'Midsommar 2011'

Midsummer Celebrations across Swedish America.  

  • A group of traditional musicians, a 'spelmanslag' in front of Ferdinand Boberg's creation for the 1904 Swedish pavilion at the Lousiana World's Fair, now fully restored in Lindsborg, Kansas. Photographed by Carla Wilson, Lindsborg.

  • No celebration listed close to you? Come back often to Nordstjernan events, which updates several times every day or, look up your local SWEA organization, which is bound to celebrate this day.

  • Proud May pole, 'midsommarstång' from Astoria, Oregon Scandinavian Midsummer Festival.

  • California
    Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles
    18 Jun 2011 5:00 PM– 10:00 PM
    Annual Midsummer Shrimp Feast at Nansen Field. Reservations! For more info www.nansenfield.org or call Sue Berlin (310) 869-4337 or PaalBerg@wilhelmsen.com or NansenField@yahoo.com

  • Children in Lindsborg, Kansas at the town's annual Midsummer's festival, this year held between June 17-19. Photographed by Carla Wilson, Lindsborg

  • House of Sweden, San Diego
    26 Jun 2011 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
    Breakfast and Maypole decorating. midsummer celebration. More info www.houseofsweden.us pat.coffey@cox.net or call 619-300-1738

  • Parade at the Astoria, Oregon Scandinavian Midsummer Festival.

  • Petaluma
    25 Jun 2011 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
    Linnea Lodge #504s Midsummer Festival at the home of Lorentz and Bonnie Koagedal. Decorating of the Maypole and a traditional Swedish potluck lunch. For more info koagedal@comcast.net or call 707-763-7728

  • Painting tiles in favorite colors at the Midsummer Festival in Lindsborg, Kansas. Photo courtesy of Andrew Janzen (Lindsborg, KS)

  • Sveadal, Morgan Hill
    18 Jun 2011 10:00 AM–11:30 PM
    Swedish American Patriotic League 117th Midsummer Celebration. Maypole, dancing, music & Dinner. More info www.sveadal.org Email idsummertickets@.sveadal.org or call 408-782-4631

  • Musicians of all age groups perform at the Midsummer Festival in Lindsborg. Photo courtesy of Andrew Janzen (Lindsborg, KS)

  • Vasa Park Agoura
    26 Jun 2011 9:00 AM –6:00 PM
    The Swedish American Central Association Annual Midsummer celebration. Maypole, dancing, music, food & Folkdancing. Info www.vasapark.org, info@vasapark.org or call 949 295-6331

  • Try your hand at traditional Dala painting at the Midsummer Festival in Lindsborg. Photo courtesy of Andrew Janzen (Lindsborg, KS)

  • Colorado
    Estes Park
    25 Jun 2011 - 26 Jun 2011 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
    Scandinavian midsummer celebration with Maypole, Scandinavian food, crafts, dancing, music and Viking re-enactors. More info www.estesmidsummer.com, email: info@estesmidsummer.com or call 303-449-9596

  • First call for Midsummer! Photo courtesy of Andrew Janzen (Lindsborg, KS)

  • Connecticut
    Fairfield
    25 Jun 2011 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Annual Midsummer Fest at The Scandinavian Club. Maypole, music, dance and games for kids. More info www.thescandinavianclub.com or Wivan Sundman bullarmaker@yahoo.com or 203-685-0774

  • Delaware
    Wilmington
    18 Jun 2011 4:00 PM
    Midsommar Fest at the American Swedish Historical Society. More info www.colonialnewsweden.org

  • Florida
    Fort DeSoto, St. Petersburg
    25 Jun 2011 4:00 PM
    Midsommar with Swedish Club of Sarasota and Tampa Bay. Maypole. Swedish food “Knytkalas”, “Fiskdamm” and “Tipsrunda”. More info www.swedishclubtampabay.org

  • Illinois
    Andersonville
    11 Jun 2011 11:00 AM - 12 Jun 2011 10.30 PM
    46th Annual Midsommarfest. Music, dancing, kids' entertainment, delicious food and ethnic dance troupes. Info: www.andersonville.org/midsommarfest

  • Bishop Hill
    25 Jun 2011 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
    Music Festival and Midsommar Celebration. Music for the whole family. Procession to the Colony School. Decoration and dancing around the Maypole. Info www.bishophill.com or Call 309-927-3345

  • Chicago
    11 Jun 2011 11:00 AM – 12 Jun 2011 4:00 PM
    Come celebrate Midsommar at the The Swedish American Museum. Traditional Swedish music and dancing around the Maypole! Info www.swedishamericanmuseum.org

  • Good Templer Park, Geneva
    19 Jun 2011 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Swedish Days, Geneva’s 100th Midsommar Festival. Arts & Crafts Fair, Folk Dancers, Maypole Celebration, Live Scandinavian Music, Children's Choir Info: www.swedishday.net, email: SwedishDay@gmail.com or call 847-845-2640

