Hammarkullekarnevalen is a fantastic three day festival held each May near Gothenburg, in western Sweden. The first festival was organized by a youth recreation center in Hammarkulle in 1970. Over ten thousand people of all ages gather along Hammarkulle's tree lined paths and parks to celebrate Sweden's amazing cultural diversity through music, parades, crafts, feasting and fun. The motto of Hammarkullekarnevalen is "Mot rasism och främlingsfientlighet -- Against racism and prejudice".