Calendar 2010

Down below is a full list of activities held at Fredriksdal this year. Changes might follow during the course of the season. Please note: All activities are held in Swedish, if nothing else is indicated.

FEBRUARY

22-23 February Winter holiday activity – Nesting box building
Children are welcome to come and build their own nesting box.
30 kronor per box

24-25 February Winter holiday activity – Poo and pellets
Children can learn to recognise different animals' droppings and examine pellets to see who's eaten who!

26 February Winter holiday activity – The cat and the barrel
Friday1 pm. Come to Fredriksdal and play traditional games to the accompaniment of great music! The highlight will be “The cat and the barrel”, with the selection of a Cat King or Cat Queen. During the Middle Ages, Shrovetide was a period of a few days when people ate special food, danced and played different kinds of Lenten games. The idea was to enjoy yourself to the full and indulge in rich, fatty foods before "mortifying the flesh" during the long fast before Easter.

APRIL

1 April – Easter fun
The Fredriksdal hags welcome all little Easter witches and warlocks to a great, traditional Easter party. Each child should bring along colourful bits of material, 30 x 3 cm, two hard-boiled, unpainted eggs, and some kind of rattling instrument. We’ll be painting eggs, playing egg games, having our faces painted, meeting the wise witch, doing "eggsperiments" and visiting the animals.

7 April – Livestock walk
The museum farmers Bo Dahlgren and Katarina Hagelberg will guide you around the stables, talk about the animals, their history and about the work done to preserve the species living at Fredriksdal.

28 April – Livestock walk for children
Piglets, goat kids and lambs. Come and visit this year’s newcomers in the stables and pastures. Fredriksdal’s farmers will be showing the animals, talking about them and giving the children the chance to stroke them and learn more about them.

MAY

9 May – Start of the season and opening of this year’s exhibition

9 May – Bird walk with Kullabygden’s Ornithological Society
About 40 different species of birds breed at Fredriksdal. We are given tips about what to listen and look for in order to recognise them. Interesting tales about their lives and their battle to find a nesting place and a partner. Kullabygden’s Ornithological Society will lead the walk. Meet at the main entrance.

19 May – Nature’s larder (Walk)
A walk through Nature’s own, verdant larder. We find out which wild plants can be used  as vegetables or herbs in cooking. Meet at the main entrance


JUNE

2 June – The trees of Skåne - Walk

6 June Sweden’s National Day – the City’s official celebration
Helsingborg’s official National Day celebration with singing, dancing and speeches. A ceremonious yet relaxing day in Fredriksdal’s early summer beauty. Admission free.

9 June – Early roses - Walk
Join a walk around Fredriksdal’s rosarium and see the early roses that have a head start on the magnificence of summer.

18 June (till 29 August) – The Fredriksdal Theatre - Gröna hissen
(In Swedish.) For more information visit www.evarydberg.se.

25-26 June - Midsummer at Fredriksdal
Enjoy traditional midsummer celebrations lasting two days. Dancing, games, music and picnicking in the lush greenery of Fredriksdal.

28 June -2 July – Wind games - Family activity

30 June – Animals at dusk - Walk

JULY

28 June -2 July – Wind games – Family activity

3-4 July Rose festival
The Queen of Blooms is in focus for two enjoyable days filled with colour, shape and scent. Thousands of roses are in bloom in Fredriksdal's rosarium and our experts are on site to share their knowledge.
Stroll around, enjoy the glorious setting, and take part in the different activities. Increased admission.

5-9 July – Make your own paper, print your name – Family activity
At the Graphic Museum, children can print their name on paper they make themselves. 11 am – 4 pm.

12-16 July – Insect detectives in the ponds – Family activity
Discover and investigate the insects in the ponds. How have they adapted in order to eat, breathe and live in water? 11 am – 4 pm.

14 July – Haymaking at Lillaryd
Be farm folk for a day! Rake, stack, and breathe in the scent of newly mown hay. 11 am – 4 pm.

19-23 July – Flax at Lillaryd Farm – Family activity

AUGUST

18 August- Herb walk
Presentation of herbs from the garden with tips and advice about cultivation and use. 6 pm.

21 August – Culinary cultivation
A day filled with culinary culture in all its forms. Kitchen garden, cultivation and delicious recipes. Increased admission.

25 August – The cultural landscape of Skåne


SEPTEMBER

1 september - Vegetable walk

15 September – Fungus evening
Deceptive and delicious – a special showing of the Fungus exhibition!
Tips, advice and ideas about fungus. Meet at Prästgården 6 pm.

7-19 September – Fungus!
Welcome to take a look into the exciting world of fungus in south Sweden’s largest fungus exhibition. Hundreds of delicious and deceptive varieties from local forests. From spores and tinder fungus to mushroom soup, from beneficial to poisonous. The exhibition provides tips and advice for a successful mushrooming season. Expert advice throughout the whole exhibition period. Prästgården.

25 September-10 October Fruit!

Exhibition of hundreds of varieties of apples and pears, new and old, Swedish and foreign.

26 September – Michaelmas Market
The highlight of the autumn for market enthusiasts. The kitchen garden has been newly harvested and, in a genuine, old fashioned market atmosphere, you have the chance to enjoy some living history. Activities, fun, stalls and music are all part of the well-filled programme.

OCTOBER

25 September-10 October Fruit!
Exhibition of hundreds of varieties of apples and pears, new and old, Swedish and foreign.