This Weekend: Sailing Regatta Shakespeare

Photo: Oskar Kihlborg, ksss.se
This weekend (June 29th to July1st) is the annual sailing regatta, ÅF Offshore Race, filling Stockholm harbour amongst hundreds of sails as well as a festival atmosphere. The race starts inward Stockholm amongst the contestants heading out into the Baltic, roughly the isle of Gotland earlier returning... ending at the island of Sandhamn inward the outer Stockholm archipelago.
The boats volition endure moored at the isle of Skeppsholmen (location) as well as this is likewise where you lot volition notice the Race Village. In the Village you lot volition notice nutrient & drink, performances every bit good every bit data nearly the race. Click here for a schedule of activities every bit good every bit race times. The best plaes to run across the race get-go is along the S coasts of the islands of Skeppsholmen, Kastellholmen, Djurgården every bit good every bit the due north coast of the isle of Södermalm. My tip? Fotografiska museum should endure a swell house to run across the start! Click here for a map of the starting work as well as best viewpoints.
Looking for something completely dissimilar to create this weekend? How nearly "Shakespeare On The Hill"? Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 potpourri of scenes from the Bard's most honey plays as well as sonnets... all performed inward English! Performances on Friday, Sat & Dominicus (June 29th to July 1st) starting at 6pm at Observatoriemuseet.
Photo: KSSSBILDER

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