When children and teachers of Nørre Boulevard School come to school this Thursday, they are met with a wild sight: one real horse and twelve imaginary ones, accompanied by Eastern European melodies, are waiting at the school entrance!

The Centaur Village can be visited every morning. Centaurs have to be combed, trained and aired. Sometimes guests drop by for a cup of coffee. You are welcome to join the Centaurs at home!

Surrounded by wild cats and dogs, the Baron will take Holstebro with quick interventions. One moment the animals are on leashes - the next they are free. Experience actors from various countries in this dynamic and unpredictable street performance.

ColourRide - an art exhibition of works in oil and watercolour, where the artist Dorthe Kærgaard portrays the horse as a metaphor for life's volatility and all the challenges that constantly bring us out of balance.

Let the children have fun in the Holstebro Festuge Wild West. The treasure hunt with Billy Bank is for children aged 3 and older.

Surrounded by wild cats and dogs, the Baron will take Holstebro with quick interventions. One moment the animals are on leashes - the next they are free. Experience actors from various countries in this dynamic and unpredictable street performance.

The Centaur Village can be visited every morning. Centaurs have to be washed and combed, trained and aired. Sometimes guests drop by for a cup of coffee, perhaps they will play some music or sing a song, perhaps they have their pets with them.

Theatrum Machinae & village picnic in Vemb: theatre with machines and a wrought orchestra with wrench and guitar! Bring your picnic basket and experience the famous Teatro Tascabile and other local talents in a gigantic performance.

The international workshop team Horseplay Everyday presents itself as a mad horse-headed businessperson chorus and as a herd of hobby horses enjoying a Selfie-stroll to cafés on the walking street.

All visitors to Holstebro salute Maren, who came to town in 1966, the same year as Odin Teatret. The artists from Horseplay Everyday also follow this tradition.

When children and teachers of Borbjerg School leave the school this Thursday, they will be met by a wild sight: majestic Friesians and Eastern European melodies are waiting at the school exit.

Poetic and musical surprise

We will plant a wood in the walking wtreet and invite passers-by to listen to stories about the life of trees and the magic of the woods. A short and atmospheric event with tales, Greek songs and hymns.

A country romance about the human streak in the horse and the horse in the human. Love and death become interlaced and with immense consequences. The fortunes of the people in the country through the horses’ perception.

Surrounded by wild cats and dogs, the Baron will take Holstebro with quick interventions. One moment the animals are on leashes - the next they are free. Experience actors from various countries in this dynamic and unpredictable street performance.

See the Tractor Circus, bake your own delicious pizza in oil barrels and hear local bands loaded with young talent and energy. Do you want to bring your band and perform? Contact us at shadytown2017@gmail.com.

The spectators are invited to ‘run wild’ in Borbjerg. They are led around the village by a group of children from Borbjerg school who show them Borbjerg as they have never seen it before: the most secret corners, the wildest places.

Surrounded by wild cats and dogs, the Baron will take Holstebro with quick interventions. One moment the animals are on leashes - the next they are free. Experience actors from various countries in this dynamic and unpredictable street performance.

The Wild Island is an artistic installation full of surprises. Every day artists and associations present new aspects of the wild side present within us all.

In order to dance the Argentine tango, the couple must learn some basic steps and figures which form the basis for their tango. The man always leads the woman while dancing tango, and she must follow the man's impulse.

With poetry reading, songs, photos and film fragments, actress Iben Nagel Rasmussen - daughter of the Danish poet and author Halfdan Rasmussen - has pieced together a portrait of Halfdan's less known side.

A real boxing match between Jeppe and a secret opponent. To hear the final verdict, should we wait for the judge’s response? Or let the audience choose?

The old election booths from Holstebro are set up for an extraordinary election one last time. When the election is free then there should also be freedom to unfold in other ways? Book tickets on www.holstebrofestuge.dk

End the day with a late walk in the woods and experience the birds singing for the sun going down. Enjoy the sunset and listen to the choir of birds and sense how the city and the wood goes to sleep.

Learn traditional Greek songs and orthodox hymns as part of a singing workshop among the trees after sunset. Enjoy this opportunity to spend time together round a campfire after the workshop.

The Late Night Festuge Cabaret at the Slaughterhouse is where Festuge artists and audience can meet in the evening. Drink, talk and enjoy late night performances by Holstebro and Festuge artists.

Every night during Festuge you can experience horses, centaurs and other creatures, slowly moving along, guided by the highway in the sky, the Milky Way, on their way to the Midnight Ritual at the park.

Holstebro Church inside and outside. A video mapping installation to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. With performative events every hour, 23.30, 00.30, 01.30 and 02.30, and the presence of a priest from the church.

During Festuge several midnight rituals are performed. At midnight, time stops and a gentle wildness takes control of our imagination.