Stora Djupsås

Nossebro Market: Good from Schlätta!
2025-04-30 | Nossebro, 46582
Nossebro Market is more than 120 years old and attracts old and young, local and long-distance visitors. The market is Sweden’s largest and oldest monthly market with its 500 market places, 1500 stalls and 100,000 visitors annually.
Nossebro Market takes place on the last Wednesday of the month. Opening hours during 2025, are 08.00-13.00 but during June and July it is open until 14.00.

At the market you will find genuine crafts, locally produced ingredients and hand-picked goodies. We want to attract enthusiasts and creators in all forms to the market. Our hope is that it will be a meeting place with a focus on joie de vivre and quality!

Spring market in Vara
2025-05-10 10:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Stockholm) | Vara, 53431
Spring market in Vara Småstad 2025!

The spring market takes place on May 10 from 10 am to 2 pm in the middle of Vara’s small town.
At the market you can enjoy a large local market, food court with different kinds of food, children’s activities, running races for children, music on stage, and more. Merchants have market stalls outside shops around the small town and lots of great spring offers.
Full program coming soon, keep an eye on the website and social media!
Selling on the market? Contact Small Town Developer Maria: maria@varasmastad.se and book your place!
The merchants warmly welcome you to this year’s Spring Market in Vara Småstad.

Feel good package
2025-05-17
Spend a day in the company of good friends by booking this package with us! Here you will enjoy beautiful treatments at Minerva loacted just outside Vara where you will be offered foot bath, a relaxing back massage and facial cleansing with facial massage. There will be a nice and tasty afternoon snack.
Then you go to your accommodation in Essunga and Stora Djupsås where a 2-course menu awaits. After a good night’s sleep, you will enjoy a freshly made and hearty breakfast basket.
With us you can stay either in luxurious glamping tents with hotel standard beds, in a awsome tree tent floating above the ground by the river Nossan, in your own tent, your own motorhome or caravan.
Places are limited so first come, first served. Read more about this via the link!

Hiking packages
2025-05-24
Hiking package: guided hike on beautiful Kinnekulle with Sara Saleryd Experience the beautiful plateau mountain Kinnekulle together with the Instagram profile Sara Saleryd! Food and cozy accommodation are provided by Stora Djupsås. Sara currently has around 43,500 followers on Instagram where she makes fantastic and inspiring posts about different beautiful places to hike: @sarasaleryd
” Kinnekulle is well known for its beautiful nature with flowering wild garlic, orchids and wonderful views of Lake Vänern. In May, when it is at its most beautiful, you will be taken on an approximately 8 km long hike that is adapted to what is in bloom. Among other things, you will experience Stora stenbrottet and Munkängarna.
/ Sara “
Limited number of places so first come first served. Read more via the link!

Nossebro Market: Body and Soul
2025-05-28 | Nossebro, 46582

Motor Tuesdays at Backavallen in Malma
2025-06-03 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-01 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-29 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Stockholm) | Malma, 46591
Spontaneous meeting for all motoring maniacs!

Motortisdagarna på Backavallen is a nice spontaneous meeting organized at Backavallen’s sports field on grass from 18.00-21.00.
If there is a lot of rain, the meeting is canceled. Keep an eye on the Facebook event!
Address: Malma Backavallen 101, 465 91 Nossebro.
“Fika” in the coffee shop with homemade cakes and we grill hamburgers and sausages that are available for purchase!
Payment can be made in cash with even notes or via swish, coins are not accepted!
Tuesdays of odd weeks:
3/6, 17/6, 1/7, 15/7, 29/7 and closing 12/8.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1991189734626941/1991191647960083/
A warm welcome

