Coming Up Soon | Australia, Shakespeare and Psychedelia

From April 25-27, culture-crazy Nørrebro will celebrate its annual 48 TIMER festival and the schedule includes fun activities for children, outdoor concerts, individual street parties, quirky workshops and more (information and full schedule at 48timer.info)

 

Celebrate spring’s arrival at the British Chamber of Commerce in Denmark’s Spring Ball by the Sea, which offers gourmet dinner and dancing by the sea at Villa Rex (Kurhotel Skodsborg, Skodsborg Strandvej 139, Skodsborg; May 1, 19:00; 990kr; bccd.dk)

IdemoLab may focus on design and research, but every once in a while, the company hosts a party called “Bits & Beers,”. On April 25, join artists, and DJs at cafe Republikken to discuss failure (Vesterbrogade 26, Cph V; April 25, 18:00-, register for free at eventbrite.dk)

450 years after William Shakespeare’s birth, he returns as University of Copenhagen English students read his sonnets aloud at a birthday celebration. The party starts at 15:00 in the lounge of Det Humanistiske Fakultetsbibliotek (Njalsgade 112, Cph S; April 22, 15:00; free entry)

Come join the Copenhagen Psych Fest, a music festival that runs April 24-26. The Psych Fest is dedicated to promoting undergroundDanish psychadelic music and will feature more than 40 bands from around the world on two stages (Stengade 18, Cph N; 300kr for 3 days)

On April 25, Australia remembers its fallen soldiers. Copenhagen’s Australian embassy invites the public to join in their 2014 Anzac Day commemoration which includes a wreath laying and refreshments (Dampfaergevej 26, Cph Ø; April 25, 9:00; denmark.embassy.gov.au)





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