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A celebration of Malmö and its professional lifE

SUMMER BLOCK PARTY BRINGS TOGETHER A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WORKSHOPS, GUIDED TOURS, OPEN OFFICES, INSTALLATIONS, LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS, DEMOS, NETWORKING, MEET-UPS, FOOD, FILM SCREENINGS AND MUSIC.

THE EVENT IS HOSTED BY COMPANIES, ORGANISATIONS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA WHERE UNIVERSITETSHOLMEN, VARVSSTADEN AND DOCKAN MEET, ALL WORKING TOWARDS MAKING THE NEIGHBOURHOOD AN OPEN, LIVELY AND COLLABORATIVE PLACE.

THE 2026 EDITION IS CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT.
WE WELCOME PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS, ORGANISATIONS AND INITIATIVES WITH A CONNECTION TO THE AREA WHO WANT TO BE PART OF SHAPING THE NEXT EDITION.

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AROUND THE BLOCK – FOLLOW THE RHYTHM.

THE SUMMER BLOCK PARTY’S GEOGRAPHICAL FOCUS MOVES WITH THE SUN AROUND SÖDRA VARVSBASSÄNGEN. EACH LOCATION COMES ALIVE WITH ACTIVITIES IN ITS OWN TIME, BUILDING FROM EARLY MORNING INTO A SHARED NIGHT FINALE.

PHASE 1 – THE OLD DRY DOCK (MORNING)
PHASE 2 – AROUND THE INCUBATOR (MIDDAY)
PHASE 3 – THE UNIVERSITY QUARTER (EARLY AFTERNOON)
PHASE 4 – THE NEW WATERFRONT (LATE AFTERNOON)
PHASE 5 – THE SHIPYARD SQUARE (SUNSET)
PHASE 6 – THE OLD DRY DOCK (LATE NIGHT)

THE PROGRAM FOR 2026 IS CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT. THE FULL PROGRAM WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN MAY.

PREVIOUS EDITIONS HAVE INCLUDED TALKS, WORKSHOPS, OPEN OFFICES, GUIDED TOURS, INSTALLATIONS, DINNER PARTIES, SCREENINGS AND MUSIC ACROSS MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN THE AREA.

Program

PHASE 1 - THE OLD DRY DOCK 9.00–13.00 (MORNING)

PHASE 2 - AROUND THE INCUBATOR 13.00–15.00 (MIDDAY)

Phase 3 – the university quarter 15.00–17.00 (early afternoon)

Phase 4 – the NEW WATERFRONT 17.00–19.00 (LATE afternoon)

Phase 5 – the SHIPYARD SQUARE 19.00–21.00 (SUNSET)

Phase 6 – the OLD DRY DOCK 21.00–02.00 (LATE NIGHT)

ORGANISERS 2025

ABC – SÖDRA VARVSBASSÄNGEN, AFRY experience studios, ASTER (RESTAURANT), augusta glass, BRF FYRSKEPPET, BRAND OCH BYGG, caNtin (RESTAURANT),doc lounge, DRIVHUSET MALMÖ, DUNI GROUP, ELLYNE PHNEAH, HOLY PILATES, karin sundberg arkitektur, KOlossal, KRIS & HJÄRTA, la fonderie (RESTAURANT), lindahl, Malmö STad, MEDIA EVOLUTION, mia marias (RESTAURANT), MINC, MALMÖ UNIVERSITy, nyberg exploration, OATLY, paper digital, POSITION GREEN, RANDOM FOREST, Sigma Technology Embedded Network, SKANSKA, studio henrik ågren, STUDIO ÅLUND, STARTUP INNER LEAD, supermarket_sallad, SVT, techseed, united spaces, VARV (RESTAURANT), VARVSSTADEN, välfärden, Västra hamnen - Have it all,WIHLBORGS, WINGÅRDHS arkitekter.

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