Halloween 2025 in Sweden

Halloween has emerged as a holiday in Sweden rather recently. However, it has become very popular since the early 2000s. By the beginning of November, days get dark, and Swedes fully embrace the occasion to dress up, party, light up some lanterns, and have fun. Children are especially happy to go to costume parties, light lanterns and run through the streets to scaring the passers-by. Many clubs and bars also host Halloween parties and special events.

Shockholm Halloween Parade in Stockholm (November 2, 2024)

Shockholm Halloween Parade is the largest Halloween event in Sweden and the whole of Scandinavia. The parade takes place on Saturday closest to Halloween, at 4 pm at Kungsträdgården in the center of Stockholm. Thousands of people in the most incredible, scary, fantastic, creative, and stylish costumes parade through the streets or join colorful floats. The parade goes around Gamla Stan, down Skeppsbron, and returns to Kungsträdgården. The procession is followed by a joyful festival with live entertainment, lots of fun activities, and awards for the best costumes. The stage is set up at the Medborgarplatsen, and the audience can vote for the best costume by age group under 5, 5-9, 10-19, 20-35, over 35, Cosplay, and Best In Show.

Halloween at Liseberg (October 4–November 3, 2024)

Liseberg, the most popular Swedish amusement park located in Gothenburg, holds a special programme for Halloween festivities from mid-October to early November. Halloween at Liseberg is both frighteningly funny and exciting. The park offers a dozen of scary rides in the dark, playful scares, and nightmarish frights for grown-up guests. Little children can see Halloween autumn fun show in Rabbit Land and Liseberg Gardens, where the rabbits can't find candy because the path to the garden has been bewitched. Adults can check out Cirkus Bisarr or Skogen to test their nerves.

Stockholm Ghost Walk (all year round)

Stockholm traces its history to 1252 and has a lot of haunted places, dark legends, and mysteries. You can learn more about them if you join a special historic Halloween ghost tour taking place in the old town – Gamla Stan, on Södermalm, or the island Riddarholmen. The Halloween tour experience lasts for approximately one hour. Gamla Stan English-language tour starts at 7 pm. Participants are recommended to take an umbrella and a raincoat. The groups meet at Järntorget. Adult tickets (ages 15+) cost 260 – 280 SEK, child tickets (ages 7-14) are 180 SEK. A maximum of 2 children per adult).

Halloween at Gröna Lund (October 11-November 10, 2024)

Gröna Lund, also called Grönan, is an amusement park located on the seaward side of Djurgården Island in Stockholm. In October, the area is transformed into a spooky park with thrilling rides, frights, laughter or screams. You can revel in horror houses and see many zombies, cult leaders, witches, ghosts, and ghosts. Younger visitors can have a great time among pumpkins and other non-scary fall decorations. Pelle Svanslös will offer a brand new Halloween show. Halloween at Gröna Lund has something for everyone!

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