What’s happening in 2026?

What’s happening in 2026?

With the emigrant vessel Restauration and the Friends Association?

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Coming Up:

Also keep an eye on the “Activities” menu section, the News page, and the Restauration Facebook page.

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MAY:

Most of May:
– Restauration docked in Vågen Harbor, Stavanger city. Educational visits for school students in collaboration with Stavanger Municipality and Stavanger Maritime Museum (MUST).
- Open ship on deck. Supported by Rogaland County Municipality through the Regional Cultural Fund. Opening hours will be announced on the vessel's hull and on Restauration Facebook page.
- Corporate member sailing events.

May 17th: The Restauration Friends Association participates in the Constitution Day Parade in Stavanger.

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JUNE:

June 13: Slusedagen (lock day) at Skjoldstraumen in Tysvær. Open ship.
More information about Slusedagen available here and here. And Skjoldastraumen.

Member sailing trips (weather permitting, often on Mondays).

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JULY:

July 2-5 – participation in the Skudefestivalen (made possible by Sparebanken Norge), including:
- Open ship
- July 4: commemoration marking 1 and 201 years since the voyage departed from Stavanger in Norway
- July 3 at 4:00 PM: interactive pop-up art exhibition  "Født under Restaurations dekk" ("Born Beneath the Deck of the Restauration” , in Norwegian), free admission, location "Råseglarhuset" 2nd floor.

‍Sailing trips.

- July 22-25: The Tall Ships Races, Stavanger and Vågen Harbor once again host one of the world’s largest tall ship regattas. More information about the regatta and participating ships available here.

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AUGUST:

Participation in festivals and events. Updates coming.

Member sailing trips (weather permitting, often on Mondays).

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‍SEPTEMBER:

September 17-20: Nordisk Gaffelriggseminar / Nordic Gaf-Rig Seminar featuring sailing voyages through the archipelago just outside Stockholm. Members of the friends’ association and others will participate.

Member sailing trips (weather permitting, often on Mondays).

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OCTOBER:

Member sailing trips (weather permitting, often on Mondays).

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NOVEMBER:

The vessel in its home port. Visits on board and activities.

Preparations for winter storage (possibly relocation to winter harbor).

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DECEMBER:

The vessel in its home port (or winter harbor). Preparations for winter storage. Relocation to winter harbor.

Around mid-December: Christmas dinner for members of the Restauration Friends Association.

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Some of the activities completed in 2026:

JANUARY:
January–April: Mondays from 5:00 PM and selected Sundays from 10:00 AM  — social gatherings and practical work aboard the ship at Åmøy Harbor.
January 16: Reception hosted by the Mayor of Stavanger for the Restauration sailors from the 2025 voyage.
January 21: Launch of the Restauration aquavit in Stavanger, Norway.

‍FEBRUARY:
January–April: Mondays from 5:00 PM and selected Sundays from 10:00 AM  — social gatherings and practical work aboard the ship at Åmøy Harbor.

‍MARCH:
January–April: Mondays from 5:00 PM and selected Sundays from 10:00 AM  — social gatherings and practical work aboard the ship at Åmøy Harbor.
March 2:Årsmøte (Annual meeting) / generalforsamling (general assembly) of the Restauration Friends Association (members only). Location: at the home port, at Utstein Kloster Hotel in the Emigration Room.
March 14: World premiere of the film “Restauration" In the Wake of the Emigrants.

APRIL:
January–April: Mondays from 5:00 PM and selected Sundays from 10:00 AM  — social gatherings and practical work aboard the ship at Åmøy Harbor.‍

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And here is ChatGPT’s AI-generated illustration of activities connected to the emigrant ship Restauration in 2026 (which ended up with too many masts and sails).
At least the boat trips in July and the Christmas celebration in December are fairly accurate... :