Early-April Events: Pillows at the ready!

World Pillow-fight Day
April 2, 14:00; location TBA; free adm; pillowfightday.com/copenhagen

Another year and another epic pillow fight will see the basketcases descend on Copenhagen with their pillowcases. The location will be revealed one week before the event.
The rules are simple: only use the softest of pillows, try not hospitalise your fellow revellers, no swishing at the poor pillowless onlookers, for goodness sake remove your specs, and bring plastic bags to clean up the mess.
The whacking starts when the signal sounds and after that anything can happen. There’s plenty of hilarity once you get into the swing of things. (PS)

Big Quiz Night at The Globe
April 14 & 28, 19:30; The Globe, Nørregade 43-45, Cph K; the-globe.dk

Beer drinking boffins battle it out for the 1,000kr first prize. Put a team together and pit your wits against the best of Copenhagen’s expat trivia know-alls. Get there early for a good seat and grabbing grub before the quiz. (PS)

Designer Forum
April 2-3, 10:00-17:00; Forum, Julius Thomsens Plads 1, Frederiksberg; adults 60kr, Sun 14:00-16:00: 30kr, under-12s: free adm; designerforum.dk

Shop till you drop at the Designer Forum outlet sale in preparation for the summer season. With savings of up to 80 percent, nobody’s going home empty-handed. (PS)

Clothes swap market
April 10, 10:00-14:00; Kulturhuset Indre By, Charlotte Amundsens Plads 3, Cph K

The concept is simple – turn up with a bag of good quality stuff you no longer need and this grants you entry to the market. Browse for things to take home, and try not to care who takes home your loot. No hoarding! (PS)

Record Collectors Fair
April 10, 11:00-16:00; Amager Bio, Cph S; free adm; allgoodcleanrecords.com/plademesser

As any self-respecting hipster knows, you need a record player and a vinyl collection. Spend a lazy Sunday afternoon flipping through the LPs to find that rare piece of plastic to complete your obscure collection. (PS)




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