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__By Duncan Geere/Wired UK__
COPENHAGEN -- For the past three days I've been enjoying Copenhagen's finest boutique festival -- [Trailerpark](http://www.trailerparkfestival.com/). Since 2007, a loose group of bloggers, artists, web coders and designers called [ArtRebels](http://www.artrebels.com/) have been running an annual gathering of the cream of Denmark's music scene, dotted with a few international artists, too.
The festival is housed in an unlikely location -- Denmark's [Royal Skate Park](http://kubik.kk.dk/copenhagenskatepark). Two stages, one inside and one outside, alternate bands and DJs from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. over three nights at the end of July. The setting means that almost every surface you stand to watch a band on is curved or tilted in some way.
Populated by 5,000 of the Danish capital's hipsters, art students, rave kids and musicians, the festival's crowd is pleasingly diverse, and extraordinarily laid-back.
This year, artists included chillwavers Toro Y Moi, Canadian indietronica star Caribou, energetic DJs Kollektiv Turmstrasse and garage rockers Thee Attacks.
But it's not just about music. The team behind the festival spends most of the week prior to the festival decking out the site with a series of artworks of different types. A giant climbing frame, a steamboat, a series of projections and an incomprehensible magazine called *Thundershit* were some of the most impressive works this year.
I spoke to the team behind *Thundershit*, who also make [*Wonderland* magazine](http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/). Simon Nygaard, the magazine's creative director, told me that they got involved in the very earliest days of the festival: "We helped put together the first Trailerpark, and we kept getting invited back!"
The team's main project, *Wonderland* magazine, also has its own [art space](http://www.wonderlandartspace.dk/) in central Copenhagen, which hosts works from a number of local and international artists.
But it's the festival's own mix of collective creativity that really steals the show. Putting so many friendly, interesting and fun people in one place means that it's impossible to find yourself bored for long, even if you visit -- as I did -- on your own.
Barring anything untoward happening, the festival will be back next year at around the same time. If you're remotely interested in experiencing Copenhagen's thriving cultural, artistic and musical scene, you should book some flights. You'll have an incredible time.
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