About this Event
This Swedish festival is perhaps the most popular one of the year. Join us at Gammelgården Museum for this outdoor festival celebrating the beauty of the Summer Day. Dating back to ancient times, Midsommardagen marks the longest day of the year and welcomes back warm weather.
Enjoy traditional Swedish music, group folk dancing, hands-on activities, arts, crafts, and vendor fair, demonstrations by artists, and, in the center of it all, the Majstång/Midsommarstång (May/Midsummer Pole), freshly decorated with spring greenery.
Bring your picnic lunch and blanket to enjoy on the museum grounds. Note that alcohol is not allowed on museum property.
Swedish meatballs, ice cream, and cold beverages will be available for sale.
Schedule of Events:
Historic Buildings Open to the Public: 10:00-1:00 and 3:00-4:00
Arts and Craft Fair: 10:00-4:00
Demonstrations by Artists: 10:00-4:00
Butik (Gammelgården’s Gift Shop) Open: 10:00-4:00
Hands-on Activities for People of All Ages: 10:30-12:30
– Make Fresh-Flower Head Wreaths
– Help Decorate the Majstång/Midsommarstång
– Make a Mini-Majstång/Midsommarstång
– Swedish Coloring Sheets
– Summer Scavenger Hunt
Music by the Scandia Community Band: 12:15-1:00
Raising of the Majstång/Midsommarstång, May/Midsummer Pole: 1:00
– Folk Music by the ASI Cloudberries (Women’s Chorus Based out of the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
– Folk Dancing by the Vasa Junior Folk Dancers (Children Ages 3-18 Years Old who Preserve Swedish Dance, Traditions, and Heritage; and Share Swedish Culture with the Community)
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Gammelgården Museum of Scandia, 20880 Olinda Trail North, Scandia, United States
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