Sportlov half-term holiday in Gothenburg - where to find fun things to do

Sportlov half-term holiday in Gothenburg - where to find fun things to do

Tatty Good, Content Writer UK & Translator SE, Thatsup Tatty Good, Content Writer UK & Translator SE, Thatsup
Tatty Good

Sportlovet - the February half-term holiday - is a wonderful opportunity to spend some time with the family and engage in some fun activities together. Whether you fancy some snowy winter sports, getting fit on a sandy beach or doing something completely non-sport related, there are plenty of exciting things to do in Gothenburg at half-term. We've gathered together a wide range of activities for children and young people, such as skiing, skating and indoor activities. The half-term holiday guide applies to sportlov 2024 in Gothenburg.

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Fun half-term activities in Gothenburg

Boulebar Rosenlund – Half-term activities
Boulebar Rosenlund
Boulebar Rosenlund – Half-term activities
Boulebar Rosenlund
Boulebar Rosenlund – Half-term activities
Boulebar Rosenlund
Boulebar Rosenlund – Half-term activities
Boulebar Rosenlund
Boulebar Rosenlund – Half-term activities
Boulebar Rosenlund
Boulebar Rosenlund – Half-term activities
Boulebar Rosenlund
Boulebar Rosenlund – Half-term activities
Boulebar Rosenlund
Boulebar Rosenlund – Half-term activities
Boulebar Rosenlund

Boulebar

Play boules

If you're longing for the Mediterranean, head to Boulebar in the middle of town. This southern French-inspired indoor park has both boules courts and a restaurant. Bring the whole family for a brunch, dinner or lunch with French flavours and challenge each other to a tournament of the French national sport. Boules is suitable for all levels.

Bodyflight Göteborg – Half-term activities
Bodyflight Göteborg
Bodyflight Göteborg – Half-term activities
Bodyflight Göteborg
Bodyflight Göteborg – Half-term activities
Bodyflight Göteborg
Bodyflight Göteborg – Half-term activities
Bodyflight Göteborg
Bodyflight Göteborg – Half-term activities
Bodyflight Göteborg
Bodyflight Göteborg – Half-term activities
Bodyflight Göteborg

Bodyflight

Fly free

Bodyflight is a thrilling activity where you hover freely in the world's highest wind tunnel. Children from the age of three can test how it feels to fly here. You're given equipment and a safety briefing, then you simply soar.

Stadsbiblioteket

Crafts, video games and theatre

Stadsbiblioteket - the City Library - on Götaplatsen is planning lots of fun and games over the February half term holidays. Try out acting, create your own board game, play video games and do pixel crafts, to name just a few of the activities on offer. Participation is free, but some events require prior registration.

World of Volvo

Fun for the whole family

The sports holiday week at World of Volvo revolves around fun activities for all tastes. Learn to juggle like a pro, try acrobatics, meet Peter Pan, Wendy and Tinkerbell, challenge friends and family to table tennis, craft, play football and much more over six action-packed days.

  • Date: 10 February–15 February
Beach Center – Half-term activities
Beach Center
Beach Center – Half-term activities
Beach Center
Beach Center – Half-term activities
Beach Center
Beach Center – Half-term activities
Beach Center
Beach Center – Half-term activities
Beach Center
Beach Center – Half-term activities
Beach Center
Beach Center – Half-term activities
Beach Center
Beach Center – Half-term activities
Beach Center

Beach Center

Beach volleyball and summer vibes

Do your children love the beach and wish it was the summer holidays? Relax, it may be cold outside but you can still get a taste of summer - palm trees, sunbeds and 2,500 tons of sand await at the Beach Center. Challenge your family or friends to a game of beach volleyball on one of the 16 courts, play shuffleboard or have something tasty to eat under the palm trees in the Beach Cuisine restaurant.

Våffelcafé Soldattorpet

Fresh waffles

Who doesn't love waffles...? Våffelcafé Soldattorpet at Skansen Kronan is a cosy little wooden cottage that serves freshly baked, crispy waffles and coffee in front of the open fire. The café is housed in a former soldier's barracks, where you can feel the echoes of the past and look out over Gothenburg.

