Slinnings Bonfire

Slinningsbålet is a major event held every year on Midsummer’s Eve, June 24th. The bonfire is mainly built from wooden pallets. The tradition of lighting bonfires on Midsummer goes back several hundred years, at one time it was common to see many large bonfires built around Ålesund. Over the years, one bonfire after another has disappeared from the shoreline, but stories are still told about how different groups of young builders would row around and steal materials from neighboring bonfires. This passion for building bonfires still lives on among the youth at Slinningsodden. There have been many attempts to build bigger and taller structures, and in 2016, a record attempt was made. The attempt was successful, and the Slinningsbonfire reached a height of 47.4 meters, officially recognized by Guinness World Records.