Last updated: December 01, 2024
Experience the Christmas spirit in Taastrup! Our guide leads you through the city's festive events and activities. Whether you're a local or a visitor, our guide helps you find the best Christmas experiences in the area.
From the cozy square in the city center to the atmospheric streets around the station, Taastrup offers many Christmas experiences. The city's traditional Christmas market on the main street offers local specialties and crafts, while surrounding shops decorate their windows with festive displays. Taastrup Cultural Center and the area around City2 provide the setting for various winter activities and entertainment.
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Taastrup Holiday Markets and Shopping
Højbro Plads Christmas Market
The Christmas market on Højbro Plads offers a unique holiday experience with decorated Christmas trees, over 1.5 million sparkling Christmas lights, and beautifully decorated stalls. Visitors can find holiday gifts in stalls featuring art, Danish craftsmanship, and delicacies. Meet Father Christmas and taste Danish specialties.
Nyhavn Christmas Market
The Christmas market on Thorvaldsens Plads is a cozy holiday event in the heart of Copenhagen. You can experience many new and beautiful 3D light installations, enjoy the festive atmosphere at the market stalls, and meet Santa Claus every Saturday at 13:00.
Kronborg Christmas Market
Kronborg Julemarked is an annual Christmas market at Kronborg Castle, where you can shop for delicious treats and unique gifts, listen to festive tunes at intimate concerts, and enjoy warm æbleskiver and pancakes in our beautifully decorated castle courtyard.
Gløgg and Æbleskiver at Højbro Plads
Gløgg and Æbleskiver at Højbro Plads is a cozy Christmas market with stalls offering European specialties, decorated Christmas trees, and over 300,000 twinkling lights.
Taastrup Holiday Shows and Entertainment
Christmas in Tivoli Gardens
Jul i Tivoli is a festive and cozy Christmas experience with beautiful Christmas trees, twinkling lights, stalls with Christmas treats, and an ice rink.
Tivoli Concert Hall Holiday Ballet
The classic Christmas ballet Nøddeknækkeren is being presented at Tivoli's Concert Hall with set design and costumes by Queen Margrethe and choreography by Peter Bo Bendixen. The performance is accompanied by Tivoli Copenhagen Phil.
Nordic Adventure Film Festival
The Nordic Adventure Film Festival is a festival that gathers films from around the world and presents them in a cinematic format. Since 1996, the festival has been driven by a vision to showcase the year's most significant adventure films and open up a Nordic debate on the conditions for traveling and taking better care of the planet.
Tivoli Youth Guard Performances
Tivoli Youth Guard is a parade featuring the world's oldest youth marching band, marching through Tivoli Gardens in elegant red uniforms and bearskin hats. The parade includes the fan march and concert numbers, and guests can hear a wide range of Danish and international marches.
Taastrup Other Holiday Activities
Tuborg Christmas Beer
Tuborg Julebryg is a strong dark pilsner that has been a staple in Danish holiday traditions since 1981. The dark beer has a clear chestnut brown color and a beige creamy head. The taste is caramelized malt sweetness with a hint of bitterness, and the aroma of licorice, baked goods, and roasted nuts gives it a unique flavor.