DN's guide: The best tips for what you can do on the autumn holiday

Ghosts, fairy tales, mysteries, lost gold coins, and various reading activities. Here Anders Haraldsson from the DN tips a selection of the highlights of the autumn break. A print from Dagens Nyheter, 2026-10-21 8:32 AM Article origin: https://www.dn.se/kultur/dns-guide-basta-tipsen-vad-du-kan-gora-pa-hostlovet/ DN's guide: The best tips for what you can do during the autumn break Get more from DN as a logged-in user You know you can create a free account on DN? As a logged-in user you can take advantage of several smart features. - Follow your interests - Newsletter Word games, bookdans (storytelling), and Scrabble The Language Museum – The Culture House Stockholm Theatre, plan 1, open every day 11–7:30 PM, free admission Try anagram puzzles, create animal words, find jumbled words, and play Scrabble – both regular and in giant format. The Language Museum promises fun language activities for both children and adults. Children can also try bookdans, where different stories come alive through movement and music. In addition, fun game evenings are organized where you can meet each other. Click here for more information. Ghost stories, animals, and Halloween crafts Skansen, open from 10:00 AM–4:00 PM every day during the autumn break Listen to creepy stories about ghosts and ghouls, go to skeleton school and learn more about the animals' bones and bodies, or craft Halloween decorations at the area's Snus & matchstick museum. On special evenings, Halloween is also celebrated with both ghosts or candy, pumped disco, and labyrinths. Also, take the opportunity to meet the animals, see how they prepare for winter, and discover Skansen's beautiful historical environments. Read more via this link. Theatre during the Autumn Break – wild, humorous, and visual parties The autumn break is perfect for reading but also theatre for the whole family. Here are some tips for different children's performances shown in week 44 in Stockholm: * "Lorpan longes" – Puppet theatre about play and friendship – at Tittut - tickets available here. * "When Findus was little and disappeared" – for children from 3 years old at Svea - tickets available here. * "Dog Life" – Humorous and a bit wild theatre at Marionetteatern - tickets here. * "The Little Tomte Boys" – Visual musical festival about childhood at Lilla Tre - tickets available here. * "The Tigers are Coming" – Loranga, Masarin and Dartanjang at Teater Tre – tickets here. Animal safari, exhibitions, and animal mask crafts Stadshuset, open from 8:30 AM–4:00 PM every day. Here you can discover the animal world in various ways. Join a guided family tour with animal themes in the Blue Hall and the Golden Room and then make your own animal mask. For those who want to explore a little on their own, there is also a safari in Stadshusparken, where you look for hidden animals with the help of a map. The activities are especially suitable for children aged 5–10 years. Read more via this link. The gold coins have disappeared – help and search The Royal Palace, open from 10:00 AM–4:00 PM every day Gustav Vasa's money is missing. Therefore, go on a treasure hunt in the palace's secret world. With a map in hand, an adventure awaits where all children are offered a nice reward – and some might win an extra prize. In addition, family tours are offered in the private wings and picture hunts. Click here for more information. Everything changed at night – solve the mystery The Armémuseum, opening hours: Tuesday: 11–7 PM and Wednesday–Sunday: 11–5 PM Something happened at the Armémuseum at night – everything is in one mess. Come here to put everything right. On the way, you meet people from 1600s and 1700s Sweden, who tell about their fates. And what is magical about the guide's lantern? Solve this mystery at the Armémuseum – which also has other activities such as creating your own banner, building with cardboard, or trying a caroliner's dress. Read more via this page. The secrets of the money are revealed The Economic Museum, Open Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday 11 AM-5 PM, Wednesday 11 AM-8 PM At the Economic Museum, children aged 5 to 10 can join the activity "The Secrets of Money". Here they can learn how money works, what banknotes look like, and what hidden details there are in them – with the help of magnifying glasses and UV light. There is also the children's trail "Treasure Hunt on their own". Free for everyone under 18 years old. Click here for more information. Creative autumn break with art, poetry, and painting Waldemarsudde. Open Tuesday-Sunday 11 AM-5 PM, evening open Thursday, 11 PM-8 PM. Waldemarsudde in Djurgården invites creative activities with art, writing, and painting. Visitors get to view the exhibition "The Wonderful Color – Gothenburg Schooling in a New Light" and then create their own works with acrylic paint. A workshop is also organized where painting is combined with poetry in collaboration with the Östermalm library. All participants get to take their work home. Read more via this link. Mythical Silver Arrows and crafts attract The Tram Museum, open Tuesday–Sunday 11:00 AM–5:00 PM The Tram Museum offers an autumn break with crafts, films, and exhibitions. Create a home for the tram's invented animals in a workshop. Each home then becomes its own carriage, and all carriages are connected to a common train. Every day, a film about the mythical Silver Arrows and the ghost station Kymlinge is also shown. In addition, daily exhibitions are organized, with both ghost viewings and family viewings. Click here for more information. Darkness, mystery, and fire shows Torekällberget, open Thursday–Sunday 11 AM–5 PM The Outdoor Museum in Södertälje invites you to "When the darkness falls", an event full of folklore, mysteries, and strange encounters. From October 29th, visitors can wander between the farmhouses, listen to creepy stories, and meet both fairy tales and spirits. Strange inventions like Dr. Frankenstein's sensation and Pepper's ghost are also shown here. On Saturday, the day ends with a fire show at 5 PM. Free admission. Click here for more information. Ghost viewings and magical crafts Skokloster Castle. Open October 24–November 1, 11 AM–4 PM There are cozy and creepy activities at Skokloster north of Stockholm. Join ghost viewings, take a spooky trail, or try some magical crafts in the old castle kitchen. There is also an opportunity to play in Parkleken Paradise and pick fallen fruit in the garden. The Baroque castle awaits an autumn break full of history, fantasy, and Halloween atmosphere. 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