Author: Linnéa Johansson

This year's Victorian Days will, as usual, kick off on August 6th with a youth concert at 6:00 PM at Marstrand Church.

Then the festivities continue on Saturday, August 7th, with a market, the arrival of King Oscar II on the steamship Bohuslän, dancing, music, and even more delights!

On Sunday, you'll have the opportunity to listen to storyteller Mikael, be amazed by magician Joel, and follow Göran "In Oscar's Footsteps."
All this and more will be available in our program booklet, which you will receive upon arrival on the island during our event.

This year, we have placed a new focus on children, and in Paradisparken, there are games for both young and old!

We follow current corona restrictions and it is important that you as a visitor also take your own responsibility.

Hope to see you at the Victorian days on August 6th to 8th!

We are currently working on a really good membership register in our accounting program, and it will be ready by spring. We can't wait for it to be completed, so we're reaching out now and hoping you would like to become a member in 2021. As a member, you can participate in and support the Victorian days. The membership fee is 200 SEK and can be easily paid via our Swish number 1236328629. It's also possible to pay through our bank giro account 695-8813.

As mentioned earlier, our association has created an anniversary book. It is still available. You have the opportunity to buy one or more books for 200 SEK each. Send a text message to Linnéa Johansson at 072-1958107, and she will assist you in getting a book.

What did the Victorian days do in 2020?
Covid-19 hit hard during the summer of 2020. We didn't get permission to hold our usual events. However, the Municipality of Kungälv told us to provide summer jobs for the youth and to broadcast performances and concerts via social media. The summer jobs were to be carried out. So, we arranged about 40 performances, which are available to watch on our website. We also had a clothing exhibition and a singing show in Paradisparken for parts of the Swedish 1800s Society who visited the event to see if they would hold their annual gathering in Marstrand. And they will, so in 2021, the Victorian Era professionals will be our guests. It will be exciting. We rearranged our budget significantly and decided to invest resources in updating our clothes; the costumes are now even more historically accurate.

Ahead of the summer of 2021, we really hope to be able to have events like our days again. The signals we're receiving are positive. The theme for this year's Victorian Days is "Children's Victorian Era". What was it like to be a child in 1890, what was school like, how did children play, child labor, etc.

Hope to see you this year from August 6th to 8th at Marstrand's quays!

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.