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On the Friday closest to the actual summer solstice, Swedes celebrate Midsummer's Eve, taking time to rejoice in the light of the sun and the arrival of summer with traditional midsummer festivities throughout the weekend.  This major holiday is usually celebrated in the heart of nature, as Swedes head out to the countryside to enjoy food, drink, games, dancing and general revelry.
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Traditional Swedish Midsummer Celebration in Battery Park City in Manhattan

The annual Swedish Midsummer Celebration will once again take place in Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park in Battery Park City on the southwestern tip of Manhattan on June 20, 2008.

This year's celebration will feature Allsång in Battery Park (sing-along).  Families and children of all ages are welcome to help decorate the midsummer pole, make flower wreaths, play traditional games, and dance to the authentic fiddle music of Paul Dahlin and fiddlers from the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis.  The ring dancing will be led by Jeanne Eriksson Widman.  Food stands will offer traditional delicacies from New York's finest Swedish restaurants.

Swedish Midsummer Celebration
Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park
Battery Park City
New York, NY
Friday, June 20, 2008
5–8 pm

> Get maps and directions to Wagner Park
 
The Swedish Midsummer Festival is presented by Battery Park City Parks Conservancy and co-sponsored by the Consulate General of Sweden in New York and the following contributors:

Ambassador and Mrs. Lyndon L. Olson Jr.
Electrolux
Handelsbanken
H&M
Investor AB
SEB
SKANSKA
SwedBank
Volvo Group North America, Inc.

NOTE: The Consulate General of Sweden in New York does not organize or sponsor any midsummer event other than the celebration in Battery Park City.
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