Programme of activities at Foteviken 2015
Besides celebrating our 20 year jubilee, we have declared 2015 to be the childrens' year at Foteviken Museum.
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2015 February 17th - 19th Oktober 26th - 28th |
Content: ”Fun in Three” at Fotevikens Museum |
We reserve the right to make necessary changes to the programme.
Spring 2015
February 17th - 19th
”Fun in Three” at Fotevikens Museum
This year we have winter holiday activities for the whole family at the Museum of Foteviken. During the three days you can participate in historic games, try on different Viking craft or go exploring in the Viking Viking Age town. Once a day you can follow one of the Vikings on a guided tour that ends in our meeting hall, Tinghöll, with a tale from the Old Norse mythology. The tour begins at the rune stone past the museum entrance.
The museum café will be open to anyone who wants to take a break between the different activities.
Date: February 17 to 19
Opening hours: 10 AM to 2 PM
Guided tours: 1 PM
Admission fee:
Family: 150 SEK
Adult: 50 SEK
Children: 30 SEK
March 21-22
Spring Open at Fotevikens Museum
This year Fotevikens Museum will be a part of The Spring Round held by The Good Life at the Country.
For the first time you can visit the Viking Town and meet our Vikings when they do a proper Spring cleaning. After the cold winter it is time to prepare the Viking Town for the coming season, and for the first time you can see what happens “behind the scene”.
We are going to repair our big baking oven, repair the fences and roofs and much other things that could be interesting to watch.
Opening hours:
11AM – 4 PM
Free entrance
April 30th
Walpurgis Night and Open House at Fotevikens Museum
At Fotevikens Museum we will celebrate Walpurgis Night with open house! Foteviken Museum celebrates each season with a festive event and Walpurgis Night will be the first of the year. We celebrate the arrival of spring and invite all of you to celebrate with us. Come to the Viking town and enjoy the arrival of spring, talk to the Vikings and look around in the town. In the late afternoon, a Walpurgis bonfire will be lit at Hola Stones while a poem to welcome spring will be read. The bonfire is lit at 4 PM.
We will also have open house at Foteviken holiday village and Höllviken community centre. Throughout the autumn there has been extensive renovation of the holiday village cottages and community centre and you are welcome to come see the fresh new premises.
Opening hours:
Museum: 1 PM to 5 PM
Museum Shop: 1 PM to 4 PM
Free admission
May 8th
The International Viking Day
At Foteviken Museum we obviously celebrate the international Viking days!
During the day there will be extra activities to honour the day. Past the tower you may watch or participate in activities with historical games and archery. At 12.30 we gather in front of the rune stone where a speech will be held. Then we go to Tinghöll where a tale from the Old Norse mythology will be told.
Opening Hours: 10 AM to 4 PM
Regular entrance fee
May 8 and 9
Viking feast at Fotevikens Museum
MOVED TO SWEDEN'S NATIONAL DAY 6 JUNE!
Summer 2015
June 4th
The Battle of Foteviken
Our Scanian King, Erik Emune, defended Scania in the battle at Foteviken 4 June 1134. The attackers were Eric's uncle King Niels and his son Prince Magnus. They had sailed over Eyrasundet (the strait) with his big fleet and landed just south of Foteviken. Heavily armed warriors waded ashore where they were met by Erik and his Hird. With the help of Archbishop Ascer of Lund with Hird and about 400 hired German horsemen was driven the enemy on the run.
This Scanian victory is something we in the Viking town really want to celebrate!
At 11:34 houes we will gather at the rune stone which is erected as a memorial of the battle and the fallen warriors. After a speech and tribute to the fallen warriors, and according to the tradition of pouring mead on the stone, Viking warriors will perform a fighting show which symbolically recreates the battle of Foteviken - though on a smaller scale!
At every hour, starting at 12 o'clock, the tale of the battle of Foteviken will be told in Tinghöll. Once you have heard the exciting story you follow the warriors who will perform a fighting show.
