Halden centre, Halden | This is how 1 May is celebrated in Halden

On 1 May, there is an extensive program from morning to afternoon, including a morning revelje outside Folkets Hus, breakfast, a concert by Halden Janitsjar, and the train itself which starts from Torget at 13:00. A varied program will include contributions, speeches and cultural features, with keynote speaker Stein Erik Lauvås.

These are the passwords

The main slogan for this year’s 1 May is Work – Welfare – Security. It is also celebrated that the National Organization (LO) is 125 years old this year.

In the 1 May train, you will find the following passwords:

Full-time provides financial security.

Strengthen the team around the student.

Increase basic staffing in the health sector.

Gender appropriate workwear NOW!

A working life with room for everyone.

Strengthen vocational subjects – apprenticeships for everyone.

Strengthen addiction and psychiatry.

No, unlike Norway.

No to profit in welfare.

Stop the Genocide – Boycott Israel.

No to cuts in the bus service!

The program

The schedule throughout the match day will be as follows:

• At 08:45 Attendance Folkets Hus
• At 09:00 Morning procession outside Folkets Hus
• At 09:30 Breakfast Folkets Hus
• At 09:35 Post from Svein Olav Hansen. LO 125 years
• At 11:30 Halden Janitsjar has his own concert in Busterudparken
• 12:30 Meeting at the Square
• At 13:00 the train leaves from Torget

When the train has arrived at Busterudparken, the program starts there.

• Lecturer: Siw-Hege Christiansen.
• Keynote speaker Stein Erik Lauvås.
• Appellants for the day: Sara Langbråten, Ann Kristin Hodne and Manar Alsenwar.
• Cultural element: Daniel Sandvik.

Oslo Ace at Aladdin Stage

From 19:00, the 1 May Committee in Halden, Halden Visescene, LO Halden, and the Labor Movement cultural network invite you to an evening of workers’ songs and fellowship.

It is also worth noting that the rock band Oslo Ess is in place in the Aladdin Scene on the evening of April 30, although the concert is not part of the official programme. It has become a tradition for the band to play in Halden on the night of 1 May.

The weather forecast from Yr.no currently shows that it will be 18 degrees, cloudy and dry weather.