May 17-20, it is time for the yearly art exhibition Konstrundan, in Halland. Some 100 artists and artisans throughout Halland open their galleries to the public.
Are you curious about contemporary art in Halland? Look for the red navigation mark to show you the way to all the exiting exhibitors.
Veranstaltungen in Halland
In Halland gibt es immer etwas zu erleben – das ganze Jahr über. Hier unter Vergnügen & Veranstaltungen finden Sie Veranstaltungen, die ein weiterer Grund sind, Halland einen Besuch abzustatten. Entdecken Sie Volksfeste und Festivals, Märkte und Messen, Musik und Tanz, Theater und Revue und eine Menge Sportveranstaltungen unterschiedlichster Art! Im Sommer ist das Veranstaltungsangebot natürlich am umfassendsten.
Die nachstehenden Veranstaltungen werden auf Englisch und Schwedisch präsentiert.
Långaryds Old-fashioned Market
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Mikael Wiehe
February 12, 2012Currently in the limelight through featuring on TV4's hit show So Much Better (Så Mycket Bättre), this great legend among Sweden's artistic elite is hitting the road again. Watch Mikael Wiehe perform at the Halmstad Theatre.
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Karrik´s
February 16, 2012Intimate concert featuring Karin Backlund and Rikard Falk from central Sweden, who have been playing together in Sweden and abroad since 2003. They play both traditional songs and their own material, with influences ranging from folk and pop to rock and country.
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Mikael Wiehe
February 21, 2012Currently in the limelight through featuring on TV4's hit show So Much Better (Så Mycket Bättre), this great legend among Sweden's artistic elite is hitting the road again. Watch Mikael Wiehe perform at the Kungsbacka Theatre.
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Sten & Stanley
February 24, 2012Sten och Stanley have seen over 60 of their songs in the Swedish charts, got through over 20 tour buses and toured a distance equivalent to circumnavigating the globe 10 times. Now it’s time for them to hit the road again.
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Örjan Andersson Dance - Name of the Next song
February 28, 2012Inspired by extensive landscapes, by an eye looking out over open fields, by a sudden movement in otherwise total stillness. This is the starting point for Örjan Andersson’s latest creation, Name of the Next Song.
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Anna Ternheim
February 29, 2012On 28 October, Anna released her fourth album, The Night Visitor, to the acclaim of excellent reviews. She brings her album and a rawer, more acoustic tone to the Halmstad Theatre.
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Lars Demian & David Tallroth
March 1, 2012Lars Demian is taking his best-selling show out on the road again, this time accompanied by multi-talented musician David Tallroth. Their appealing blend of cabaret, gypsy ragtime and the Marx Brothers makes for a concert that would melt the hearts of any audience.
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Örjan Andersson Dance - Name of the Next song
March 1, 2012Inspired by extensive landscapes, by an eye looking out over open fields, by a sudden movement in otherwise total stillness. This is the starting point for Örjan Andersson’s latest creation, Name of the Next Song.
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Lars Demian
March 2, 2012With their blend of cabaret, gypsy, ragtime and the Marx brothers, Demian and Tallroth present a concert that would melt the frozen hearts of any audience. A top-class performance in two acts.
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Mikael Wiehe
March 2, 2012Currently in the limelight through featuring on TV4's hit show So Much Better (Så Mycket Bättre), this great legend among Sweden's artistic elite is hitting the road again. Watch Mikael Wiehe perform in Falkhallen!
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Tribute to Ted Gärdestad and his music
March 3, 2012Homage is paid to one of Sweden’s absolute greatest songwriters with a 13-piece band under the baton of Tomas "Kylis" Kyhlström, with two concerts in the west of Sweden, featuring Jag vill ha en egen måne, Satellit, Eiffeltornet, Jag ska fånga en ängel, and many more immortal hits!
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The Glenn Miller Orchestra conducted by Jan Slottenäs
March 4, 2012With their unique sound, the Glenn Miller Orchestra are considered to be one of the most successful bands ever. After almost 70 years, they’re still playing their popular repertoire and the feet are tapping like never before!
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Tomas Andersson Wij
March 7, 2012On 25 January, Tomas Andersson Wij will be releasing his seventh album, Romantiken. An artist of merit, Tomas has a devoted fan base and a nimble touch on the guitar.
