12 Things to Do in Copenhagen in December

In December the capital of Denmark is filled with lights, Christmas markets and various celebrations, that is why during this month you will find a lot of things to do in Copenhagen, among which are visits to the famous Tivoli Gardens, which is transformed into a magical place full of Christmas decorations and a lot of festive attractions.

You can also explore the streets of the city and discover small stores and local markets to find nice souvenirs of your trip. But I also recommend you to check out the different restaurants and cafes to enjoy a warm and cozy atmosphere while tasting typical Danish dishes.

Copenhagen is a magical city during the Christmas season, and one of the must-see attractions is to book tickets and visit the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. From November 18 until December 31, the theme park is transformed into a Christmas paradise filled with hanging lights, Christmas trees, food and drink stalls, and a host of festive attractions.

The atmosphere of the park is incredible during Christmas, so with so many Christmas delicacies to try, it's surely a good place to take one of the best food tours in Copenhagen. There is one feature of this park that will catch your attention and that is that it is designed in a Victorian style and with its own mascot: "Nisse Tivoli", which is an elf that accompanies visitors on their tour.

In addition to the impressive Christmas decorations, you will also be able to enjoy inside the park a large number of attractions ranging from roller coasters to carousels, not to mention the Ferris wheel, where you can enjoy breathtaking panoramic views of the city illuminated by Christmas lights.

Details of interest

• Price: you will have to pay around 21 € per person.
• Hours: Tivoli Gardens park usually opens its doors at 11 am every day. However, opening hours may vary depending on the season and time of year.
• Location: Tivoli Gardens is located in the city center of Copenhagen, specifically at Vesterbrogade 3, 1630 København V.

And what better plan for the month of December in Copenhagen than to take shelter from the cold in one of the major museums, cultural centers or palaces. The Danish capital hides some of the best museums and cultural centers in the world.

Here are some of the options available for when you want to escape the winter weather in this wonderful city:

• Danish Resistance Museum in Copenhagen, where you will learn about the history of the Danish resistance during the German occupation of 1940-1945.
• DanishWar Museum in Copenhagen, where you will visit a historic building and delve into the war history of Denmark.
• :::link|text=Danish National Museum in Copenhagen|url=https://natmus.dk/museer-og-slotte/nationalmuseet/, where you will discover all the history of Denmark from the Viking culture to the most recent history.
• Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, a wonderful building that today houses the Danish parliament.

Interesting details

• Price: from 15 to 30 euros approximately.
• Hours: varies depending on the museum chosen.
• Location: different locations in the city.

Another ideal option to escape the cold and have a good party is to book a pub crawl in Copenhagen, a four-hour tour of the most popular pubs in the Danish capital.

The tour, which will take in a total of five pubs in the city, includes two free beers and two free cocktails plus two shots at each venue. It's a great way to get a taste of Copenhagen's nightlife and meet other locals and people from other regions and countries just like you.

The advantage of this tour is that it is also private. A must if you are traveling with friends.

Interesting details

• Price: from 37 € per person.
• Schedule: the tour starts around 8 pm.
• Location: different locations in the city.

I recommend you to stay in Copenhagen during the night of December 12th to 13th, not to miss the celebration of St. Lucia's Day. This is a very important holiday in Denmark, which has to do with the devotion and protection of light in the Catholic Church.

The celebration of St. Lucia includes a procession in boats decorated with Christmas lights, which arrives at Nyhavn at sunset, to offer a truly magical and memorable atmosphere that you will not only want to enjoy, but also to photograph. The history of the tradition of St. Lucia in Denmark dates back to 1944, during the German occupation, when the Norden Association introduced this custom.

You will love the atmosphere during the procession, not only because of the religious energy, but also because of the delicacy of the event and the familiarity of the Danish people. With the feast of St. Lucia, the Christmas festivities begin, and being a procession, it could be considered a good way to make a tour of Copenhagen during the night. Also, you can take the opportunity to book a private tour of Copenhagen.

