Aarhus for congresses, conferences & events

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Business events find a natural home in Aarhus, ranked among the world's best cities for congresses and conventions by the ICCA.

Denmark's second city has excellent conference, hotel and dining opportunities and is at the forefront of tech, foods, healthcare, life science, and sustainability.

It’s all easy to reach, with a choice of three airports in the region and easy transport routes nearby.

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Plan an event in Aarhus

This international conference city has dazzling venues and a variety of unique spaces for events and congresses. The dedicated team from VisitAarhus Convention Bureau is always on hand to help make your event a success.

Free conference support

Site visits, advance bookings, bid production, promotional material, and much more are on offer for free from VisitAarhus Convention. Don’t miss the top professional support available when organising a conference, congress or meeting in the Aarhus Area.

Aarhus Ø

The city's youngest district, Aarhus Ø, has dazzling modern architecture and sits right on the water in the east of the city, with a brand new conference venue with 500+ hotel rooms and capacity to more than 2,000 conference delegates coming soon.

Aarhus Congress Center

Right in the heart of the city, this meeting and event venue has space for over 1500 guests, and has a 234-roomed hotel under the same roof. It's all designed to make event planning easy, no matter how many delegates you plan to invite, or how you want to run it.

Everything is closer in Aarhus

Convenient transportation options. Entertainment only a few steps from conference buildings. Hotels in the heart of the action. Everything is closer in Aarhus, perfect for a conference.

Sustainable meetings & events in Aarhus

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48 hours in Aarhus: a business itinerary

What previous conference hosts say about events in Aarhus

More about Aarhus for business

All of Aarhus' ten venues have capacity for more than 500 guests.
The largest venues have a capacity for up to 2,000.
Aarhus Conference Campus has two conference halls, each with room for 1,600 people, so it can accommodate over 3,000+ attendees in total.
73% of all hotels in the city are officially eco-certified.

A unique hotel and conference centre for more than 2,500 delegates is being built over the next four years in Aarhus Ø.
Aarhus aims to achieve a zero carbon footprint by 2030.
Aarhus has a corps of over 1,950 local volunteers to help at large events and offer visitors a warm welcome.

Case study: IoT Week

With education and scientific research as a key focus area, Aarhus is home to several world-leading experts and a unique hotspot for hosting an academic conference. See what happened when Aarhus hosted the Internet of Things week in 2019.

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Getting to Aarhus

It's easy to reach Aarhus from Denmark and the rest of the world, with three airports right at the heart of this region. And if you fancy a treat, there's a stunning seaplane service from Aarhus to Copenhagen that only takes an hour.

Billund Airport

Aarhus Airport

Nordic Seaplanes

Airport Midtjyllands Lufthavn