Midsommardagen

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.
Enjoy a picnic lunch with a wide array of food offered by three food trucks. Bring a chair and a blanket to enjoy your picnic on the museum grounds. Note that alcohol is not allowed on museum property.
Schedule of Events:

Historic Buildings Open to the Public: 10:00-1:00 and 3:00-4:00
Artists, Crafters, and Vendors Fair: 10:00-4:00

– 1234 Periwinkle Lane
– Apothecary’s Daughter
– Aune Productions
– Bella Zatarra Pottery
– Bracelets by Kels
– Buckthorn Studios (also demonstrating tintype photography)
– Butik (Gammelgården Museum of Scandia’s Gift Shop)
– Carlsonville Garden and Woodcraft
– Carol’s Stained Glass
– Chickadee Forest
– Cynthia DeMar Arts (also demonstrating copper pipe cuff making)
– Drew’s Blades (also demonstrating blacksmithing)
– Flemming Petersen & Company
– Folkdress Fantasy (also demonstrating embroidery)
– Kahu Cystals
– McGowan Cabinet, LLC
– Ron Nelson Carvings (also demonstrating carving from basswood)
– Scandia Sister City Council
– Scandinavian Weavers Study Group/Lisa-Anne Bauch (also demonstrating weaving on the museum’s floor loom)
– Scentsy
– Shaped by Wate
– STITCHES by Carin
– Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota
– Vasa Jr. Folk Dancers
– Washington County Master Gardeners – Milkweed, Monarchs, and Pollinators Team
In addition, the following artists and organizations will be demonstrating at the event, and some will have items for sale: