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Christmas at Skansen

Dance around the tree, listen to music, make candles and enjoy crafts, or visit our traditional market on the weekends. Soon you'll see all activities during Christmas 2025 – stay tuned!

  • Fun for kids

    Of course we have festive fun for the youngest members of the family! Here are some of our Christmas-themes activities for the little ones.

    Christmas crafts and decorations

    The Brage hall
    Christmas market days

    Create fantastic crafts and decorations out of recycled materials! Children of all ages are welcome to let their creativity flow.

    Christmas calendar

    Lill-Skansen (Children’s zoo)
    Daily December 1–24, 12.30

    Learn exciting facts about nature or meet an animal that live at the Children’s zoo (Lill-Skansen).

    Meet Santa Claus

    At Högloftet
    Christmas market days, 11.00–13.00 and 14.00–16.00

    Visit Santa in his very own creative studio! Take the opportunity to ask about what it’s like to work as Santa and listen to him share amusing stories about Santa through the ages.

    Galejan fairground

    Sat–Sun during Christmas market days

    Here you will find nice old-fashioned carousels, lotteries and fun things to both do and watch.

    Animals in the zoo

    Every day, you have the chance to meet our animal keepers and learn more about the animals and how they adapt to winter, check the calendar for times. At the Baltic Sea Science Center, discover fascinating facts about the inhabitants of the Baltic Sea.