Walpurgis Night (Valborgsmässoafton) always falls on 30 April, but for students at Karlstad University the celebrations start as early as Monday 20 April under the collective name Legendarborg. It will be a packed period of events where both students and staff are welcome to take part!
The Karlstad Student Union and the student association Kaulas have worked long and hard on the Valborg celebrations, which this year are being expanded with even more activities to suit all tastes.
– For the past two years we have organised Festivalborg here in the car park behind Building 21, as construction work down in Haga meant that Gubbholmen was not accessible in the same way as before, explains Hilda Kläppe Hellström, Head of Student Social Affairs at the Karlstad Student Union. However, this year the students voted to move back down to the greenery at Gubbholmen again.
Festivalborg will feature spring songs performed by Söt Likör and Sällskapet CMB, a spring speech by Deputy Vice-Chancellor Patrik Larsson, food trucks and DJs. Both students and staff are warmly welcome to attend.
In addition, Kausläppet is being organised once again for the third time by Student Health Services together with students from the Sports Science programme. It is a 5 km running race starting at 10.30 a.m. at the outdoor gym by Building 21.
Another new addition this year is Energiborg – a day focused on health, networking and community on Wednesday 22 April. There will be training sessions, a rounders tournament and more at Klasmossens IP.
Full Day-by-Day Schedule for Legendarborg
20 April:
Fingerborg – craft workshop for overall suits, flags and more, followed by socialising at CAPS
22 April:
Energiborg – care for both body and mind at Klasmossens IP, 11.00–4.30 p.m.
23 April:
Startborg – yacht party
25 April:
Preborg – daytime party
26 April:
Skvalborg – student association competition at Tingvalla IP
28 April:
Kvalborg – 1970s disco
30 April:
Kausläppet running race around the university, starting at 10.30 a.m.
Sign up here.
Festivalborg at Gubbholmen: 1.00–8.30 p.m.
- Söt Likör and Sällskapet CMB sing in the spring at 2.00 p.m.
- Spring speech by Deputy Vice-Chancellor Patrik Larsson at 4.30 p.m.
