Programme Hökarängen Day
Welcome to Hökarängen Day 31 May 2025!
Hökarängen Day is a family-friendly event organised by associations, individuals and business owners in Hökarängen Centre on the last Saturday of May every year since the 1950s.
This year, favourites such as the Hat Parade and the Handicraft Market on the Pedestrian Street will return, along with many new programme items. Meet Sommarskuggan’s creator Tina Mackic, go on a family walk with Clown AvaTara, share your memories of Hökarängen or enjoy concerts on the outdoor stage with HökisVisrum celebrating its 10th anniversary.
At Konsthall C, the Hökarängen Artists’ Network will be showing and selling art at the Pop-Up Art Fair. Small businesses offer discounts on everything from records to driving lessons, and you can try your hand at pottery in the new Mairy studio. Stockholmshem, Familjebostäder and Farsta District will of course be on site too!
Welcome to Hökarängen Day 2025 – a meeting place for warmth and togetherness. Think globally – shop locally!
Read about everything happening during the day:
PROGRAMME
Hökarängen Day 31 May 2025
Hökarängen Metro, Russinvägen exit
10-11 Guided walk with Anneli Forsberg, Friends of the Hökarängen Archive
Hökarängsplan, Pedestrian Street
13.00 Hat Parade, departure
11-15 Handicraft Market, Sirapsvägen junction
11-15 Try Your Hand at Pottery! Ceramic Studio MAIRY
11-15 HökisVisrum celebrates 10 years with Songs & Music, Outdoor Stage
Outdoor Stage, Hökarängsplan
Performers:
11.00 -11.35 William Sundman Sääf,
11.45-12.20 Mikael Lindström
12.30-13.05 Roger Karlsson
13.00-13.15 Hat Parade passes through the square
13.15-13.50 Frida Braxell
14.00-14.15 Lennart Johansson, chair. Hökisvisrum 10 years!
14.15-14.50 Jocke Rosendal
Artists play 35-minute sets with a 10-minute break
David Helldén’s Square, Programme
11.00-11.30 Meet the creator of Sommarskuggan! (Children’s show) Farsta Lås, next to the pizzeria
12-13 Share your memories of Hökarängen, Farsta Lås, next to the pizzeria
12.15-12.45 “WHERE IS THE ART?” Family walk with Clown AvaTara. Square–Konsthall C
11-13 KONSTDAX – Private view with students from Gerlesborg School
13.15 Hat Parade, finale!
13.15 Reopening of David Helldén’s Square
14.00 Samitha the puppet, end of walk
David Helldén’s Square, All day
11-15 Hökis Driving School informs – fun for all ages!
11-15 Meet the Senior Activities Team, Farsta District
11-15 The Traffic Office answers questions about the reconstruction
11-15 The Future of Hökarängen & Gubbängen – Community Dialogue
11-15 Leisure Library & Security Hosts on site! Farsta District Administration
11-15 Stockholmshem provide information
Bokskogen, Pepparvägen 9A
11.45-12.30 Sommarskuggan’s creator Tina Mackic signs books
Hökarängen’s Antiquarian & Record Shop, Pepparvägen 4A
11-15 DJ David Bremer plays records all day. 10% off everything!
Konsthall C, Cigarrvägen 14
11-15 Art Exhibition UDABNO
12.30-15.00 PopUp Art Fair, Hökarängen Artists’ Network
12.45 - approx. 13.15 Clown AvaTara presents UDABNO at Konsthall C.
14.00 Lou Norna: Women’s Circle gathering outside Konsthall C
17.00 Lou Norna: Speed Dating, gathering outside Konsthall C
Fagerlidsparken (behind Konsthall C)
13.30 Samitha the puppet, departure, walk to Hökarängen Centre
Ramsyd, Cigarrvägen 13
11-15 Art exhibition
Konsthall C coordinates the programme for Hökarängen Day. Contact us if you have questions: Programme activity & volunteers: producer Sander Neant Falk, sander@konsthallc.se. Financial support, products & services, and technical matters: operations manager Erik Annerborn erik@konsthallc.se
Sponsors & organisers: Stockholmshem, Familjebostäder, Business Association, Farsta District Administration, Tenants’ Association LHF Veckodagsområdet, Bokskogen, Hökis Visrum, Sushi Bushi, Friends of the Archive, Farsta Local Heritage Association, Hökarängen’s Antiquarian & Record Shop, Konsthall C, RamSyd, Studio Mairy, Margit’s Confectionery, Hökarängen Artists’ Network, among others.
READ MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAMME ITEMS:
Guided walk with Anneli Forsberg
The walk begins by noting the 75th anniversary of the underground, as the first trains started running between Slussen and Hökarängen on 1/10 1950. Afterwards, more history is shared with a guided tour of the art and architecture along Sirapsvägen and the renowned pedestrian street. The tour ends with the story of the milliner who inspired today's Hat Parade!
Time: 10–11. Place: Hökarängen Metro, Russinvägen exit. Meeting point outside the metro.
