The Maritime History Museum displays its collection of pleasure boats
You can see the first tourist sailing boat Pallakis, the Forslund boat Aavor, the small motorboat Dixie and much more. The exhibition also continues on Saturday, October 12.
Story time
Children's librarian Elliot reads stories about Unicorns and horses. At Vaxholm City Library at 13.00-13.30.
Get your own leprechaun bag
Pick up your own craft bag made by Lina Löfstrand. All day there are fun crafts to do.
Exhibition "Life at the Citadel"
The museum tells the story of what life was like at the fort at the end of the 19th century for the officers, soldiers, women, children and old men who lived there.
Cultural Café "The All-Artist - Karin Larsson"
Author, cultural researcher and photographer Elisabeth Svalin Gunnarsson talks and shows pictures about Karin Larsson's work. An artist with a strong sense of style and color influenced by Arts & Crafts and other styles at the turn of the century 1900.
Take a look inside the school's classrooms
Take a look inside the school's classrooms.
Genealogy hotline
Get started or move forward with your genealogy. You will get help from on-call genealogists from Södra Roslagens Släktforskarförening.
History of the City Hall with Mikaela Lodén
Join us on a tour of Vaxholm's Town Hall and hear Mikaela Lodén talk about the history of the Town Hall. You will get to know what the different rooms have been used for in different times and also get to know some of those who lived and worked in the Town Hall in the past.
Historical sites along the quay
A guided tour of Österhamnen with Robert Klingvall, Project Manager Vaxholm Quays and Edward Blom as virtual guide.
Kronängsskolan's meal unit serves a buffet
Come and taste the Kronängsskolan buffet! Served at 16.00 - 19.30. Adults 85 kr. Children under 6 years 40 SEK.
Kronängs School students sell coffee
Kronängs School students sell coffee and tea from 16.15 to 22.00.
Circus Trattofon gives "Radio Trattofon"
Cirkus Trattofon tunes into a breakneck humor show on its cartoon radio. But the radio itself is not in on the joke. After the show, the children have the opportunity to join in and dance.
Film workshop in animation with the Educational Design Agency
Create characters in modeling clay and make your own movie. No prior knowledge required.
Lecture with Urban Fredriksson - Vaxholm bathing establishment
Come and listen to Urban talking about Waxholms Badanstalt 1851 to 1910. He will tell you about the buildings, who ran the bathing establishment and about the bathing guests. You will also hear about what kind of baths they offered and how the bathing society enjoyed themselves in the society house, in addition to the pastry shop, Swiss and basement restaurant and about Badhusparken, which was the amusement park in Vaxholm at the time.
Bram Stoker's THE JUDGE'S HOUSE with Anthony Charles Heads
The horror story THE JUDGE'S HOUSE is eerily brought to life during Culture Night through a dramatic retelling by mentalist Anthony Charles Heads.
Theater "As they do in America" by Astrid Lindgren
Come and see one of Astrid Lindgren's lesser-known plays performed by the drama students of the School of Culture 8 - upper secondary school.
Show program "For Karin"
A playful and imaginative portrayal of Karin Boye's poetry with musicians and composers Elina Widnersson and Jakob Nyqvist. Show tunes, jazz and pop on guitar, flute and vocals.
School of Culture student concert and award of the Vaxholm Culture Scholarship 2024
A wonderful concert with the students of the cultural school and the awarding of this year's cultural scholarship by the chairman of the TFK committee Bengt Sandell. If any of this year's scholarship recipients are in music, we may also be invited to a sample of their work.
Workshop in liberating painting with Ania Witwitzka
Workshop in liberating painting with Ania Witwitzka.
Cultural grant of the year
Awarding of this year's cultural scholarship by the Chairman of the TFK Board Bengt Sandell. Take part of the works of Vaxholm's cultural scholarship recipients in the Library's window or stand all weekend.
Concert with the School of Culture rock band
Concert with the School of Culture rock band.
ÖSTERÅKERS MUSIC CORPS & BIG BAND
We play music in the borderland between entertainment music and big bands and have here on Culture Night a program related to autumn. You will hear e.g. Autumn leaves, Who takes care of the fall and Strövtåg i hembygden etc.
Concert with Mikael Rickfors
The voice that many call Sweden's heaviest soul voice serves gold grains from a career that took him around the world with The Hollies in the 70s, and around Gotland with The Grymlings in the 90s! It will be a mix of old hits and newly written songs. By his side he has a singer and actress Louise Raeder.
Fire and LED show with Act of Emotion
In a spectacular fusion, fire shows meet futuristic LED technology. Advanced fire tricks and large fire clouds are interspersed with LED pixel rods that make patterns float in the air. A future act that provides an instant wow experience.
The Maritime History Museum displays its collection of pleasure boats
You can see the first tourist sailing boat Pallakis, the Forslund boat Aavor, the small motorboat Dixie and much more.
Author visit Ingrid Carlberg
Ingrid Carlberg, author, journalist and Academy member, talks about her work on her latest book "The Puppets - A Story of the World as Political Theater".