An Evening for Clean Water, A Lifetime of Change
Operakällaren Foundation Banquet 2025
Each year, as summer begins its quiet descent into autumn, the historic halls of Operakällaren are transformed into something extraordinary. What begins as an elegant gathering becomes an evening where generosity turns into action—and every toast, every story, every gesture reaches far beyond the room.
This is the Operakällaren Foundation Banquet: a defining event in Sweden’s philanthropic calendar and the beating heart of our mission.
Since our founding in 2007, this annual banquet has brought together a remarkable community of business leaders, cultural figures, and humanitarians—united by a shared purpose: to bring clean, safe water to the people who need it most. Over the years, this one evening has helped raise more than SEK 55 million, funding projects across East Africa that have changed—and saved—countless lives.
Each partnership has reflected our core mission: to bring clean water, sanitation, and hygiene to communities that need it most. We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to support this important work—and to walk alongside organizations that share our vision for a healthier, more equitable world.
Every drop of clean water is a step toward dignity, health, and hope.
The impact is real
Every well we’ve helped build, every system we’ve supported, has started here—around this table, with people who chose to act. People like you.
This year, we continue our journey with fresh momentum and a powerful new collaboration. Through our partnership with charity: water, we are supporting a model rooted in transparency, innovation, and local empowerment. Together, we are investing in sustainable, community-led water projects designed to last for generations.
Every seat at the banquet directly supports clean water initiatives on the ground
But while partnerships are essential, the core of this evening remains the same.
It’s not about who’s at the podium. It’s about who’s at the table.
It’s your presence that makes the work possible.
Your belief that fuels progress.
Your generosity that turns intention into impact.
Every seat at the banquet directly supports clean water initiatives on the ground. Each conversation becomes a catalyst. Each commitment helps write the next chapter of our story—one that begins with a single evening and unfolds into a lifetime of change.
This is more than a dinner. It’s a declaration: that we believe in a fairer, more just world—where access to clean water is not a privilege, but a right.
Join us. Step into a space where elegance meets purpose. Where hope takes the stage. And where the ripples of one evening flow into a future transformed.