Grace Sports Bar – Half-term activities
Grace Sports Bar
Grace Sports Bar – Half-term activities
Grace Sports Bar
Grace Sports Bar – Half-term activities
Grace Sports Bar
Grace Sports Bar – Half-term activities
Grace Sports Bar
Grace Sports Bar – Half-term activities
Grace Sports Bar
Grace Sports Bar – Half-term activities
Grace Sports Bar
Grace Sports Bar – Half-term activities
Grace Sports Bar
Grace Sports Bar – Half-term activities
Grace Sports Bar
Grace Sports Bar – Half-term activities
Grace Sports Bar
Grace Sports Bar – Half-term activities
Grace Sports Bar
Grace Sports Bar – Half-term activities
Grace Sports Bar
Grace Sports Bar – Half-term activities
Grace Sports Bar

Grace

Mini golf and darts

Not a fan of the winter cold? Then maybe indoor activities are more your thing. Take a spin on the miniature golf course or throw some electronic darts at this sporty spot – fun for the whole family. Eat Italian and American-influenced dishes in the restaurant and for maximum cosiness, settle down by the crackling open fire.

Röda Sten Konsthall

Art workshop

Swedish and international contemporary art is displayed across four floors at Röda Sten Konsthall, with works often revolving around societal issues. During the half-term holidays, or the 'art break' as they call it, they open Verkstan where children aged 10–13 can create their own sculpture in air-drying clay. Adults can visit Amol K Patil's exhibition Shadow of Brilliance while the children create in the safe company of engaged art educators.

  • Date: 11 February–13 February

Kulturhuset Blå Stället

Get creative

Kulturhuset Blå Stället has a half-term programme centred around theatre. In the performance "Attjo! Prosit!", you can find out everything you've wondered about snot, and for older children, there are theatre games with actor Andréas Fjordstig, where children can take part in fun games, tricky teamwork challenges, and improvised scenes.

Skidome – Half-term activities
Skidome
Skidome – Half-term activities
Skidome
Skidome – Half-term activities
Skidome
Skidome – Half-term activities
Skidome
Skidome – Half-term activities
Skidome
Skidome – Half-term activities
Skidome
Skidome – Half-term activities
Skidome
Skidome – Half-term activities
Skidome
Skidome – Half-term activities
Skidome
Skidome – Half-term activities
Skidome

Skidome

Snow all year round

No snow over the winter break? No worries! At Skidome in Prioritet Serneke Arena, you can go cross-country skiing all year round. There's a 1.2-kilometre long indoor track suitable for everyone, and if you don't own your own equipment you can rent skis, poles, and boots on-site. During the winter break, they also invite children and young people to daily activities, such as slalom races, fun games, and dodgeball – all with skis on their feet.

Världskultur­museet – Half-term activities
Världskultur­museet
Världskultur­museet – Half-term activities
Världskultur­museet
Världskultur­museet – Half-term activities
Världskultur­museet
Världskultur­museet – Half-term activities
Världskultur­museet
Världskultur­museet – Half-term activities
Världskultur­museet
Världskultur­museet – Half-term activities
Världskultur­museet
Världskultur­museet – Half-term activities
Världskultur­museet
Världskultur­museet – Half-term activities
Världskultur­museet
Världskultur­museet – Half-term activities
Världskultur­museet
Världskultur­museet – Half-term activities
Världskultur­museet

Världskultur­museet

Educational and fun

You could easily spend the entire half-term week exploring the various exhibitions at the Museum of World Culture. Visit the exhibition about games of the world, which range from 4,000-year-old board games to today's digital games, philosophise about the big questions in the Existence exhibition, or play and learn in Together, which is particularly suitable for children aged 0-12 years

Universeum

Exciting and challenging activities

Combine work and play at the Universeum experience centre. Visit the Mathrix exhibition where you can tackle mathematical questions from a completely new perspective, go on a 3D journey into space, check out the sharks in the aquarium or visit the lab in the Miniverseum. A fun destination for the whole family. It's a good idea to buy tickets in advance to avoid queueing at the door. 

Aeroseum

Life as a pilot

This year, Aeroseum has an "Adventure at the North Pole" theme over half-term. Take part in the story of Salomon August Andrée's polar expedition at the end of the 19th century, join Flygarn on adventurous expeditions, and listen and learn as the guides talk about polar bears, Helikopter 6 and the Ymer expedition. Open every day.

