Guide · Autumn break 2026
Autumn break in Vingåker 2026 is week 44, Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October. Here is what to do during the autumn break in Vingåker, whether you have young children, teenagers or a rainy day.
The school-week days are Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026, week 44. Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October fall in week 43, but they are there if you want to start before Monday. Saturday 31 October is All Saints’ Eve. It belongs to week 44, though it is not one of the school days of the break.
| Day | Date | Tips |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 24 Oct | Story time, sushi, a ride |
| Sunday | 25 Oct | Toddler riding, evening cinema |
| Monday | 26 Oct | Dream Camp, VR, pumpkins |
| Tuesday | 27 Oct | Board games, organ, Högsjö |
| Wednesday | 28 Oct | Stable day, autumn-break cinema |
| Thursday | 29 Oct | Castle ghosts, slime |
| Friday | 30 Oct | Padel, musical, Läppe disco |
| Saturday | 31 Oct | Torch walk, Kandyz |
The library exhibition stays up Monday to Friday if you want a calm indoor option. The youth centre has autumn crafts during its usual opening hours. Check opening hours on the youth centre’s Facebook. On Saturday 31 October the centre is closed.
Open from 10:00 until closing. On Friday 30 October the library is open 10:00–13:00, and on Saturday 31 October it is closed.
Check opening hours on the youth centre’s Facebook. The youth centre is closed on Saturday 31 October.
Saturday 24 October is week 43, the weekend before the break’s Monday. At 11:00 there is Saturday story time with read-aloud in the children’s section. The youngest can sit and listen. If you want to be outside, there is the ride at Vårnäs, about 45 minutes, with a handler by every horse. Come dressed up! At the castle, the preschool class shows unusual animals beside the art association’s autumn show, and Sultan’s castle café is open.
For children aged 0–5. This Saturday is the weekend before the Monday–Friday school break.
For children aged 4 and over. The ride takes about 45 minutes, every horse has a handler, and costumes are welcome.
Preschool-class children exhibit alongside the local art association’s autumn show. Sultan’s castle café is open.
Sunday 25 October is quieter than Saturday. The castle keeps the exhibition open until 13:00. Children from age 3 can try toddler riding in the morning. In the evening there is cinema.
For children aged 3 and over.
Monday 26 October is the first school day of the autumn break, week 44. Dream Camp starts at Hjälmargården in Läppe, for young people registered in the municipality. At the library, from age 10, the theme is wooden wands. Six places per session.
For young people registered as residents of Vingåker municipality. The camp has the theme Framtidstro, with band, choir, dance and making.
For children aged 10 and over. Monday’s theme is making wooden wands.
Tuesday 27 October: Dream Camp continues from 10:00. The library has board-game day, and in church children from preschool class to year 6 can try the organ with no advance registration. At 14:00 there is ghost dodgeball in the Slottskolan sports hall, and in the evening the Högsjö trail awaits — bring an adult; a hot dog and a soft drink are included in the SEK 30 fee.
For all ages.
For children from preschool class to year 6. You look at the organ, play music games, have fika and try playing.
The trail is about 1.6 kilometres and uneven. It suits school-age children with an adult.
Wednesday 28 October starts with the stable day and ends with the sauna at Lyttersta. At the library you can read, play and train with a dog from 14:00 to 17:00. The autumn-break film at 15:00 is suitable for children and completely free.
Suitable for children. Organised by Västra Vingåker and Österåker parish together with the cinema.
Organised by Lyttersta bastuklubb. There is also a session on Saturday 31 October, 14:00–16:00.
Thursday 29 October brings slime at the library, or ghosts at the castle. Each slime session is about 40 minutes, and the ages are split: ages 8–10 at 13:00 and 14:00, ages 11–12 at 15:00. At Säfstaholm the walks start on a rolling basis between 16:00 and 19:00. No registration for the castle.
Each session is about 40 minutes. Advance registration applies.
The walks start on a rolling basis. The municipality organises it with Sörmlands sparbank and Coop Vingåker.
Friday 30 October is the last school day. The library is open only 10:00–13:00. The ghost disco is for children aged 0–5, and it needs registration. The youth centre has padel and a film with tacos for school years 4–19. In Läppe the Halloween disco costs SEK 20.
Organised by Sörmlands sparbank together with Swedbank.
A kiosk sells sweets, snacks, drinks and coffee. Swish or cash. Parking is limited. Organised by Byalaget Kreativa Läppe.