A relaxating weekend with tasty food in beautiful surroundings
2025-06-06 - 2025-06-07 | Stora Djupsås, Stora Djupsås 401, Nossebro
This package offers relaxation, mental and physical care in the form of various sessions as well as good food and accommodation in a fantastic natural and beautiful environment.
The package includes
– Gong bath, sound healing and gong meditation spread over two days led by Majvor at Majas Massage
– Afternoon coffee
– 2-course menu for dinner
– Overnight stay at Stora Djupsås
– Breakfast basket Prices
Glamping tent: 2100: – / person (part of 2-man or 4-man tent. Bedding, towel and bathrobe included)
Wooden tent: 1650:-/person (part of 2-man tent, sleeping bag with sleeping bag sheets, towel and pillow included)
Tent site: 1550:-/person (no electricity, incl. tent site for two people*)
Real campsite 1550:-/person (incl. electricity, incl. pitch for two people*)
Only passports and food: 1250: -/person (everything except accommodation is included) The weekend looks as follows:
You arrive at Stora Djupsås 14:00. If you stay with us, you check in and prepare for the first session, gong bath, which starts at 15:00. It is a therapeutic and meditative experience where you “bathe” in sounds and vibrations produced by gongs but also other sound healing instruments. Through these sounds and vibrations, your mind goes into a meditative and relaxed state. This brings about healing on mental, emotional and physical levels.
For supper you will be offered a two-course dinner and after this is taken, a session of healing sound healing will start: this will help you deal with stress, become more present and listen inward to your body and soul. We hope for suitable weather so that this can take place by a cozy open fire in the garden.
Saturday starts with gong meditation and then your breakfast basket is ready to be enjoyed, Check-out at 11:00.
It will be possible to book a tarot reading at certain times during these days, booking and payment of this is done on site. This is offered as an option and for a symbolic sum of SEK 200.
Water is offered with meals. If you want other drinks, you can either bring your own or buy non-alcoholic alternatives in the Hen House with us. We will have the activities outdoors as much as possible so remember to bring clothes according to the weather. Extra good is a warm sweater for the sessions and if you have a yoga mat / lying mat, please bring this. There are a few to borrow on site.
Do you have questions or want to book? Email us at info@storadjupsas.se
A warm welcome!
Cancellation through personal contact only: email or phone. Cancellation later than 6/5-25 means that we charge a cancellation fee of 10% of the total cost. Cancellation later than 23/5-25 means charging 50% of the total cost. Cancellation later than 30/5-25 means full charge.
*For additional persons beyond two, SEK 250 per accommodation will be charged

Nossebro Motor Saturday
2025-06-07 | Nossebro, 46582
Welcome to Nossebro Motor Saturday on June 7, 2025, 9:00-15:00.

A day for all retro & motor maniacs! Lots of old vintage cars, motorcycles, mopeds, A-tractors and vintage tractors come here. Branded clubs can have their own dedicated space.
Fun activities during the day for all ages.
– Swap meet, sale of vintage and retro items.
. Exhibition/show
. Branded parking lots
. Entertainment
. The voice of the audience. Handed in at the stage, no later than 13.00.
. Audience vote award ceremony, approx. at 14.00.
. Activities for the kids, Nossebro Bad & Camping is open.
Full program coming soon!
Food and coffee is available on site!
Admission: Free
Parking fee: SEK 100 per car regardless of how many you are in the car, the fee goes to the association that handles parking and cleaning.

Ceramics course
2025-06-24 - 2025-06-26
For 3 days, we devote ourselves to creating in clay. You get to try several different techniques such as ringling, rolling, turning and tumbling. The course is on 3 consecutive days. The group is kept small so that everyone gets help through the different stages. The course is aimed at both beginners and those with previous experience of creating in clay.

Nossebro Market
2025-06-25, 2025-07-30 | Nossebro, 46582

Ceramics workshop
2025-06-30 - 2025-07-01, 2025-07-06 - 2025-07-07
Combine a pottery workshop at Åsgärdets Grönt och Skönt with scenic accommodation and good food with us!
We offer a unique experience with a balance between creativity and relaxation. Why not book this with good friends, for the bachelorette party, as a birthday present for someone special? Guaranteed to be a success!
The package includes
– One day course
– A light lunch
– 2-course menu for dinner
– Overnight stay at Stora Djupsås
– Breakfast basket
In the inspiring pottery workshop with the creative Maria at Åsgärdets Grönt och Skönt, you will learn how to shape beautiful and functional ceramic objects. Whether you are a beginner or experienced, Maria will guide you through the process, from creating your own sculptures to turning on the potter’s wheel.
The group is kept small so that everyone gets help through the different stages. Her rural workshop is also surrounded by a stunning garden.
Visit her inspiring account on Instagram: asgardetsgrontoch
When you’re done with your creations, relax with us and socialize with your fellow travelers at Stora Djupsås. There are several different accommodation options: luxurious glamping tents with hotel-standard beds, tree tents where you sleep floating in the trees next to Nossan, spend the night in our beautiful garden in your own tent or bring your motorhome to our beautiful parking lot.

