Walpurgis Night (Valborg) (30 April). Bonfires and choral singing welcome spring, with big student celebrations.
Midsummer (Midsommar) (Late June). Sweden's cherished solstice festival of maypoles, flower crowns and pickled herring, often celebrated in the archipelago.
Stockholm Pride (Late July / early August). One of the Nordics' largest Pride festivals, ending in a huge parade.
Stockholm Culture Festival (August). Six days of free music, dance and street performance across the city centre.
Nobel Prize Banquet (10 December). The glittering awards banquet in the Blue Hall of Stockholm City Hall.