Tag: Gammel Kongevej
Denne uge i København: Hyggeaften, vandring på Sjællands nordkyst og hættetrøjer til målstænger
Vandring Nordkyststien 29. april 08.00-30. april 15.00; DR Byen metrostation, Cph S; gratis adm, meetup.comGå langs Sjællands nordkyst fra Helsingør til Hundested – 70 km i alt over to dage. Mød op kl. 8 og tag toget til Helsingør. Ideelt efter 30-40 km er der et stop på en campingplads eller Hostel lørdag for at […]
This week in Copenhagen: Comedy to distract you from the weather
English Comedy NightApril 14, 7:00 & 9:00 p.m.; Knock Knock Comedy Club, Vimmelskaftet 41, Cph K; DKK 135; internationalcomedians.comWho said one night wasn’t enough to host two shows? Enjoy British/Sri Lankan headliner Stella Graham supported by comedians from Ireland and Lebanon, all presented by North Americans Brian Jordan (19:00) and then Joe Eagan (21:00). All […]
This week in Copenhagen: Easter is coming…the theme parks are reopening!
Bakken season openingMarch 31, 2:00 p.m.; Dyrehavsbakken 33, Klampenborg; bakken.dkIn its 441st season, the world’s oldest amusement park welcomes parents and children to more entertainment and activities. Get ready to go full speed! Tivoli reopening to EasterMarch 31-24. Sep, Easter time until April 10; 11.00-22.00; Tivoli, Vesterbrogade 3, Cph V; from DKK 155; tivoli.dkTivoli opens […]
St Patrick’s Day 2023: Feel the shamrock love for the three-legged race!
“There are four of us traveling to Copenhagen for the weekend – my husband and I are coming from Oslo, while my sister and her boyfriend are flying in from Manchester,” Norwegian racer Stephanie Johnston-Pearce told organizers of Shamrock Love’s 3 Legged Charity Race 2023 upon registration. “It’s my birthday on the 18th so we […]
March events: Why Tivoli’s opening will supply the missing spring in all our steps
English Comedy Night10 March at 20:00-22:00; Knock Knock Comedy Club, Vimmelskaftet 41, Cph K; internationalcomedians.comLet’s laugh together! Enjoy four comedians from Ireland (headliner Danny Ryan), Sweden, Canada and Poland, presented by British comedian Adrian Mackinder. All the necessary elements are in place for a great night of comedy! Easter in TivoliMarch 31-10. April; 11.00-22.00; Tivoli, […]
WC 2022: Big screens and best bars
To be fair, this article is as much for voyeurs as it is die-hards who want to know the best places to watch 2022 World Cup matches in November and December. Of course, I’m not implying that half of our readership is sitting at a rear window watching Ironside/Perry Mason (yes, the same actor killed […]
Events in late November-early December: Shows, markets and quizzes galore!
Crazy Christmas Cabaret: ‘Don Calzone’ongoing, ends Jan 14; The glass hall at Tivoli; from DKK 360, teaterbillette.dk; 135 minThis Crazy Christmas Edition will take us away from the dreary Danish winter to sunny 1980s Miami Beach, where the Calzone family is in crisis again! Most of the team returns from last year, so expect show […]
Events at the end of August: Actor, playwright, director … presents Denmark’s answer to Noël Coward!
The Queen’s New Frontier14-18 Sep; Library Rentemestervej, Cph NV; DKK 160Copenhagen Theater Circle presents its original play ‘The Queen’s New Frontier’ by long-standing member Alun Thomas – a satire set in Ireland as post-Brexit reality begins to set in. (BV) The oasisAug 19; Fælledparken, Cph ØThis pop-up event is hosted by Culture and Leisure Østerbro. […]
7-Eleven stores closed due to hacker attack
7-Eleven stores were closed Monday evening as employees were unable to accept payments or use their cash registers after the system shut down. The company then announced on Facebook that it had experienced a cyber attack and that is what caused the shutdown of the computer systems – the company is still working to solve […]
Events in July and early August: Finally a proper British afternoon tea!
Proper British afternoon teaJuly 10 & 31, August 14 & 28; Kogebogeriet, Guldbergsgade 10, Cph NIf you are looking for an authentic British afternoon tea, then Kogebogeriet is the place to go. Enjoy a menu that includes roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, freshly baked scones and clotted cream, along with unlimited tea. AiaSound Festival11-13 Aug; […]
Events in early summer: Party up and embrace the heat!
Science and cocktails28th of June; Koncertsalen, DR Koncerthuset, Ørestads Boulevard 13, Cph S; 145-195kr, drkoncerthuset.dkJoin Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek for ‘What Physical Reality Has Taught Me’. Accompanied by the Danish jazz trio Hess / AC / Hess Spacelab, Wilczek will show how the scientific exploration of the physical world has come to touch on […]
Events at the end of March / beginning of April: All eyes are on CPH: DOX
CPH: DOXcurrent, ends April 3 and online April 1-10; different places; Ticket and program at cpdox.dkCPH: DOX will be a hybrid festival in 2022. All the films will be shown in cinemas, while a selection of films will be part of a nationwide online festival (geo-blocked to Denmark). All films are in English or with […]
Feel the Shamrock Love of the three-legged race and win a trip to Dublin!
