Halloween at Norsk Folkemuseum 2025

Program for the Little Ones (ages 4 and up)
11:00 – 16:00

• The Spooky Trail: With a bat cave, frog jumps, spider tree, black birds, and a witch’s yard. Suitable for children aged 4–10.

• Face Painting: Choose between spooky or sweet!

• Pumpkin Lantern Workshop: Make a spooky pumpkin lantern and take the insides home to make pumpkin soup. NOK 75 per pumpkin.

• Artistic carvings of large pumpkins: Come and watch visual artist Emil Hauge 'work his magic' with pumpkins for joy and inspiration!"

• Halloween Costume Swap: Bring in a costume that no longer fits and take home a new one.

• Spooky Food and Drinks: Served at Fugletorget.

Program for Older Children (ages 8 and up)
14:00 –19:00

• The Haunted Town: The old town is haunted by restless spirits, and you never know who might be lurking around the next corner. Haunted souls and tormented figures roam houses, streets, and courtyards.

• 16:00 - The Devil’s Instrument: A concert of devilish and young musicians playing the fiddle as if possessed, held at the Church Art exhibition.

• Pumpkin Lantern Workshop: Make a spooky pumpkin lantern and take the insides home to make pumpkin soup. NOK 75 per pumpkin. Open until 18.00. 

Program for the Brave (ages 12 and up)
 17:00 –19:30

• Devil’s Valley and the Witch House: In the innermost part of the museum, devils and witches dwell. From 17.00, they emerge to encounter anyone daring enough to meet them.

• Devilish Food and Drinks at Devil’s Yard: At the entrance to Devil’s Valley, sink your teeth into something juicy and enjoy some hellishly hot drinks.

• 19.15 -  Witches’ Sabbath: When darkness falls over Devil’s Valley and around the Witch House, a true witches’ sabbath begins. The bells toll for an ominous meeting between devils and witches.