It is now time to welcome the spring! This week, we celebrate Walpurgis Night in several locations across Malmö.
• Walpurgis Celebration in Limhamn
Location: The first beach before Sibbarps Kallbadhus
Time: 6:30 PM – approx. 9:00 PM
https://polimhamn.se/
• Walpurgis Celebration in Hyllie Park
Address: Elinelundsvägen 55D, Malmö
Starts at 7:00 PM
https://www.hylliepark.se/post/valborgsfirande-p%C3%A5-hyllie-park-1
• Walpurgis Celebration with DJ at Matverkstaden
Location: Lokstallarna, Kirseberg
Starts at 2:00 PM
https://www.matverkstaden.se/events/fira-valborg-2026-med-oss
• Walpurgis – Inferno Rave
Starts at 10:00 PM
https://www.planbmalmo.com/event-details/valborg-phenomenh-valborg-edition-inferno-rave
• The Social Democrats are organizing May bonfires / Walpurgis celebrations at several locations around Malmö.
Bonfires will be lit at the following places and times. Choirs will be singing in the spring on site:
FOSIE – Gullviksparken by the gravel field, 7:00 PM
HINDBY – Gullmåran, 7:00 PM
HOLMA-KROKSBÄCK – Hills by Kroksbäcksparken, 8:00 PM
HUSIE – Husie Mosse, 8:00 PM
KIRSEBERG – Beijers Park, 7:00 PM
KLAGSHAMN – Klagshamn Harbour, 8:00 PM
LINDEBORG – Stolpalösa Green Area, 8:00 PM
LINDÄNGEN – Lindängsparken, 7:00 PM
OXIE – Blekeparken, 8:00 PM
VÄSTRA HAMNEN – Ljudkullarna by Scaniabadet, 7:00 PM
https://malmo.socialdemokraterna.se/malmo/nyheter/artiklar/2026-04-15-fira-valborg-i-malmo
May Day Celebrations
We are always politically neutral, but these events may affect traffic and accessibility, which is why they are included.
• The Social Democrats’ May Day march starts on Södergatan, between Stortorget and Gustav Adolfs Torg.
Gathering at 1:30 PM.
The celebration continues in Folkets Park at 2:30 PM, with speeches by, among others, City Executive Chair Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh and Party Secretary Tobias Baudin.
https://malmo.socialdemokraterna.se/malmo/nyheter/artiklar/2026-04-20-demonstrera-med-oss-forsta-maj
• The Left Party gathers at Möllevångstorget at 1:00 PM.
The march to Slottsparken departs at 2:00 PM.
The program in Slottsparken begins at 4:00 PM with speeches including Malin Björk, parliamentary candidate for the Left Party in Stockholm.
The program concludes with a performance by the punk band Golvad Grävling.
https://malmo.vansterpartiet.se/event/1-maj-2026/
New Exhibitions
On May 2, two new exhibitions open at Moderna Museet Malmö:
• Ikram Abdulkadir – Soft Focus
Photo exhibition by a Malmö-based artist.
https://www.modernamuseet.se/malmo/sv/utstallningar/ikram-abdulkadir/
• Deborah Turbeville – Photocollage
Photo exhibition by the American photographer Deborah Turbeville (1932–2013), who challenged and transformed both fashion photography and the artistic use of photographic imagery during her career.
https://www.modernamuseet.se/malmo/sv/utstallningar/deborah-turbeville/
Both exhibitions run until September 27.
Sports This Week
• May 2 – Women’s Allsvenskan
FC Rosengård vs Malmö FF
Malmö IP, 1:00 PM
https://www.fcrosengard.se/
• May 3 – Men’s Allsvenskan
Malmö FF vs Mjällby AIF
Location: Eleda Stadion, 2:00 PM
www.mff.se
• May 3 – Swedish Championship Playoffs, Men’s Handball
Malmö HK vs Sävehof
Location: Baltiska Hallen, 5:00 PM
https://hkmalmo.se/
