Improv night. In English!
Friday, May 12
What: Drop in art workshop for kids
Time: 13.00-15.00
Where: Skellefteå Art Gallery and Museum Anna Nordlander, Sara kulturhus
Suitable for: Kids accompanied by adults
Cost: Free
Friday, May 12
What: Social Improv Club
Improv comedy in English! Don't miss this fun night out at Sara kulturhus.
Time: 19.00
Where: Sara kulturhus
Suitable for: Adults and older teens
Cost: 185-255 kronor
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Friday, May 12
What: Lisa Ekdahl
Lisa Ekdahl
After six years, Lisa Ekdahl is on record in Swedish again. The album "Bang bang i mitt hjärta" was released in April and is followed by a tour in the spring.
Time: 18:30-20:00
Where: Stage 1, Sara kulturhus
Suitable for: 13+
Cost: 435 kr
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Saturday, May 13
What: Wood <3 Preloved
Market with second hand fashion (no kids wear) and accessories, complete with a DJ and prosecco bar.
Time: 13.00-16.00
Where: Mandel, The Wood hotel
Suitable for: Adults
Cost: Free
Saturday, May 13
What: Senior Gala 2023 – The year's biggest party for seniors!
The fast-paced and joy-spreading show is back in it's 8th edition with joy, quality and community – all under the direction of the gala's own emcee Jacke Sjödin. Surprises, humor and nostalgia are some of the words that describe the evening.
Time: 19.00-22.00
Where: Folkparken
Suitable for: Seniors
Cost: 500 kronor
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Saturday, May 13
What: Children's theatre "Schh!!! Det låter djur!"
Instant theater's play "Schh!!! Det låter djur" is a mystical and poetic journey of discovery about rare animals that no one has ever seen before. The audience is invited to discover and participate themselves in a universe filled with strange animals with different idiosyncrasies, emotional expressions and personalities, with great recognition from children's experiences of the world. Emphasizing sound, movement and music rather than verbal storytelling, the performance inspires play and creation, imagination and art.
Time: 10.00-10.20
Where: Hallen, Nordanå
Suitable for: Children 2-5 years
Cost: 60 kronor
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Saturday, May 13
What: Algesten LIVE
Jakob Algesten is a singer-songwriter who has been releasing music for twenty years and playing in bands Isolation Years and Two. White Horses.
Time: 19.00
Where: Hubben
Suitable for: Young adults
Cost: Pre-purchase tickets 60 - 100 kronor, at the door 150 kronor
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Sunday, May 14
What: Linnea Henriksson
Linnea Henriksson on stage.
Linnea Henriksson has made a name for herself as a Swedish pop singer and songwriter. Since her entrance on Idol in 2010, she has become a beloved and beloved artist. Her music has been played over 200 million times and she has received prestigious awards. As a live performer, Linnea is one of the most celebrated for her unique stage presence and can make any stage her own. She lets her audience get really close, both through her strong and recognizable song lyrics and through her personal banter.
Time: 19:00-20:45
Where: Stage 2, Sara kulturhus
Suitable for: All
Cost: 500 kronor
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Sunday, May 14
What: Dance joy in spring
The spring's big dance finale with about 200 children is organized by Aktiv Ungdom Skellefteå. It is the first time it has taken place since the pandemic started in 2020, so our children and young people want to be able to show off their joy in dance and movement
Time: Two shows, one starts at 11.00 and the other at 15.30
Where: Anderstorpsgymnasiet's main hall
Suitable for: All family
Cost: 100 kronor per adult
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Monday, May 15, 22, 29
What: Summer Qigong
Try Qigong oudoors.
Try Summer Qigong outdoors. Qigong is a form of exercise where you perform slow movements while controlling your breathing, quieting your mind, and listening inwards. No prior knowledge is required.
Time: 10.00 -11.00
Where: Hembygdsparken in Bureå
Suitable for: All
Cost: Free
Monday, May 15
What: Trotting competitions at Skellefteåtravet
Enjoy trotting competitions qt lunch!
Check out the horse races and place your bets! There is the possibility to buy food and coffee and you can get help from the game host on-site if you have never visited the race tra before.
Time: 12:20-15:30
Where: Skellefteåtravet
Suitable for: All
Cost: Free
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Monday, May 15
What: The forest and climate in Västerbotten County
Lecture with Amanda Tas and David Johansson from The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation about the forest and the impact on the climate.
Time: 18.00-19.00
Where: Västerbottensrummet at Skellefteå City Library, Sara kulturhus
Suitable for: Adults
Cost: Free
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Monday, May 15 - Wednesday, May 17
What: Åt skogen!
Manifestation for the forest with photo exhibition, speeches and music on stage as well as nature crafts for the children.
Time: 18.00-20.00 (May 16)
Where: Skellefteå city square
Suitable for: All
Cost: Free
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Tuesday, May 16 until May 28
What: Spring exhibition
During a year of intensive creation, the participants in Solvik's art program have drawn, painted, printed graphics and sculpted in clay. At their spring exhibition you will find a great art variety of colors and shapes!
Time: Opening night 18.00-19.00, then every day at 11.00-15.00. Evening opening Tuesday and Wednesday until 19.00.
Where: Pop-up gallery at Trädgårdsgatan 8
Suitable for: All
Cost: Free
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Tuesdays, May 16, 23, 30
What: Language café
At the language café at the library you can have a fika and practice the Swedish language with other newcomers.
