Welcome to Öland and any of the towns and villages to take part in Walpurgis Night and celebrate spring with spring speeches, choir singing and of course the May bonfire.
If you are arranging a celebration or know of a celebration, please email [email protected].
Walpurgis celebrations are continuously updated until the weekend.
Grönhögen
Gathering at the harbor at 20.00. Then a torchlight procession to the port of Cemens, where the fire is lit. The General Choir sings in the spring.
Eketorp Castle
The gates to Eketorp Castle open at 17:00. The evening offers a torchlight procession, a spring speech by municipal commissioner Michael Granstedt, as well as music and song. The celebration ends with a joint sacrificial ceremony.
Degerhamn
At Alunvallen, the celebration starts at 19.00 with a torchlight procession, spring speeches, refreshments and a lottery. The emergency services show off their vehicles.
Segerstad
Walpurgis devotional at 19.00, after which the local history association organizes coffee and a lottery. The pyre will be lit at Seby burial ground at approximately 8.30 pm, depending on the weather. Per-Olof Pehrsson gives a spring speech.
Hulterstad
The event starts in Hulterstadsgården at 19.00. Spring speeches, singing and coffee. Then a torchlight procession to the bonfire, which is lit at 20.00. Kiosk with sweets and sausages.
Casteless
Gathering at Kastlösa school at 19.00, followed by a walk with a torchlight procession to the bonfire along the road to Penåsa. Emma Rydnér, World Heritage Coordinator, gives a spring speech. Hot drinks are available.
Mörbylånga
Celebration in the harbor starting at 20.00 when the torchlight procession departs from the square. Mörbylånga GoIF leads the train and sells torches. The Lions Club sells sausages and coffee and arranges chocolate wheels. Eva Åkerstedt gives speeches, music by Maja Arthursson and Christer Svensson.
Resmo
Gathering from 19.00 at the three mills in southern Resmo. Torchlight procession to the bonfire. Johanna Mo, crime writer, gives a speech and the women's choir Hysteria sings under the direction of Saga Björling and Lisa Johansson.
Vickleby
Celebration at Vickleby Alvar at 18.30, parking along Vickleby Alvargata. Thomas Hård af Segerstad gives a spring speech and the choir A cappella sings.
Gårdby
Celebration at the site west of the community center from 19.00. Speech, song and fire. Sausages with bread are for sale.
Färjestaden
Grenade from 18.00. "One o seven band" with Therese Wahlgren performs. The torchlight procession departs from Trossen at 18.20 and is followed by a spring speech by Dave Karlsson. Distribution of cultural scholarships.
Algae room
At the gravel pit next to the church, a spring speech is held by Tindra Englund, and the Friday Choir and the Songbirds perform spring songs. Young people from the sports club light the bonfire after a torchlight procession, at approximately 7.30 pm.
Clay cake
Visitors are welcome to Tornlunden at 19.00. The fire will be lit at 20:00. Peter Danielsson, local history consultant, gives a spring speech. Lotteries, coffee and sausages are offered.
High Room
At Klockaregården from 6.30 p.m., pea soup, sausages and coffee are served. The bonfire is lit at about 8.30 pm. Andreas Berninger gives a speech and there will be sing-alongs by the fire.
Careless
Gathering at the school at 18.00 for torchlight procession. The fire will be lit at 19:00. Refreshments are available on site.
Räpplinge
At Äpplerum's alvar, the fire is lit at 8.30 pm. The spontaneous choir sings spring songs. Sausage grilling on site.
Broadway
Traditional celebration at Leif's cave on Gamla Skedstadsgatan at 20.00. Grilled sausages and drinks are served. Parking at Sockenstugan.
Borgholm
The meeting takes place at Höjden's parking lot at 19.30. Stephen Budge plays spring music and Kjell Gehammar gives a speech. The bonfire will be lit at 8.30 pm. Sale of coffee and sausages with bread. Parking is in designated spaces, with a voluntary fee for Lions' charitable work.
Köpingsvik
Torchlight processions depart from the tent stores' parking lot around 19.45, with a bonfire lighting around 20.00. Spring speech is held and class 5 from Köping school sells lottery tickets, sausages and coffee.
Sandvik
The torchlight procession will take place at 19:30 and the bonfire will be lit at 20:00. Johan Theorin gives a speech and Chorus Mixtus performs songs.
Source
At the community center from 6.30 pm – coffee, sausages and lottery. Then a torchlight procession to the bonfire, which is lit around 20.00.
Fine
In Böda harbour, the bonfire will be lit at 19.00. Sale of sausages with bread and drinks.
Trouser hook
The celebration begins at 20.00 with an evening devotional in Sankt Olaf's chapel, followed by a torchlight procession to the harbor where the fire is lit at about 20.30. Johan Barkevall gives a speech, Neptuni Drängar sings, and Sven Göthe Lidheim is the master of ceremonies. Sausages and drinks are for sale.
Welcome to Öland to celebrate spring!
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