Saturday 31 October is All Saints’ Eve, not one of the break’s school days. The library and the youth centre are closed. The torch walk from ICA Cityhallen to the church is calm. Torches line the route roughly 15:00–20:00. If you want something livelier, Kandyz has a fortune teller, competitions and a lucky dip. Hot dogs are sold by the sauna in Lyttersta.
Sausages are for sale on Saturdays.
A calm walk. Organised by ICA Cityhallen Vingåker. Saturday is All Saints’ Eve, the day after the school break’s Friday.
A fortune teller, competitions and a lucky dip. DACA is there. Organised by Kandyz.
These sessions are free!
If it rains, the indoor autumn break is at the library, the youth centre, the cinema, Slottskolan, Åbrogården and Västra Vingåker church. At the library you can come and go among the board games, the cinema has the autumn-break film on Wednesday, and in church children from preschool class to year 6 can try the organ. The ride, the ghost walks, the torch walk and the sauna are outdoors.
Outside there are horses at Vårnäs, the uneven trail in Högsjö and torches from ICA Cityhallen to the church. The castle evening is outdoors too. If the schedule has a gap, an autumn walk along Lake Grävsjön from Högsjö bathing place is a perfectly good plan.
The path runs from Högsjö bathing place along Lake Grävsjön. By the wind shelter there is a jetty, if anyone wants a swim, and a fire site. A fishing licence applies for everyone over 11 and is bought at Coop Högsjö.
If you have children aged 0–5, Saturday 24 October is a soft start: read-aloud in the children’s section. A ghost disco for the same ages comes on Friday, and it needs registration. Toddler riding is from age 3, the musical from age 5. The organ takes preschool class to year 6. Wednesday’s autumn-break film at 15:00 is suitable for children and completely free.
Young people registered in the municipality can spend Monday to Wednesday at Dream Camp in Läppe. The camp has the theme Framtidstro, with band, choir, dance and making. The youth centre gathers school years 4–19 for pumpkins, ghost dodgeball, Actic, padel and a film with tacos. The VR wands are from age 10, slime is for ages 8–12 and jiu-jitsu is from age 7.
Halloween in Vingåker is spread across several days. The little ones can ride in costume as early as 24 October, with a handler by the horse. Midweek there are pumpkins, ghost dodgeball and the Högsjö trail, SEK 30 with a hot dog and a soft drink. On Thursday evening at the castle the walks start on a rolling basis. Friday’s disco in Läppe costs SEK 20. On Saturday 31 October, Kandyz has a fortune teller and a lucky dip. A separate guide collects the spooky programme.
Food and fika often come with the session. Kikimo has a tasting on Saturday 24 October while supplies last. In Högsjö a hot dog and a soft drink are included in the SEK 30 fee. The organ visit includes fika, the youth centre’s film night has tacos, and Läppe has a kiosk. Sultan’s castle café is open during the art exhibition. For the stable day, bring your own lunch.
The school days of the autumn break are week 44, Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026. This guide also covers Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October, and All Saints’ Eve on Saturday 31 October.
A lot happens at the library: an exhibition, board games you can come and go to, VR, slime and a ghost disco. The youth centre has pumpkins, ghost dodgeball, Actic, padel and a film with tacos. The cinema shows the autumn-break film on Wednesday 28 October at 15:00, completely free. Dream Camp is held at Hjälmargården on 26–28 October.
Yes. The library exhibition, board-game day, the organ, the autumn-break cinema, Actic, Dream Camp, the torch walk and Halloween at Kandyz are free.
If it rains, the indoor autumn break is at the library, the youth centre, Vingåker cinema, in the Slottskolan sports hall, in the mirror hall at Åbrogården and in Västra Vingåker church. The autumn-break cinema on Wednesday 28 October at 15:00 is completely free.
Halloween is spread across the week. In Högsjö on Tuesday 27 October at 18:30 the ghost walk costs SEK 30 per person. At Säfstaholm Castle on Thursday 29 October the walk is free. The Halloween disco in Läppe on Friday 30 October at 17:30 costs SEK 20. Halloween at Kandyz on Saturday 31 October, 16:00–19:00, is free.
Some need registration: Dream Camp, VR at the library, slime, the ghost disco, the musical, the ride, toddler riding and the youth-centre sessions that go through the youth app. Board games, the organ, ghost dodgeball, Högsjö, the autumn-break cinema, the torch walk and Kandyz need no registration.
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