Four days, four venues and a city that is easy to get around. Here is the practical side in one place: where the music plays, how to get there, and where to sleep, eat and recharge.
Tickets are sold through Place2book. One festival pass covers the whole festival, all four days. Until 2 September it is at the early bird price: DKK 380, or DKK 280 if you are 30 or under, plus a small booking fee.
The festival lives in four places around the city. Turkis, FOLK and Skt. Lukas Kirke sit in and around the city centre, while Stakladen is in the University Park a little further north. All four addresses are in 8000 Aarhus C.
Vester Allé 15, 8000 Aarhus C
A music venue and meeting place in the beautiful old museum building by Mølleparken, rooted in folk and world music, with a bar serving organic drinks, Turkish tea and coffee.
About ten minutes on foot from Aarhus Central Station, between ARoS and the river. The nearest stops are Mølleparken and Thorvaldsensgade.
Visit the websiteFrederiksgade 78C, 8000 Aarhus C
An intimate venue in FO-byen and the successor to Gyngen. A homely room made for close-up concerts and open conversations about the music.
The entrance is in the courtyard of FO-byen, at the corner of Frederiksgade and Vester Allé near the City Hall. A short walk from Aarhus Central Station.
Visit the websiteNordre Ringgade 3, 8000 Aarhus C
The big hall of Studenterhus Aarhus in the University Park, home to concerts and community since 1964. The house has its own café and bar.
Use the entrance from Fredrik Nielsens Vej 2. Take the light rail to Aarhus Universitet (Ringgaden) or a bus towards the university, then walk the last stretch along Ringgaden.
Visit the websiteSkt. Lucas Kirkeplads 1, 8000 Aarhus C
A grand classical church at the head of Ingerslevs Boulevard on Frederiksbjerg. The tall church room has a warm acoustic that suits the quieter end of the programme.
About fifteen minutes on foot from Aarhus Central Station through the streets of Frederiksbjerg.
Visit the websiteTurkis, FOLK and Skt. Lukas Kirke are all within walking distance of the city centre and Aarhus Central Station. Only Stakladen takes a little more: count on half an hour on foot from the centre, or hop on a bus or the light rail.
Midttrafik's yellow city buses and the light rail cover the whole city, and single tickets can be bought in the app or on board. Plan your journey on Rejseplanen.
Plan on RejseplanenTrains and coaches arrive at Aarhus Central Station in the middle of the city. Airport buses run between the bus station by Aarhus H and both Aarhus Airport and Billund Airport.
See routes at MidttrafikAarhus is a cycling city, and Donkey Republic's orange rental bikes are parked across the centre and unlocked with an app.
Rent a bikeIf you arrive by car, the car parks at Bruuns Galleri and Salling are the easiest central options. Street parking in the centre is paid and often full.
The festival has no hotel deals, so choose what suits you. Aarhus is compact, and every place here is close to the music. Do book early.
Fiskergade, by the river and the Latin Quarter
A hostel in the city's old telephone exchange, a couple of minutes from the cathedral.
Visit the websiteRisskov, by forest and beach north of the city
Housed in an old dance pavilion from 1869 in the Riis Skov forest. A short bus or bike ride from the centre.
Visit the websiteKannikegade, by the river in the city centre
Simple, affordable rooms right by the river, two minutes from the cathedral.
Visit the websiteM.P. Bruuns Gade, Frederiksbjerg
A modern budget hotel around the corner from Jægergårdsgade and a few minutes from the central station.
Visit the websiteØstergade, by the Strøget pedestrian street
A large, Nordic Swan Ecolabelled hotel midway between the station and the cathedral.
Visit the websiteKriegersvej, just behind Aarhus Central Station
A calm design hotel with Scandinavian interiors on the quiet side of the station.
Visit the websiteStore Torv, opposite the cathedral
The city's oldest hotel, from 1838, as central as it gets.
Visit the websiteFredens Torv, in the city centre
A small French-inspired boutique hotel set around a cobbled courtyard.
Visit the websiteThe Marselisborg forests, by the bay south of the city
Tent pitches and simple cabins in the forest by the beach. The site is open until late October, with a bus for the centre stopping right outside.
Visit the websiteSeveral of the venues have their own bar: Turkis serves organic drinks, Turkish tea and coffee, and Studenterhus Aarhus houses both a café and the student bar. Between concerts the city is full of good places, and here are some of the nearest.
Food stalls and bars under one roof just behind Bruuns Galleri, a couple of minutes from Aarhus Central Station. An easy stop between concerts in the centre.
See the stallsThe oldest quarter of the city is full of cafés and small restaurants, from coffee at La Cabra in Graven to brunch and dinner at Langhoff & Juul in Guldsmedgade. Close to both Turkis and FOLK.
Frederiksbjerg's lively food street is a short walk from Skt. Lukas Kirke, with everything from bakeries to St. Pauls Apothek in the old pharmacy. On Wednesday and Saturday mornings there is normally a fresh food market on Ingerslevs Boulevard, right by the church.
Inside Studenterhus Aarhus you will find the student café and bar, and the University Park itself is a fine place to catch your breath between concerts. The cafés of Trøjborg are just north of the park.
Everyone should be able to join the festival. Here is what the venues themselves publish about access, and how to reach us if you need a hand.
There is step-free access to all areas and an accessible toilet, and companions get in free. You are welcome to stand, sit or lie down during concerts.
An elevator runs from the parish house up to the church room, and there is an accessible toilet just inside the door. Both the church and the parish house have a hearing loop, and there are two disabled parking spaces by the Ingerslevs Boulevard entrance.
FOLK and Studenterhus Aarhus have not yet published access information. Write to us if there is something you need to know, and we will find the answer together with the venues.
Wheelchairs and similar mobility aids travel free on Midttrafik's city buses and the light rail.
Read more at MidttrafikWith a valid disabled parking badge you can park free on the municipal paid spaces, and the municipality keeps a map of the city's disabled parking spots.
Read about disabled parkingIf you have questions about access, seating or anything else that would make your visit easier, write to us ahead of time. aarhusfolkfestival
