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Kids' Copenhagen

Copenhagen is a very kid friendly city. You have free places reserved on buses and trains for prams and pushchairs, children's menus in restaurants, and of course reductions at all museums, galleries and entertainments. Kids are fully incorporated into the everyday life of the city.

Copenhagen's crown jewel, Tivoli Gardens, is a fairytale for kids, offering both the fun of the fair, the peace and tranquillity of a park. Copenhagen also has a state of the art Zoo, clean harbour baths with children pools and life-guards, the ancient Round Tower with a splendid wiew of the city and much more.

As a new great feature, Denmark’s Aquarium, The Blue Planet, will open in 2013. This much anticipated building will be overlooking the Øresund and will connect land and sea, drawing both the great outdoors and visitors inside. 

Anemone teatret is a small family theater in Copenhagen.

The Worlds oldest amusement park Bakken located just a few miles from Copenhagen in the middle of a scenic deer park.

Bakken is a true paradise for kids and has the largest number of amusements for children in The Greater Copenhagen area.

The swimming stadium in Copenhagen appears as a beautiful modern building where the suspended roof sits in state over the asphalt jungle.

At BonBon Land you will have a day full of fun.

Find out what is was like to grow up in Denmark in the 1930ties.

Denmark's biggest protected industrial plant, Brede Works, is offering the public a range of experiences showing the huge industrial development that has changed the everyday lives of the Danes.

Let the kids loose in this amazing interactive museum where they can touch all exhibits!

The Children’s Museum of Art presents two annual exhibitions geared specifically towards a children's perspective.

At the Danish Film Institute's in Copenhagen, Cinemateket, you can catch a broad selection of classical and art films, among others short films, and documentaries.

You can also bring your children to see films for free.

The Circus Museum near Copenhagen is a fun museum for children to visit.

Walk in the clown’s footsteps, experience the magic of conjuring tricks or step into the ring yourself.

Sightseeing in Copenhagen in new dimensions with Kayak-Ole.

25.May.2012 - 27.May.2012

Copenhagen Carnival 2012 ›

Copenhagen Carnival is a major cultural event in COpenhagen since 1982 with Latin rhythms and world music.

“A world in sand – from volcanos to space ships” - Copenhagen's International Sand Festival held at Ofelia Beach.

12.Sep.2012 - 16.Sep.2012

Copenhagen Puppet Festival ›

Copenhagen Puppet Festival takes place in Vesterbro, Nørrebro, Amager og Bispebjerg.

29.May.2012 - 03.Jun.2012

Copenhagen Puppet Junio ›

Puppet theatre for kids all over Copenhagen.

If your kids are slightly exhausted from all the sightseeing, treat them to a day at the Copenhagen Skatepark.

Denmark's Aquarium exhibits more than 300 marine species from all over the world. In specially designed touching pools it is possible to get up and close to the marine animals.

DieselHouse in Copenhagen is built around a mammoth-sized B&W diesel engine from 1932, which for more than 30 years was the largest diesel engine in the world.

The one and only Disney Store in The Nordic countries is situated in Copenhagen on Amagertorv 8 (Strøget).

Monastery from the Middle Ages.

Esrum Abby is open to the public and holds both a museum, the Broder Rus restaurant, a herbal garden, and several outdoor acitivites all through the year.

At the Experimentarium, 5 kilometers north of Copenhagen, you can explore the world of science.

The Experimentarium is especially fun for children who can try out the different hands-on activities in a playful environment.

Denmark's leading games and comics shop with a 2. floor, where people can meet til play cards and exchange special - and maybe valuable - cards.

25.Jul.2012 - 04.Aug.2012

Flying Superkids comes to Copenhagen ›

Flying Superkids are going on tour and will come to Copenhagen showing their great talent for jumping, dancing and acrobatics.

All performances will take place in their own show tent.

Folketeatret is Denmarks oldest, public theater.

Falconers have revived the old Danish tradition of training hawks for hunting.

Come by for a show and experience the amazing birds up close.

Enjoy a refreshing swim right in the middle of town.

