Fire danser at Horsens Medieval Festival

What’s on: Festivals, town fairs and markets

Photo: Hanne Nielsen

Do you want to go to a mussel festival, a trip back to the Middle Ages or into the world of crime fiction behind bars? In the Coastal Land you can come to all kinds of festivals, flea markets, art markets, food markets and other fun and festive events.

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Horsens Flea Market (Kræmmermarked)
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Horsens Flea Market (Kræmmermarked)

Go explore the more than 250 booths at the annual open-air Horsens Flea Market. This traditional Danish town-fair-style event offers live music, a small tivoli, food stands, and much more.  

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Rock in the Park (Rock i Lunden)
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Rock in the Park (Rock i Lunden)

If you enjoy music, to sing along, festive atmosphere, bright nights, and beautiful natural surroundings - then Rock i Lunden is for you. Here you’ll find great concerts spread throughout the summer, ...

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Horsens Medieval Festival (Horsens Middelalderfestival)
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Horsens Medieval Festival (Horsens Middelalderfestival)

Experience the nerve-wracking knights’ tournaments, the eccentric entertainers and make a bargain with the stallholders at Northern Europe’s largest medieval festival. Every year, the modern city of H...

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Odder Town Fête (Odder Byfest)
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Odder Town Fête (Odder Byfest)

Odder Town Fête is the very essence of cosiness with smiling faces filling the streets and tents with food and drink. Throughout the week, activities such as bicycle races, concerts, activities for ch...

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JAILBREAK
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JAILBREAK

Distorted guitar riffs fill the air at this one-day heavy metal and hard rock festival behind the barbed wire walls of the old state prison in Horsens. A lineup of established international and Danish...

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Fever-Tree Festival
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Fever-Tree Festival

Come along for cosy summer atmosphere at the manor Serridslevgaard near Horsens for this annual celebration of gin & tonic. You can taste more than 250 different types of gin, enjoy delicious food, or...

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Habengut flea market in FÆNGSLET
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Habengut flea market in FÆNGSLET

Come and have a look at all the flea treasures at this big flea market in the prison in Horsens where you will have plenty of opportunity to make a bargain and have a really nice day in the company of...

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Horsens Theatre Festival (Teaterfestival)
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Horsens Theatre Festival (Teaterfestival)

An abundance of family-friendly theatrical experiences

Horsens Theatre Festival offers a unique opportunity to witness a showcase of the best Danish theater productions for children and youth. The fe...

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Beers Behind Bars
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Beers Behind Bars

Discover a world of beer at the old state prison in Horsens at this large, yearly beer festival. Bring your friends for a day where you get to choose from more than 200 different kinds of craft beer.

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Makværk Festival
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Makværk Festival

Get ready for a festival where children and teenagers can unfold their creativity. During week 11, you can attend workshops and activities or listen to talks about the different genres of visual arts....

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International Fair for Crime Fiction (Krimimessen)

Northern Europe’s biggest festival for crime fiction is held every spring behind the walls of FÆNGSLET (the former prison) in Horsens. This is your chance to meet some of the most well-known Nordic an...

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Horsens Holder
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Horsens Holder

Horsens Holder is Horsens’ new four-day town festival. Horsens Holder will be one great gathering celebrating local life, culture, history, music and more. 

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Snaptun Clam Eating Festival (Muslingefest)
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Snaptun Clam Eating Festival (Muslingefest)

The cosy harbour and marina in Snaptun is transformed into a festive party and buffet with free clams once a year in a maritime setting at Horsens Fjord. 

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Hou Harbour Festival (Hou Havnefest)
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Hou Harbour Festival (Hou Havnefest)

Hou is turned topsy-turvy when this year's port festival kicks off in the second weekend in July. As usual, the port festival offers a wonderful mix of harbour fun, sports, music, partying and enterta...

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Juelsminde Harbour Festival (Havnefest)
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Juelsminde Harbour Festival (Havnefest)

There is always lots of atmosphere in the port town Juelsminde during summer whenever the sun is shining. But the atmosphere always peaks in July, when the biggest harbour festival on the Danish east ...

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More fun and culture in the Coastal Land

Museum Pass - visit 4 Horsens museums in 7 days
Museum Pass - visit 4 Horsens museums in 7 days