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The initiative Heja Lund!

The newly launched initiative Heja Lund! the business community, University and municipality are working together to promote Lund in various ways. The goal is a Lund that is buzzing and bubbling with attractive events. To this end, it provides financial support for events that contribute in various ways to the attractiveness of Lund.

Here you can find the events that the Heja Lund! initiative has chosen to support financially in 2026.

Gospelfest – Connecting People, Januari 31

In January, Science Village Hall welcomes international guests and nearly 1,000 singers from southern Sweden. Everyone can join in – beginners and experienced singers, choirs and individuals. The day ends with a grand concert in front of a live audience.

Open Art Lund, 28 februari – March 28

In 2026, the first edition of Open Art Lund will take place. Inspired by Liljevalch’s Spring Salon, the five participating galleries – Kliger Gallery, Galleri Cozmo, Ateljé Leander Pihl, Galleri Kammaren, and Studio Bantorget – aim to create an annual art salon that brightens the winter, attracts more visitors to Lund, and showcases the local art scene. Visitors will experience works by invited artists from both Sweden and Denmark.

Women’s Handball Euro Qualifier – March 7

The Swedish women’s national handball team faces Serbia in a Euro qualifier at Sparbanken Skåne Arena.

Level Up LUND!, March 20 – 22

In April, gamers and industry professionals come together for an esports event that combines gaming, LAN tournaments, and competitions with a career fair, exhibitions, and panel discussions – a hub for networking, inspiration, and knowledge sharing. Location: Sparbanken Skåne Arena.

Lund Music Video Festival

According to the organizers, music videos were the most innovative art form of the 1990s, and Lund produced many of the best Swedish videos. The festival highlights Lund’s role in “the Swedish music miracle.”

During the festival, there will be themed music video screenings, seminars, and panel discussions with directors, filmmakers, and musicians. Workshops will also give young people the chance to try creating their own music videos.

Skissernas Night 2026, May 16

Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art
Skissernas Night is a unique full-day experience with free entry that draws visitors to Skissernas Museum. In 2025, the event attracted 7,500 visitors, many from outside Lund and many visiting the museum for the first time. It’s happening again in 2026.

We Have A Dream, June 5 – September 20

At Domkyrkoplatsen, Albert Wiking’s 10-year touring exhibition We Have A Dream will be on display – a project about people who refused to be defeated and proved that nothing is impossible. Activists, artists, Nobel laureates, and ordinary young people all feature in this powerful exhibition, which has touched millions of visitors across the Nordic countries over the years.

Interkultur Torgfestival, August 14 – 16

City Hall and central Lund
The event has two parts: a festival of cultural stations featuring food, performances, and experiences from around the world (33 countries and 24 artists participated in 2025), and a conference bringing together key players in the city’s business community. Interkultur invites Lund’s leading public institutions and international employers to a discussion that attracts companies, associations, professionals in integration and talent attraction, and other community-minded participants.

Lundapride Festival, August 19

Central Lund and the surrounding villages
Lundapride aims to create an inclusive and vibrant festival that highlights LGBTQ+ issues and strengthens the sense of community in Lund. Through openness, pride, and positive media exposure, the festival helps make Lund more attractive to residents, visitors, businesses, and talent.

Lundapride Festival includes: performances by artists, DJs, film screenings, seminars, lectures, a rainbow service, kick-off party, afterparty, and a parade in central Lund. The organizers also plan activities in the surrounding villages

Brunnshögs Mat & Dryckesfestival, September

Held as part of the Brunnshög Celebration, Brunnshög Food & Drink Festival focuses on local drinks and regional food, aiming to create a positive and lively image of Brunnshög as a neighborhood.

  • Gospelfest – connecting people, January 24–25
  • Orfeus i underjorden, February 21–March 2
  • 1st Lund Open, March
  • Level Up LUND, April 11–13
  • Interkultur Torgfestival, May 9–10
  • Skissernas Night, May 10
  • CVI Flyinge 2025, July 11–13
  • EM Ultimate Frisbee, July 16–24
  • Lundalöpkalaset, September 13
  • Studentmusikal i Lund, September 12–20
  • Kulturnatten 40 år – Ungdomsscenen, September 20
  • Elithelgen, September 12–20
  • Run for your lives, October 11

  • Nordic AI PowWow, May 16
  • Golden League (volleyboll), May 17-19
  • Lunds Historiedag, June 1
  • SM i Boule, July 14-20
  • FEI Driving European Championship for U25, Junior and Children, July 23-28
  • Lund Food Truck Party, August 23-24
  • Lund Comedy Festival, August 29-31
  • Löparhöst Lund, September 14
  • Pilot Eliteventhelgen, September 28-29
  • Nordic Championship Sabre 2024, October 19-20
  • Run For Your Lives, October 26
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Application Dates 2026

Do you want to apply for funding for your event from Heja Lund!?We welcome your application. The upcoming application dates in 2026 are:

  • April 13
  • August 26 (for applications for 2027)
  • October 15 (for applications for 2027)

Email us, and we will send you an application form.
Email: hejalund@visitlund.se

Apply for event grants

The application is for organisers who want to apply for a grant to enrich Lund with new events. The support is not meant to be part of the core funding, but is intended to encourage risk-taking, marketing and quality improvement. Projects that are granted funding must also have a project budget that clearly shows how the support from Heja Lund! will be used. Decisions on awards are made by representatives of the members of Heja Lund! in connection with the four annual network meetings - and decisions cannot be appealed.

The basic criteria for events eligible for funding are:

  • The event must have sustainable core funding for basic costs, such as venue rental and salaries.
  • The application must be for at least SEK 50,000. The maximum ceiling is determined by the steering group and can never exceed available funds, but an initial benchmark is SEK 400,000.
  • The support should aim to make the event self-sustaining over time. Therefore, the same event will not be supported repeatedly unless it can demonstrate development in that direction and never more than three (3) times. Exceptions can be made if the organisation changes significantly.
  • The event should be ecologically and socially sustainable.

Do you have an idea for an event that fulfils the above criteria? Email us and we will send you an application form.

E-mail: hejalund@visitlund.se

This is Heja Lund!

The initiative Heja Lund! consists of representatives from Axis Communications, Castellum, Handelsföreningen Lund, Skanska Sverige AB, Lund University, Sparbanken Skåne, Sydsvenskan and Wihlborgs. The network's hospitality partner is Grand Hotel Lund. There are also representatives from Lund Municipality.

Through close co-operation between the municipality, University and industry, Heja Lund! will be able to act as a catalyst for lifting Lund in various ways. To this end, financial support will be given to events that contribute in various ways to the attractiveness of Lund. The Heja Lund! initiative controls the allocation of funds to applicants and will meet four times a year for this purpose.

Curious to know more about Heja Lund? Please contact

Magnus Thomson:

Email: magnus.thomson@visitlund.se

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www.linkedin.com/company/heja-lund/

Updated: 2022-01-12

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