Social Programme
Our convention delegates will have the chance to participate in several tailor-made social events.
Purchase and access to "28 June Meet & Greet", "29 June Opening Ceremony" and "04 July Closing Banquet" are only provided to convention delegates. For the optional dinner on 30 June, you are welcome to purchase a ticket for your accompanying guest.
The impressive 19th century Copenhagen City Hall in the very heart of Copenhagen will house our informal Meet & Greet. The Danish Rose Society has obtained exclusive use of the beautiful hall for exhibitions during the Convention. The winning entries in the photo contest will be displayed on the movable exhibition walls as well as unique artwork in patch-work, all set in an ambience of roses and fairy tales. The Meet & Greet is a great opportunity to enjoy the exhibition. The very next afternoon, the Danish florists will fill the City Hall.
The Danish Floral Art Championship sponsored by INTERFLORA with the theme “Roses and Fairytales” will take place Saturday and Sunday. The flower decorations will subsequently be exhibited in the City Hall, and you can visit and see them also in the following days.
The Opening Ceremony will take place in Copenhagen City Hall. The Lord Mayor of Copenhagen will greet and welcome us and after the official Ceremony, the City of Copenhagen will host a light buffet lunch of the renowned traditional City Hall Pancakes with wine and refreshments.
We will spend our afternoon at Rosenborg Castle. There will be a shuttle bus if needed, but if you can walk, don’t miss this stroll with guides through the old city. This easy 1.1 km walk at relaxed pace on pedestrian streets through the lively center of Copenhagen will take you to The Kings Garden, where you will find the 16th century Rosenborg Castle.
The Rosenborg Castle is built on the Castle Island surrounded by a moat. A narrow bridge leads you over the moat to the Castle Island.
On the lawns in front of Rosenborg Castle the North European world famous rose breeders, Danish Poulsen Roses, English Austin Roses, and North German Kordes Roses and Tantau Roses will create a display with their most fragrant roses, just as at famous flower shows.
Participants are invited to vote for the most beautiful rose and for the most fragrant rose. The winners will be announced at the celebration the following day in Valby Park. Make sure you arrive in front of Rosenborg Castle no later than 13.45.
At 14.00, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary will baptise the convention rose, bred by Poulsen Roses.
You will also have the opportunity to take a walk in the Kings Garden and visit the Renaissance Rose Garden as well as exploring the castle and the exhibition of the Crown Jewels.
Cold and hot drinks and light snacks will be available throughout the afternoon.
The Queens Guard close the gates at 17.00.
We have arranged a casual get-together evening specially for our Nordic participants at Ida Meeting Center (200 meters from convention venue). A beautiful gourmet dinner will be served from 19:00. After the dinner, you may wish to spend time in Tivoli Gardens to see their beautiful garden, roses and stunning midnight fireworks.
Special rate for 3-course gourmet dinner: DKK300 per person (beverages to be purchased)
This dinner is specially organized for delegates participating Nordic Rose Weekend but all delegates from Nordic regions (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) are very welcomed.
Click the video to know more about the beautiful set-up at IDA Meeting Center: HERE
Price: DKK525/€70 per person.
18.00-19.00 Canal Boats will take us through Copenhagen Harbor along the narrow canals passing houseboats and low bridges as they built them in the 16th century. We board the Canal boat at the pier by "Kalvebod Bølge", 800 metres/10 min. walk from Tivoli Hotel and disembark at Langelinie next to The Little Mermaid. From here it is only 50 metres to Langelinie Pavillon and the farewell Dinner. Shuttle buses bring us back to Tivoli Hotel in 15 min.
It’s a 5 km drive, but there is also a pedestrian walk along the harbor.
(Place: Langelinie Pavillonen)
Dress code: Smart
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Picture: Langelinie Pavillonen
Please contact restaurants directly to reserve your tables. If you have a group of more than 10 people, you are welcome to contact us to assist you making a group booking and pre-chosen menu. Please email to reg@meetingplanners.dk
Restaurant Brdr. Price
Address: Tivoli Garden. Vesterbrogade 3, 1630 Copenagen V
Web: Click Here
About the Restaurant: At Brdr. Price, Danish childhood home food is the center of the tables. Whether it is meatballs, sun over Gudhjem or roasted pork belly, they all look and taste like how it was back at granny’s place, with a fine twist. It laid the foundation for the enjoyment of food that have dogged them for life.
