Behind the
scenes at AKKC

At AKKC, we have named our many rooms after Aalborg’s famous landmarks because Aalborg is in AKKC’s DNA, and we want to help raise awareness and focus on all the exciting places Aalborg has to offer when we host guests from across Denmark and abroad.

Moreover, we have chosen to incorporate the pronunciation of the names as used in the North Jutland dialect. One room is called Tunnelen (instead of Limfjordstunnelen), another Broen (instead of Limfjordbroen), and a third Fjordparken (instead of Vestre Fjordpark). In total, AKKC has 26 Aalborg-themed names, including Havnen, Møllen, Gaden, Gåsepigen, and Tyren.

Many of our guests may only be here for a meeting or a conference within our walls when they visit Aalborg. By presenting them with Aalborg’s landmarks and great stories on the walls of AKKC’s meeting rooms, we can send them home with a narrative or even inspire them to return and explore the city again.

AKKC is built for everyone – even for the circus. For many years, there was a winter circus in Aalborghallen, and therefore the hall was designed to accommodate just that. The floor in Aalborghallen is built to withstand an elephant standing on one leg (as it is a particularly unique strain!).

Additionally, Aalborghallen has its own elephant door, allowing the animals to enter and exit the hall. To this day, the door is still marked with a beautiful elephant symbol above it.

The strength of the floor and the design of the door provide many other advantages. The floor’s durability allows us to host heavy equipment, for example, when we have a camping exhibition with large caravans and motorhomes in the hall, or when we welcome the international fishing exhibition DanFish, which showcases heavy fishing gear.

On Friday, April 16, 2021, DJ Martin Jensen performed a spectacular concert from our 35-meter-high stage tower, which included a literal fireworks show with 750 firework launches accompanied by a sea of towering flames.

The concert was streamed via Twitch, broadcasted on the local TV-station TV2 Nord Salto, and covered by media from across the country, titled “Denmark’s Largest Stay-at-Home Concert.”

The concert ended up being viewed online by 1.5 million people.

In Kildeparken, nearly 100 international artists have planted trees, where you can press a button at a music stand that plays a medley from each artist.

Here you can explore trees planted by Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Jeff Dunham, Cliff Richard, Backstreet Boys, Katie Melua, and many more.

The park with the singing trees is found nowhere else in the world, and if you wish to learn more about it, you can find it here.