Programme 2012
17 March INSPIRATION FOR SPRING
Growing tips, seeds, dahlias and roses, with Fredriksdal’s head gardener. Refreshments in Prästgården. In cooperation with Flora Linnéa.
At Flora Linnéa, 11a.m – 4p.m. Admission free.
5 April EASTER FUN
A bewitching time to be had by all! Bring colourful bits of material, 30x30 cm, two hard-boiled eggs and some kind of rattling instrument and join in the Easter fun when Fredriksdal is magically transformed for a day. 9.30a.m.-12.00
5 May – 2 September BUTTERFLIES
Photographs by Anna Clarén in the south wing of the Manor. Butterfly workshop in the north wing.
6 June SWEDEN’S NATIONAL DAY
Helsingborg’s official celebrations with singing, dancing and much more besides.
11a.m.-4p.m. Admission free.
10 June FLORA AT FREDRIKSDAL
Displays, inspiration, botany and cafe, 1p.m.-4p.m.
Reopening and tour of our unique collection of the wild plants of Skåne. The systematic garden, 1p.m.
15 June – 5 October BUTTERFLIES
Amateur entomologist Cecilia Anderson’s collection of butterflies, and butterfly-inspired objects from Helsingborg Museums’ collection.
In the Study Room, Kulturmagasinet.
15 June – 26 August FREDRIKSDAL THEATRE 2012
”Arsenic and Old Lace” (in Swedish) is this year’s production. Eva Rydberg is joined by Marianne Mörck and Björn Kjellman.
For tickets and info, visit www.evarydberg.se
22 – 23 June MIDSUMMER AT FREDRIKSDAL
Celebrate a genuine Midsummer with dancing, games, music and picknicking in the lush greenery of Fredriksdal. In cooperation with Folkdansens vänner.
Friday 22/6 3p.m.-10p.m., Saturday 23/6 3p.m.-6p.m.
25 June – 5 August HISTORY COMES TO LIFE
Lads, lasses, lords and ladies reawaken at Fredriksdal. You can meet them in this summer’s dramatisations in exciting historical settings.
Daily, 11a.m.-4p.m.
25 – 29 June BUTTERFLIES!
Family activity
Make a butterfly feeder, examine butterfly wings under a microscope and learn about butterfly blooms. Beside the herb garden.
Monday to Friday, 11a.m.-4p.m.
30 June – 1 July ROSE DAYS
Delight in thousands of blooms in the rosarium, join guided tours with rose experts and inspirationalists. Advice and tips from a gardener, landscape architect and garden designer. Roses and rose-inspired articles for sale.
10a.m.– 6p.m.
2 – 6 July BUILD A BUMBLEBEE NEST
Family activity
Make your own nest for bumblebees. Strömgrändsgården, Monday to Friday, 11a.m.-4p.m.
9 – 13 July WIRED BUTTERFLIES
Family activity
Try bending and shaping wire into your own butterfly. Lillarydsgården, Monday to Friday, 11a.m.-4p.m.
11 July HAYMAKING AT LILLARYD
Haymaking on the farm, music, refreshments and drying of the hay. 11a.m.-4p.m.
16 – 20 July INSECT SAFARI IN THE PONDS
Family activity
Discover pond life with a net and a magnifying glass. The systematic garden, Monday to Friday, 11a.m.-4p.m.
23 – 27 July PAPER MAKING AND PRINTING
Family activity
Children can print their name on paper they make themselves. The Graphic Museum, Monday to Friday, 11a.m.-4p.m.
11-23 September – FUNGUS!
South Sweden’s largest fungus exhibition with hundreds of varieties from the forests of Skåne. Tips and advice for successful mushroom picking. Identification and advice daily.
Prästgården, 11a.m.-4p.m.
19 – 30 September APPLES
Exhibition of apples and pears in the south wing of the Manor. Opening and viewing, 19 September 6p.m.-8p.m.
30 September MICHAELMAS MARKET
Time for the autumn’s loveliest market. Enjoy a genuine, old-world atmosphere with lots of bustle, activities, music, handicrafts and local culinary traditions. 10a.m.-5p.m.
13 October AUTUMN INSPIRATION
Growing tips, tulips, bulbs and rose plants with Fredriksdal’s head gardener. Refreshments in Prästgården. In cooperation with Flora Linnéa.
At Flora Linnéa, 11a.m.-4p.m. Admission free.
30 – 31 October TROLL TOUR
An exciting evening adventure, when the spirits of old Swedish folklore come out from hiding. Not for the faint-hearted! The tour takes about an hour. From 6 years.
Adult ticket: SEK 125. Children up to 18 years: SEK 35.
Advance bookings only www.ticnet.se
7 – 9 December CHRISTMAS AT FREDRIKSDAL
Christmas begins at Fredriksdal with an old-fashioned, genuine Christmas market. Activities for children, dancing around the tree, Christmas fare, music, singing, thousands of glittering torches, all making a perfect yuletide atmosphere.
Friday 7 December, 1p.m.-7p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 8-9 December, 11a.m.-6p.m.
Programme subject to change.