Great events to look forward to 2025!

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Big events in Umeå 2025

Umeå has a lot to offer throughout the year.
Here's a selection of great events to look forward to!

 

Rally Sweden 2024

Rally Sweden February 13-16
Sweden's largest annual sporting event, and also the country's largest rally competition, is held in Umeå.

Umefolk dans

Umefolk February 20-23
One of the country's largest folk music festivals is held in February each year. Umefolk is a festival for everyone with an interest in folk music and dance.

Renar

Samiska veckan - Ubmejen Biejvieh March 
A week where the Sámi culture is celebrated with many interesting activities to participate in. Performances, lectures, music and art exhibitions.

Littfest böcker

Umeå Internationella litteraturfestival March 13-15 
A party and a festival - at the same time. The goal is to shed light on literature from different angles and create a meeting place.

Trädgård

Nolia Trädgård April 25-27
A meeting place for everyone who likes gardening, interior design and food. As a visitor, you will get inspiration and new knowledge. 

Gitarr.

Umeå Guitarshow May
A fair for music making. Here you will find everything from hand-built guitars to amplifiers, software and people interested in music.

Brännbollsyran

Brännbollsyran May - June 
One of Sweden's largest music festivals. Over the past decade, some of the world's biggest artists have taken to the stage. The Rounders Cup is an annual event in Umeå and has Word Cup status.  
 

Veteranbil

Wheels Nationals Norr June 28
Norrland's largest meeting for motor enthusiasts and an appreciated meeting point for all motor enthusiasts.

Fotboll

Umeå Fotbollsfestival July 24-27
A football adventure for children, young people, seniors and parasport. An event for players, leaders, supporters and families from different countries.

Visfestival Holmön

Visfestival Holmön July
The festival offers many fine music experiences on the beautiful island Holmön. It is an annual event that gathers a lot of visitors.

Noliamässan Umeå

Noliamässan August 6-8
It is a fair, where you as a visitor can find ideas, inspiration and products in a variety of areas.

Umeå Smakfestival

Umeå Smakfestival September 4-7
An annual festival dedicated to food and drink. You can taste specialties from Umeå's restaurants and beers from local breweries.

Powerpose festival

Powerpose FM Festival September 
A new indoor festival with a focus on the meeting between music lovers and Sweden's most interesting artists.

Jazz. musik

Umeå Jazzfestival October 
Since 1968 the highlight of all jazz music events in Sweden, one of Scandinavia's oldest and most respectable festivals.

 

House of Metal nyHouse of Metal November 7-8
A two-day indoor festival focusing on metal in its various forms. The vision is as always - to fill the house with artists, audiences and world-class music.


Umeå Film Festival November - December
The festival shows a selection of current European and locally produced films together with lots of associated events.