Höstlov In Addition To Halloween Inwards Stockholm

This is a special calendar week (October 28th to Nov 3rd) inwards Stockholm for several reasons: it is tumble interruption (höstlov) in addition to children are out of schoolhouse for the whole week, All Saints' Day is this coming Sabbatum (Nov 2nd) and, of course, Halloween... an import from the the United States of America which has grown inwards popularity over the past times decade.
Photo past times Jeppe Wikström, Stockholm Visitors Board.
If yous are visiting Stockholm this calendar week amongst your children in addition to then yous chose the correct week. As it is the tumble break, in addition to Swedish children withdraw maintain vacation, in that place are enough of kid friendly activities in addition to events. Many of the museums inwards the metropolis withdraw maintain special events or exhibitions geared particularly for children this week, oft amongst to a greater extent than "spooky" themes. For example, Historiska (the history museum) has special tours where children article of apparel headlamps in addition to larn to search through certainly exhibitions inwards the nighttime looking for skulls in addition to treasure. One instance of many. If yous are staying at the Rival Hotel, in addition to desire to a greater extent than specific data of the dissimilar museum activities, verbalize straight amongst me!
Grim Reaper at Skansen, Photo past times Marie Andersson
Another fun house to see amongst children this calendar week is the park/square Kungsträdgården. From Oct 29th to Nov 1st they volition withdraw maintain an activities tent gear upwardly (between 11am in addition to 3:30pm) where children tin induce out dissimilar sports, arts & crafts, stone climbing in addition to storytelling. Free admission. At Skansen commons & museum they are having "magical days in addition to spooky evenings" all calendar week long amongst a to a greater extent than historic await at Swedish folklore relating to this season. Good for all ages... but give-up the ghost along inwards heed that simply about activities may survive scarier than others (like certainly ghost walks inwards the evenings). Another tip is that Drottningholm Palace, which is unremarkably exclusively opened upwardly on the weekends during this fourth dimension of year, is opened upwardly all calendar week long betwixt 11am in addition to 3:30pm. Unfortunately the boats aren't running... but yous tin withdraw maintain a combination of subway in addition to bus to larn there.
This Saturday, Nov 2nd, is the annual Halloween parade called, appropriately, Shock-holm. This has been going on for a few years in addition to has gotten quite popular. The pre-party is at Medborgarplatsen betwixt 3pm in addition to 5pm, followed past times the parade through Gamla Stan in addition to ending at Kungsträdgården where the postal service political party volition larn on until 7:30pm amongst alive performances, nutrient & gulp in addition to activities for all ages. You tin either lookout or walk inwards the parade, though the latter requires that yous article of apparel a costume/mask of simply about sort. Free admission!
Skogskyrkogård (c) Susanne Hallmann, Cemeteries Administration of the City of Stockholm
Finally... for a to a greater extent than solemn in addition to cultural activity, caput to Skogskyrkogården ("The Woodland Cemetery") to celebrate All Hallow's Eve. This beautiful cemetery is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in addition to was designed past times famed Swedish architect Gunnar Asplund. This calendar week is ane of the virtually pop times of the twelvemonth to see every bit thousands of people come upwardly to cry upwardly loved ones in addition to decorate the graves amongst candles in addition to seasonal flowers making this special house fifty-fifty to a greater extent than hauntingly beautiful. More information. The original twenty-four hours to see is Sabbatum (All Saints' Day), but the decorating does outset inwards the calendar week leading upwardly to Saturday. Keep inwards heed to survive respectful.

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