Ceramics course
2025-08-05 - 2025-08-07
Ceramics course
During 3 days we spend time creating in clay with Agneta at Hillestorps Krukmakeri. Her pottery workshop is beautifully located in the countryside outside Tumleberg in Vara municipality. On this course you get to try several different techniques such as ringing, rolling, turning and tumbling.
The course runs for three consecutive days and the group is kept small so that everyone is helped through the different stages. The course is aimed at both beginners and those with previous experience of creating in clay.
Day 1: we start with an introduction where different techniques are shown and simple coffee. We go through rolling, tumbling, ringing and turning. There are 3 turning disks, 2 electric disks and 1 kick disk. Then it is free choice of technique. Turning is an art. The course leader Agneta sits next to you and helps you through the turning moments when you turn the first time. Then you will get help with centering so that you can get started, then you work independently on the turning disc and Agneta is there to give tips and advice.
Day 2: we work on and try different techniques.
Day 3: we take care of what we’ve already created; polish and “send” the turned and it is free to continue creating something based on the techniques we learned.
The hours are 10:00 – 16:00 on all three days.
What is included? 3 day course including clay firing, glazing and glaze firing of what you have made. It also includes coffee, lunch during the three days and supper and breakfast on two occasions. Accommodation of your choice for 2 nights. See below for information on accommodation options.
What do you need to prepare?
Bring casual clothes and shoes.
Prerequisites and age
No prior knowledge required. From 15 years old.
Cost of clay:
Clay (incl. glaze) costs 80:-/kg. It is weighed and paid at the end of the last day of the course.
After about 6-8 weeks, what you have made is ready to pick up at Hillestorps Keramik. If you live far away, your things are sent against the shipping cost.
With us you can stay either in luxurious glamping tents with hotel standard beds, in a awsome tree tent floating above the ground by the river Nossan, in your own tent, your own motorhome or caravan. Places are limited so first come, first served: maximum 6 people per session.
Prices
-Glamping tent: 6100:-/person (part of a 2-man or 4-man tent. Bed linen, towel and bathrobe included)
-Tree tent: 5100:-/person (part of a 2-man tent, sleeping bag with sleeping bag sheet, towel and pillow included)
-Tent site: 4900:-/person (no electricity, tent site for two people*)
-Pitch 4900:-/person (incl. electricity, pitch for two people*)
Do you have questions or want to book? Email us at info@storadjupsas.se or call Agneta regarding questions about the ceramics part 076-138 11 68. Register at least one week before the course starts. A warm welcome!
Cancellation through personal contact only: email or phone. Cancellation up to 2 weeks before the start of the course means that we charge an administration fee of 10% of the total cost. Cancellation later than two weeks before the start of the course means a charge of 50% of the total cost. Cancellation later than one week before the start of the course means full charge.
*For additional persons beyond two, SEK 250 per accommodation will be charged

Motortisdagar at Backavallen in Malma - conclusion!
2025-08-12 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Stockholm) | Malma, 46591
Motortisdagarna på Backavallen is a nice spontaneous meeting organized at Backavallen’s sports field on grass from 18.00-21.00.
If there is a lot of rain, the meeting is canceled. Keep an eye on the Facebook event!
Address: Malma Backavallen 101, 465 91 Nossebro.
Gofika in the coffee shop with homemade cakes and we grill hamburgers and sausages that are available for purchase!
Payment can be made in cash with even notes or via swish, coins are not accepted!
Tuesdays of odd weeks:
3/6, 17/6, 1/7, 15/7, 29/7 and closing 12/8.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1991189734626941/1991191647960083/
A warm welcome

