Experience a bustling day at the old trading post!
This year as well we will be holding a marketday at Vågsberget, near Måløy. At this event you can experience several exciting stalls and lively activities, music, and meet farm animals who'll come visit us. We'll also hold guided tours of the houses. In the café we'll serve traditional rømmegraut and other baked goods.
Vågsberget is an old trading post that got special trading privileges in the 17th century, but it's also possible for there to have been some form of trade here before that as well. This was, after all, a large farm placed strategically by the sea! Towards the end of the 19th century the trading post fared poorly, and by the turn of the century there was no more trading activity at Vågsberget. Since 2024 we've held a marketday at Vågsberget to honor the traditions of the old trading post!
What's happening?
We have several sellers, both local producers, small businesses and private persons bringing exciting goods for sale:
Fishproducts and tools: Kim Rudi Røykeri AS (smoked salmon), P Stave AS (dried fish and clipfish), Olav Nydal (old fishery tools) and Kystkulturlaget (dried herring)
Farmers products and other food products: Håjen bakeri (traditional baked goods), Nordfjordhjort (meatproducts), Måløy Spisskammers (various farmers products), Påldtun (farmers products like jams and sirups), Ramstadbue (soaps made from herbs, flowers and other wild growths and the glutenfree "Gudbrandsdalskaku") and Øygunn Borne (products from wild garlic and glutenfree products)
Wool, knits and textiles: Nordfjordull (thread, wool and knitted garments), Kristin Lillestøl (homemade "islender" sweaters) og Ida Margrethe Hal (homemade sweaters)
Arts and crafts: Eva Marie Pleym (pictures), Hilde Hagen (paintings), Solveig Seljemo (handmade purses and bags) og Laura Myre Lofnes (remade/redesigned silverware)
Meet local farm animals:
Scottish Highland cows from Tytingvåg farm
Alpacca from Huldretun farm
There will be several activities throughout the day:
Sjøbris Adventure will hold a yoga session in th emain house and coasteering along the shoreline
Vågsøy historielag will be holding a quiz (as well as selling local historybooks) - the winner will get a annual pass for the museums in Sogn og Fjordane!
Erling Wåge and Torskangerpoll musikklag will be playing live music throughout the day
In addition the museum will arrange:
Millstone activity in the yard - try making flour with a traditional millstone and barter in the Krambu
More activities in the old guesthouse
Guided tours of the houses (note that the tours are mainly in norwegian, but accomodations can be made for english-speaking guests)
