OCTOBER 23-25 AND OCTOBER 29 - NOVEMBER 1 2026
The autumn holidays offer loads of cosy comforts and community – and a few creepy things, too!
The autumn school holidays, from October 23rd to November 1st, is time to get together. Getting comfy. Bring candles and slippers. Get yourself and the kids a getaway. Some good time with your family. Restaurant Solviken is open. But then there’s that other thing …
If you dare ...
Well, the other thing ... Apelviken dressed in autumn colors, a walk along the dark sea out to Subbe Lighthouse on a November evening is just about as much cozy fright as we can handle. But there are also rumors of a strangely, disturbingly delicious ghost breakfast at Nisses.
But for those who want an especially spooky autumn break, there’s Halloweekend: a package with a a kit to make your apartment, caravan or motorhome terrifyingly scary yourself, a pumpkin workshop, ghost walk, and all sorts of frightful experiences.
Circus Appis
It’s said that once upon a time, a circus stood on this very spot. Long before sun, surf, holidays, and swimming. A circus full of magic, laughter, and pranks. Then suddenly it disappeared. Gone! No one really knows what happened. Even less why. Was it a tragic accident, a violent death, or just a slow fading away that brought it to an end? Someone claims to have heard that a curse rests on this ground… and every year, during Halloweekend, the circus comes back to life. The ringmaster roams the night, searching for new souls to drag into an eternal performance.
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Halloweekend is the family weekend of spooky coziness, where of course we scare the living daylights out of parents, siblings, and staff. We don’t go to bed on time and eat far too many sweets. Trick or treat?
Program
HALLOWEEKEND
All activities during Halloweekend are included in our packages at no extra cost. Other guests can purchase an activity wristband subject to availability. We care deeply about maintaining a high quality in our events, and the number of wristbands is limited.
5.30PM
The Tale of the Circus’ Return
10/23
SOLVIKEN
We tell you what we know about the history of Cirkus Appis. The legends and myths. Not everything may be completely true... but what is and what is not, no one knows ...
from 5.40PM
Medallion Workshop
10/23
THE CIRCUS TENT
It is said that a medallion is the only thing that protects against the Circus Director's insidious attempts to lure new artists to his mysterious circus. We better get some right away...
6PM
Quiz by Love
10/23
NISSE'S BODEGA
Extra creepy music quiz with Love. When was Michael Jackson's "Thriller" actually released, who did the original of "Ghostbusters," and what's the theme song from "Coco" called? Prizes for the winners? - Of course!
7PM
The Clown Forest
10/23
GATHERING AT THE CIRCUS TENT
Oh no! The clowns from Cirkus Appis have stolen all the pumpkin-carving tools and hidden them deep inside the Clown Forest. Together we must set out on a spooky theatrical walk to search for the missing tools. Come on time - you don't want to head into the forest on your own ...
Please note that strollers and animals cannot take part. Recommended age from 8 years.
10AM-1PM
The Circus Area is open
10/24
THE CIRCUS TENT
On the circus grounds several activities await in and around the circus tent. Here you can watch the film about the Circus's Return, make your own protective medallions and carve pumpkins. The barbecue hut is open for anyone wanting to grill sausages, on sale along with spooky coffee and cake in the Circus Kiosk. You can also play minigolf at half price all day. And bouncy castles! They just can never get enough - hauntings or not!
1.30PM
The Magic Show!
10/24
THE CIRCUS TENT
Simon Zi – two-time Swedish junior champion in close-up magic offers an enchanting show full of mysterious and astonishing magic tricks. Let yourself be fascinated and surprised by the world of magic!
( Subject to changes in the program )
And there you might well think that would be enough. That enough was enough. That eeriness, mysteries and darkness had an upper limit after all. Nope.
Out of the mist anno 1847, the merchant ship Aurora glided into Varberg harbour. With it came a chill and an uncanny feeling – as though the darkness had come ashore too. On board was a man who was not like the others. His name was Elias and he had once been an artist. Now he was pale, silent and wrapped in white cloth. In his arms he carried paintings – images and words of something he had seen out at sea. Elias no longer spoke. Instead he walked through the harbour and up towards the town. When people asked what had happened, he did not answer – he merely pointed. What had Elias actually been through?
The man in white & the ship Aurora are this year's autumn half-term mystery at Rys och Mys!
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