A long weekend filled with charitable activities
2025-08-22 08:00 - 2025-08-24 17:00 UTC | Stora Djupsås, Stora Djupsås 401, Nossebro
This package offers relaxation, mental and physical care in the form of various sessions as well as good food and accommodation in a fantastic natural and beautiful environment.The package includes– Gong bath, cocoa ceremony*, yoga and gong meditation spread over three days. Cacao ceremony and yoga are led by Anna at Vandra Mjukt, other activities are held by Majvor at Majas Massage – Afternoon coffee on two occasions– Lunch on Saturday– 2-course menu for dinner both nights– 2 nights accommodation at Stora Djupsås– Breakfast basket both Saturday and SundayWith us you can stay either in luxurious glamping tents with hotel standard beds, in a awsome tree tent floating above the ground by the river Nossan, in your own tent, your own motorhome or caravan.Registration by 15/8-25. Places are limited so first come, first served.Prices-Glamping tent: 5200:-/person (part of a 2- or 4-man tent. Bedding, towel and bathrobe included)-Tree tent: 4300:-/person (part of a 2-man tent, sleeping bag with sleeping bag sheet, towel and pillow included)-Tent pitch: 4100:-/person (no electricity, tent pitch for two people**)-Pitch 4100:-/person (incl. electricity, pitch for two persons**)-Day package: 3500:-/person (all but accommodation included)You arrive at Stora Djupsås at 14:00. If you are staying with us, you check in and prepare for the first session, gong bath, which starts at 15:00. Gong bathing is a relaxation method that uses the sounds of gongs to create balance and vitality. By 18:00, your two-course dinner is ready.After dinner, around 20:00, yoga is offered. At 08:30 on Saturday, your breakfast basket is ready to be enjoyed. In the morning we have a yoga session, after this we have lunch. In the afternoon we enjoy a cocoa ceremony: this is done on an empty stomach and we drink a high quality cocoa drink. Besides the fact that raw ceremonial cacao is full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and proteins such as muscle relaxing magnesium, the brown bean also supports the secretion of the happiness hormone serotonin. In general, cacao ceremonies are about learning to live from the heart, daring to follow your intuition and navigating life with an open mind.
Dinner is served around 18:00, after which we gather around an open fire in the garden and enjoy a yoga session with gong.
Sunday morning we start with gong meditation at 08:00. Breakfast is waiting when the session is finished. Check-out at noon. 11:00. It will be possible to book tarot readings at certain times during these days, booking and payment of this is done on site. This is offered as an option and for a symbolic sum of SEK 200. We will have all sessions outdoors but in less suitable weather we will gather indoors.
Do you have questions or want to book? Email us at info@storadjupsas.se
A warm welcome!
Cancellation through personal contact only: email or phone. Cancellation by 6/8-25 means that we charge an administration fee of 10% of the total cost. Cancellation between 7/8-25 and 14/8-25 means a charge of 50% of the total cost. Cancellation later than 14/8-25 means full charge.
*You should not drink ceremonial cocoa if you have high blood pressure, heart problems, are pregnant or taking antidepressants
**For additional persons beyond two, SEK 500 per accommodation will be charged

Nossebro Market: Energy and Recycling
2025-08-27 | Nossebro, 46582

Neighborhood culture in Vara
2025-08-28 | Vara, 53431
Kvarterskultur spreads culture throughout Vara Småstad!

Kvarterskultur is a small town festival that takes place at the end of the summer in Vara Småstad. A festival area will be filled with a local food market, art, food trucks, music and taster stations for all kinds of culture. Plenty of local culture to enjoy and children’s activities.
When: August 28 until 20.00 in 2025
Where: in Vara small town.
The event is free of charge and it is possible to buy food and refreshments on site.

The full program for the event will be published on the website and on social media, follow Köpmännen i Vara Småstad!
Kvarterskultur is organized by Köpmännen i Vara Småstad, but associations, schools and several other local actors contribute to making the event an inspiring, fun and memorable cultural experience for both Vara residents and visitors from outside.

