The European Festival

9 May 2026
11:00 — 18:00
Stockholm, Sweden

Come and celebrate Europe Day on 9 May with us! We will be on site in Kungsträdgården in Stockholm for a full day filled with activities and participants from all over Europe, including the world’s largest coffee pot!

  • Exhibitions

illustration by Maria Larsson / doilllustration.com

See the preliminary program below or download it in pdf format here.

  • 30 MARCH 2026
Preliminary program in pdf format.
  • European Commission | European identity
  • Saturday 9 May 2026, 11:00 – 18:00 (CEST)
  • Stockholm, Sweden

Program

  1. 9 May 2026, 11:00 – 11:10 (CEST)
    The European Hymn (Ode to Joy) with Adolf Fredrik’s Music Classes
  2. 11.10 – 11.15 (CEST)
    Annika Wäppling Korzinek, Head of the European Commission’s Representation in Sweden, welcomes you!
  3. 11.15 – 11.46 (CEST)
    Youth League of the Parliamentary Parties: election debate
  4. 11.45 – 11.55 (CEST)
    Music from Ireland
  5. 11.55 – 12.05 (CEST)
    Music from Latvia
  6. 12.05 – 12.35 (CEST)
    Youth League of the Parliamentary Parties: election debate (continuation)
  7. 12.35 – 12.45 (CEST)
    Music from Serbia
  8. 12.45 – 12.55 (CEST)
    Music from Cyprus
  9. 13.00 – 13.20 (CEST)
    Ahmed Berhan, master of ceremonies, and EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall on the work in the corridors of power
  10. 13.20 – 13.30 (CEST)
    Music from Poland
  11. 13:30 – 13:40 (CEST)
    Music from Lithuania
  12. 13.40 – 13.50 (CEST)
    Music from Italy
  13. 13.50 – 14.20 (CEST)
    Kamratposten: KPodden live on stage

    The hosts KP-Lukas, KP-Ludvig and KP-Jossan invite the audience to participate in the podcast’s popular feature and interview EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall. A wacky Europe quiz is also promised. The mascots K & P are there!

  14. 14:20 – 14:30 (CEST)
    Music from Croatia
  15. 14:30 – 15:00 (CEST)
    MEPs: election debate
  16. 15.00 – 15.10 (CEST)
    Music from Georgia
  17. 15.10 – 15.30 (CEST)
    National Board of Trade: Ukraine and Europe: Trade, People and Possibilities.

    Katarina Friskman, Head of Communications at the National Board of Trade, moderates a conversation between Yahye Yasin Khalif, National Board of Trade, Svitlana Zalishchuk, Ambassador of Ukraine to Sweden and Mariia Zaiets, Senco Ukraine.

  18. 15.30 – 15.40 (CEST)
    Music from Ukraine
  19. 15:40 – 15:50 (CEST)
    Music from Slovakia
  20. 15.50 – 16.00 (CEST)
    Music from Germany
  21. 16:00 – 16:20 (CEST)
    Swedish European Movement: European of the Year award ceremony
  22. 16.20 – 16.30 (CEST)
    Musik från Turkiet
  23. 16.30 – 16.40 (CEST)
    Musik från Bulgarien
  24. 16.40 – 16.50 (CEST)
    Musik från Spanien
  25. 16.50 – 17.00 (CEST)
    Musik från Rumänien
  26. 17.00 – 17.10 (CEST)
    Music from Moldova
  27. 17.10 – 17.20 (CEST)
    Music from Portugal
  28. 17:20 – 17:30 (CEST)
    Music from Albania

Practical information

When
Saturday 9 May 2026, 11:00 – 18:00 (CEST)
Where
Kungsträdgården
Jussi Björlings allé, 111 47 Stockholm, Sverige
Languages
Swedish

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