Wreath laying by Skipperforeningen and Maskinistforeningen, with Lungegaardens Musikkorps. Follows the ceremony at Minebøssen.
17 May 2027: Wreath laying by Skipperforeningen and Maskinistforeningen, with Lungegaardens Musikkorps, following the ceremony at Minebøssen.
Location and music
Location: Seafarers’ Monument, Torgallmenningen. Music: Lungegaardens Musikkorps.
The morning ceremony circuit
The march leaves Festplassen at approximately 07:50 as the morning procession arrives, accompanied by Lungegaardens Musikkorps. Flag raising at Skipperforeningen’s house on Vågsallmenningen takes place at 08:00, followed by wreath laying at Minebøssen on Bryggen and then at the Seafarers’ Monument at Torgallmenningen.
Skipperforeningen and Maskinistforeningen conduct the wreath laying. Separate times have not been assigned to the two ceremonies.
A tribute to Norwegian seafarers
Dyre Vaa’s Seafarers’ Monument was unveiled on 7 June 1950. It honours Norwegian seafarers from the Viking Age to the twentieth century. Twelve bronze figures and reliefs depict different periods in maritime history.
The associations and band gather here after the Minebøssen ceremony, connecting Constitution Day with seafarers’ work and Bergen’s maritime traditions.
Read about the Seafarers’ Monument in Bergen byleksikon.