Kongo Groove Festival 2026: African and Afro-diasporic culture across Stockholm

Kongo Groove Festival takes place across the Stockholm region from Tuesday 27 to Saturday 31 October 2026. Organised by Free Expression Sweden, it celebrates African and Afro-diasporic music, dance, fashion, visual art and film, with a focus on young people and intercultural exchange.

For newcomers to Sweden, especially those from African and diaspora communities, it is a chance to meet artists and audiences across Stockholm’s suburbs. Several daytime activities are free.

Details checked on 22 October 2026 against the festival website, Visit Stockholm and venue listings. The full festival programme had not been published on the official site at the time of writing, so check each venue before you travel.

Kongo Groove Festival 2026 at a glance

• Dates: Tuesday 27 to Saturday 31 October 2026
• Where: several venues in the Stockholm region, including Subtopia in Norsborg, Fisksätra Folkets Hus, Punkt Medis and Bromma Folkhögskola
• Friday 30 October: a culture day at Fisksätra Folkets Hus, 11:00 to 22:00
• Saturday 31 October: a full day at Subtopia, ending with the Grand Closing Concert
• Organiser: Free Expression Sweden, founded by Tito Biteketa

Saturday at Subtopia: the closing day

The fullest published programme is for Saturday 31 October at Subtopia, Rotemannavägen 10, Norsborg:

• 12:00 to 19:00: pop-up market with exhibitors, food and drink (free entry)
• 12:00 to 14:00: dance workshop led by Sami Hamani, winner of World of Dance Tunisia 2023 (book through Subtopia)
• 13:00 to 14:00: outdoor performance by Precy Mumbi (free) and a workshop on social media and authentic storytelling (book ahead)
• From 14:00: dance performance by Sami Hamani and Alexandra Kronqvist (book ahead)
• 15:00 to 19:00: graffiti and creative activities with Luma Creative Village (free)
• 16:00 to 16:45: open mic in the Loft (free)
• Evening: Grand Closing Concert with Jax Box, Ewing Sima, Sista Becky, Latdior, Mark Sofin, Yakil, Luks and DJ L-fi

Subtopia’s English page lists the concert from 19:00 to 21:00, while its Swedish page says 17:00 to 21:00. The concert booking page was closed to new bookings when we checked. Contact the organisers at contact@kongogroovefestival.com if you hope to attend. The ticket page and the venue page list different street numbers on Rotemannavägen (26 and 10), so confirm the closing concert entrance with the organiser before you travel.

Earlier in the week

Fisksätra Folkets Hus hosts a culture day on Friday 30 October from 11:00 to 22:00. Other festival days take place at Punkt Medis and Bromma Folkhögskola, but detailed programmes and ticket information for these days had not been published when we checked. Follow the festival’s social media or join its mailing list on the official website for updates.

Getting there

Subtopia is in Norsborg, in Botkyrka, close to Alby metro station on the red line (T13). Fisksätra is in Nacka and is normally served by Saltsjöbanan, but during the current works Saltsjöbanan trains do not run from Slussen. Use SL’s journey planner and traffic information for Saltsjöbanan to check replacement-bus guidance before you travel; an SL card or app ticket covers metro, trains and buses in the region.

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Illustrative archive image: members of Bakolo Music International, a Congolese rumba group, rehearsing in Kinshasa, 2 December 2014. This is not Kongo Groove Festival, and the people shown are not connected to this story. Photo: Jeanne Vu Van, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.