Opening hours: 10 AM to 4 PM
Lord of the battle and fighting: every hour starting at 12 o'clock
The ceremony starts: 11.34 AM
Ordinary entrance fee
June 6th
Celebrate the national day with the Vikings at Foteviken Museum
Foteviken Viking town will be open during the national day, inviting you to parttake in activities for the whole family! There will be historical games that are fun for all ages, challenging your balance, precision and strength.
Vikings will be visiting the viking town, and some of these will be bringing, demonstrating and selling their products and crafts.
Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate the national day at Fotevikens Museum!
Time: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Ordinary entrance fee.
Fotevikens Museum summer bonfire
Every season at Fotevikens Museum is celebrated with a torchlight procession, bonfire and a poetry reading. We assemble at the community centre to walk together through the Viking town and up to Hola Stenar where we light the summer bonfire and wish the summer a warm welcome.
Time: 4.00 pm - 5.00 pm
Free entrance.
Food samples of historic food and local products at Höllvikens Bygdegård
A culinary journey in time!
The theme is historical foods and we have invited top chefs from the whole of Norden who have put together a fantastic menu. Try the specialties, stroll amongst the exhibitions and try the local products and delicacies.
The international and local chefs have worked hard to bring out local products and samples with historic roots. Here you can experience the products and the tastes, all for free.
There will also be seminars, and you'll get the opportunity to talk to the creators.
Time: 11.00 - 16.00
Free entrance
Viking feast at Höllvikens Bygdegård
It's time to have a real feast!
In the evening on the national day there will be a great Viking feast with delicious food and great atmosphere. The local and international chefs will serve the menu, and invite you to a feast based on 1000 year old traditions. Step into our welcoming Viking hall and sit down at the robust oak tables overflowing with food and drink! As well as the large buffet, the evening also promises entertainment.
Don't forget to book your seats for the Viking feast! Bring friends, family, relatives or colleagues and take part in this unique food experience that will take you back to the roots of Sweden, that will definitely stimulate your appetite.
Welcome to this tradition in the making!
Time: 7.00 pm - 11.00 pm
Price: 200 SEK/person, drink not included.
(Drink is sold on site, we have full alcohol serving rights.)
Book your seats here!
June 22th
Children´s Day at Fotevikens Museum: 22 June
This is the children's year at Fotevikens Museum and thus we will start the Viking Week with a Children's Day! There will be activities for children, the historic workshop will have activities, the archery range will be open and there will be tales from the Old Norse mythology told at Tinghöll.
A programme will be available on this website.
Opening Hours: 10 AM – 4 PM
Ordinary entrance fee
June 23rd - 25th
Handicraft Days at Fotevikens Museum
The Crafts Days taking place the same week as the Viking market has proven to be a successful concept. Vikings arriving at the Museum of Foteviken earlier than the market uses the Viking city as a meeting place for craftsmen to exchange experiences and show each other techniques.
The Crafts Days takes place at the hands-on area for historic workshops just outside the reconstructed Viking town. There are various stations with historic crafts with examples of cooking, wrought iron and textiles.
Opening Hours: 10 AM – 4 PM
Ordinary admission fee
June 26th - 28th
Foteviken Viking Market
The highlight of the year at Fotevikens Museum the Viking market, as usual. During the weekend Vikings and visitors from all over the world comes to the museum to participate in the market. You can stroll around in a Viking town full of activities with lots of market stalls selling everything from beautiful handmade jewellery to Viking swords. Why not take the opportunity to measure your strength and speed against a Viking by trying to win the tug of war, or the famous Viking sprint.
Another major event in the market is fighting the show, which is a reflection of the Battle of Foteviken which took place on June 4 in 1134 AD.