Brother Price are 2 brothers behind the scene. They would like to create a restaurant where they will want to come and eat themselves - a place with solid food and good atmosphere - more than an expression of the latest restaurant trend. It is a restaurant close to our heart.
Restaurant Fru Nimb
Address: Tivoli Garden. Vesterbrogade 3, 1630 Copenagen V
Web: Click HereAbout the Restaurant: Fru Nimb means Madame Nimb.
Fru Nimb is a classic Danish open sandwich restaurant, lavishly topped with love; a love of good ingredients and a love of good experiences. Wherever possible, they use local produce, they always choose the best each season can offer with an authentic focus on organic fair.
The open sandwich menu has several different enticing pieces of ‘smørrebrød’ to choose from and they have made an effort to ensure that there is something for all tastes, from the classic's to the unique ones.
Classic Danish dinner courses is also served in this beautiful setting of restaurant, facing the stage and large square of Tivoli Garden.
Restaurant Grøften
Address: Tivoli Garden. Vesterbrogade 3, 1630 Copenagen V
Web: Click HereAbout the Restaurant: Grøften is one of Tivoli's oldest and most traditional restaurants, with a history that goes back to 1874, when the restaurant was called the Theatre Café. Many guests are not aware that Grøften is in fact linked to the Pantomime Theatre. At the rear of the restaurant you will find the original Theatre Café, where you will see traces of a bygone era with its beautiful dressing tables and traditionally placed lighting. You can almost feel the actors from the Pantomime Theatre sitting here, getting ready for their performances. It is also where you find the contemporary entrance to what we currently know as Grøften. For many of their guests a visit to Restaurant Grøften is associated with good memories and fine traditions, which they will do their best to honor.
Restaurant Nimb Brasserie
Address: Tivoli Garden. Vesterbrogade 3, 1630 Copenagen V
Web: Click HereAbout the Restaurant: Nimb Brasserie stands for unspoiled taste and relaxed quality. It is rustic and intimate at the same time. Nimb Brasserie is a classic brasserie, where the menu changes regularly to make the most of the fresh Nordic ingredients in season. At the brasserie you can try European brasserie classics with a modern, playful twist. Absolutely worth to try!
Please contact restaurants directly to reserve your tables. If you have a group of more than 10 people, you are welcome to contact us to assist you making a group booking and pre-chosen menu. Please email to reg@meetingplanners.dk
Restaurant Nyhavns Færgekro
Address: Nyhavn 5, 1051 Copenagen K
Web: Click HereAbout the Restaurant: At Nyhavns Færgekro they invite you in for a cosy meal in there historic rooms where the legendary steamboat shipping agency White Star Line once resided.
The atmosphere in Nyhavns Færgekro is maritime, open and friendly; there smiling hostesses will welcome you warmly whether it is for a drink in the sunshine or for dinner in our cosy rooms on the first floor. Everywhere the maritime and original character of the building is preserved with original elements such as the spiral staircase of a tram from Frederiksberg and the marble floor from the old Dagmar theatre. There are miniature ships hanging from the ceiling and the walls are decorated with maritime paintings from the Golden Age. When the sun shines from the right angle you can still see "New York" and other destinations etched in the original window panels.
Cap Horn Restaurant
Address: Nyhavn 21, 1051 Copenagen K
Web: Click HereAbout the Restaurant: You will find Cap Horn a short walk down the cobblestone street of the charming quay, Nyhavn. The beautiful, old building, which used to be a hang-out for thirsty sailors and women of easy virtue, was in the 1990's transformed into a restaurant with a focus on organic produce.
Every day their chefs prepare dishes based on the seasonal offerings of fresh produce. All of the ingredients must live up to a high standard of quality and they prefer to use organic produce. All of their basic ingredients are organic and they have a large selection of organic vegetables and meat. Their coffee, tea and the majority of their wine and beer selection also come from organic suppliers.