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Sten & Stanley
March 8, 2012Sten och Stanley have seen over 60 of their songs in the Swedish charts, got through over 20 tour buses and toured a distance equivalent to circumnavigating the globe 10 times. Now it’s time for them to hit the road again.
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Bohuslän Big Band and Hawk on flight
March 10, 2012With a repertoire made up of original material from the band’s 20 year history, the arrangers from Bohuslän Big Band have sensitively reworked and revived Hawk on flight’s music so it can be enjoyed all over again, accompanied by a full-scale big band!
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Anna Ternheim
March 16, 2012On 28 October, Anna released her fourth album, The Night Visitor, to the acclaim of excellent reviews. She brings her album and a rawer, more acoustic tone to the Varberg Theatre.
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Smokie
March 16, 2012An evening with British glam rock band Smokie. Come on down for a perfect night’s sing-along to “Living Next Door to Alice”.
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A Dance Tribute to the Art of Football
March 16, 2012A dance performance by the Jo Strømgren Kompani, which looks at the physical side of the world’s biggest sport and accentuates the aesthetic aspects of the game’s craziness. The performance has no equal in the Nordic dance scene and has been given to enthusiastic audiences around the world since 1998.
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Tommy Körberg
March 22, 2012In autumn 2011 Tommy Körberg gave a highly acclaimed performance at Gothenburg Concert Hall that concluded with a standing ovation. We invite you to a magical evening featuring a mix of classic songs and new material from Tommy’s latest album.
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Babben Larsson & All Time Big Band
March 25, 2012Babben mixes stand-up comedy and cool jazz and swing tunes with musical backing from All Time Big Band.
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Back to the Sixties
March 28, 2012When Swedish pop legends Tommy Blom, Lennart Grahn and Janne Önnerud accompanied by New Generation go on tour, they bring you the chance to revisit some good old Top 10 hits. Back to the Sixties - one more time!
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80´s Live
March 29, 2012The 80s are back, with the concert “80s Live – Ooa Hela Natten och andra plågor” at Halmstad Theatre. A cavalcade of Swedish artists join forces to perform their own and other artists’ hits.
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Jill Johnson
March 30, 2012Jill has been more than at home giving live performances for many years, and there’s undoubtedly a "Jill Johnson fan" in us all. Jill is now back with a new sound and a new album ("Flirting With Disaster") that’s rawer and a little more rocky and rootsy than ever before!
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Tommy Körberg
March 31, 2012In autumn 2011 Tommy Körberg gave a highly acclaimed performance at Gothenburg Concert Hall that concluded with a standing ovation. We invite you to a magical evening featuring a mix of classic songs and new material from Tommy’s latest album.
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Spisa Strindberg (A taste of Strindberg – my dinner with August)
April 1, 2012August Strindberg was born in Stockholm in 1849. During his lifetime, he wrote novellas, novels, poems and drama. He is regarded as an innovator in these genres and in the Swedish language. The show is reflective, finely-tuned and gets right to the point. Music is also a major part of the show. Strindberg all the way, inside out, back to front.
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On the Road - Skånes Dansteater
April 1, 2012Within Shortly is a duet by the French-Swedish choreographer Philippe Blanchard. Finnish choreographer Tommi Kitti presents two works: the tango trio II Milonga to music by Astor Piazzolla and A piece for a small stage to music including Indian raga. The performance will end with the solo Unchained Melodies by the American choreographer Stephen Petronios.
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Concert with Ken Hensley
April 13, 2012Known for songs such as “The Wizard”, the legendary songwriter from Uriah Heep is one of the hard rock scene’s most renowned composers and musicians, playing the guitar and keyboard with impressive feeling as well as being a singer of note. During the performance, fans will get the chance to ask him questions about his career.
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Eric Saade Pop Explosion Concert 2012
April 13, 2012With a new album in his back pocket, along with a live band and dancers, Eric will be offering his audience an energetic and spectacular pop cavalcade. As his fans will testify, he always delivers that little bit extra live. Time to blow the roof off Halmstad Arena!
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Louise Hoffsten
April 14, 2012Since the 1980s Louise has brightened up the Swedish rock and blues scene. She has released several albums and constantly finds new takes on her own and other artists’ songs. The evening’s concert will be a little rockier than her audience is perhaps used to.
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A Tribute to Elvis
April 14, 2012Sweden’s best Elvis impersonator Henrik Åberg, the rock legend Gert Lengstrand and versatile singer Jenny Silver take on Elvis’ biggest and best songs, along with a few forgotten gems.
