'Midsommar' in America 2014

Swedish Midsummer Celebrations across Swedish America.  

  • The 2014 Maypole at Sweden Day at Manhem Club
  • Midsummer Events 2014. No celebration listed close to you? Check Nordstjernan Events which is updated every day or, look up your local SWEA organization, which is bound to celebrate this day.
    More on the traditions of a Swedish Midsummer: Svensk Midsommar' - the traditions, the table and a selection of recipes.

  • Midsummer girls at Sweden Day 2013 flanked by Jeanne Eriksson Widman Andersson and Walter Eriksson
  • California
    Gilmore Adobe
    21 Jun 2014
    SWEA Los Angeles, SACC-LA’s & The Swedish Church’s Midsummer celebration. Maypole decorating, dance and food. More info http://losangeles.swea.org or www.svenskakyrkan.se/losangeles Email: losangeles@swea.org or call 310-832-6800

  • Midsummer in New York 2013. Photo: Dag Bennstrom
  • Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles
    28 Jun 2014 5:00 PM– 10:30 PM
    Annual Midsummer Shrimp Feast at Nansen Field. All you can eat of you- peel shrimp and other delicious food will be offered. Live music and dancing. Reservations! For more info www.nansenfield.org or call Sue Berlin (310) 869-4337 or southbaybookkeeping@roadrunner.com or NansenField@yahoo.com

  • No Midsummer without some rain - Midsummer in New York 2013. Photo: Dag Bennstrom
  • House of Sweden, San Diego
    22 Jun 2014 12:00 PM–4:00 PM
    Midsummer celebration. Swedish food, folk dancing and dance around the Maypole. More info www.houseofsweden.us pat.coffey@cox.net or call 619-300-1738

  • Parade at the Astoria, Oregon Scandinavian Midsummer Festival.
  • Sveadal, Morgan Hill
    21 Jun 2014 10:00 AM–11:30 PM
    Swedish American Patriotic League 120th Midsummer Celebration. Maypole, dancing, music & Dinner. More info www.sveadal.org Email midsummertickets@.sveadal.org or call 408-782-4631 or 415-407-0095

  • First call for Midsummer! Photo courtesy of Andrew Janzen (Lindsborg, KS)
  • Vasa Park Agoura
    22 Jun 2014 8:30 AM –6:00 PM
    The Swedish American Central Association Annual Midsummer Festival. Maypole, dancing, singing, Children’s Games, Spelmanslag and Folk Dancing. Info www.vasapark.org, email: info@vasapark.org or call 562-923-5828 or 626-794-0729 or 818-894-2836

  • Proud May pole, 'midsommarstång' from Astoria, Oregon Scandinavian Midsummer Festival.
  • Colorado
    Estes Park
    28 Jun 2014 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
    29 Jun 2014 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 bouldercathy@indra.com or call 303-449-9596

  • Painting tiles in favorite colors at the Midsummer Festival in Lindsborg, Kansas. Photo courtesy of Andrew Janzen (Lindsborg, KS)
  • Connecticut
    Fairfield
    21 Jun 2014 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@optonline.net or 203-685-0774

  • Musicians of all age groups perform at the Midsummer Festival in Lindsborg. Photo courtesy of Andrew Janzen (Lindsborg, KS)
  • Washington D.C
    Carderock Park, MD
    15 Jun 2014 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Midsummer Celebration hosted by ASA, Drott Lodge, SWEA DC and Norwegian Society. Maypole, dancing, activities for children and Potluck dinner. For more info www.scandinavian-dc.org or www.swea.org/washingtondc or email: gerry@schueman.com or washingtondc@swea.org

  • 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.
  • Illinois
    Andersonville
    6 Jun 2014 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    7 Jun 2014 11:00 AM - 10.00 PM
    8 Jun 2014 11:00 AM - 10.00 PM
    49th Annual Midsommarfest. Maypole, Swedish Music, dancing, kids' entertainment, delicious food and ethnic dance troupes and cutting-edge bands. Info: www.andersonville.org/midsommarfest

  • Bishop Hill
    21 Jun 2014 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
    Music Festival and Midsommar Celebration. Music for the whole family. Procession to the Colony School. Decoration and dancing around the Maypole, Barn Dance. Info www.bishophill.com or Call 309-927-3899

  • Chicago
    7 Jun 2014 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
    Come celebrate Midsommar with the The Swedish American Museum. Traditional Swedish music and dancing around the Maypole!  Info www.swedishamericanmuseum.org or info@samac.org

  • Good Templar Park, Geneva
    15 Jun 2014 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Swedish Days, Geneva’s 104th Midsommar Festival. Arts & Crafts Fair, Folk Dancers, Maypole Celebration, Live Scandinavian Music and Dances, Children's Choir, Viking Encampment  Info: www.swedishday.net, email: SwedishDay@gmail.com or call 847-845-2640

  • Geneva
    17 Jun 2014 – 22 Jun 2014
    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

  • Lake Forest
    21 Jun 2014 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    SWEA Chicago Midsummer Celebration. Dancing around the maypole, games and smörgåsbord. More info: http://chicago.swea.org/events/midsommar/ or sweachicagoprogram@gmail.com

