Mid Summer Festival 2024

Event Start Date:
June 21, 2024
Event End Date:
June 23, 2024
Event Venue:
Scandinavian Heritage Park

The Scandinavian Heritage Association along with it’s partners and sponsors will hold the Mid Summer Festival June 21 thru 23, 2024. We will keep this page updated as additional information and schedule is available. We hope to see you there!

Midsummer Festival 2023

Event Start Date:
June 16, 2023
Event End Date:
June 18, 2023
Event Venue:
Scandinavian Heritage Park

Join us for our annual Midsummer Festival – June 16, 17 & 18! Midsummer (or Midsommar in Swedish) is held in June around the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. It is a celebration of the ushering in of light, after the long dark winters and is a cherished tradition in Scandinavia. This holiday is considered the second most-important holiday of the year after Christmas.

Midsummer Night Festival information
This year’s event will include music, vendors, demonstrations, workshops, food and refreshments, fun kids’ activities, and the most anticipated event – the lighting of the bonfire on Friday night (weather permitting)!

Friday June 16 th 2pm-10pm

  • Todd Hanson Scandinavian Antique Exhibit • 2pm-7pm • Gol Stave Church Museum
  • Food Trucks • 5pm
  • Saul’s Beer Garden and DJ Lois Zahn • 5-10pm
  • Root Beer Floats • 5-10pm
  • Midsummer Parade and Flag Ceremony • 7pm • Magic City Band and Minot Air Force Base Honor Guard
  • Finnish Sauna • 7-10pm • ages 16 and older unless supervised by an adult
  • Abba Music Hour • 8pm
  • Bonfire • 8:30pm • Weather Permitting

Saturday June 17 th 9am-10pm

  • Fika – Swedish coffee with the Traditional Seven Bites $5 to Dala Horse restoration • 9-11am
  • Vendors Viking Market • 9am-5pm
  • Minot Prairie Quilt Guild Display • 9am-5pm
  • Scandinavian Baked Goods • Daughters of Norway • 9am-4pm
  • Todd Hanson Scandinavian Antique Exhibit- Bring your antiques for evaluation: 11am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm • 10am-7pm • Gol Stave Church Museum
  • Jerry Schlag • Live Accordion Music • 10am-12pm
  • Children’s Travel Passport Scavenger Hunt Event • 10-3pm • Stamps at each park feature
  • Midsummer May Pole Dance • 12:45pm, 1:45pm, 2:45pm •Swedish Frog Dance
  • Lectures in the Sons of Norway Room
    • Attracting Birds, Bees, and Butterflies to Your Yard • Tom Kalb • 9am
    • Norse Mythology • Mellissa Gjellstad • 10am •
    • Rolling with Sonja Mickelson- Lefse Demonstration • 11am

Sunday June 18th 11am-12pm

  • Sunday Service Gol Stave Church • 11:30 am • 1st Lutheran Church

Midsummer 2023 Sponsors & Partners

• NORTHWEST PROJECTOR • FIRST WESTERN • THOMAS FAMILY FUNERAL HOME • TOWN AND COUNTRY CREDIT UNION • MORELLI’S DISTRIBUTING •JLG ARCHITECTS • SRT • GATE CITY • EPIC • ASPIRE CREDIT UNION • FINNISH SOCIETY • SONS OF NORWAY • SWEDISH HERITAGE SOCIETY OF NW ND • SAUL’S • GOURMET CHEF • DAUGHTERS OF NORWAY • MOUSE RIVER PLAYERS • MINOT PUBLIC LIBRARY • 91st Missile Wing Maintenance Group – 91MXS and 91MMxS •

ADMISSION: FREE!

If you are interested in sponsoring or having a vendor’s booth, please email shaevents@srt.com.

Park Opening Day 2023

Event Start Date:
May 17, 2023
Event End Date:
May 17, 2023
Event Venue:
Scandinavian Heritage Park

The park buildings open for the season Wednesday May 17th, 2023!  And of course all the festivities to be included for  Constitution Day is the national day of Norway and is an official public holiday observed on 17 May each year. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to as Syttende Mai (“Seventeenth of May”), Nasjonaldagen (“National Day”), or Grunnlovsdagen (“Constitution Day”)

Park buildings will be open as volunteers are able to staff. Inclement weather may impact the schedule.

