In Copenhagen the nightlife takes off late, but once started is near non-stop. At most venues nothing really gets going until after midnight. However, the warm-up starts earlier in the evening at the countless cafés and bars in the city centre and districts of Nørrebro, Vesterbro and Østerbro. Later on the scene shifts to the discos, live-music venues and clubs. The underground scene and club culture is best sampled in and around the Nørrebro district, Copenhagen’s bubbling, multiethnic ‘melting pot’.

Pop, dance and jazz

If you are more into chart music and the latest pop, a good bet for an all-nighter would be the discos on Østerbro or the Baron Boltens Gård club off Kgs. Nytorv. This is also the place to see and be seen among models and wannabees trying to slip into the private member’s club. For those into jazz, the new Danish jazz revival is best experienced at Copenhagen Jazz House in the city centre.
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Århus is famous well beyond Denmark’s borders for its happening music scene. Some of the biggest names on the Danish music scene started out here, and Århus is still a hothouse for up-and-coming bands. Not surprisingly therefore, there are live gigs playing every evening at the city’s many venues. Enjoy a cappuccino, brandy or just the atmosphere in ”the Heart of the City”: the Latin Quarter. Or sample the city’s speciality tipple known as “Århus sættet”: A beer from the city’s own brewery - Ceres – chased down with a genuine Arnbitter.

Theatresports and tango

Throughout the year, the city’s small stages pull in the crowds with mad-cap competitions in improvisation drama and off-beat acts. Theatresports and stand-up comedy are just two of the disciplines that have gained huge popularity. Latin American rhythms, seductive tangos or pure and unadulterated rock – there are all kinds of ways of working up a sweat and dancing till you drop at one of the city’s many music venues. Århus also hosts mammoth rock events such as the annual Århus Open Air, Grøn Koncert and Rockshow.
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If you go for a night out in Odense you can forget all about taking the car, bus or taxi because Odense’s bubbling nightlife is largely concentrated in the city centre. Here you will find plenty of great cafés, discos and pubs, with the legendary Franck A as the number one spot. Wherever you head for, you’ll be served up Albani, the local lager brewed right in the heart of the city. The city’s cultural palace, Brandts Klædefabrik, contains everything from a restaurant and café to a music venue and cinema. If you happen to be visiting in summer, be sure not to miss the open air concerts in Kongens Have and Den fynske Landsby.
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Aalborg is known as the partying city that never sleeps, with a nightlife that has won the city its reputation as the ”Little Paris of the North”. With more than 300 restaurants and pubs, the city offers dining and nightlife to suit every taste. In the famous and popular strip of Jomfru Ane Gade the action lasts until dawn. The strip boasts dance venues, music pubs, cafés and bars as far as the eye can see.
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