Festivals, town fairs and markets

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, with a wide variety of music from many different artists.

Horsens Holder is a four-day festival week with a large public celebration throughout the city, where you can experience concerts, community singing, backyard cinema, city walks, children's parties, art, workshops, lectures, and much, much more.

Come and experience one of Denmark's oldest, coziest, and most tradition-rich agricultural shows with over 150 years of history. At the fairgrounds in Horsens, you can witness large machinery, farm animals, competitions, and entertainment for both young and old, as the rural and urban communities come together for a huge celebration.

Come and experience unique handicrafts, delicacies, and good food at street level when FÆNGSLET opens its gates for their annual design market in the raw yet cozy surroundings.

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

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.

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 coast takes place. Come and enjoy good music, the funfair, and party in the tents.

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 children, a large hucksters’ market, a vintage car parade, processions and much more.

Every summer, you can experience a beautiful and well-produced musical performance in the enchanting setting of the lovely park at Palsgsaard Castle

On August 22 2026 not only the streets of Juelsminde, but also parts of the Juelsminde Peninsula will be vibrant. EC Sikring Juelsminde Sprint will be held that weekend, as the fourth round of the Danish Super Rally Championship.

Experience live music, community spirit and a wonderful vibe on this peaceful island in the Kattegat, right by the coast and close to everything Endelave has to offer.

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 Horsens is filled by the magic atmosphere of the Middle Ages when the castle walls of FÆNGSLET and the city centre are peppered with knights and other worthies during Horsens Medieval Festival.

Come and join a world of theatrical experiences as Horsens Municipality invites you to Denmark's largest performing arts festival for children and young people. Every year in September, almost 50 performances can be enjoyed in the city center.

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 350 different kinds of craft beer.

ILLUSIONS is a magic festival in Horsens, held during the school autumn break in week 42. There are not many magic festivals that can match the caliber and size of ILLUSIONS, making it one of Europe's leading festivals in its genre.

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 other treasure hunters.

Jul på FÆNGSLET is one of the first and largest Danish Christmas markets of the year, held annually in November at FÆNGSLET in Horsens. Here, you can experience everything a good Christmas market should offer – in large quantities.

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 and international writers for talks, interviews, and book signings.

Get ready for a festival where children and teenagers can unfold their creativity. Every second year during Week 11, you can attend workshops and activities or listen to talks about the different genres of visual arts. Pull out your pen and fantasy and let yourself be enthralled by a world of art.