Swedish Midsummer Festival in Rockefeller Park

Fri Jun 20, 2025
5:00pm to 9:00pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: Free
Location:
Rockefeller Park
Murray Street and River Terrace, New York, NY, 10280
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Rockefeller Park is the setting for a unique celebration of the summer solstice. Learn traditional Swedish folk dances and join in a lively dance around the midsummer pole.

Make wreaths from beautiful flowers representing those in bloom on the solstice in Sweden, then participate in a parade, children’s games, and Swedish delicacies.

Traditional music by Paul Dahlin and fiddlers from the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis. Dances led by Ross Sutter, a Scandinavian folklorist.

Plus, City Parks Foundation is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the world-renowned children’s story Pippi Longstocking by the legendary Swedish author Astrid Lindgren with a special puppetmobile puppet show. The production features nearly two dozen, hand-made marionettes crafted by the expert puppeteers.

 

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