The open-air swimming pool Fisketorvet has 3 separate pools: a children's pool, a diving pool, and swimming pool.

Kildegården is a small farm located in Herlev, where you get close to animals and nature. 

Kroppedal Museum in Taastrup outside Copenhagen has a permanent exhibition on Danish astronomy and special exhibitions on archaeology, modern history and astronomy.

Huge LEGO store in Copenhagen

In the store you can see the new award-winning LEGO Games, Harry Potter-themed sets, the best-selling CREATOR and CITY lines, and LEGO DUPLO sets for pre-school children.

The LEGO Store is arranged in three main areas the "Pick-A-Brick Wall", the "Living Room", and a "Brand Ribbon".

Bring a lunch pack and set a day to explore the vast natural area on Amager - it's twice as big as Dyrehaven!

During the holidays you will find special exhibition and activities for kids.

12.Oct.2012 - 12.Oct.2012

Night of Culture ›

Night of Culture gives people the chance to see and experience Copenhagen in a completely new way.

The night offers 500 cultural events in one night in Copenhagen.

Spend a day in surroundings of scenic beauty.

Visit the Open air museum - Frilandsmuseet - and take in a little of the cultural history of everyday life as it used to be at the time of Hans Christian Andersen.

Most of the houses appears as in the 19th century, when the famous Danish writer wrote his fairytales

11.Feb.2012 - 28.May.2012

Pearls - Royal and modern ›

At Rosenborg Castle you can experience the many forms of the pearl, and see the delicate concordance between the historic use of pearls and modern interpretations.

In Fælledparken Østerbro the Tower Playground has risen, as an interactive playground, built around five of Copenhagen's most notable towers: Our Savior's Church, City Hall, Round Tower, the Marble Church and the Exchange Tower.

19.May.2012 - 27.May.2012

SWOP Festival ›

At the new dance festival SWOP nine dance companies will give 50 performances in and around eight cities in the West Zealand region with Roskilde as an epicenter.

14.Oct.2011 - 31.Jul.2012

The city's trash ›

Stop by the Copenhagen Museum exhibition Skrald! - trash - and find out how the streets of Copenhagen smell in the 1930s and much more.

In the big halls of The Danish Museum of Science and Technology you will find the development in technology, science and industry.

The museum has an impressive collection of steam engines, inventions, electric appliances, bicycles, cars and airplanes.

The Deer Park is popular for outings, picnics, and walks.

Today the area is popular for outings, picnics, long walks, jogging, bicycling, horse back riding, or a trip in a horse carriage.

On a rainy day, take a luxury break and enjoy the great swimming pools in the DGI-Byen Multi-Centre in Copenhagen.

The Royal Café is located inside the flagship store of Royal Copenhagen. The café represents an unusual and adventurious combination of Danish food and Danish design.

On the menu, you will find “smushi”, which is a Danish open faced sandwich prepared like sushi.

Since 1966 'Det Lille Teater' in Copenhagen has made kids scream and gasp and laugh their hearts out. It offers an excellent introduction to theater.

It is often established actors who find their way to Det Lille Teater to do their best to entertain the young crowd.

Northern Europe's wildest attraction, roller-coasters, Petzy, Pierrot, sausages, candy floss, ice cream and much more - Tivoli has it all.

Kids will have a great time in this recreational area in Vesterbro featuring large playgrounds, a toddler's pool and green lawns ideal for a picnic.

Tycho Brahe Planetarium is Denmark's most advanced centre for popularizing astronomy and space research and promoting knowledge on natural science. 

You can watch spectacular IMAX films – the largest film format in the world and digital 3D films – they take you below the surface of the sea, out in space, or into the jungle.

Turn back time and explore Copenhagen at the Workers' Museum as it unfolded 50, 70, or 120 years ago.

Children's theatre at its best. Danish language only.

The Copenhagen Zoo has more than 3000 animals from around the world and a total of 264 different species.
The elefants live in a state of the art elephant house, and the giraffes and hippos have also gotten new accommodation recently.