sold-out gigs. You decide where along the walk you want to stop for a while. Each stop has an audio story, plus images, text and a map – and in many cases video clips.

Great summer grounds

Halmstad summers are always lovelier. What with the long sandy beaches, cool leafy woods, cosy outdoor cafés and restaurants, and loads of activities to do. As well as the non-stop events programme, of course. Check it out below. Keep scrolling down for even more summery suggestions if you want to get that extra high from your Halmstad summer.