Last Raid of the year
10–18 October 2026
Visit the Viking Ship Museum during the autumn holidays and join the year's last raid. A great battle between Denmark and Norway.
The year is 1062. The large warship Sea Stallion is being prepared for war. King Sweyn Estridsson in Roskilde has ordered the crew to sail to the River Nissan and fight the Norwegian king Harald Hardrada.
Step aboard as a warrior from the Viking Age. Can you row a large warship, and do you dare taste dried fish? Experience warrior training, learn the best techniques, and get ready for the great battle between Denmark and Norway, where everyone can take part.
Birka Biscuits and Campfire Food
In the large tent on the Beach Meadow, we light the campfires so that warriors and families can keep warm.
Hear about Viking Age food cooked over an open fire, help the cook, and bake your own birka biscuits over the flames. The recipe is based on archaeological finds of nearly 1,000-year-old remains from bread baking at the Swedish trading centre of Birka. That is why we call them birka biscuits.
Museum Island - Experience the art of boatbuilding
On the Museum Island you can learn more about how the magnificent boats are created. See how maritime archaeologists investigate and document the ship finds Svælget 1 and 2 from Copenhagen Harbour in the Maritime Archaeologists' Doculab. At the boatyard the boatbuilders is workning on Skuldelev 5 ship. You are very welcome to ask about their work, tools and choice of materials, or any other questions you may have.
The Build Boat workshop at the shipyard is where children and creative souls can build a model boat and then see how seaworthy their boat is in the water tank next to the workshop.
Viking Ship Hall - play and learn
After playing outside in the cool autumn breeze, warm up in the Viking Ship Hall and explore ancient discoveries. Both kids and adults will enjoy the history and stunning ships sunk 1,000 years ago. Learn from signs, join daily guided tours, or use the Useeum app with audio tracks for kids, adults, or experts. Kids can also solve the Museum Mystery to stop Master Thief Heidenreich's plans.
The museum's new Children's Hamlet offers crafts, role-playing, and storytelling. Pack a chest, tuck dolls into goatskin duvets, or cook by the fire for returning conquerors.
Programme
Autumn Holiday activities
At the Beach Meadow, we bake Birka biscuits over an open fire, and the Viking warrior presents his weapons and shares stories.
Guided tours
Indoor and outdoor
Join one of our daily guided tours in the Viking Ship Hall, home to five original Viking ships, or outside at the boatyard, where our boatbuilders are reconstructing a Viking longship.
Buy ticket
The museum is open every day, all year round, and you can buy both regular admission tickets and season passes online.