Year: 2020

This year, during the digital Victorian Days, the 19th Century Society recorded an invitation to next year's Victorian Days. Check out the video to find out more or read about it on their website. http://1800.se/

During this year's digital Victorian Days, the youth recorded two concerts. The first is a shorter concert performed in front of a smaller audience in Paradisparken. The second is a longer concert recorded in Marstrands kyrka.

This year hasn't been a typical year for anyone on our planet, nor for the Victorian Days, but just like everyone else, we've made adjustments.
This year, we have recorded the performances of the youth instead of showcasing them in person.
It has been a wonderful first experience with digital performances for the Victorian Days, and all our summer workers have done a fantastic job adapting to the circumstances.
Here you can view their plays and music videos:

Here you can see the lovely clothing exhibition that the 2020 Victorian Days offered Klädutställning i Strandverket

In the picture below, you can see the ladies exhibiting, Hanna and Emelie Kihl.

Here you can see the spontaneous Royal Dip of 2020 performed by this year's summer workers.

Welcome to a wonderful evening at home!
Get some popcorn ready and get cozy because here comes a fantastic concert from this year's summer workers!
You'll be able to click on both links an hour before the concert starts so you can be ready when we kick off.

Or join the stream on our instagram @marstrandssekelskiftesdagar

Here you can view who plays on which song and what the songs are called:
Konsertprogram 2020 Ladda ner

This year is no ordinary year for the world, and neither for the Victorian Days. As everyone knows, we are affected by the Corona pandemic, and Victorian Days must also adapt accordingly.

What will be available to visit in person during the Victorian Days is the Costume Exhibition at Strandverket.
It can be visited on Saturday, August 8th, from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and on Sunday, August 9th, from 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
The clothing exhibition will be recorded for those who are unable to come to the island.

Unfortunately, this year we won't be able to have a market, the steamer Bohuslän, or youth performances on the streets and squares.
But you can check out the youngsters online instead.
A link will soon be released where you can watch their live-streamed concert. It will be broadcasted on August 7th and will be free of charge.
The performances that usually take place on streets and squares will also be recorded. The recordings will be available on our website during the fall.

At the Marstrand Victorian Days, you have the opportunity to join a stjärnbåt.
The first stjärnbåten was designed in 1913 by Janne Jacobsson at Ängholmens varv, a junior boat named Joyce!
She competed extensively for many years and proved superior to all other junior boats, which at the time were built in various designs, although with essentially the same sails.
In 1927, GKSS (Gothenburg Royal Sailing Society) built 21 exact copies of Joyce. This meant that sailing could finally be on equal terms. To help the builders keep track of all the boats, they were given nicknames after stars. This tradition continued when the boats were raffled among the juniors in the club, and a Star Boat class was created. The raffle was included in the membership!
After this, GKSS established a new tradition of building a Star Boat every year, which was then raffled off in the same way. Soon, many other sailing clubs also began to build Star Boats to be raffled off.
The class's real heyday was during the 1930s until the late 1960s. In the rest of Sweden, the Star Boat soon became the most popular junior boat. However, with the advent of fiberglass, considerably cheaper, simpler, and faster dinghies took over junior sailing.
In total, around 525 Star Boats have been classified. Many prominent sailors, such as our world-famous Pelle Petterson, began their careers in the Star Boat class.
But believe it or not, in 2015, a completely newly built Star Boat was launched following the old rules. It was built by Jesper Wilén in Grundsund, Bohuslän. The class has now become very active again, and the boats are now sailed by mature women and men with great enthusiasm. Perhaps racing is not as important anymore, but the enjoyment is just as great now as it was back then!

If you want to follow the daytime activities, join the Facebook group "Stjärnbåten".
You can find everything about the Star Boat on the extensive website. stjärnbåt.se