Time: 15:00-16:30
Where: The City Library at Sara kulturhus
Suitable for: All
Cost: Free
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Tuesdays, May 16, 23, 30
What: Broarna runt
Join the race at "Broarna runt".
"Broarna Runt" is an exercise race organized in Skellefteå during spring evenings every year since 1965. Behind the race is Skellefteå AIK Friidrott. The race is five kilometers, with start and finish at Nordanå. You can run, jog or walk, and there is a chance to win great prizes!
Time: 16:30 - 19:00
Where: Nordanå
Suitable for: All
Cost: Adults 50 kronor, youths free
Tuesday, May 16
What: Crafts evening
Tonight's theme: Sewn balls. Possibility to sew two different types of balls that you can use for play or practice juggling with, or just enjoy because they are beautiful. Tools are available to borrow and materials for the evening are included in the price
Time: 18.30
Where: Handens hus, Nordanå
Suitable for: All, but children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult
Cost: 50 kronor
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Tuesday, May 16
What: Skellefteå chamber choir: Welcome spring!
Skellefteå chamber choir pays tribute to the cracking of leaves, the flower season, the spring rain, the sun's rays and the spring feelings with a green and beautiful spring concert.
Time: 19.00-21.00
Where: EFS church, Stationsgatan 18
Suitable for: All
Cost: Adults 150 kronor, child/student 80 kronor
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Tuesday, May 16
What: Derby game!
Morön BK will play Skellefteå FF on the 16th.
Skellefteå FF go up against Morön BK in a local derby – the first one EVER between the. teams.
Time: 20.00-22.00
Where: Norrvalla Sports Stadium
Suitable for: All
Cost: Adults 20 kr, kids up to 17 years free
Wednesday, May 17
What: Norrlandsoperan presents: Galgenlieder
Music, song and poetry in an imaginative dream world. In a playful and surreal take, Norrlandsoperan interprets contemporary composer and polar prize winner Sofia Gubaidulina's song cycle Galgenlieder. With her musical interpretation of poems from Christian Morgenstern's humorous poem collection from 1904 of the same name, Gubaidulina wants to speak to our subconscious through mysterious and dreamy tones.
Time: 19.00-20.00
Where: Stage 2, Sara kulturhus
Suitable for: All
Cost: 145 kronor
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Thursday, May 18 - Saturday May 21
What: Are we humans or are we dancers? Skellefteå Dance & Ballet Association's Spring Performance 2023
ARE WE HUMANS OR ARE WE DANCERS? is a performance about the love of dance, identity, and treatment. A story about our fears and doubts, but also a fairy tale about the freedom to create, express and exist.
Time: 15:00-17:00 and 18:00-20:00
Where: Nordanåteatern
Suitable for: All
Cost: Adults 140 kronor, kids ut to 17 years 70 kronor
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Thursday, May 18 and 25
What: Vän i Skellefteå
Vän i Skellefteå is a network that wants to create opportunities for people with different backgrounds to meet. A meeting place for those who want to get to know more people in Skellefteå, practice Swedish, hang out, have someone to talk to, and come up with different activities.
Time: 16.00-19.00
Where: Café Canalen, Sankt Olovsgården
Suitable for: All
Cost: Free
Thursday, May 18 - Sunday May 21
What: 10MILA Skellefteå 2023
A massive national orienteering event! The northernmost 10MILA ever will contain competition in the middle distance on Thursday, city sprint on Friday and the 10MILA bidders on Saturday and Sunday.
Time: Follow the link below for full program!
Where: Skellefteå Golf Club, the city square and Skellefteå Kraft Arena
Suitable for: All
Cost: Free for spectators
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Runs until May 28
What: Bigert & Bergström's The Broken Greenhouse
Where: Skellefteå Art Gallery, Sara kulturhus
Bigert & Bergström
Skellefteå Art Gallery presents the Broken Greenhouse by the Swedish art duo Bigert & Bergström, whose new exhibition, The Broken Greenhouse, focuses on the destructive human impulse to control and tame nature by creating space for cultivation and cities. For this exhibition, the artists are showing new and older works that in different ways allude to the idea that nature created for humanity a perfect climate that is now broken. For almost thirty years, Mats Bigert and Lars Bergström's work has been driven by scientific and historical theories, often with clear reference to issues concerning the current climate crisis
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Runs until May 21
What: SPACE, Exhibition
The SPACE exhibition
Graduates of the Bild Aesthetic program welcome you to their final exhibition where selected works on the theme SPACE are displayed.
Time: Tuesdays 10:00-19:00, Wednesday to Sunday 10:00-16:00
Where: Exhibition room, Nordanå
Suitable for: All
Cost: Free
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Runs until May 26 (no weekends)
What: Adamah
Adamah
Photo exhibition with nine images of LGBTIQA+ people who embody the vocabulary of sacred texts with their bodies. With words from the bible and the hymnal written on bare skin, the body and the words are in focus.
Isboden restaurant and cafe is open in connection with the exhibition for soup lunch and coffee every Wednesday-Friday at 11-13 while the exhibition is in progress.
Time: 10.00-18.00
Where: Stiftsgarden, Brännavägen 25, 931 44 Skellefteå
Suitable for: All
Cost: Free
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