Public Program 2026
Your guide to the curated programme of art and cultural experiences taking place during Enter Art Fair 2026. Here, you can explore and sign up for selected events, while also discovering talks, performances, and special experiences unfolding throughout the fair week – both at Enter Art Fair and across Copenhagen.
The programme includes everything from exhibition visits and guided museum tours to conversations, and opportunities to engage more deeply with contemporary art and the communities surrounding it.
Public Program 2026
Your guide to the curated programme of art and cultural experiences taking place during Enter Art Fair 2026. Here, you can explore and sign up for selected events, while also discovering talks, performances, and special experiences unfolding throughout the fair week – both at Enter Art Fair and across Copenhagen.
The programme includes everything from exhibition visits and guided museum tours to conversations, and opportunities to engage more deeply with contemporary art and the communities surrounding it.
Overview
Thursday – 27 August
21:00 – 23:30
ENTER AFTER HOURS
We invite you to gather in the Sculpture Garden for a late summer evening of music, drinks and conversation. Bringing together artists, collectors, gallerists and friends of the fair, ENTER After Hours is a chance to continue the conversations sparked throughout the opening day.
Info: Open to all
Location: The Sculpture Garden, Enter Art Fair
23:00
AFTER:
DNS x HENRIK VIBSKOV x R;68
During Enter Art Fair, DNS takes place at Natten nightclub.
DJs: Henrik Vibskov, Damiano von Erckert, DJ Schowi and Nils Müller.
Previous editions: Berlin, Ibiza and Munich. DNS Copenhagen is the fourth.
Info: Open to all
Location: Søpavillonen, Gyldenløvesgade 24.
Friday – 28 August
11:00-19:00
RUINART ART ROOM
Together with Ruinart, we invite you to discover a selection of works by Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata while enjoying a glass of champagne in the Ruinart Art Room.
Info: Open to all
Location: Ruinart Art Room, Enter Art Fair
11:00 – 19:00
SCULPTURE GARDEN
We invite you to explore our Sculpture Garden, featuring remarkable works by international artists.
Info: Open to all
Location: The Sculpture Garden, Enter Art Fair
10:00 – 11:00
STUDIO VISIT WITH MILLE KALSMOSE
Visit artist Mille Kalsmose’s studio, where you’ll get a chance to meet the artist and see her work up close.
Info: Limited seats. Only upon registration and confirmation.
Location: Fredericiagade 6, 1310 Copenhagen K
10:00 – 11:00
STUDIO VISIT WITH TRINE SØNDERGAARD
Visit artist Trine Søndergaard’s studio, where you’ll get a chance to meet the artist and see her work up close.
Info: Limited seats. Only upon registration and confirmation.
Location: Fabrikken for Kunst & Design, Sundholmsvej 46, 2300 Copenhagen
Throughout the day
PERFORMANCE – SISTERS HOPE
Be a part of Sisters Hope site-specific performance in which an Evoker lies resting within an artistic installation in the Sculpture Garden – The Bunkbed.
Info: Go to the Info Desk to register and participate.
Location: Sculpture Garden, Enter Art Fair
Read more
Central to Sisters Hopes inhabitational performance pieces, in which audiences are invited to live inside the art work and a Sensuous Society. The Bunkbed will be held by presence and surrounded by various totems, such as Egg Totem Life and Egg Totem Death and artefacts used as tools for poetic interventions enclosed by museum tape. Throughout the fair, Sisters Hope will also facilitate a series of ritualistic poetic interventions with visitors in the garden. The number and duration of the rituals are still being finalised, but each encounter is expected to last approximately 15-30 minutes.
Friday
12.30 – 13.00 Handwash – No pre-sign up
15.30 – 16.00 Poetic Self Exercise – White ribbon
17.30 – 18.00 Blindfold walk – Black ribbon
12:00
TALK – WHEN DOES GASTRONOMY BECOME ART?
As chefs increasingly collaborate with museums, biennials and cultural institutions, the boundaries between cuisine and contemporary art continue to blur. This conversation asks what distinguishes a culinary experience from an artistic one, and who gets to decide.
