TRÄDGÅRDEN 2026 1 MAY - 19 SEP

Trädgården was originally on Kungsholmen and I had some of my best early gigs there. Even then there was this ambition and momentum that separated the club from other spots in the Stockholm night, but the venue itself, a run-down lunch restaurant, proved how marginalised club culture was in this city.

The move to Söder in 2009 marked the dawn of a new era not just for the club but for all of Stockholm. Today, Trädgården is crucial to the city both as cultural centre and pleasure palace. Memories from the asphalt lot underneath the Skanstull bridge float around in a beer-smelling haze, beaming with bright colours. I have fallen in love there, been caught by the police there, have promoted the best Studio Barnhus parties there, had a glass bottle thrown to my head once when I played ABBA in the midst of a techno set.

Trädgården is an integrated part of not just my life but all of Stockholm's. It’s funny that a club can get name checked in a Veronica Maggio song while also hosting Northern Electronics label nights. It speaks some truth about our city’s cultural life, in reality way too eager for its small spaces, with unexpected meetings and blossoming creativity as a result.

/Kornél Kovács


TRÄDGÅRDEN MANIFESTO<

WE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE ANOTHER

WE ADVOCATE FOR AN OPEN AND WELCOMING SPACE FOR ALL EMOTIONS

WE WANT TO CREATE A SAFE, INCLUSIVE PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN BE FULLY FREE IN THEIR CHOSEN FORMS OF EXPRESSION

WE STRIVE TO CONTINUOUSLY CHALLENGE STOCKHOLM’S CULTURAL SCENE AND BE AN INNOVATIVE, THOUGHT-PROVOKING GATHERING PLACE

TOGETHER WITH YOU, WE WANT TO CREATE A SPACE COMPLETELY FREE FROM SEXISM, HOMOPHOBIA, HARASSMENT, AND RACISM

WE TOLERATE ALL PEOPLE, BUT NOT ALL BEHAVIOR
EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO A SAFE NIGHTLIFE

THE NIGHT IS YOURS, AND MINE <3