For the first time in its history, it will not be possible to sign up to compete in the St Patrick’s Day triple jump on the big day itself. Instead, registration for Shamrock Love’s 3 Legged Charity Race 2022 began before the race via the event’s website on March 1, due to the limited number […]
Valentine’s Day 2022: Spas, sugar, dinner and subtitles: the more bubbles the better
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and Copenhagen has plenty of opportunities to celebrate. Immediately, the density of quality restaurants, designer cafes, quaint waterfront locations, and destination galleries should make it easy to find a dating activity. Tough competition Unfortunately, the density of Copenhageners means that the competition is conspicuously fierce for restaurant tables, beautiful canal […]
February Events: Hi ho! We’re off to the Snow White Panto!
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 8.-13. Feb, Tue-Fri 7pm, Sat 1pm and 7pm, Sun 1pm; The library, Rentemestervej 76, Cph NV; 100-180kr; ctcircle.dk Copenhagen Theater Circle’s annual British panto is ‘Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs’. Expect audience participation, the normal range of madness and cross-dressing and music and comedy to suit the whole […]
Bad news for sports bar fans: Most English pubs remain closed until 31 January
One of the benefits of personally delivering ours newspaper is that we get to visit most of the city’s English-language pubs. Not because we are alcoholics (to be fair: giving tips to the messenger at Christmas and other special occasions is a practice that is largely lacking in these parts), but because we are often […]
Early winter events: Exciting comedy evenings on Amager, classical ballets and Christmas events by the truck
CPH English Comedy Night Dec. 4, 8 p.m .; Theater Play, Strandlodsvej 7, Cph S; 130kr, billetto.dk Headliner Tamer Kattan is an American comic book that is worth the entrance fee alone. Join Adrian Mackinder (yes, the columnist on page 11!) And support actors David Duff (Ireland), Julian Oakes (UK) and Rozarina Larsen (Malaysia) for […]
Events in mid-November: Honolulu atmosphere in Hafnia Hall
City Volley beach Nov. 20, 2:30 p.m.-6: 30 p.m .; Hafnia Hallen, Julius Andersens Vej 6, Valby; free adm City Volley welcomes you to play indoor beach volleyball. The event, which will have a Hawaiian theme, is free to attend for members of City Volley. Sign up at cityvolley.dk. The universe: a detective story Nov. […]
Events in early November: Check out Chekhov, coins and Christmas beer
Chekhov’s dreamers 16-21 Nov, Tue-Sat 19:30, Sat-Sun 13:00; Salen, Biblioteket, Rentemestervej 76, Cph NV; 160kr, ctcircle.dk Renowned director Kate Barker-Froyland presents her own adaptation of the works of the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. A female cast will bring to life five different stories with central characters longing for a different reality while dealing with the […]
Copenhagen 2021: Top choice!
TOP ICE CREAM Bon Bon Ice Suddenly we were not in Frederiksberg, but the plains of Africa, like earthy, velvety tones, rhythm and bass of course, praised Bon Bon Ice’s epic ‘Black Vanilla’ taste. Colored volcanic dark by the ash of coconuts rich in antioxidants is a treat for all the senses. No wonder Bon […]
The unveiling of the best bars in Copenhagen to watch Euro 2020
Hard to know where to start: what about the start? Oh, how much ‘Sound of Music’ of you! Austria is in it after all, but they never seem to win any bar Eurovision when they go into women with beards. Well in the late 1930s, remember, but we know what happened to them. On my […]
Early June Events: Floating parades, flea markets galore and great if you love sake
CPH Harbor Parade June 5, 1: 00-23: 00 p.m .; Copenhagen Harbour; free adm On Constitution Day, the Port of Copenhagen will be transferred to an artistically fluid parade. The harbor will be full of art, performances, installations and music while boats sail through the city. The parade can be experienced from land as well […]
The ice on several lakes in Copenhagen is now thick enough for ice skating
Sankt Jørgens Sø consists of two dam-separated lake areas. Only the part between Gyldenløvesgade and Kampmannsgade is open for traffic on the ice. So not the one towards Gammel Kongevej. Also on the next lake, Peblinge Lake, which is located between Gyldenløvsgade and Dronning Louise’s Bridge, you must now move. This is stated by the […]
The ice on Sankt Jørgens Sø in Copenhagen is thick enough for ice skating
Sankt Jørgens Sø consists of two dam-separated lake areas and stretches from Gammel Kongevej by Planetariet to Kampmannsgade and on to Gyldenløvesgade. It is still dangerous and forbidden to move on the other lakes. Many people – both children and adults – were out on Peblinge Lake on Saturday, but there are large guards in […]