  • Geneva
    21 Jun 2011 – 26 Jun 2011
    Annual Midsummer Festival - Swedish Days. Parade, great food, carnival rides, live music, a craft show and many children’s games. More info: Ph 630-232-6060 or www.genevachamber.com

  • Rockford
    18 Jun 2011 9:30 AM - 4 PM
    Swedish Historical Society hosts Midsommar Festival at the Erlander Museum. Maypole and entertainment, Swedish food & market, kid’s activities. More info 815-966-1218, email: bkhammar@comcast.net or www.swedishhistorical.org

  • Vasa Park, South Elgin
    18 Jun 2011 2:00 PM - 9 PM
    6th Annual Scandinavian Midsummer Celebration. More info: www.vasaparkil.com

  • Iowa
    Iowa City
    25 Jun 2011 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Iowa City Swedish Club Midsommar Fest. More info: http://web.me.com/robertcoffman2513/IowaCity_Swedish_Club/Current_Program.html or jswan52246@aol.com 319-338-9129 or jsmadsen@mchsi.com 319-351-2595

  • Swedesburg
    22 Jun 2011 7:00 PM
    Swedish Heritage Society Midsummer Fest. Majstång and Swedish folk songs. More info www.swedishheritagesociety.org, email: swedish@iowatelecom.net or call 319-254-2317

  • Kansas
    Lindsborg
    17 Jun 2011 8:00 PM – 19 Jun 2011 6:00 PM
    Midsummer's Festival. May pole, Music, Steak Dinner, Kubb, Folk Dancers, fun run, Arts & Crafts. More info www.midsummersfestival.org, email: cvbdir@lindsborgcity.org or call 888.227.2227

  • Maine
    New Sweden
    17 Jun 2011 9:00 AM – 19 Jun 2011 2:00 PM
    New Sweden Historical Society 141th Midsommar Celebration. Fun and Food. More info www.maineswedishcolony.info

  • Michigan
    Grand Rapids
    25 Jun 2011 12:00 AM – 7:00 PM
    SAHS/WM Midsummer Fest. Dancing around the maypole, music, games, Scandinavian food, raffle Advance Reservation: For more info call 616-458-0420 or www.sahswm.org

  • Farmington Hills
    25 Jun 2011 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Swedish Club of Metropolitan Detroit’s Midsummer Celebration. Dancing around the maypole, music, Swedish Pancakes. For more info www.swedishclub.net or call 734 459 0596.

  • Minnesota
    Lancaster City Park,
    22 Jun 2011 2:00 PM
    Midsommar Fest with Maypole, Ringdance, Music and Smorgasbord. Agassiz Swedish Heritage Society. More info: Marilyn Gustafson 218-843-2655, Lyndon Johnson 218-843-2834 or Matt Edman 218-965-4854.

  • Cambridge
    Next Swedish Festival will be in June 2012.
    More info www.cambridgeswedishfestival.org

  • Minneapolis
    American Swedish Institute. NOTE! Closed for renovation until November 2011. More Info www.americanswedishinst.org
    For midsummer Celebration see Svenskarnas dag Minnehaha Falls Park.

  • Minnehaha Falls Park, Minneapolis
    26 Jun 2011 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM
    78th annual Svenskarnas dag Midsommar. Swedish entertainment, Maypole, singing, dancing and food, More info www.svenskarnasdag.com or noble.ted66@gmail.com or 612-825-8808

  • Moorhead
    24 Jun 2011 – 25 Jun 2011 10:30 AM – 5:30 PM
    Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival. Music, Dance & theatre, International entertainment, Taste of Scandinavia, children’s activities. More info www.NordicCultureClubs.org, email ann@nordiccultureclubs.org or call 218-299-5452

  • Nisswa
    10 Jun 2011 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM – 11 Jun 2011 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    12th Annual Nisswa-stämman Scandinavian Folk Music Festival. 130 folk musicians performing, day-long dancing, dance instruction, a cultural children's activity/performance tent, and great Scandinavian food. More info http://www.nisswastamman.org/ email: pwilson@brainerd.net or Call 218-764-2994

  • Scandia
    25 Jun 2011 10:30 AM
    Gammelgården Museum Midsommar Dag Celebration. Majstång, dance, children’s activities & food. Info www.gammelgardenmuseum.org, email: museum@gammelgardenmuseum.org or 651-433-5053

  • Nebraska
    Stromsburg
    17 Jun 2011 11:00 AM – 19 Jun 2011 7:00 PM
    Stromsburg 59th Swedish Midsummer Festival. Traditional Swedish Cuisine, games, Swedish Dancers and entertainment For more info www.theswedishfestival.com, Email: theswedishfestival@gmail.com or Call 402-764-5265

  • New Jersey
    Vasa Park, Budd Lake
    25 Jun 2011 11:15 AM – 9:00 PM
    Scandinavian Midsummer Celebration by SAHS. Scandinavian Vendors, Food, Maypole, Folkdancing. Children’s Activities. More info SAHSNJ@aol.com, call 201-262-4074 or www.sahsnj.org

