
Spelmansstamman
August 16 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Come to Gammelgården Museum for a free family-friendly event featuring Swedish/Nordic and Mexican folk music, dance, and visual arts. There also will be children’s history; arts and crafts for children and adults; historic building tours; an arts, crafts, and vendors fair; and artist demonstrations. Both Swedish and Mexican food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Spelmansstämman was recognized as one of the best ten summer festivals in Minnesota by TravelMag.com. Read about it HERE.
MUSIC PERFORMANCES
Spelmansstämman is a long-standing Swedish folk music tradition based on outdoor gatherings (stämma) of Swedish musicians (spelman) to share music, friendship, and playing. At a traditional stämma, a small group of musicians share tunes they love and have in common.
Gammelgården’s 35th annual Spelmansstämman will feature multiple musicians performing throughout the day.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Come for the full day – or part of the day. Following is the general schedule of events:
Family Activities 10:00 – 12:00
- Historic Building Tours – Docents in Buildings(10-4). Tours for those who are Hearing Impaired (with headphones) or Deaf (ASL interpreter) – Meet at the Reception Desk at the Welcome House
- Children’s Agricultural and Historical Activities: Learn to milk a cow, wash clothes with a washboard, make a hay bale, and weave – Historic Buildings
- Do Mexican-Inspired and Swedish-Inspired Crafts – Welcome House
- Outdoor Games – Museum Grounds
- Artists, Crafters, and Vendors Fair – Museum Grounds
- Paint a Dala Horse Activity for All Ages – Museum Grounds
- Do a Scavenger Hunt and Get a Prize – Historic Buildings/Museum Grounds
- Exhibits – Welcome House
- Scandia Butik Gift Shop – Welcome House
Historic Building Tours – Open with docents
Children’s Activities: Learn to milk a cow, wash clothes with a washboard, make a hay bale, and weave – Outside Historic Buildings
Outdoor Games – Museum Grounds
Artists, Crafters, and Vendors Fair – Museum Grounds
Do Scavenger Hunt & Get a Prize – Historic Buildings/Museum Grounds
Food for Sale – 10-4
- Gammelgården Museum – Front of Welcome House
- Food Truck Serving Mexican Food – Front of Welcome House
Cross-Cultural Art 10-12
- Swedish Craft Project: Create a craft project with Marie Olofsdotter, a Swedish-born artist and poet –– Welcome House
- Mexican Craft Project: Create a craft project with a Mexican-American artist – Welcome House
- Weaving Comparison – Welcome House
Parade of Performers – 12:00
Parade of Performers
Barn Stage – 12:00-3:30
11:00 – Speaker
12:05 – Parade of Performers Arrives at the Stage – Group introductions and Allspel (all groups play)
12:10-3:00 – During short breaks between performances, be entertained by Emcee information forthcoming.
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3:30 – Closing Allspel and Hälsa Dem Därhemma
Old Church Stage – 12:20-3:30
12:20 – Instrument Petting Zoo – See and touch instruments up close, and ask questions about how they are played. Explore the nyckelharpa, qeej, pump organ, hardingfele, pipes, cittern, accordion, violin, and guitar.
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Instrument Petting Zoo – Cittern
ASL Interpreters and Hearing-Assisted Listening Devices Available
This event is made possible by the generous support of the Valley Arts Initiative – St. Croix Valley Foundation, Twin Cities Nyckelharpalag, and Gammelgården Museum of Scandia donors.