from the Middle East, northern Africa, India and

from the Middle East, northern Africa, India and Europe. During the
four-day festival, there’s a bazaar selling crafts, clothes and food and, in
the evenings, festival-goers can dance at the Re: Orient Club.
Stockholm Jazz Festival
Address: Skeppsholmen
Web: www.stockholmjazz.com
>>>Comments: The Stockholm Jazz Festival in July is one of Sweden’s
premier live music festivals, pulling in some top-rate international
artists. The main site on the island of Skeppsholmen; other venues
include Konserthus, and stages in Kungsträdgården, Mosebacke
Etablissement and Fasching. Some 30,000 spectators come to listen to
more than 40 concerts featuring jazz, soul, blues and more.
Stockholm Pride Week
Address: Tantolunden, Södermalm
Web: www.stockholmpride.org
>>>Comments: Stockholm Pride Week has grown into one of the city’s
largest festivals, and the biggest Gay Pride celebration in Scandinavia,
with five days of partying, plus debates and entertainment during
July or August. The heart of the action is the large open space of
Tantolunden Park on the island of Södermalm. The festival includes art
exhibitions, debates, films, parties and, on the Saturday, the big parade.
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