February Kids: Make it and they will come

Lego World
Feb 16-19, 10:00-17:00; Bella Center, Center Boulevard 5, Cph S; 146kr, biletto.dk

Crazy about Lego? Then come and experience Lego World 2017, where fun and educational activities are awaiting your whole family. Or alternatively leave them to leg godt while you let go.

Fastelavn at Carlsberg
Feb 25, 10:00-15:00; Carlsberg Byen, Pasteursvej 28, Cph V; free adm; carlsbergbyen.dk

Carlsberg: where kiddies pet horses and daddies sup beer. Now they’re pulling out all the stops for families with a free entry Fastelavn party. Let the kiddies bash the cat while the daddies tell bad jokes. Cheers!

CPH Tomhawks Rookie Day
Feb 5, Juniors (12-16s): 10:00-14:00, Girls (17+): 12:00-14:00, Seniors (17+): 14:00-16:00; Tomahawks Field, Julius Andersens Vej 7, Valby; free adm

Has all the NFL on TV given you an urge to try out US football? Now’s your chance to shine by joining the Copenhagen Tomhawks on Super Bowl day.

Louisiana Sunday Workshops
ongoing, Tue-Sun 11:00-17:30; Louisiana Children’s Wing, Gl Strandvej 13, Humlebæk; 125kr, under-18s: free adm; louisiana.dk

Does your family enjoy museum and arts? Then head to the Louisiana’s free (including materials, providing you pay for your entry) workshops for children. Let your little ones get crafty!

 




  • Diplomatic tensions between US and Denmark after spying rumors

    Diplomatic tensions between US and Denmark after spying rumors

    A Wall Street Journal article describes that the US will now begin spying in Greenland. This worries the Danish foreign minister, who wants an explanation from the US’s leading diplomat. Greenlandic politicians think that Trump’s actions increase the sense of insecurity

  • Diplomacy meets Westeros: a dinner with the King, Queen – and Jaime Lannister

    Diplomacy meets Westeros: a dinner with the King, Queen – and Jaime Lannister

    What do King Frederik X, Queen Mary, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and Jaime Lannister have in common? No, this isn’t the start of a very specific Shakespeare-meets-HBO fanfiction — it was just Wednesday night in Denmark

  • Huge boost to halt dropouts from vocational education

    Huge boost to halt dropouts from vocational education

    For many years, most young people in Denmark have preferred upper secondary school (Gymnasium). Approximately 20 percent of a year group chooses a vocational education. Four out of 10 young people drop out of a vocational education. A bunch of millions aims to change that

  • Beloved culture house saved from closure

    Beloved culture house saved from closure

    At the beginning of April, it was reported that Kapelvej 44, a popular community house situated in Nørrebro, was at risk of closing due to a loss of municipality funding

  • Mette Frederiksen: “If you harm the country that is hosting you, you shouldn’t be here at all”

    Mette Frederiksen: “If you harm the country that is hosting you, you shouldn’t be here at all”

    With reforms to tighten the rules for foreigners in Denmark without legal residency, and the approval of a reception package for internationals working in the care sector, internationals have been under the spotlight this week. Mette Frederiksen spoke about both reforms yesterday.

  • Tolerated, but barely: inside Denmark’s departure centers

    Tolerated, but barely: inside Denmark’s departure centers

    Currently, around 170 people live on “tolerated stay” in Denmark, a status for people who cannot be deported but are denied residency and basic rights. As SOS Racisme draws a concerning picture of their living conditions in departure centers, such as Kærshovedgård, they also suggest it might be time for Denmark to reinvent its policies on deportation

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