Midsommar Festival 2026 at Gammelgården Museum

~More info to come when close, for most up to date info you can check out website~
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
– 1274 Periwinkle Lane
– Butik (Gammelgården Museum of Scandia’s Gift Shop)

– Carol’s Glass Creations

– Chickadee Forest
– Cynthia DeMar Arts
– Drew’s Blades
– Scandia Sister City Council
– Scentsy
– Shaped by Water
– STITCHES by Carin
– Washington County Master Gardeners – Milkweed, Monarchs, and Pollinators Team
Demonstrations by Artists and Educators: 10:00-4:00
– 1274 Periwinkle Lane – Inkle Loom Weaving
– 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.
– Temporary Tattoos

Music by the Scandia Community Band: 12:15-1:00

Raising of the Majstång/Midsommarstång, May/Midsummer Pole: 1:00
– Music and Stories by Renee Vaughan, Paul Sauey (from Ponyfolk), and Rose Arrowsmith
– 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.