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​Midsommar will soon be upon us – it is one of the most popular celebrations for Swedes, both in Sweden and in this country. This is the season when music fills the air  — a time when relatives and friends gather in the open meadow around flower-bedecked tables of food. This festival is traditionally as beautiful as it is entertaining.

Join us on  Saturday, June 15th from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, as we invite you to celebrate with us at a traditional Midsommar celebration on the grounds of the Erlander Home Museum and Nordic Cultural Center.

Midsommar Fest 2024
​Saturday, June 15th at 10:00 AM- 3:00 PM

Schedule of Events​*

*Times/schedule is subject to change
​until day of the event
  • 10:00 am: Event Open! Glad Midsommar!
    •  Performance by ScandiJam/Fiddle Club
    • Vendors open
    • MorMor’s Attic 10:00 am- 3:00 pm: Backyard of  Nordic Cultural Center
  • 10:15am: Erlander Home First Floor Tours
  • 11:00 am: Swedish Pancake Eating Contest
  • 11:15am: Erlander Home First Floor Tours
  • 11:30 am: Come help decorate the Majstång
  • 11:45 am -12:00 pm: The Nordic Folk Dancers of Chicago
  • 12:00 pm: Raising of the Majstång and Dancing with Nordic Folk Dancers of Chicago
  • 12:45 pm: The Nordic Folk Dancers of Chicago
  • 1:00 pm: Trinadora performs on Main Stage
  • 1:15 pm: Erlander Home First Floor Tours
  • 1:30 pm:  Architectural Walking Tour of Historic Haight Village with Gary Anderson 
  • 2:00 pm: The Nordic Folk Dancers of Chicago
  • 2:15 pm: Erlander Home First Floor Tours​
  • 3:00 pm: Event closes at 404 S. 3rd Street ​
​Events throughout the day:
  •  MorMor’s Attic held behind Nordic Cultural Center
  • Meet and play games with Pippi Longstocking
  • Take away children's crafts
  • Shop with Swedish vendors
  • Buy your favorite Swedish bakery
  • Erlander Home First Floor Tours
    $5 admission- tickets available at Ticket booth/     SHS members are free

2024 Food and Beverage Vendors: 

Tack så mycket to our sponsors!

Main Event Sponsor:

Verdandi Lodge, 
No. 3, I.O.S.

Nobel Sponsors:

Viking Sponsors:

Pippi & Friends Sponsors: