Copenhagen Art Festival

 

Friday the Copenhagen Art Festival 2012 opened and with a host of events and exhibitions lasting into the autumn, there's going to be something for everyone. Some of the exhibitions will be held in the public space, like this Running Woman in the central park of Kongens Have, and some will be held at the participating art galleries. For more info visit www.cph-artfestival.org.

 

Shaking our booty

During the weekend of Pentecost in 1982, Copenhagen saw the emergence of its first carnival. Since then, the carnival has become an integral part of Pentecost in Copenhagen. This means that this year the carnival is celebrating its 30th anniversary. You can see the impressive carnival parade at Copenhagen Carnival. The parade starts at Højbro Plads (Amagertorv) at 10 a.m. and will go through Strøget to Rådhuspladsen. The parade is expected to end at around 3 p.m. Copenhagen Carnival 2012 is taking place from the 25-27th of May in Fælledparken. -RS

What to do on a Monday

Like most cities around Europe Copenhagen's museums are for the largest part closed on Mondays. A few smaller museums might be open and one can use the opportunity to walk around town or take a tour.

However, at the moment the Botanical Gardens are awash with colour and would be a great place to wile away a few hours.

Renovations of the park will be finished around September 2012.

-RS