Winter holiday in Umeå

March 3-9 2025

Vinter. Händer. Barn

7 days of fun!

Week 10, March 3-9, Umeå's school children are on holiday. That means lots of time for indoor and outdoor activities, Swedish Fika and fun!
Here we have collected our best tips on things to see and do during that week (and other weeks too of course). 

The page is continuously updated for the 2025 winter break.

 

Create your own Winter Holiday program

The companies in the region have come up with many fun activities during the Winter holiday week!
Here we collect tips on current events for easy planning so you don't miss anything.

 

Sportlov på Curiosum

Fun winter break at Curiosum

Challenge your body and mind in an exciting four-event competition, experiment in the chemistry lab, and program fun rally robots. At the Wisdome Umeå dome theater, you can experience amazing film adventures with multiple screenings every day.

When: March 1-9, 10:00-17:00.

Sportlov på Bildmuseet

Sports holiday at Bildmuseet

Bildmuseet invites visitors of all ages to our creative workshop inspired by Aseel AlYaqoub's exhibition The View from Above. In the creative workshop, be inspired by heritage sites - places that are or have been important to people in various ways.

When: March 5-9, 12:00-17:00. Drop-in.

Pulka. Sportlov

Winter activities at Hamptjärnsberget


At Hamptjärnsberget there are activities for the whole family. There are ski trails, hiking trails, barbecue areas and perhaps Umeå's coolest sledding hill. Hamptjärnsstugan's open-air café serves lunch, waffles and coffee.
 

When: 

Västerbottens museum, hamnstaden

Activities at the museum

The museum invites you to a variety of exciting activities. Take part in playful and educational activities in the interactive exhibition "The Port City of Umeå" in Egilhallen. There are ski trails in Gammliaskogen, så bring your skis. Afterwards, enjoy a "fika" in the café

When

Evenemang Spöket i Canterville

Spöket i Canterville

"The Canterville Ghost". A family. A mansion. And a mischievous, live-animated avatar ghost. A fantastic, groundbreaking, and hilariously spooky family show in sign language and spoken Swedish.

When: March 1-2, at 16:00.

Sagoläsning

Winter break at the libraries

During the winter holidays, there are lots of fun things happening for children and young people. There will be cozy readings and book recommendations. 

 

 

 

Restaurants for families

Combine dining with fun activities! At O´Learys they offer bowling and at Orangeriet you can play boules and shuffleboard and Pinchos is like stepping into a cirkus. 

Stay in jail!

Experience a real prison. Spend the night in a cell, visit the museum and take part in the prison's history!

Boende. Gamla fängelset.