The programme is updated continuously.

Dannemora – Mine Adventures and Activities

Open 10:00–16:00

Here awaits a day filled with mining history, experiences, and activities for the whole family.

Discover Dannemora's mining history

The Mine Museum
See the unique model that shows what the mine looks like underground. Here is also the velvet-covered drum that the king Oscar II travelled down into the mine, as well as machines and tools used through the ages. A drone film showing what the mine looks like underground is shown all day.

The Mineral Museum
Fascinated by gemstones and minerals. Explore how iron ore can be magnetic, how the ore was formed and why Dannemora became known for its world-class iron ore. Play with magnetite, quiz walk.

Dannemora Adventure
Try climbing all day in a mine shaft in Hornemann's depression. An exciting activity for both children and adults.

Northern Machine
Here you can see the old mining game.

Mine experience at Grangex and Dannemora Mine

Step into a constructed mine gallery and experience the feeling of being underground. Here, various types of rock reinforcement are displayed, including Swedish, Polish, and German rock support.
Take a look at 3D visualisations of some of the mine's shafts, drifts and mining chambers and gain insight into Dannemora's long industrial history.

Unique opportunity: Join a guided tour of the Dannemora underground mine (THE TOUR IS FULLY BOOKED)

Guided tours and demonstrations

Guided tours above ground
11:00 and 12:30
Price: 70 kr/adult, children free
Meeting point: Mineral Museum

The sextet for choir Brass band playing at the Pavilion at 11:00 am.

Food and refreshments

Café Norrnäset
A charming café with creative décor and retro details – perfect for a quiet moment, a coffee and cake, or inspiring conversations. See the exhibition ”Dannemora - A Story of a Mining Village”in the old shop office

Hamburgers and hot dogs are also available for sale on the premises.

Österbybruk – Culture, Play and History

Open 11.00–17.00

In Österbybruk, history, crafts and activities for both old and young meet.

Open house, exhibitions and guided tours

Local heritage centre
Visit the Boat House with its unique fishing gear exhibition. The farm's other houses and sheds are open, and coffee is served between 11:00 and 15:00 in a pleasant setting. Österby Fishing Association will talk about Ökstockar (Österby eka) and fishing with scoop nets.

Österby Weaving Studio
Hand-woven rugs and tablecloths for sale, plus a jumble sale.

Farm Museum
See a unique collection of agricultural and firefighting equipment preserved for the future. Here you will find, among other things:

• International Titan from 1917
• 1943 EPA tractor
• 1947 tractor

The Valley Forge and the Blacksmith's Cottage
Meet Österby Theatre bringing heritage to life. Feel a cannonball from Gustav VasaSee how blacksmiths lived and lived.

Guided tours of the forge and blacksmith's residence
2 PM and 3 PM
Price: 70 kr/adult, children free

Manor house area

The manor house

Meet the blacksmith Olle who talks about the history of iron and life as a blacksmith.
Also see P.A. Tamm's much-talked-about wheelchair in the Yellow Salon – if you dare.

Stallbacken – activities and crafts

• Brukssmederna is open and lets you try forging yourself.
• The Orangery offering workshops at 12:00, 13:00, 14:00 and 15:00:
  Sitting with the garden gnome – seeds, potatoes and flower baskets.
• Building conservation and reuse remains open.
• For children, there is horseshoe tossing, stilts, and sack racing.
• Local producers and artisans sell their products.
• Visit by two Alpacas from Östensbo farm 2:00 PM

Lecture

The manor toilet at 4.00 PM
The Apple – Forbidden Fruit, Everyday Food and Cultural Heritage
Biologist Moje Ramstedt talks about apples. The lecture concludes with a visit to the apple trees in the manor park.
Price: 40 kr/person

Exhibition in the Saddle Maker's Row

Arianna Funk – Textiles
Exhibition focusing on humanity's everyday relationship with textiles, from utility weaves to monumental works.

Free entry. There is also a shop with selected furnishings, crafts, handmade goods, and Pipersglace.

Mini outdoor fair at Herrgårdsdammen/Klockstapeln

Together with Simbadet campsite, Dannemora Äventyr, Natur och Kultur, IFK Dannemora/Österby and Österby Fishing Association, there will be an outdoor fair for the whole family.

• Try kayaking
• Bake waffles over an open fire
• Taste boiled coffee
• Walking, adventure, mountain biking, and the great outdoors
• Test Ökstock. Go on a tip round on the pond in an Ökstock – Österbybruk's specially designed fishing boat. At your own risk, maximum two people per team.
• Take the ferry “Anna Johanna”. The chain ferry connects Kärleksudden with the manor grounds across Herrgårdsdammen. Visitors man and pull themselves across.

See the Vallonhem project

Visit the newly built toilet, which is open to passers-by, and take a walk across the small footbridge leading towards the allotment gardens in Hammarhagen. Part of the barn will also be open, displaying paintings and artefacts from the area.
Locations: Hammargatan 5

Town Square – extra festive

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

ICA The Barksdale Cannon and Co-op Consum offers:

• Hopscotch
• Competitions
• Tastings
• Offers

Roseslaw, East Coast displaying classic 50s cars at Dannemoravägen 9, (Österby Garn/old car showroom).

Food and fika in Österbybruk

Enjoy food and fika at:

• Bistro Jernet
• Gammel Tammen Inn
• Österby Restaurant & Ice Cream Bar
• Österby Home Bakery
• Barbecue
• The New Cafe

Evening dance in the People's Park

9:00 PM – 1:00 AM

End the Iron's Day with dance to Larz-Kristerz in Folkets Park.