  • Rockford
    14 Jun 2014 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
    Swedish Historical Society hosts Midsommar Festival at the Erlander Museum. Maypole, Folk Dancers and entertainment, Swedish food & market, kid’s activities. More info 815.963.5559 email: lristin@comcast.net or www.swedishhistorical.org

  • Vasa Park, South Elgin
    21 Jun 2014 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    9th Annual Scandinavian Midsummer Celebration. Maypole, dancing, Horse drawn rides, kid’s activities, bonfire and music. More info: www.vasaparkil.com or call 630-665-7866 or 847-695-6720, E-mail: vasaparkil@yahoo.com or matthewe0607@comcast.net

  • Iowa
    Willow Creek Park, Iowa City
    21 Jun 2014 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    Iowa City Swedish Club Midsommar Fest with games and a potluck dinner. More info: www.iowacityswedishclub.com or jswan52246@aol.com 319-338-9129 or jsmadsen@mchsi.com 319-351-2595

  • Swedesburg
    17 Jun 2014 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    Swedish Heritage Society Midsummer Fest. Majstång with dancing and Swedish folk songs. More info www.swedishheritagesociety.org, email: swedish@iowatelecom.net or call 319-254-2317

  • Kansas
    Lindsborg
    21 Jun 2014 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
    Midsummer's Festival. May pole, Music, Scandinavian style food, Kubb, Folk Dancers, fun run, Arts & Crafts. More info www.midsummersfestival.com or www.visitlindsborg.com, email: Info@MidsummersFestival.com or triciac@lindsborgcity.org or call 888.227.2227

  • Maine
    New Sweden
    20 Jun 2014 – 22 Jun 2014
    New Sweden Historical Society 143th Midsommar Celebration. Maypole, Dancing, Fun and Food. More info www.maineswedishcolony.info or Email: raycarolynhilde@gmail.com

  • Michigan
    Alaska, Grand Rapids
    21 Jun 2014 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    SAHS/WM Midsummer Fest. Dancing around the maypole, music, food, games and more. For info call 616-458-0420 or www.sahswm.org or info@sahswm.org

  • Farmington Hills
    21 Jun 2014 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Swedish Club of Metropolitan Detroit’s Midsummer Celebration. Dancing around the maypole, music, Swedish Pancakes. For more info www.swedishclub.net, Email: aviking85@gmail.com or call 248-478-2563.

  • Minnesota
    Lancaster City Park,
    25 Jun 2014 2:00 PM
    Midsommar Fest with Maypole, Ringdance, Music and Smorgasbord. Agassiz Swedish Heritage Society. More info: Lyndon Johnson 218-843-2834 or Bryan Kays 612-968-6323 or lyndon_johnson@Yahoo.com or kaysx005@umn.edu

  • Minneapolis
    14 Jun 2014 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    Midsommar Celebration at American Swedish Institute. Sing and dance around the maypole, Traditional Midsummer fare, handcrafts, flower wreath making. For more info: www.asimn.org or Call 612-871-4907

  • Minnehaha Falls Park, Minneapolis
    22 Jun 2014 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    81th Annual Svenskarnas dag Midsommar. Swedish entertainment, Folk Dancing, Choruses, Maypole, singing, dancing and food, More info www.svenskarnasdag.com or teddiane@mac.com or 612-825-8808

  • Moorhead
    27 Jun 2014 – 28 Jun 2014 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    The 37th Annual Scandinavian Hjemkomst & Annual Midwest Viking Festivals. Music, Food, Crafts & Dance, Scandinavian entertainment, Viking Village, children’s activities. More info www.NordicCultureClubs.org or www.hcscconline.org, email ann@nordiccultureclubs.org or call 218-299-5511 or 218-299-5952

  • Nisswa
    6 Jun 2014 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
    7 Jun 2014 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    15th Annual Nisswa-stämman Scandinavian Folk Music Festival. 150 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
    21 Jun 2014 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Gammelgården Museum Midsommar Dag Celebration. Majstång, dance, children’s activities & food. Info www.gammelgardenmuseum.org, email: museum@gammelgardenmuseum.org or 651-433-5053

  • Vining
    21 Jun 2014 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    Leif Erikson, Sons of Norways Midsommar Celebration with Maypole, dancing, music and Potluck dinner More Info email: cbolsons@aol.com or 218-769-4296

  • Nebraska
    Omaha
    21 Jun 2014 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Scandinavian Midsummer Festival Omaha Committee. Annual Midsummer Celebration with maypole, picnic, Traditional Swedish music and dance. For more info http://omahamidsummer.wordpress.com/ , Email: delstites@gmail.com or Call 402-234-2417

  • Stromsburg
    20 Jun 2014 1:00 PM –12:00 AM
    21 Jun 2014 7:00 AM –12:00 AM
    22 Jun 2014 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
    Stromsburg 62nd Swedish Midsummer Festival. Traditional Swedish Cuisine, games, Viking Festival, 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
    21 Jun 2014 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
    Swedish Midsummer Celebration by Vasa NJ District 6. Scandinavian Vendors, Food, Maypole, Folkdancing. Musical entertainment, Children’s Activities. More info www.vasaorder.net or hanright@optonline.net or SWEA NJ: garar5@comcast.net

