SCANDINAVIAN MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL EVENTS

 

Astoria Midsummer Festival

 

June 16 – 18, 2006 (Friday – Sunday)

 

Clatsop County Fairgrounds, Astoria

 

For more details, go to: www.astoriascanfest.com

 

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78th Annual Midsummer Festival

 

June 24, 2006 (Saturday), 11 am to 10 pm

 

German-American Cultural Center, 7901 SE Division (Bus #4), Portland

 

  Celebrate warmer and longer days, fertile fields, and the “mid-point” of summer!  Come help celebrate a Scandinavian tradition that goes back many centuries!  Food and craft vendors will be present and live entertainment.  The Midsummer Festival is one of the largest pan-Scandinavian events that Portland offers and is open to the public.  The Festival is sponsored by the Scandinavian Heritage Foundation and the League of Swedish Societies. 

 

Schedule of Events:

 

1 pm – Raising of the Maypole

2 pm – Scandinavian of the Year

6 pm – Dancing (until closing)

 

Admission: $5 adults, $3 children (ages 6 to 12)