Info: Open to all
Panelists: Kasper Hesselbjerg, Marie Nipper & Rasmus Munk
Moderator: Veronica D’Souza
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
13:00
TALK – HOW ART HAS SHAPED MY BUSINESS – 5 FEMALE PERSPECTIVES
A personal and generous conversation with women working across art, culture and business. Taking its starting point in their own journeys, the talk explores how art has shaped the way they build companies, communities, careers and cultural value.
Info: Open to all
Panelists: Merete Otillia Knudsen, Julie Leopold, Dea Kudibal & Mette Remmen
Moderator: Mette Louise Kryger
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
13:00
GUIDED TOUR OF THE EMERGING GALLERIES SECTION
Free guided tour of the Emerging Galleries section.
Info: Limited seats. Only upon registration and confirmation.
Location: Meeting point, Enter Art Fair
14:00
TALK – SONJA FERLOV MANCOBA: ARTIST, HUMAN, LEGACY
A conversation on Sonja Ferlov Mancoba’s artistic universe and continued relevance today. The talk brings together literary, personal and art historical perspectives to explore her work, her life and the renewed institutional interest in her practice.
Info: Open to all
Panelists: Hanne-Vibeke Holst & Lotte Nishanthi Winther
Moderator: Uffe Buchard
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
16:00
TALK – THE WORLD THROUGH THE ARTIST’S EYE
A conversation moderated by British arts journalist Alice Godwin exploring the way artists working with very different materials interpret the world around them and transform their experience and sources of inspiration into a unique art form.
Info: Open for all
Panelists: Martha Skou, Henrik Godsk & Anna Deller-Yee
Moderator: Alice Godwin
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
17:30
GUIDED TOUR OF THE SCULPTURE GARDEN
Free guided tour of the Sculpture Garden.
Info: Limited seats. Only upon registration and confirmation.
Location: Meeting point, Enter Art Fair
19:00
AFTER HOURS AT BAR VITRINE
Following fair closing hours, we encourage guests to continue the evening at Bar Vitrine, where collectors, gallerists, artists and friends of the fair are invited to gather over drinks.
Info: Open to all
Location: Møntergade 5, 1116 Copenhagen
Saturday – 29 August
11:00-19:00
RUINART ART ROOM
Together with Ruinart, we invite you to discover a selection of works by Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata while enjoying a glass of champagne in the Ruinart Art Room.
Info: Open to all
Location: Ruinart Art Room, Enter Art Fair
10:00 – 11:00
STUDIO VISIT WITH MADS HYLDGAARD NIELSEN
Visit artist Mads Hyldgaard Nielsen’s studio, where you’ll get a chance to meet the artist and see his work up close.
Info: Limited seats. Only upon registration and confirmation.
Location: Vesterbrogade 107B, 1620 Copenhagen
10:00 – 11:00
A PRIVATE VISIT TO THE FERLOV MANCOBA FOUNDATION
Visit the Ferlov Mancoba Foundation and get an exclusive insight into the estates of sculptor Sonja Ferlov Mancoba (DK/F), painter Ernest Mancoba (SA/F), and Wonga Mancoba (F/SA/DK).
Info: Limited seats. Only upon registration and confirmation.
Location: Bredgade 71B, 1260 Copenhagen K
Throughout the day
PERFORMANCE – SISTERS HOPE
Be a part of Sisters Hope site-specific performance in which an Evoker lies resting within an artistic installation in the Sculpture Garden – The Bunkbed.
Info: Go to Info Desk to register and participate.
Location: Sculpture Garden, Enter Art Fair
Read more
Central to Sisters Hopes inhabitational performance pieces, in which audiences are invited to live inside the art work and a Sensuous Society. The Bunkbed will be held by presence and surrounded by various totems, such as Egg Totem Life and Egg Totem Death and artefacts used as tools for poetic interventions enclosed by museum tape. Throughout the fair, Sisters Hope will also facilitate a series of ritualistic poetic interventions with visitors in the garden. The number and duration of the rituals are still being finalised, but each encounter is expected to last approximately 15-30 minutes.
