Visit Denmark every 2nd week of August each year and you will witness Denmark’s Most Festival, the Smukfest Festival. This fun music festival of Denmark started out its early beginning in 1980 hosted by the Skanderborg Festival Club. The festival is not obliged to gain profits though but in case they have extra income, they are supporting the local music and cultural life in the area of Skanderborg, which resulted into many huge concerts and state of the art rehearsal facilities for their homegrown musicians.
When the Smukfest Festival started in 1980, they have 7 bands performing in front of the 600 crowds. With their 21 volunteer that time, the festival has generated a turnover of 14,000 Danish Kroner. In just a span of 30 years, Smukfest Festival is now Denmark’s second largest festival. In 2008, the festival has 180 performing artists in front of its 45,000 audience. The 21 volunteers at the start has suddenly grown into 10,500 and got the impressive turnover of DKK 100million.
The 2007 festival has consumed 150,000 liters of draught beer, 130,000 bottles of Thor, a Danish beer, 75,000 liters of spring water, 7,000 bottles of vodka, and 3 crates of Faxe Free.
The festival in held in a forest environment with numerous festival sites and green plants around. Tickets are sold online. Children below 7 years old are free but must have at least an adult to accompany. Kids 7 to 14 years old must pay the children’s price while 14 years and above will pay the regular ticket price. The festival have free tentcamp around however this year, Can Sleeps will already be available. The place also have a local pharmacy, stalls that sell foods from all around the globe, visa cash dispensers, a shuttle bus that will take the audience to and from one festival area to another.
Going to and from Smukfest Festival can be easily done through train or bus.