Sweden · month by month
Stockholm food calendar
What is in season in Stockholm, what to eat right now, the food festivals worth planning around and the months to be careful with. Tap a month.
January in Stockholm
A hard month
Nothing of this kind in January. Try Everything.
Nothing special on our calendar for January yet. The city guide has what is good all year.
February in Stockholm
A hard monthThe best of February: Semlor.
Eat it now
- SemlorFat Tuesday
Cardamom buns filled with almond paste and cream; sold from January to Easter.
Nothing of this kind in February. Try Everything.
March in Stockholm
Nothing of this kind in March. Try Everything.
Nothing special on our calendar for March yet. The city guide has what is good all year.
April in Stockholm
Nothing of this kind in April. Try Everything.
Nothing special on our calendar for April yet. The city guide has what is good all year.
May in Stockholm
Shoulder seasonNothing of this kind in May. Try Everything.
Nothing special on our calendar for May yet. The city guide has what is good all year.
June in Stockholm
Peak seasonThe best of June: New potatoes, herring and strawberries, Midsummer.
In season
- New potatoes, herring and strawberries
Midsummer's menu.
Jun–Jul
On the calendar
- MidsummerFriday between 19 and 25 June
Herring, new potatoes, snaps and strawberries; the city empties to the islands.
Nothing of this kind in June. Try Everything.
July in Stockholm
Peak seasonThe best of July: New potatoes, herring and strawberries.
In season
- New potatoes, herring and strawberries
Midsummer's menu.
Jun–Jul
Plan around
- Industrial holidayJuly
Many restaurants close or cut hours.
Nothing of this kind in July. Try Everything.
August in Stockholm
Peak seasonThe best of August: Crayfish, Surströmming and Crayfish parties.
In season
- Crayfish
The crayfish party (kräftskiva) season starts in August.
Aug–Sep - Surströmming
The fermented herring is opened from the third Thursday of August; eat it outdoors.
Aug–Sep
On the calendar
- One of the world’s 100 best food eventsCrayfish partiesUsually August · a season, not a single date
The kräftskiva: piles of dill-boiled crayfish, snaps with drinking songs, paper hats and lanterns, all through August.
How to go: Restaurants in Stockholm run crayfish dinners; buy crayfish at Östermalms Saluhall if you're throwing your own.
Nothing of this kind in August. Try Everything.
September in Stockholm
Shoulder seasonThe best of September: Crayfish and Surströmming.
In season
- Crayfish
The crayfish party (kräftskiva) season starts in August.
Aug–Sep - Surströmming
The fermented herring is opened from the third Thursday of August; eat it outdoors.
Aug–Sep - Chanterelles, lingonberries and game
Autumn foraging and elk.
Sep–Nov
Nothing of this kind in September. Try Everything.
October in Stockholm
The best of October: Kanelbullens dag, Chanterelles, lingonberries and game.
In season
- Chanterelles, lingonberries and game
Autumn foraging and elk.
Sep–Nov
Eat it now
- Kanelbullens dag4 October
Cinnamon bun day.
Nothing of this kind in October. Try Everything.
November in Stockholm
The best of November: Chanterelles, lingonberries and game, Christmas markets.
In season
- Chanterelles, lingonberries and game
Autumn foraging and elk.
Sep–Nov
On the calendar
- Christmas marketslate November to Christmas
Skansen and Gamla Stan.
Nov–Dec
Nothing of this kind in November. Try Everything.
December in Stockholm
The best of December: Lussekatter, Julbord and Christmas markets.
Eat it now
- Lussekatter13 December
Saffron buns for St Lucia.
- Julbord
The Christmas smorgasbord in every restaurant through December.
On the calendar
- Christmas marketslate November to Christmas
Skansen and Gamla Stan.
Nov–Dec
Nothing of this kind in December. Try Everything.
Festival dates move from year to year, so check this year's dates before you book. Seasons are how growers, markets and local guides describe them; edges vary with the weather. Know something we missed? Tell us.