Hours:
9 AM to 4 PM Monday through Saturday
12PM to 4 PM Sunday

Julefest – Sons of Norway

Event Start Date:
December 12, 2022
Event End Date:
December 12, 2022
Event Venue:

Julefest December 12, 2022 Monday at 6pm at the Grand Hotel
· The menu will be roast beef dinner and homemade dessert. The cost is $18 per person. MUST RSVP by Friday, December 9th, by calling Joan Varty at 839-1308.

· Sons of Norway Foundation selling raffle tickets $1 each.
o Prizes are:
o Dale of Norway Sweater Size XXL
o Nordstrikk Norwegian Sweater- Made in Norway
o Porsgrund Commemorative Plate-Julen 1996
o Porsgrund Commemorative Plate- Telemark
o Rosemaled Bowl- Telemark Style
· Drawing December 12th, 2022 at 8pm – Grand Hotel
· Need Not Be Present To Win

Lille Julaften (Little Christmas Eve) – Sons of Norway

Event Start Date:
December 4, 2022
Event End Date:
December 4, 2022
Event Venue:

Lille Julaften (Little Christmas Eve) Come and see how Norwegians prepare for and celebrate Christmas!
Sunday December 4, 2022 starting at 2pm –  Thor Lodge 1020 S Broadway Scandinavian Center- Lower Level. Open to the public, free of charge.

Gol Stave Church Public opening 1pm to 4pm

Event Start Date:
December 11, 2022
Event End Date:
December 11, 2022
Event Venue:
Gol Stave church

Gol Stave Church open to the public Sunday December 11, 2022 from 1PM to 4PM – No charge. Dress warm! The authentic building has no heat.

Community Caroling Event in Gol Stave Church – 2pm to 3pm

Event Start Date:
December 10, 2022
Event End Date:
December 10, 2022
Event Venue:

A Special Community Caroling Event at the Stave Church, Saturday, December 10 from 2PM to 3PM

Join in singing familiar carols in an acoustical marvel. Hosted by the Swedish Society of Northwest North Dakota – No Charge

Gol Stave Church Public opening – 1pm to 4pm

Event Start Date:
December 4, 2022
Event End Date:
December 4, 2022
Event Venue:
Gol Stave Church

· Gol Stave Church open to the public Sunday, Dec 4 from 1PM to 4PM – No Charge. Dress warm! The authentic building has no heat.

Celebrate the Christmas Season by visiting the Gol Stave Museum at the Scandinavian Heritage Park. Enjoy the totally unique experience of being in a replica of a 13th Century church decorated in simple splendor. Find a simple joy and peace that will transform your holiday experience. Dress warm! The authentic building has no heat.

Taube Museum Holiday Twilight Tour of Homes

Event Start Date:
December 3, 2022
Event End Date:
December 3, 2022
Event Venue:
Gol Stave Church

Taube Museum Holiday Twilight Tour of Homes Saturday, December 3, 2022 from 3pm to  7pm

This year the Gol Stave Church has been added to the Tour of Homes. Enjoy the totally unique experience of being in a replica of a 13th Century church decorated in simple splendor. Find a simple joy and peace that will transform your holiday experience. Dress warm! The authentic building has no heat.

Tickets $16 Advance and $20 At the Door. Tickets are available at all Market Place Food grocery stores, Art Main, NW Art Center. Kick off the holidays with the annual Tour of Homes! Enjoy a cookie walk, silent auction, Festival of the Arts, and beautiful decorations.

About this Event: ‘Tis the season for the Taube Museum of Art’s Holiday Twilight Tour of Homes Fundraiser! The Taube Museum of Art is happy to present, the Holiday “Twilight” Tour of Homes for 2022 after a 2 year hiatus. It will be held on December 3, 2022 from 3pm-7pm, with tastefully decorated homes and cultural destinations for you to enjoy and delight in every detail. Enjoy a day of dazzling fun with your $16 ticket. Day of the Tour tickets are $20 and will be available at the Taube Museum of Art, as well as at each home. By purchasing a ticket, attendees will be supporting the Taube Museum of Art and have a delightful time viewing beautiful holiday decorations.