What’s on at Fjordlandet’s Viking attractions

Find an event for your next visit

Explore these places when they host activities, markets, talks and performances. Here you will find a selection of events from the Viking Ship Museum, Land of Legends Lejre, Lejre Museum and the Viking attractions in Frederikssund.

The programme includes both Viking-themed events and other experiences at these venues. Open an event to see its date, location and details about taking part.

Make the event part of a day out

Let an event be the starting point for a day of discoveries. Combine it with Viking ships in Roskilde, a walk among ancient traces in Lejre or activities the children can join in.

Choose experiences close to the event, leaving time for lunch and breaks along the way.

Photo: Werner Karrasch

A day with the Vikings in Roskilde

Discover the original Viking ships at the Viking Ship Museum, have lunch at Café Knarr and explore Roskilde Fjord from the shore or on a seasonal sailing trip. Find inspiration for a day of Viking experiences in Roskilde, starting with a train journey.

Photo: Søren Wesseltoft

Vikings for kids - family experiences near Copenhagen

Build a boat, explore a royal hall and follow a mythical serpent through the woods. Discover Viking experiences for children in Roskilde, Lejre and Frederikssund, west of Copenhagen on Zealand. Ships, houses and Nordic legends bring history to life with plenty for curious hands to explore.

Luftfoto af vikingeboplads med store langhuse, telte og besøgende omgivet af skov og åbent landskab.

Photo: Ole Malling

Walk in the Vikings’ footsteps in Lejre

Discover the Viking traces in Gl. Lejre, west of Copenhagen on Zealand. Explore a ship-shaped stone monument and the outlines of great royal halls. See finds at Lejre Museum, follow the Skjoldungestierne walking trails, or step inside the reconstructed Viking Hall at Land of Legends Lejre.

Udskårne træportaler på række i en hal i Sagnlandet Lejre med et ildsted i baggrunden.

Vikings in Fjordlandet - ships, legends and traces in the landscape

Legendary kings, silver treasures and ships from distant shores: discover the Vikings in Roskilde, Lejre and Frederikssund west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. Walk among ancient stones and great halls, meet a famous monster and explore a world of craft, kings and adventure.

Discover the places behind the events

Would you like to know more about the place before you visit? Get close to Viking ships, step inside the Viking Hall, discover archaeological finds or explore Viking houses beside the fjord.

Read more about the places and find the latest information for your visit.

Viking ship under sail at sunset on the fjord

The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde

At the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark, you can see original Viking Age ships and discover how the Vikings lived at sea. During the sailing season, you can also take a trip on Roskilde Fjord in traditional Nordic boats. The museum is open every day, all year round.

Sagnlandet Lejre - 13,000 years of Danish history

Explore 13,000 years of Danish history at Sagnlandet Lejre, an open-air experience centre on Zealand west of Copenhagen. Discover reconstructed homes, historic crafts and animals, the Viking royal hall and the elevated Den Vilde Vej walkway.

Lejre Museum’s white thatched building with the museum sign in front.

Lejre Museum - legendary kings and archaeology

Discover the stories of Denmark’s legendary kings at Lejre Museum in Gl. Lejre, near Roskilde on Zealand. Explore archaeological finds and the surrounding historic landscape, once a centre of power in the late Iron Age and Viking Age.

A sunken-floor house and woven fence with the fjord behind at Frederikssund Viking Settlement.

Frederikssund Viking Settlement - houses on Kalvøen

Explore the Viking world on Kalvøen in Frederikssund, beside Roskilde Fjord on Zealand, north-west of Copenhagen. Discover reconstructed houses, bridges and roads. The site is open year-round, with markets and activities on selected days.

Evening performance at Frederikssund Viking Play with actors in Viking costumes holding torches in front of the stage.

Frederikssund Viking Play - open-air theatre by Roskilde Fjord

Experience Norse legends at the open-air Viking Play in Frederikssund, north-west of Copenhagen. Volunteers bring the stories to life beside Roskilde Fjord. Performances are in Danish.