Celebrate Walpurgis at Hägnan

When: Wednesday April 30.
Where: The open-air museum Hägnan.
Time: 6 pm-9 pm.
The bonfire is lit 8 pm at Hägnan's parking lot.

Come and celebrate the arrival of spring with us at the open-air museum Hägnan. During the evening you can watch a sparkling bonfire, listen to choir music, a spring speech and maybe even meet Valborg herself!

Program

• Family theatre in the Large farmhouse. Meet Valborg herself in the great hall, where she in a playful and instructive way will tell you more about why we celebrate Walpurgis and Walpurgis eve. In Swedish: 6 pm, 6.15 pm, 6.45 pm,7 pm and 7.15 pm. In English: 6.30 pm and 7.30 pm.
• Meet the Fire Department. Check out the fire truck and learn more about fire safety, 6 pm- 7.30 pm. Please note that this part of the program may be cancelled if they are called out on a mission.
• The Country Store and Kafé Fägnan are open 6 pm-8 pm.

By the bonfire

• 7.45 pm Hanna Ringbjer, museum director at Hägnan greets everyone welcome.
• 7.50 pm Spring speech by Carina Sammeli, municipal councilor and chairman of the municipal board.
• 8 pm The bonfire is lit.
• 8 pm- 8.30 pm The student choir from the university’s Theatre Academy performs.
• 8.30 pm Stay and watch the fire turn into embers with our caretakers.

Tip! Bring something hot to drink and sausages to grill by the bonfire or in one of our fire pits. Firewood and barbeque sticks are available on site.

Parking

We recommend as many as possible to travel by bus or carpool. Luleå Lokaltrafik's bus number 9 goes all the way to Gammelstad Church Town and bus number 1 and 2 to Stadsö Centrum, approx. 15-20 munutes walk from Hägnan. For those of you who travel by car parking spaces are available at the parking lot by Arctic Collection (Rutviksvägen 40), Hägnan's staff parking lot on Rutviksvägen and at the parking lots on Lulevägen, next to the cemetary. At the open-air museum Hägnan there are four parking spaces reserved for visitors with disability permits, these are located at Hägnan's staff parking with entry from Rutviksvägen. Hägnan's parking lot by the end of Gamla Hamngatan is closed due to the bonfire.

With reservation for changes.