  • New York
    Throggs Neck, Bronx
    18 Jun 2011 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
    71th Annual SWEDEN DAY – Midsommar celebration at Manhem Club. More info www.swedenday.com or Call Sweden Day 516-565-2091

  • Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park, Battery Park City, New York
    24 Jun 2011 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Swedish Midsummer Festival. Swedish delicacies, traditional music, folk dancing, decorating of May pole and wreath making. For more info www.bpcparks.org or www.nycmidsummer.com

  • Eisenhower Park East Meadow, Long Island, New York
    21 Jun 2011 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Swedish Midsummer on Long Island. dancing around the "Majstång," Swedish fiddlers, accordions, folkdancing. For more info www.facebook.com/midsummerli, email: ScandMidsummerLI@aol or call 718-415-0602

  • North Dakota
    Bismarck
    16 Jun 2011 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Midsommar Fest Potluck. Three Crowns Swedish-American Association will celebrate at the home of Alfhild and Jay Ehrmantraut. For more info call 701-258-4524.

  • Ohio
    Blendon Woods Park, Westerville
    25 Jun 2011 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Scandinavian Club of Columbus, Ohio Midsummer fest. Picnic. Maypole, Scandinavian food, crafts and children’s activities, For more info www.scandiclub.com, email: paivirs@hotmail.com or call 614-825-4498

  • Oregon
    Tualatin
    25 Jun 2011 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
    Portland Midsummer fest. By Scandinavian Heritage Foundation and the League of Swedish Societies. Maypole, Scandinavian food and crafts, children’s activities, For more info www.scanheritage.org, email: shf@mindspring.com or call 503-977-0275.

  • Astoria
    17 Jun 2011– 19 Jun 2011
    Scandinavian Midsummer Festival - Over 44 years of Festival. Scandinavian musical, dance, and theater groups, Scandinavian traditional handcrafts and food. For more info www.astoriascanfest.com

  • Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia
    18 Jun 2011 4:00 PM –8:00 PM
    ASHM’s annual Midsommar Fest. Music, dancing, traditional maypole, Swedish food, games and more! Info: www.americanswedish.org, info@ americanswedish.org or 215-389-1776

  • South Dakota
    Vermillion
    24 Jun 2011 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Dalesburg Scandinavian Association 142th Annual Midsommar celebration. Scandinavian smorgasbord, entertainment, arts and crafts, games, music and raising of the midsummer pole and ring dances. More info call 605-253-2575

  • Washington
    Vasa Park resort, Bellevue
    19 Jun 2011 9:00 AM– 3:30 PM
    Midsummer Festival with Swedish pancake breakfast, Swedish dancers, singers and maypole, Swedish food. Info www.vasaparkresort.com, email: sawink@comcast.net or call 425-746-3260

  • Saint Edward State Park, Kenmore
    26 Jun 2011 11:00 AM– 6:00 PM
    Midsommar Fest by Skandia Folkdance Society, Majstång and Långdans, music, dancing, food and crafts. Info www.skandia-folkdance.org, email: info@skandia-folkdance.org or call 206-784-7470

  • Vermont
    Landgrove
    12 July 2011 2:00 PM
    Nordic Harmoni’s annual Midsummer Festival. wreath making, decorating of May pole, Mini concert by chorus. For more info call Sven Johanson 802-824-4619

  • Wisconsin
    Folklore Village, Dodgeville
    1 July 2011– 4 July 2011
    Midsummer Festival - Workshops in Scandinavian and other dance, crafts from around the world, evening parties, music, children's program, a Midsummer Majstång, Bonfire, and more. For more info http://folklorevillage.org/t2/home email: staff@folklorevillage.org or call 608-924-4000

  • Old World, Eagle
    18 Jun 2011 6:00 PM– 9:00 PM
    Midsummer Magic: Music, food, drinks, dancing and more. Info http://oldworldwisconsin.wisconsinhistory.org/, email: friends@friendsoww.org or call 262-594-2922.

  • Old World, Eagle
    19 Jun 2011 10:00 AM– 3:30 PM
    Swedish Historical Society of Wisconsin celebrating Scandinavian Midsummer. Decorating and Raising of the Maypole, wreath making for Children, Scandinavian Folk Dancers and Musicians. Info www.sahswi.org, email: swedishamericanhistoricalwisc@gmail.com or call 414-352-7890.

  • IKEA-USA
    17 Jun 2011 4:00 PM– 8:00 PM
    Swedish Midsummer party at all IKEA Restaurants with an all you can eat Buffet! For more information: Contact your local IKEA store.

  • No Celebration listed close to you? For continuous info from all the U.S., see events at www.nordstjernan.com. Also, find your local SWEA chapter by going to www.swea.org - almost every SWEA organization will celebrate this day.