Organised by: Anneli Forsberg & Friends of the Hökarängen Archive
Hat Parade
Of course, there will be a Hat Parade again this year with Hat General Rebecca Hybinette! Put on your finest headwear or make your own creation especially for this day. It's only your imagination that sets the limits!
Parade leaves at 13:00 from Hökarängsplan and ends at the square in front of MatDax.
Time: 13.00 – 13.15. Place: From Hökarängsplan to David Helldén’s Square. Organiser: Rebecca Hybinette
Handicraft Market
The successful Handicraft Market from last year is back! Craftspeople who live or work in Hökarängen will show and sell their pieces at one end of the pedestrian street in Hökarängen Centre, at the Sirapsvägen junction. You're warmly welcome to find bargains and support our local craftspeople!
Participants: Cornelis van Dangen, wooden items. Maria Stambro, ceramics. Doris Levin, ceramics, wood. Gunilla Brask, ceramics, felt sculpture. Veckodagsområdet Ceramics Group, earthenware, raku ceramics. Birgitta Fagerlund, raku ceramics, jam. Lillemor Moqvist, utility ceramics, plant-dyed hand-knitted goods. Kristin Eklund, jewellery, ceramics. Saga Glauser, blombucha, soap. Sarah Boholm, leather crafts.
Time: 11–15. Place: Hökarängsplan, Pedestrian Street, southern end, Sirapsvägen junction.
Organiser: Lillemor Moqvist & LHF Veckodagsområdet
Try Your Hand at Pottery!
Pop by Ceramic Studio MAIRY and try pottery and wheel throwing between 11:00 and 15:00. Price: 200 SEK per person. The price is for 1 hour. You can pick up what you make at the studio after about 4 weeks. No prior experience needed. Hope to see you!
Time: 11:00–15:00, Place: Studio Mairy, Hökarängsplan
Organiser: Linnéa Hällzén, Studio Mairy
HökisVisrum celebrates its 10th anniversary!
Come and enjoy live artists performing throughout the day, on the stage outside HökisVisrum.
There will be a raffle, coffee and sausage in a bun for sale. Dress for the weather, we’re outdoors. A warm welcome!!!
11.00–11.35 William Sundman Sääf,
11.45–12.20 Mikael Lindström
12.30–13.05 Roger Karlsson
13.00–13.15 Hat Parade passes through the square
13.15–13.50 Frida Braxell
14.00–14.15 Lennart Johansson, chair, gives a speech. Hökisvisrum 10 years!
14.15–14.50 Jocke Rosendal
The acts play 35-minute sets with a 10-minute break
Time: 11–15, Place: Hökarängsplan, Outdoor Stage
Organiser: Hökis Visrum
Meet Sommarskuggan’s creator Tina Mackic!
Listen as Tina reveals the secrets behind the mischievous shadow and get the chance to ask your questions about the shadow creatures. There’s a mission waiting for all shadow hunters! Ps. Beware of shadow slime... After the show there’s a quiz walk to the children’s bookshop Bokskogen, book signing and a raffle with giveaways. Suitable from around age 4.
Tina Mackic is the director, screenwriter, and TV producer behind the children’s hit Sommarskuggan, the black, mischievous character who loves pranks and has fooled children and adults for several summers on SVT’s Sommarlov. Tina has also written the wonderfully cosy and spooky books about Sommarskuggan, colourfully illustrated by Johanna Arpiainen.
Time: 11:00–12:00 Place: Farsta Lås (next to the pizzeria), David Helldén’s Square. Organisers: Hökarängen Business Association & Bokskogen, Anna Weilemar
Book signing at Bokskogen
Sommarskuggan’s creator Tina Mackic signs books at Bokskogen
Time: 11:45–12:30 Place: Bokskogen, Pepparvägen 9A
Organiser: Anna Weilemar, Bokskogen
WHERE IS THE ART? – A family walk with Clown AvaTara!
Join a walk with clown character AvaTara, who is visiting Earth. She’s heard that something called art exists here. But what is art and WHERE is the art, really?
We meet at 12:15 at the Bokskogen bookshop and look for art along the way to Konsthall C, where AvaTara will give us a guided tour of the world of abstract art! Suitable for all ages.
Time: approx. 12:15–12:45, Place: From David Helldén’s Square to Konsthall C. Meeting on the Square, passing Bokskogen en route to Konsthall C. The walk ends with a showing of UDABNO, see below.
Organiser: Andréa Arlid, Konsthall C
Clown AvaTara presents the UDABNO exhibition, Konsthall C
AvaTara gives us a guided tour of the world of abstract art! Suitable for all ages.
Time: approx. 12:45–13:00 Place: Konsthall C, Cigarrvägen 14 Organiser: Andréa Arlid, Konsthall C
DJ David Bremer plays records all day
At Hökarängen’s Antiquarian & Record Shop, David Bremer will entertain in the DJ booth and a 10% sale is promised on the whole range!
