2008

28 November
Christmas Parade and Midnight-Open in Århus City
Central Århus: Christmas Parade and Midnight-Open in the City of Århus.
A large and wonderful Christmas Parade led by Santa Claus will pass through the city, the Christmas lighting will be switched on, and all the shops in the city will be open for Christmas shopping right through to midnight.

22 November - 31 December
Christmas in The Old Town
The tradition-based Christmas exhibition ‘Danish Christmas through 300 years’ in The Old Town. Taste Christmas in the fully operational kitchens. Christmas market every weekend during Advent. Christmas bazaar, period shops, hansom cabs and much more.



2009

During 2009 DIALOG09
Århus will emerge, reveal itself, and flourish as a city of the future when the eyes of Århus will open to the world, and the eyes of the world will return the compliment and open to Århus

6 January
150th anniversary at ARoS
The Aarhus Art Museum opened to the public in 1859 and will therefore celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2009.

5, 6 and 7 March

U-days
Come and meet students and student counsellors; attend lectures in the lecture rooms; participate in an information session; take part in a practical workshop; visit a students' café; or go on a conducted tour. There are many exciting opportunities at the different institutions of education in Århus.

17 - 22 March
AFIA Film Festival 
Enjoy some of music’s great legends, exciting guests and varied events on this year's programme.

15 - 17 May
3 stars of the opera in one weekend
Opera fans can enjoy three unique concerts featuring Roberto Alagna, Cecilia Bartolis, and Bo Skovhus during the weekend of 15/16/17 May in the Symphony Auditorium at Concert Hall Aarhus.

21, 22 and 23 May
SPOT 15 Festival
The SPOT Festival takes place over eight stages in and around the Concert Hall. Today this festival is considered the most significant display-window for Scandinavian rock music, and it brings together a fine range of international guests and, not least, music critics from all of Northern Europe.

29 - 31 May
European Veterans Athletics Championships Non Stadia
In Aarhus, we are looking forward to hosting the 2009 European Veterans Athletics Championships Non Stadia. For this event the beautiful natural surroundings at the Brabrand Lake and in the Marselisborg Memorial Park will provide the perfect sporting setting for the veteran athletes as they compete to become European Champion in the various Non Stadia disciplines. 

Ultimo May
The old Town "Den Gamle By" celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2009

4 June
Live Pictures of the World in the Århus city centre
'Live Pictures of the World' - an annually recurring festival in the city centre of Århus. Throughout the city, music will be the focal point on 4th June 2009. On this day the city of Århus will lay on the show-stopping event Live Pictures of the World 2009. The entire city will be transformed to depict the theme of the year, and all the shops will be open right through to midnight. 

5 - 28 June
Sculpture by the Sea (DIALOG09)
A spectacular and free outdoor exhibition of sculpture along the Bay of Århus. This is an international exhibition in Århus with contributions from around the world. 50 sculptures of different sizes, colours and materials will be positioned on the waterfront all the way from 'Tangkrogen', along the beach, and right on to the edge of the woods at Ballehage beach. Inspired by and under the patronage of TRH Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, the world-famous sculpture festival 'Sculpture by the Sea' will take place for the first time outside Australia – from 5th to 28th June, the coastline from the 'Tangkrogen' to Ballehage beach will feature over 50 sculptures by artists from Australia and all over the world. 

June
International Theater Festival

July
Medieval market
At a medieval market there’s always plenty to do. The market place is filled with stalls and booths where you can meet craftsmen at work, get an insight into life as it was in medieval times, and make good bargains. At this market you can experience demonstrations of medieval fighting, medieval music, and jesters. You can go exploring the trade stalls, get up close to the craftsmen, attend a soldiers' training school, meet a knight, and sample medieval food, mead and beer. For the children there are lots of medieval fun and games for boys as well as girls. 

11 - 18 July
Aarhus International Jazz Festival
In July the 21th edition of the Aarhus International Jazz Festival will raise the curtain on a varied offering of jazz bands big and small and orchestras playing all genres of jazz.

21. - 26. July
Football Festival Denmark
Some 150 teams from countries all over the world will take part in this footballing extravaganza in Aarhus. From morning till evening the green pitches at the various event venues will be filled with football-playing, enthusiastic children and teenagers aged from 8 to 19.

25 - 26 July
The Moesgård Viking Moot
Meet the Vikings in their everyday-life at the large Viking Moot which is held by the Moesgård Museum at the beach in Moesgård every year during the last weekend of July.

14 - 23 August
Africa Now - West African culture week in Århus
In partnership with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and under the patronage of the Danish Foreign Minister and Senegalese musician and activist Youssou N'Dour, the West Africa festival will be a key element in DIALOG09. 

28 August. - 6 September
The Aarhus Festival
The Aarhus Festival is a thematic event and the theme of the year determines the artistic programme. The programme encompasses various forms of art such as dance, theatre, exhibitions, opera, sports, children's entertainment and a varied offering of music.

9 October
Århus Night of Culture 
The Aarhus Night of Culture Århus hopes to throw radiance on all facets of cultural life in Århus. This includes high culture and popular culture, church culture, and business culture; children’s culture, youth culture and senior culture; ethnic culture, academic culture, sports culture, and up-till-now hidden subcultures.

October
Coast Zones Adventure Race
High-speed physical action. The Århus CoastZone Challenge will take place in the streets and lanes of Århus for the second time – a "mini-adventure race" for everyone! You can enrol for the Elite Distance or the Adventure Distance. 

6 - 8 November
KiC
KiC is the largest censored fair for crafts and arts in Denmark. The fair is a returning event since 2005, and it takes place every year around the beginning of November.

28 November
World Standard Championships
In 2006 Århus hosted the World Standard Championships, and this event was so successful that the International Dance Sport Federation has chosen Århus as host venue for these Championships again in 2009. Fifty of the world's best Standard dancers, and 4000 spectators, are expected for this event.

November
Grand finale of the DIALOG09

27 November
Christmas Parade and Midnight-Open in the city centre 
Central Århus: Christmas Parade and Midnight-Open in the City of Århus.
A large and wonderful Christmas parade led by Santa Claus will pass through the city, the Christmas lighting will be switched on, and all the shops in the city will be open for Christmas shopping right through to midnight.

In addition to the events above there will be a long list of events and activities under the headline DIALOG09 – such as the celebration of The Old Town's centenary, and the 150th anniversary of the Aarhus Art Museum celebrated at ARoS.