2 Best Performing Arts Venues in Zealand, Denmark

At the end of June or early July, Roskilde hosts one of Europe's biggest rock and pop music gatherings, the Roskilde Festival. Some 100,000 people show up every year to see the world's biggest names play outdoors.

Each August, Kronborg Castle is the site of the Shakespeare Festival, featuring outdoor performances of Shakespeare plays. The schedule varies from year to year. In 2019, productions were Richard III by HamletScenen, the house theater company, and Songs of Lear by a visiting theater troupe.