  • New York
    Throggs Neck, Bronx
    14 Jun 2014 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
    74th Annual SWEDEN DAY – Midsommar celebration at Manhem Club. More info www.swedenday.com, email: Swedenday@yahoo.com or Call Sweden Day 516-565-2091 or 718-822-8965

  • Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park, Battery Park City, New York
    20 Jun 2014 4:00 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.swedenabroad.com

  • Melville, Long Island, New York
    May 31 2014 1:00 PM
    Swedish Midsummer on Long Island. dancing around the "Majstång," Live music, midsommarkrans, kids games, raffles. For more info email: dragspel@aol.com or www.facebook.com/districtfour or call 631-654-8524 or 718-415-0602

  • North Carolina
    Ebenezer Church
    21 Jun 2014
    The Carl Larsson Lodge and Friends of Scandinavia will celebrate Midsommar with decoration and dance around the Maypole, Music by The Spelmannslag. Bonfire and Scandinavian food. For more info www.ncnordic.org or lrossbush@bellsouth.net

  • North Dakota
    Buckstop Junction, Bismarck
    24 Jun 2014 6:00 PM
    Three Crowns Swedish-American Association will celebrate Midsommar Fest in Sertoma Park. Potluck, majstång, dancers and games for children. For more info call 701-663-0569 or email: Sjssonneson@yahoo.com or dhswenson@msn.com

  • Ohio
    Alum Creek, Lewis Center
    14 Jun 2014 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Scandinavian Club of Columbus, Ohio Nordic Midsummer fest. live music and dancing, bonfire, and a roast. For more info www.scandiclub.com, email: ScandiClubInfo@gmail.com or call 614-825-4498

  • Oregon
    Oaks Park, Portland
    14 Jun 2014 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
    Portland Midsummer festival. By Scandinavian Heritage Foundation and the League of Swedish Societies. Maypole, Scandinavian food and crafts, Music, Dancing and children’s activities, For more info www.scanheritage.org, email: or shf@mindspring.com or call 503-977-0275.

  • Astoria
    20 Jun 2014 2:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    21 Jun 2014 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
    22 Jun 2014 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    Scandinavian Midsummer Festival - Over 45 years of Festival. Midsummer pole, Scandinavian music, dance and theater groups, Scandinavian traditional handcrafts and food. For more info www.astoriascanfest.com

  • Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia
    21 Jun 2014 4:00 PM –7:30 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
    20 Jun 2014 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Dalesburg Scandinavian Association 145th Annual Midsommar celebration. Scandinavian smorgasbord, entertainment, arts and crafts, games, music, vikings, raising of the midsummer pole and ring dances. Info: www.dalesburg.org/midsommar-2014/ More info call 605-253-2575, Email: ron@dalesburg.org

  • Vermont
    Landgrove Inn, Landgrove
    22 Jun 2014 3:00 PM
    Nordic Harmoni’s annual Midsummer Festival. Smorgasbord, wreath making, decorating of May pole, food, songs by the chorus. For more info call the Inn 802-824-6673 or Carl-Eric Westberg 802-824-6578 or Sven Johnson at 802-824-6419.

  • Washington
    Vasa Park resort, Bellevue
    15 Jun 2014 9:00 AM– 6:00 PM
    Midsummer Festival with Swedish pancake breakfast, dancing and old fashioned recreation, Swedish food. Info www.vasaparkresort.com, email: sawink@comcast.net or call 425-746-3260

  • Saint Edward State Park, Kenmore
    29 Jun 2014 11:00 AM– 6:00 PM
    Midsommar Fest by Skandia Folkdance Society, Majstång and Långdans, music, dancing, Hemslöjdsmarknad, food and crafts. Info www.skandia-folkdance.org, email: info@skandia-folkdance.org or call 425-954-5262

  • Wisconsin
    Folklore Village, Dodgeville
    27 June 2014 5:30 PM–10:00 PM
    28 June 2014 8:00 AM–11:00 PM
    29 June 2014 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
    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 www.folklorevillage.org email: staff@folklorevillage.org or call 608-924-4000

  • Old World, Eagle
    21 Jun 2014 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
    22 Jun 2014 10:00 AM– 4:00 PM
    Swedish American Historical Society of Wisconsin celebrating Midsummer. Decorating and Raising of the Maypole, wreath making for Kids, Scandinavian Folk Dancers and Musicians. Info www.sahswi.org, email: sahswi@gmail.com or call 414-352-7890 or 262-781-6113.

  • IKEA
    USA
    13 Jun 2014
    A Swedish Traditional Midsummer Smörgåsbord; US wide with an all you can eat buffet. Each store has different seatings so call your local store for details. Some of the stores have live Swedish entertainment. For more information: Contact your local IKEA store or see www.ikea.com, www.ikea.us.

  • 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.