9 Best Performing Arts Venues in Stockholm, Sweden

This large venue plays host to a wide range of concerts by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the highly regarded Swedish Radio Choir, and guest performers. There are also occasional chamber music performances and concerts by other classical music orchestras.

When it comes to high-quality international dance in Stockholm, there's really only one place to go. Dansens Hus hosts the best Swedish and international acts, with shows ranging from traditional Japanese dance to street dance and modern ballet. You can also see ballet at Kungliga Operan (the Royal Opera House).

Casting traditional presentation and interpretation of the classics to the wind, this modern company stages productions that are refreshingly new.

If you are interested in smaller movie theaters with character, try the Grand, with four small screens and not a bad seat in the house. It takes credit cards only.

The home of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra since 1926, the city's main concert hall also hosts other Swedish and international classical music performances.

The Royal Opera House is almost more famous for its restaurants and bars than for its opera and ballet productions. But that doesn't mean an evening performance should be missed. The current baroque building dates from 1898, replacing an earlier opera house, where King Gustav III was assassinated in 1792 at a masquerade ball (the inspiration for Verdi's opera Un Ballo in Maschera). For about SKr 110 you can even get a listening-only seat (with no view). Guided tours of the opera house are offered on Saturday at 12:30 (more frequently in summer) for around SKr 95.

Tickets purchased by phone or at the box office carry a service charge; there’s no service charge for booking online.

This historic concert hall on the quay at Nybroviken hosts a wide variety of international classical music, jazz, and musical fusion concerts. The helpful website lists all concert dates.

One of Stockholm's oldest movie houses, this three-screen theater shows international art-house films. A small restaurant is in the back.