Saturday
12.30 – 13.00 Handwash – No pre-sign up
15.30 – 16.00 Poetic Self Exercise – White ribbon
17.30 – 18.00 Blindfold walk – Black ribbon
Throughout the day
PERFORMANCE – HOLO
A melodrama by Marie Kølbæk Iversen (visual artist), Ida Marie Hede (author) and Katinka Fogh Vindelev (composer, soprano and performer), featuring opera performers Kirsten Voss (mezzo-soprano) and Nina Brewer (soprano).
The melodrama explores the sea, time and humanity’s relationship with the marine environment. The performance takes place in the Sculpture Garden in dialogue with Marie Kølbæk Iversen’s video installation and UV-painted performers.
Info: Open to all
Location: Sculpture Garden, Enter Art Fair
11:00-19:00
SCULPTURE GARDEN
We invite you to explore our Sculpture Garden, featuring remarkable works by international artists.
Info: Open to all
Location: Sculpture Garden, Enter Art Fair
12:00
TALK – THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN ART AND DESIGN
A conversation about the next generation of collectors and the cultural fields that shape them. Who are they, what drives them, and how do they encounter art today?
Info: Open to all
Panelists: Niels Christophersen & Silas Adler
Moderator: Anja Soussan
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
13:00
TALK – ART AS AN INVESTMENT
A conversation on collecting art as a financial, cultural and emotional asset. The panel explores what motivates collectors today, how collections are built over time, and how both private and corporate collectors navigate value, passion, responsibility and legacy.
Info: Open to all
Panelists: Caroline Bøge, Merete Otillia Knudsen & Anders Byriel
Moderator: Kasper Nielsen
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
14:00
TALK – WHY WE COLLECT
A collector-led conversation moderated by Jens-Peter Brask.
Info: Open to all
Panelists: Pelle Peter Jencel
Moderator: Jens-Peter Brask
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
15:00
TALK – THE ROLE OF ART IN TIMES OF CRISIS
The conversation explores the kinds of communities and connections that emerge in a time marked by uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and major societal change – and the role that art and culture can play, both for us as individuals and as a society.
Info: Open to all
Panelists: Jesper Nygård, Louise Faurschou & Michael Thouber
Moderator: Mette Bluhme
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
16:00
TALK – ART IN PUBLIC SPACES – IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DARLING
A conversation on art in public space and how cultural projects can create new encounters between artists, audiences and the city.
Info: Open to all
Panelists: Jacob Fenger, Simon Friese & Marie Nipper
Moderator: Nicolai Anker
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
19:00
AFTER HOURS AT BAR VITRINE
Following fair closing hours, we encourage guests to continue the evening at Bar Vitrine, where collectors, gallerists, artists and friends of the fair are invited to gather over drinks.
Info: Open to all
Location: Møntergade 5, 1116 Copenhagen
Sunday – 30 August
11:00-18:00
RUINART ART ROOM
Together with Ruinart, we invite you to discover a selection of works by Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata while enjoying a glass of champagne in the Ruinart Art Room.
Info: Open to all
Location: Ruinart Art Room, Enter Art Fair
Throughout the day
PERFORMANCE – SISTERS HOPE
Be a part of Sisters Hope site-specific performance in which an Evoker lies resting within an artistic installation in the Sculpture Garden – The Bunkbed.
Info: Go to Info Desk to register and participate.
Location: Sculpture Garden, Enter Art Fair
Read more
Central to Sisters Hopes inhabitational performance pieces, in which audiences are invited to live inside the art work and a Sensuous Society. The Bunkbed will be held by presence and surrounded by various totems, such as Egg Totem Life and Egg Totem Death and artefacts used as tools for poetic interventions enclosed by museum tape. Throughout the fair, Sisters Hope will also facilitate a series of ritualistic poetic interventions with visitors in the garden. The number and duration of the rituals are still being finalised, but each encounter is expected to last approximately 15-30 minutes.
Sunday
12.00 – 12.30 Handwash – No pre-sign up
14.30 – 15.00 Poetic Self Exercise – White ribbon
16.30 – 17.00 Blindfold walk – Black ribbon
11:00-18:00
SCULPTURE GARDEN
We invite you to explore our Sculpture Garden, featuring remarkable works by international artists.