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Claes Malmberg “Still Alive”
April 17, 2012One Night. One life. A highly charged, action packed and uninhibited show in which Claes Malmberg talks about his life up to the portrayal of his famous alter ego Ronny Jönsson. A floor show packed with popular 1970s rock classics.
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Louise Hoffsten
April 18, 2012Since the 1980s Louise has brightened up the Swedish rock and blues scene. She has released several albums and constantly finds new takes on her own and other artists’ songs. The evening’s concert will be a little rockier than her audience is perhaps used to.
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Sleeping Beauty
April 19, 2012The ballet is based on the classic story of the Sleeping Beauty told in the tales of the Brothers Grimm. Experience stunning scenery, professional dancers and the struggle between good and evil, all accompanied by the music of Tchaikovsky.
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“Falling in love again” with Rikard Wolff
April 21, 2012The entertainer, actor and musician Rikard Wolff mixes his own songs, which describe his formative years in the suburbs of Stockholm in the 1960s, with classic cabaret numbers from Paris, Berlin and Broadway.
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Kruk – Frikar dance company from Norway
April 21, 2012An action-packed and spectacular dance performance, featuring Norwegian dance steeped in tradition but taken up a notch, with breathtaking stunts and acrobatic joie-de-vivre. Modern and traditional choreography interact with live music, video art and projected images.
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Nils Landgren, Bohuslän Big Band & Wermlandoperans Orkester
April 28, 2012Meet Nils Landgren in a new, unexpected format in which he explores folk music, ballads and jazz in a unique fusion between a jazzy big band and a classical orchestra – all under the baton of Magnus Lindgren.
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Laleh
April 28, 2012Laleh has received Swedish Grammy awards and gets standing ovations whenever she comes on stage. Last autumn, she appeared on the popular show Så Mycket Bättre, where she performed unique interpretations of songs by Swedish artists such as Eva Dahlgren and Tomas Ledin, and Swedes all over the country really took her to their hearts. She released her new album “Sjung” in January.
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West Coast House Festival
June 15, 2012 - June 16, 2012The area around the pier at Skrea Strand is transformed into a festival venue for a day complete with a dance floor, bars and a unique DJ stage for increasingly popular house music.
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Diggiloo’s 10th anniversary
June 30, 2012The Swedish music quiz programme Diggiloo’s strength is its breadth of songs and genres coupled with some of Sweden’s most popular artists. Get ready for a show filled with humour, rock, schlager and pop that all the family will love!
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Kim Larsen & Kjukken
July 4, 2012Kim Larsen has played a major role in Denmark’s music scene for more than 30 years, and been ever-popular in Sweden. Now he’s back with new material and hits spanning his entire career.
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Folk Music Festival XXIX Falkenberg
July 3, 2012 - July 7, 2012For the 29th consecutive year Sweden’s largest folk music festival with well-known artists is held for five days in the garden of Värdshuset Hwitan. Popular, festive and packed!
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Killhult Country Festival
August 10, 2012 - August 11, 2012The little village of Killhult outside Våxtorp in southern Halland attracts up to 3,000 visitors during this popular festival, which has got the village buzzing with country music for several years in a row now.
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Kungsbacka Chamber Music Festival
August 17, 2012 - August 19, 2012Top class chamber music in the historic setting of Tjolöholm Castle, at Kungsbacka Teater and Kulturhuset Fyren.
Meet the artists of Halland
O-ringen in Halland 2012
The world’s largest orientation competition takes place in Halland during the last week of July 2012.
Halmstad is host town and the competitions will offer a mixed terrain of sandy beaches, beach- and inland forests. A spectacular sea lap, complete with salty sea spray is being planned. Read more at www.oringen.se.
Following the success of the summer 2011 event, Halmstad has once again been given the honour of staging this fantastic festival of sport. The Swedish Sports Confederation and SVT have chosen Halmstad to be the host city of the Swedish Championships Week in summer 2013. Both major and minor sports will be represented, including swimming and athletics.
Football 2013
UEFA Women’s European Football Championships 2013
Sweden will be hosting the UEFA Women’s European Football Championships in 2013 and Halmstad will be one of the six host towns. The tournament will run from 10 to 28 July 2013 with three group matches and one quarter final played in Halmstad. More information »
