Welcome:

Since 1953 People Have Been Making the Trip to Stromsburg the 3rd Full Weekend in June to Celebrate Their Swedish Heritage or to Be Swedish for the Day. Swedish Food, Costumes, and Dancing Can Be Enjoyed Throughout the Festivities. There is Plenty of Free Entertainment in the Downtown Square, the Stromsburg Public Library and Around Town. The Skjaldborg Vikings Will Educate You and Entertain You While They Reenact Viking Life. The Chicken Bbq on Friday Night is a Stromsburg Tradition. Basketball and Horseshoe Tournaments Are Annual Events as is the Sunday Car Show. The Kids Can Look Forward to Hours of Entertainment While You Enjoy Crafts in the Square or in the Local Shops. Don’t Miss the Grand Parade on Saturday Evening.

The City of Stromsburg Traces Its Roots to Ockelbo Sweden. In 1856, 155 People From Ockelbo Sailed to America Searching for a New Life. Many of These People Settled in the Galva, Illinois Area. Lewis Headstrom Led a Group of These Swedes to Start a New Town in Polk County, Nebraska. In 1872 Stromsburg Was Founded and It Was Named After a Section of Ockelbo Called Stromsborg. Stromsburg Continued to Grow as Friends and Family of the Original Group Followed From Other Areas of America and From Sweden.

Stromsburg Was Given the Title of the “swede Capital of Nebraska” by Governor Frank Morrison in 1966 at the Swedish Festival. Over the Years Stromsburg’s Swedish Population Has Stayed Strong. In the 2000 Census 30% of the Citizens of Stromsburg Claimed Swedish Ancestry. This Was the Highest Percentage of Any City Over 1000 People in the U.S.

Schedule:

June 14, 2024

4:30pm - 7:00pm - Chicken Barbeque

4:30pm - 8:00pm - Entrepreneur Inventigation Class, Youth Project

5:00pm - 10:00pm - "Taste of Sweden" Food at Viking Center

5:30pm - 6:30pm - Overall Buddies (Kids Entertainment)

6:45pm - Swedish Dancers, Local Children

7:15pm - Naming of Honorary Swede Super Swede Presentation Crowning of 2023 King & Queen.

8:30pm - Lincoln Continental Mens Chorus.

4:00pm - 1:00am - Legion Club

June 15, 2024

6:30am - 2:00pm - Breakfast Buffet With Swedish Pancakes

7:00am - 11:00am - Swedish Pancakes

8:00am - 5k-10k-1m Earl “helge" Byleen Run/walk

8:00am - 8:00pm - "Taste of Sweden" Food at Viking Center

8:30am - 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament

9:00am - Horseshoe Tournament

9:00am - 4:00pm - "Midsommar Market-arts & Crafts"

11:15am - State Sanctioned Children's Tractor Pull

12:00pm - 4:00pm - Edgerton Explorit Center

12:00pm - 5:00pm - Tour of Stromsburg Sites & Sights.

11:00am - 1:00pm - Smorgasbord

1:00pm - 3:00pm - Fine Arts Talents (Local Kids)

1:00pm - 5:00pm - Wine Tasting, Rose Colored Glass

2:00pm - 3:00pm - Library Program

4:00pm - 7:30pm - Fireman & Sophomore Class Bbq & Brats

4:30pm - Swedish Dancers, Local Children

6:00pm - "Swedish Christmas in June" Parade.

7:30pm - "Columbus Jazz Orchestra".

4:00pm - 1:00am - Legion Club

June 16, 2024

11:00am - 4:00pm - Car, Motorcycle, Tractor Show.

11:00am - 6:00pm - Anna Street Trolley, Ice Cream

12:00pm - Cornhole Tournament

5:00pm - "Kevin & Heidi Cheng"

4:00pm - 9:00pm - Legion Club

Date: June 14-16, 2024

Location: Various locations in Stromsburg, NE

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