Foteviken Museum celebrates its 20th anniversary and therefore we will hold an exciting competition that is open to both Vikings and visitors alike! Contestants will compete in five different games that put precision, balance and strength to the test! On Saturday we start with the first three competitions and continue with the final two rounds on Sunday. The competition ends with an awards ceremony with impressive prizes for the victor.
May the best man, woman or Viking win!
Opening hours:
26/6 kl. 10 AM – 5PM
Entance: 10 AM – 4PM
27/6 kl. 10 AM – 7 PM
Entrance: 10 AM – 6 PM
28/6 kl. 10 AM – 5 PM
Entrance: 10 AM – 16 PM
Special entry fees apply during the market
July 20th - 26th
Children's Week at Fotevikens Museum
This week there will be a lot of activities for children and families at Fotevikens Museum. There will be historical games, archery and crafts that you can try.
Activities: 11 AM to 3 PM
Opening hours: 10 AM to 4 PM
Ordinary entrance fee
Program for the week
The activities take place between the hours. 11-15
Monday, July 20
• Historical games
• Crafts at the Historic Workshop
• Archery
• Storytelling interspersed with mouth harp
Tuesday, July 21
• Historical games
• Crafts at the Historic Workshop
• Archery
• Storytelling interspersed with mouth harp
Wednesday, July 22
• Historical games
• Crafts at the Historic Workshop
• Archery
• Woodworking
• Forging
Thursday, July 23
• Historical games
• Crafts at the Historic Workshop
• Archery
• Storytelling interspersed with mouth harp
• Forging
Friday, July 24
• Historical games
• Crafts at the Historic Workshop
• Archery
• Forging
Saturday, July 25
• Historical games
• Crafts at the Historic Workshop
• Archery
• Meet the Warriors
Sunday, July 26
• Historical games
• Crafts at the Historic Workshop
• Archery
• Meet the Warriors
With reservation for changes in the program
August
30th
Archaeology Day at Fotevikens Museum
During Archaeology day Fotevikens Museum will have exciting activities related to archaeology. In the morning there will be a lecture in the museum entrance building, the theme of the lecture will obviously be archaeology. In the afternoon a guided tour will be held in the reconstructed Viking town for those wishing to learn more about what life may have been like during the exciting transition period between the Viking and Middle Ages. At the museum's historical workshop area there will be an excavation for anyone who wants to try their hand at being an archaeologist.
Opening hours: 10 AM to 4 PM
Lecture: 11 AM in the museum entrance
Guided tour: 1PM, set in front of the stone
Ordinary entrance fee
Autumn 2015
September 26th
Harvest Feast at Fotevikens Museum
Last year we introduced a harvest feast at Fotevikens Museum since we wanted to highlight our local craftsmen, and the fantastic harvest the local community can produce. It was a successful day with fun activities. This year we are doing it again with some significant changes.
This year’s Harvest Feast is an event organized and hosted by Handelsplats Höllviken at the beautiful scenery at Fotevikens Museum.
We have 40 exhibitors and vendors with a large variety of products. Ceramics, spices, flowers, vegetables, clothes, pastries, décor, jewellery, skin products, and other luxurious items are just a few of what we have on offer. We even have a hairdresser on site that can give you a fashionable and cheap hair cut!
During the day there are more things to do than just shop around. We have games with the harvest as a theme. You can bob after apples, throw horseshoes and have a sack race! We will even have pony tours, bunny jumping and different crafts you can try. Have ever used a real bow? Well, seize the opportunity and try some archery during our harvest feast!
For those of you that are interested in vehicles we will have antique tractors on display. A monster tractor will also be here, it is used during tractor pulling competitions. When that one starts up you can hear it far away. One of the high points of the day is the helicopter ride. If you’ve ever wanted to see Höllviken from above you can do so during our Harvest Feast.
What would a Harvest Feast be without entertainment? We have two Old-Time Americana bands playing, The Hyberg Family and New Sunny Side Ramblers. The multi-artist Ronnie Holmberg is going to walk around and play his guitar when he isn’t painting on his new and original art piece.
