Midsommardagen
June 27 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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
– Apothecary’s Daughter
– Aune Productions
– Bracelets by Kels
– Buckthorn Studios (also demonstrating tintype photography)
– Butik (Gammelgården Museum of Scandia’s Gift Shop)
– 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
– 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
Demonstrations by Artists and Educators: 10:00-4:00
– 1274 Periwinkle Lane – Inkle Loom Weaving
– Buckthorn Studios – tintype photography
– Cynthia DeMar Arts – Metalsmithing
– Lisa Bauch from the Scandinavian Weavers Study Group
– Washington County Master Gardeners – Milkweed, Monarchs, and Pollinators Team
Butik (Gammelgården’s Gift Shop) Open: 10:00-4:00
ArtReach’s Mobile Art Gallery will be showing “Art of the Stamp.” This exhibit highlights the impactful history of the postal service and the significance of stamps as a method of global public art distribution.
Hands-on Activities for People of All Ages: 10:00-12:30
– Make a Fresh-Flower Head Wreath (until supplies run out)
– Make a Mini-Majstång/Midsommarstång (until supplies run out)
– Swedish Coloring Sheets
– Summer Scavenger Hunt. Print the scavenger hunt sheet from Gammelgården’s website and bring it to the front desk in the Welcome House (the big red building) to receive a free children’s book about Midsommar.
Music by the Scandia Community Band: 12:15-1:00
Raising of the Majstång/Midsommarstång, May/Midsummer Pole: 1:00
– Music and Stories by Berätta. Berätta features Swedish folk songs, stories and poetry to celebrate the arrival of midsummer and the sparks of new romance that’ll burn bright all summer. With Rose Arrowsmith (vocals), Renee Vaughan (nyckelharpa), and Paul Sauey (guitar).
– 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).
NOTE: Midsommardagen will be held rain or shine. If there is a thunderstorm, the program will be held indoors at Elim Lutheran Church at 20971 Olinda Trail North. Elim is within a short walking distance from Gammelgården.
Watch the museum’s Facebook page or call the museum at 651-433-5053 for more information.