Info: Open to all
Location: Sculpture Garden, Enter Art Fair
12:00
TALK – CREATING AN ICON: ANDY WARHOL THROUGH THE LENS OF DAVID MCCABE
A conversation exploring David McCabe’s rare photographs of Andy Warhol during the formative Factory years of 1964-65. The talk examines how these images not only documented Warhol’s world, but also helped shape the construction of his public persona and enduring cultural mythology.
Info: Open to all
Panelists: Susan Cipolla, Lasse Andersson & Caroline Bøge
Moderator: Sofie Gotllieb
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
13:00
TALK – COLLECTING AT THE TOP END OF THE MARKET
A conversation exploring value, responsibility and the long-term decisions behind building meaningful art collections at the highest level.
Info: Open to all
Panelists: Caroline Bøge, Hans Alf & Steen Bakmann
Moderator: Kasper Nielsen
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
14:00
TALK – THE SOUNDTRACK OF AN ARTIST – ON INSPIRATION, LISTENING AND CREATIVE ROUTINES
What do artists listen to when they work? This conversation explores the podcasts, voices, stories and ideas that accompany artistic practice. From long-form interviews to niche cultural conversations, we examine how listening shapes inspiration, influences creative thinking and finds its way into the work itself.
Info: Open to all
Panelists: Camilla Reyman & Marie Kølbæk
Moderator: Frederik Dirks
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
15:00
TALK – WHY WE COLLECT
Collector conversation curated by Jens-Peter Brask.
Info: Open to all
Panelists: Charlotte Skeel
Moderator: Jens-Peter Brask
Location: Talks Platform, Enter Art Fair
15:00
GUIDED TOUR OF THE SCULPTURE GARDEN
Free guided tour of the Sculpture Garden.
Info: Limited seats. Only upon registration and confirmation.
Location: Meeting point, Enter Art Fair
DINING AT THE FAIR
ENTER Kitchen
Outside in our sculpture garden, you’ll find the ENTER Kitchen, serving delicious salads and juicy burgers throughout all days of the fair.
Sticks’n’Sushi
Sticks’n’Sushi brings together Japanese and Nordic cuisine in a unique and innovative way. For Enter Art Fair, Sticks’n’Sushi has created exclusive menus, ensuring a delicious dining experience throughout the fair.
Original Coffee
At Original Coffee, the coffee and good service are a top priority, which indicates well-trained baristas who are committed to guiding and delivering the extraordinary coffee experience to our guests.
Ruinart Champagne
We are proud to present our associate partner Ruinart. In Ruinart’s cellars, the chardonnay experts perfect and perpetuate the House’s signature “simplexity”. A natural elegance and an aromatic freshness that highlight the brightness of the grape variety.
Siefert Vine
Siefert Vine is a distributor dedicated to serving both delicious and uncomplicated wine along with other wines of more complex and interesting character.
Fair Openings hours
Thursday, August 27 – Preview
11:00 – 21:00 By invitation only
21:00 – 23:30 Open to all: ENTER AFTER HOURS
Friday, August 28
11:00 – 19:00 Public opening hours
Saturday, August 29
11:00 – 19:00 Public opening hours
Sunday, August 30
11:00 – 18:00 Public opening hours
Venue
Lokomotivværkstedet
Address: Otto Busses Vej 5A DK – 2450 Copenhagen, Denmark
Parking
APCOA / EasyPark
There are around 200 public parking spaces in the area with the option to buy parking tickets using the Easypark or Parkzone app (area code 4492).
IMPORTANT: Please ensure you follow all parking regulations, as fines are strictly enforced in the area.
Public transport
Metro: The M4 metro stops at Havneholmen St., which is a 7-minute walk from the fair and Lokomotivværkstedet.
Busses: 1A, 23, 7A and 9a. The nearest bus stop is 5 minutes walk from the fair.
Train: The S-trains A and B stop at Dybbølsbro St., 995 m, 11-minute walk from the fair.