Interesting details

• Price: this is a free event, so you will not have to pay anything to enjoy this celebration.
• Time: this procession takes place at dusk.
• Location: a group of people gather in procession to go through all the main streets of Copenhagen.

If there is one activity you will love to do during the cold months is to book and embark on a Copenhagen canal cruise with mulled wine on board. You will board these small and luxurious boats that sail around the city's harbor, and you will be able to contemplate, in a unique and different way, all the beauty of the city. The best thing about this is that during the cold months, the boats are equipped with awnings to protect you from the wind and weather.

In addition, the people in charge of this experience will offer you warm blankets and blankets, which will allow you to keep warm while you enjoy the scenery, without feeling the winter cold. In addition to that, they will offer you hot chocolate to make your ride even more incredible and you will have the opportunity to meet the other passengers.

Although if you go with your family or a group of friends, you will also have the possibility to make an exclusive and private trip, booking a complete boat that will take you on the same ride, with the same conditions, but in this case, only with your group. For all these reasons, this is one of the best boat trips on the canals of Copenhagen that you can do during this month.

Interesting details

• Price: these boat tours can be priced from 21 € per person. Although the price may vary according to the type of trip you decide.
• Schedule: generally, these tours take place in the morning.
• Location: these tours take place along the canals of Copenhagen.

One of the activities that you can not miss in December is to go to visit the most famous historical sites, monuments and buildings in Copenhagen and what better way to do it than with a bike tour in Copenhagen. The best thing about this type of tour is that you can do the tour in an environmentally friendly way, while enjoying the weather during the month of December.

In the middle of this tour you will have the opportunity to visit popular destinations such as the cathedral, Rosenborg Castle and the royal residence of Amalienborg. Right after that you can visit the famous Little Mermaid statue and the colorful houses. At the end, you can finish your experience in the Free City of Christiania. You can bring your own bike or do the tour with a rented bike.

Interesting details

• Price: to do these tours you will have to pay at least 42 € to rent a bike.
• Schedule: these tours can be done during different times of the day.
• Location: tourist points of interest in the city.

At Christmas time you can't miss the opportunity to visit the different Christmas markets that are set up all over the city:

• The market at Axeltorv Square is one of the most famous in Copenhagen and is iconic in the city because each stall is named after a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. You can visit it during the whole month of December. Inside this market, which is located in a square in the center of the city, you can find a wide variety of products, such as Christmas gifts, decorations, among other things, and thanks to its easy access, I recommend you book a bike tour in Copenhagen to go to know this place.
• Another one you will love is the market that is installed in the Tivoli Gardens. There you can enjoy a wide range of activities, including ice skating and tastings of Christmas flavors and hot drinks. The Nyhavn flea market is a must-see because it takes place in one of Copenhagen's most picturesque neighborhoods, the Nyhavn canal, and offers a wide variety of handicrafts, Christmas decorations and gifts.

There are also other famous markets in the city that you will love to visit thanks to the large amount of food, drinks and local products offered at their stalls. One of the characteristics of this type of markets is that you can also enjoy musical events that are usually organized in the middle of the markets and other activities typical of the season.

Interesting details

• Price: to visit most of the flea markets in Copenhagen, you will not have to pay anything, although there are many others that do require you to pay an entrance fee.
• Hours: Markets usually take place during the night.
• Location: there are Christmas markets all over the city.

A very Christmas tradition is undoubtedly going to see the Nutcracker plays in Copenhagen. You can see this play in several theaters in the city, I even recommend you to buy tickets for the Copenhagen Opera House, and go to enjoy this traditional Christmas show.

Surely you already know this story, and if not I remind you that it is a ballet piece that follows the adventures of Clara and her Nutcracker in a fantasy world.

But, although there are many other Christmas activities that you will love to enjoy during this season, you should also know that the Nutcracker performance is one of the most traditional and unmissable if you visit Copenhagen in winter, also because it is a play that you can go to see with your whole family, even with the kids.

