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2MORE PEOPLE TO WALKCONCERTS, EXHIBITIONS AND MARKETS ARE THE MOSTPOPULAR EVENTSConcerts are the type of event that Copenhageners frequent most. As many as 64%have been to a concert within the past year; 43% even in their local area. This meansthat music events are both popular and geographically widely distributed in the city.Three types of events have a majority of local visitors: midsummer’s celebrations,neighbourhood parties and street parties.NUMBER OF COPENHAGENERS WHO HAVE GONE TO EVENTSIN THE CITY IN THE PAST YEAR% throughout the city % in the districtsconcerts 64 43exhibitions (photography, art) 58 37markets 56 48theatre 43 21culture days 42 36festivals 28 20midsummer’s celebrations 24 25jogging 18 14neighbourhood parties 18 19ice-skating rinks 17 12Christmas parties 13 7carnival 11 8street parties 11 12dancing 9 5circus 7 5none of the above 6 15WOMEN PREFER MARKETS AND DANCINGMore women than men go to events in the city. Events such as ice-skating rinks,festivals and circus shows have approximately equal shares of male and femalepatrons, but Copenhagen women frequent dance events more than twice as oftenas men, and 17% more women than men visit markets.MIDDLE-AGED PEOPLE GO TO THE THEATRE, OLDER PEOPLE GO TONEIGHBOURHOOD PARTIESEvent preferences vary with age. 50-65-year-old Copenhageners go to the theatreand exhibitions more than any other age group. The 66+ group is the most likely togo to neighbourhood parties, and 30-49-year-olds go ice-skating and jogging morethan other age groups. Young people are not the largest group in any event category.They are very likely to go to concerts (41%), but no more likely than any other agegroup.TOP 5 EVENTS1.2.3.4.5.Source: Catinét15-29-olds 30-49-olds 50-65-olds 66+concerts markets markets marketsmarkets concerts exhibitions concertsmidsummer’s celeb. culture days concerts exhibitionsfestivals exhibitions culture days culture daysculture days midsummer’s celeb. theatre / midsummer’s celeb.neighbourhood partiesSource: Catinét14 15