Corn maze
2025-08-29 00:00 - 2025-09-28 00:00 (Europe/Stockholm) | Tråvad, 53492
In the middle of nowhere, you’ll find the majestic Corn Maze stretching as far as the eye can see. Many have tried their luck here and maybe you have what it takes to complete one of our challenges. Once inside, the adventure of a lifetime begins and be sure to follow the map… You don’t want to get stuck!
In the middle of the countryside outside Vara are our pig farms Stommen Long and GP Farm, both run by me Marie-Louise and my husband. Here you will find our 9-hectare corn maze (equivalent to 18 football fields). Every year we draw up a completely new design so visitors can come year after year.
Choose between going the long way round, the short way round or looking for letters!
We are open in the Corn Maze on Friday, Saturday & Sunday: August 29-31 and throughout September, 11-18
Our Café cart is open! There are sausages with bread and coffee to buy on site every day!
The farm shop is open every day 08-20

Nossebro Market: Hunting and Fishing
2025-09-24 | Nossebro, 46582

Autumn market in Vara
2025-09-27 10:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Stockholm) | Vara, 53431
Traditional fall market in cozy Vara Småstad

Varaslätten’s local food artisans, farmers and smallholders sell this year’s harvest in a bustling, well-stocked market. You can also buy food and refreshments to enjoy on site, children’s activities, competitions, music and a cozy small-town feel. Merchants have great offers in their shops and market stalls around the town.
When: Saturday, September 27, 10am-2pm, 2025
Where: Stora Torget and around the shops.
The event is free of charge and is organized with the support of the Vara Lantmannaskola promotion.
See the full program on Köpmännen’s website varasmastad.se and follow on social media: kopmannen_i_vara_smastad

Nossan Light Festival in Grästorp
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-10 | Grästorp, Grästorp, 46731, Sweden
Nossan Ljusfestival is a health-promoting event with exciting and pleasant elements for both body, soul, eye, ear and mouth. The surroundings of the Nossan watercourse will be spectacularly illuminated along a stretch of just over two kilometers. Along the walking trail, in addition to the various light objects, you will also meet ghosts in the ghost forest ….
In the idyllic Forshall, entertainment and refreshments are offered every evening. On the large and small stages, this year’s guest artists perform while the restaurateur offers an interesting menu with full rights.
All work before and during the festival is carried out voluntarily by the nearly 200 members of the Grästorp Future Association. The event is mainly financed by sponsorship revenue from local businesses, lotteries and a symbolic entry fee.
Preparations for the big party in the fall have started! We will update the pages on our website as they are finalized. Keep an eye out
A warm welcome to you.

Ghost walk in the corn maze
2025-10-03 00:00 - 2025-10-12 00:00 (Europe/Stockholm) | Tråvad, 53492
Our regular courses have now been temporarily transformed into a ghost walk with Bingo. Here you will get to go ghost bingo in a predetermined course so you do not get lost.

For the bravest of the brave, you can choose to enter the scary path where you are sure to meet dead people!
We want everyone to have as much fun as possible with us, so parents think twice before you bring your children in, the loop is not possible to leave or regret once you have entered.
If you are under 18 years old, you go with an adult. The reason for this is that we want both visitors & staff to have a fun evening.
Just show up, no pre-booking required!
There may be a queue but we let you in on a rolling basis.
Creepiness level: Very creepy
3-4 Oct & 10-11 Oct
Kl. 19:00-21:00

Nossebro Market: Locally From the Countryside - Locally Produced
2025-10-29 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Stockholm) | Nossebro, 46582

Nossebro Market: Christmas
2025-11-26 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Stockholm) | Nossebro, 46582

Christmas market in Vara
2025-11-30 13:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Stockholm) | Vara, 53431
Cozy Christmas market with spectacular Christmas displays in Vara Småstad

Cozy Christmas display in Vara Småstad. The shops in Vara are well known for their ambitious Christmas window displays. Experience the magic of Christmas and our cozy small town feel, take a tour of the well-stocked Christmas market and see all the inspiring Christmas signs of the year.
Merchants of Vara Småstads Christmas signage 2025
When: November 30 at 13-17
Where: In Vara Småstad. Christmas market and children’s activities on Lilla Torget and Torggatan.
Cost: Free of charge
Children’s activities, Christmas market, Christmas music, Lucia procession and warming food from food trucks are some of the things you can enjoy on this day!
The full program is available on Köpmännen’s website varasmastad.se and in social media @kopmannen_i_vara_smastad
Christmas opening hours for the shops in Vara Småstad differ from shop to shop. But all merchants are open from 13-17 on November 30th and until 20.00 on Christmas Eve.
Merchants of Vara Småstad wish you a merry Christmas!