Interesting details

• Price: you will have to pay from 20 € per ticket for adults. Children under 5 years old are free.
• Hours: this piece is available throughout the month of December.
• Location: you can see the Nutcracker at the Tivoli Park Hall, or you can see it at the Copenhagen Opera House.

Strøget Street in Copenhagen is known for being the longest pedestrian street in Europe, so going to visit it is one of the activities you should do if you travel to Copenhagen. The street is about one kilometer long, and it is a popular destination for both locals and tourists. It is a good idea to visit during the month of December because the street takes on a special atmosphere with the Christmas festivities.

The best thing about Strøget Street during the Christmas season is that many of the stores you will find along the way decorate their windows with a Christmas theme, creating a unique atmosphere in the street. But in addition to the stores, you can also find a wide variety of dining and drinking options on this street, with cafes and restaurants offering traditional Danish products and delicious Christmas desserts.

Interesting details

• Price: you don't need to pay anything to take a walk along this street.
• Hours: you can enjoy the Christmas decorations at any time of the day, however, I recommend traveling to Strøget in the evenings.
• Location: Strøget Street is located in the center of Copenhagen in Denmark.

In Denmark and especially in Copenhagen, Christmas is one of the most important festivities of the year, so in general there are many activities that are done in honor of this holiday and in which you will surely love to participate. Mainly, you will love to participate in Advent, which is the time when the Advent wreath is prepared, symbolizing the time of waiting and lighting the candles for the approach of Christmas.

From December 1 you can also enjoy the rest of the Christmas festivities, but you will not only have the opportunity to enjoy the Christmas festivities, but also the popular traditions in the city. Among the most popular is the 24-window calendar, where you can find small gifts or festive images that you can buy in supermarkets.

If you are much more fond of Christmas traditions, I recommend you to always watch children's TV, where there is also a kind of folk tradition where different stories related to Christmas are presented comprising 24 chapters, until Christmas is over.

Interesting details

• Price: you won't have to pay anything to enjoy the Advent season. You will have to pay for the window calendar, though, if you want one of those.
• Schedule: the advent ceremony can vary in time from year to year, although it usually takes place during the mornings.
• Location: Advent is generally experienced and felt throughout the city of Copenhagen.

If you are a lover of winter and snow sports, ice skating is an excellent option that Copenhagen has to offer. You can find, within the city, multiple skating rinks to enjoy with family or friends. This is one of those activities that I recommend you to enjoy in December, especially because of the festive and Christmas atmosphere that invades the city.

To enjoy this sport you just need to find the right skates and the perfect place to skate, and one of those places you can't miss is Broens Gadekøkken. At this icy rink you can go and enjoy ice skating with your own skates or, if you don't have your own skates, you can rent them here.

Interesting details

• Price: you will have to pay to rent skates in this area.
• Hours: You can go during the day to enjoy the skating rinks.
• Location: this skating rink is located at Strandgade 95, 1401 København, Denmark.

As you can see there are numerous things to see and do in Copenhagen and one of them is to visit the oldest amusement park in the world, which is none other than Bakken. The park usually opens its doors from the third week of November, and offers the public, both locals and visitors, lots of entertainment, sweets and other Christmas dishes and above all attractions to enjoy with the whole family.

If you are traveling to Copenhagen with children, this is an option that you definitely can not miss. You will be able to ride many times on the slide and on the different attractions of the park, but you can also go to relax and enjoy good food in one of the restaurants in Bakken. Among the traditional ones you have to try during the Christmas season are mulled wine and apple slices, as well as the classic Christmas lunch with herring and schnapps.

Details of interest

• Price: Bakken ticket prices may vary according to the condition of each visitor. But in general you can find tickets from 25 € per person.
• Hours: Bakken park hours may vary, although in general I recommend visiting this park at night, to take advantage of seeing the lights and decorations of the park.
• Location: it is located exactly at Dyrehavevej 62, 2930 Klampenborg, Denmark.