Time: 11–15. Place: Hökarängen’s Antiquarian & Record Shop, Pepparvägen 4. Organiser: David Westerlund, Hökarängen’s Antiquarian & Record Shop
KonstDax is back soon! – Private view with students from Gerlesborg School
KonstDax is back! The iconic street gallery, with four large-scale wall panels outside MatDax in Hökarängen Centre, is having a new long-awaited exhibition of paintings by art students from Gerlesborg School in collaboration with Konsthall C. We are delighted to present new public art that can both express and brighten everyday life in Hökarängen. Welcome to celebrate the unveiling of the new works during Hökarängen Day!
Participating artists: Gunvor Andersson, Julia Zetterman, Ariya Mirsaidi, Kasper Nihlmark
Time: 11–13 Place: KonstDax, David Helldén’s Square, outside MatDax Organiser: Konsthall C, Gerlesborg School
Share your memories of Hökarängen – The Memory Table
Come and share your memories of Hökarängen. Bring your photos and stories; let’s have coffee and chat. Maybe you’ll meet an old friend? Conversation leader: Kerstin Björkman.
Time: 11:00–12:00 Place: Farsta Lås (the venue next to the pizzeria), David Helldén’s Square
Organisers: Kerstin Björkman & Friends of the Hökarängen Archive
PopUp Art Fair – Hökarängen Artists’ Network sells art!
Members of Hökarängen Artists’ Network display and sell art at Konsthall C.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to meet the artists in person, see and snap up sketches, watercolours, oils, and smaller works, directly on site!
Participating artists: Jon Kahn, Linnea Haviland, Claire View, Ann-Christine Falkenberg, Liliana Zavala, Lise Romare, Rebecca Farrensteiner, Athina Kilpelainen, Amandla Cherian, Rossana Mercado-Rojas, Catti Brandelius, Eric Palmqwist, Eric Sundevåg, Alexandra Causic, Sarai Alvarez Riveros.
Time: 12:30–15:00 Place: TvättstugeMuseet, Konsthall C, Cigarrvägen 14 Organiser: Hökarängen Artists’ Network & Konsthall C
Reopening of the Square!
When the Hat Parade arrives, there will be a reopening of David Helldén’s Square, which has been reconstructed with playful features.
Time: 13:15 Place: By the fountain, David Helldén’s Square, Hökarängen Centre Organiser: The Traffic Office, City of Stockholm
The Traffic Office informs
The Traffic Office of the City of Stockholm is present to answer questions about the ongoing refurbishment of Hökarängen Centre, where the next stage is Hökarängsplan.
Time: 11–15 Place: David Helldén’s Square Organiser: The Traffic Office, City of Stockholm
Hökis Driving School celebrates Hökarängen Day with young & old
Hökis Driving School is celebrating Hökarängen Day and invites both adults and children to celebrate with us! Come and meet us at the square, check out our popular yellow car Benji, and find out how we can help you on your way to a driving licence. We’re on site for advice and are offering exclusive Hökarängen prices during the day. Plus, we will surprise you with a raffle – three winners get a step closer to their driving licence. We look forward to meeting you and celebrating together!
Time: 11:00–15:00 Place: David Helldén’s Square Organiser: Hökis Driving School www.hokis.se
By popular demand! Walk with Samita!
We’ll meet in Fagerlidsparken behind Konsthall C and walk together with Samita to the square, Hökarängen Centre.
13:30–14:00 Place: Fagerlidsparken behind Konsthall C– Walk to David Helldén’s Square Organiser: Felix
Art Exhibition at RamSyd
Welcome to Bengt Karlsson’s Gallery RamSyd. Here Bengt works hard with framing. If you need help framing one or more pictures, you can always ask Bengt for advice!
Time: 11–15 Place: RamSyd, Cigarrvägen 13 Organiser: Bengt Karlsson, RamSyd
Meet the Senior Activities Team!
Welcome to the Senior Activities tent on the square during Hökarängen Day! We provide information about the senior programme and about what’s happening this summer. We have a competition where you guess how many macaroni are in a jar. We also have some Stockholm sweets.
Time: 11–15 Place: David Helldén’s Square Organiser: Senior Activities Team, Farsta District Administration
What is the Leisure Library?
Learn more about the Leisure Library during Hökarängen Day. Here you can borrow sports and leisure equipment – completely free! With us you'll find both new and used items for play, exercise and activity.
Time: 11–15 Place: David Helldén’s Square Organiser: Farsta District Administration
Meet the Security Hosts!
Meet the district’s security hosts and talk about safe and unsafe places in Hökarängen or Farsta! Test your knowledge about safety and get useful tips.
Time: 11–15 Place: David Helldén’s Square. Organiser: Farsta District Administration
The Future of Hökarängen and Gubbängen – Community Dialogue
The future of Hökarängen and Gubbängen – what will they be like? Come and tell us what you love, dislike and want more of in your neighbourhood. Don’t miss the chance to get an insight into Stockholm’s visions and discuss how we can shape an even better future for Hökarängen and Gubbängen together.
Time: 11–15 Place: David Helldén’s Square Organisers: Stockholmshem, Familjebostäder and City of Stockholm (Exploitation Office)