Liseberg

Sportlov at Liseberg

During the half-term week you can visit the Amusement Arcade at Liseberg, where once you've bought a game pass you can go bananas with four hours of free play on the various challenges. If your stomach starts grumbling after all the arcade games, air hockey and pinball, there are plenty of snacks to satisfy your hunger.

Alfons Åbergs Kulturhus

Visit Alfons Åberg

Visit the much-loved Swedish children's book character Alfons Åberg at Alfons Åberg Kulturhus, which organises fun activities throughout half-term that are especially suitable for younger visitors. Readings, theatre, a disco and singing are just a few of the events on the schedule this year. 

Göteborgs botaniska trädgård

Potato printing

What can you do with potatoes? Potato printing, among other things! Gothenburg Botanical Garden invites you to a sport holiday workshop where you can make stamps from potatoes and create imaginative pictures on paper or fun patterns on fabric.

Get out in the fresh air

There are plenty of charming parks and green spaces in Gothenburg where you can spend your holidays outdoors. Visit historic Slottsskogen, wander around the 19th-century Trädgårdsföreningen park or check out Gothenburg's botanical gardens. In the nature reserve around Delsjön you can also experience nature and even go tobogganing when the snow comes. The slope down towards the lake is especially popular with sledders.

  • Slottsskogen, Linné Slussgatan 1, Centrum Carl Skottsbergs Gata 22 A, Linné Delsjön

Nordstan

Gaming and hobby horse track

Bring the whole family to Nordstan shopping centre over the half-term holidays this year. There are plenty of fun activities for gaming enthusiasts during gaming and e-sports week. If you prefer horses, you can try out Nordstan's hobby horse track.

Star Bowling – Half-term activities
Star Bowling
Star Bowling – Half-term activities
Star Bowling
Nordic Sportsbar – Half-term activities
Nordic Sportsbar
Nordic Sportsbar – Half-term activities
Nordic Sportsbar
Nordic Sportsbar – Half-term activities
Nordic Sportsbar
Star Bowling – Half-term activities
Star Bowling
Star Bowling – Half-term activities
Star Bowling
Nordic Sportsbar – Half-term activities
Nordic Sportsbar
Nordic Sportsbar – Half-term activities
Nordic Sportsbar
Nordic Sportsbar – Half-term activities
Nordic Sportsbar

Activities for the whole family

If you enjoy bowling, why not visit one of the city's bowling alleys, which often offer other activities such as shuffleboard and VR as well. Or perhaps challenge the family to a triathlon or pentathlon with several different disciplines? At Star Bowling and Nordic Sportsbar, you can also combine some physical activity with a cosy American-style meal.

  • Odinsgatan 8, Centrum Mölndalsvägen 95, Centrum

Göteborgs konstmuseum

Channel your inner artist

Let your creativity flow freely at Gothenburg Museum of Art. On Tuesday to Friday of half-term week, children aged 5-12 can, together with the museum's staff, draw inspiration from the colours and shapes of marine-themed artworks in the Studio. There are also several colourful exhibitions to explore. Monday is for children with neuropsychiatric disabilities or similar special needs. 

Ulricehamn Skicenter

Ski downhill or cross-country

Why not take enjoy sportlov as it was originally intended, with some winter sports? Skiing and snowboarding are clear winter favourites, and even though Gothenburg itself can't guarantee snow guarantee, there are several slopes nearby that actually do. About an hour's drive from Gothenburg is Ulricehamn's ski resort, where the entire lift system is open and where you can also rent skis or boards. More interested in cross-country skiing? When there's snow in Gothenburg, you can head to the prepared cross-country tracks in Skatås.

Ice skating

Take a spin on the ice

Regardless of the amount of snow, ice skating's always a safe bet when it comes to winter sports in Gothenburg. There are several places in town you can get out on the ice and practice your moves. Some popular places to go ice skating are Rambergsrinken and Isdala ice rink in Kortedala. You can hire skates at all the locations.

Half-term activities – About the guide

Sportlov half-term holiday in Gothenburg - The guide to what to do in Gothenburg during the February half-term holiday is updated every year. Please get in touch if you know of any fun half-term activity that we'e missed, or if you spot any errors in the guide. Have you visited any of the places mentioned in the guide? Don't forget to write a review on Thatsup. 

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