At the very end of our Harvest Feast we will have a torchlit march that ends in a bonfire. It starts next to BygdegĂĄrden and we will walk through the Viking village up towards The Stones of Hola where one of the children will get the opportunity to light the bonfire.
Opening Hours: 10-17
Please note that the activities will end at 16:30 in order to prepare for the torchlit march.
Music: The Hyberg Family 12:00 – 13:00
Music: New Sunny Side Ramblers: 14:00-15:00
Torchlit March: 17:00
Free entrance
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Oktober 17th-18th
Good Life on the country's Fair and Open House at Museum of Foteviken
Höllvikens Community Centre: Good Life on the Land offers a real Country galore!
The Good Life on the Land hold its highly popular autumn fair open. For the fourth year in a row, they can introduce even more new and exciting in the new spacious premises in the community center on Foteviken. At the fair you can find places that you might not already knew. Golden Highlights of the country, which offers unique experiences - all year round! Be inspired by the rustic luxury furnishings for your home and garden, lovely things and plants, lovely fashion, ceramics and porcelain, unique ironwork and delicious food. Good life in the countryside offers inspiration for all the senses:
• Lovely things and plants, both indoors and outdoors
• Interior in different styles - rustic, classic and Vintage
• Delicious local food
• Beautifully Decorated autumn table
• Tasting of Söderslätt to Italy
• Lovely fashion and textiles
• Cool ironwork and wonderful ceramics
• Fairs Lottery and more
If you are eager to buy, remember to bring cash, not all exhibitors take cards.
Date: October 17 to 18
Kl.10-16
Free admission & free parking
Open House at Museum of Foteviken:
In connection with the Good Life in the country fair Foteviken Museum with Viking town will have an open house. Have you not had the opportunity to come here in the summer take the opportunity now! All the houses of the Viking city will be open and there will be activities during the day.
The shop and café are open, and serves coffee and simple lunch for all who want to take a break during the day's activities.
Date: October 17 to 18
Opening hours: 10-16
Free entrance
Oktober 26th - 28th
”Fun in Three” at Fotevikens Museum: 26-28 October
Foteviken Museum will have Winter break activities for the whole family. During the days you can try on historical games, and do crafts with Vikings or go exploring in the Viking town. Once a day you can follow one of the Vikings on a guided tour that ends in our meeting hall, Tinghöll, with a tale from the Old Norse mythology. The tour begins at the rune stone past the museum entrance.
The museum café will be open to anyone who wants to take a break between the different activities.
Date: February 26-28 October
Opening hours: 10 AM to 2 PM
Guided tours: 1 PM
Entrance fee:
Family: 150 SEK
Adult: 50 SEK
Children: 30 SEK
Oktober 29th
Ghost Walk at Fotevikens Museum
The Ghost walk at Fotevikens Museum has been a great success during previous years. Again, ghosts, gods, norns and other creatures come to us this frightening evening. This year it will be even more daunting when warriors, ghosts and mythological creatures haunt the Viking town. Do you dare to come?
Time: 6 PM – 8 PM
N.B. Pre-booking required - more information is posted on the website in early October when the booking opens.
Winter 2015
November 29th
Winter Market at Fotevikens Museum: 29 November
The day offers a market for modern products outside the museum entrance and Viking craft products inside the Viking town. On the winter market we will also have our fourth and final bonfire for the year up at Hola Stones. This begins with a torchlight procession at the community centre which then winds through the Viking Town and up to the Hola Stones. As with the other bonfires it will be read a poem, this time to welcome winter.
If you want to sell food products, handcraft products etc, send an e-mail to info@foteviken.se with the subject “salesman to the Winter Market”. Write your name and what you wish to sell and we will contact you.
The torchlight procession starts at the community centre at 2:30 PM.
Opening hours: 12 AM – 5 PM
Free entrance
