Winter experiences in Copenhagen

Sauna Gus is the Danish take on sauna therapy. The experience blends cold sea dips or showers with the heat of sauna stones, while a Sauna Master enhances the atmosphere with aroma oil scents. Experience gus at Glacier’s floating sauna with panoramic views, at the luxury Skodsborg Kurhotel, or with meditative music at Plugin Heat Club.

Enjoy Nordic wellness at hotel spas, seafront retreats with rejuvenating sea dips, and exclusive spa experiences. Explore a pool surrounded by lush greenery, a spa in a former brewery building, or a one-room hotel with sauna.

With eight winter bathing clubs, a clean harbour and upwards of 20 sauna and hot water facilities, Copenhagen is the perfect city to experience the growing Nordic trend. There are both places with swimming zones and places with winter dipping zones, which are great for winter bathing.

Approximately 600 concerts will be performed in over different venues across Denmark between 30 January-28 February. More than 50 of those venues are in the Copenhagen area. For three weeks, the festival brings together international stars, award-winning Danish projects, and unique themed concerts, from intimate club gigs to major performances. 

Winter Pride in Copenhagen is returning for its fourteenth year, making it Europe’s longest-running Winter Pride. It runs from 16-22 February, and the program will include debates, workshops, social events such as drag bingo, as well as the Winter Pride Party. Read more about LGBTQIA+ in Copenhagen here.

This annual outdoor event runs from 30 January–22 February and lights up the city with installations, projections and artistic light displays, free to walk around and explore. The light festival has expanded to outer Nørrebro and Frederiksberg.

From 14 March–30 November, Cisternerne in Frederiksberg will host Seven Deaths, which is a monumental cinematic opera installation by world-renowned performance artist Marina Abramović. The immersive exhibition explores seven iconic operatic deaths, and features Abramović herself alongside actor Willem Dafoe. 

Danish architect and designer Verner Panton (1926–1998) was one of the most innovative designers of the late 20th century. He created the Panton Chair in 1960 which is the first one-piece plastic chair. Visitors can experience his work at Designmuseum Denmark and even stay in a hotel room with his furniture at the Danish design hotel Alexandra. 

Hosted by seniors and open to all ages and backgrounds, Silvers’ gatherings celebrate real human connection through shared stories and meals. Danish and English speakers, locals and visitors, everyone is welcome.

It is actually not until February 15 that Denmark celebrates the Carnival tradition called Fastelavn. But in the month before Fastelavn most pastry shops in Copenhagen is fully aware that it is time for creamy and colorful the hyped Danish carnival buns. 

Every other Thursday from January–March, Dine & Design invites you to community dining with plant-based twists on Danish classics such as ‘forloren hare’, ‘boller i karry’ or ‘skipperlabskovs’. Share long-table meals and connect over food in a museum setting at Design Museum Denmark.

The biggest restaurant festival in Scandinavia takes place in February each year (5-15 February in 2026), where selected restaurants offer a fixed price menu. Participating venues have previously included restaurants with scenic views such as Seaside Toldboden and Væksthuset.

La Banchina looks forward to welcoming you for an intimate wine and dine experience. They serve a 5-course dinner menu in their restaurant every Thursday to Saturday from October 2025 to March 2026. Expect seasonal and local vegetables and fish and natural wine in a casual setting.

Copenhill, a purpose-built leisure area on the top of the city’s waste-to-energy plant, offers urban skiing with a slalom course and freestyle park, and four ski lifts. For those looking for a slightly less active way to experience this part of the city, you can hike up its slopes for free and catch a view from the top.

Right by the entrance to Frederiksberg Garden, Frederiksberg Runddel transforms into an ice rink every winter. Ice skating on the rink is free and can be enjoyed any time of the day, You can rent skates or rent a pair during opening hours.

Returning for the second year, Skøjteøen is an unique winter destination on Refshaleøen with two ice rinks totaling 1,450 square meters. Created by the Reffen Street Food Market, Skøjteøen invites visitors to warm up warm up with street food and hot drinks from local vendors, and discover unique, handcrafted gifts from creative artisans.

Right by the harbour in central Copenhagen, Broens Ice Rink offers 600 m² of skating fun for the whole family. Located at the end of the Inner Harbour Bridge, it comes with stunning waterfront views and easy access to Broens street-food kitchen before or after your visit. 

The 1,300 square metre ice skating rink is circularly shaped around the Crown and the equestrian statue of Christian the 5th on Kongens Nytorv, right in the heart of the city, among iconic historic buildings such as the Royal Theatre, Charlottenborg Palace, Thotts Palæ and Hotel D'Angleterre. You can rent a pair of skates or you can bring your own.