Join in a lively Swedish tradition to celebrate the summer solstice with music and dancing.
Free concerts in the park
Decorate a Maypole and follow the procession to ensure a bountiful summer Shake a leg at the barn dance held at the Colony School
Music in the Bishop Hill Village Park
4 p.m. pole decorating and procession
7 p.m. barn dance at the Colony School
Organized by the Bishop Hill Arts Council, Bishop Hill Vasa Lodge, Vasa Order of America, BHHA, and the Bishop Hill Historic Site.
Midsommar Respite
If you get too hot or dry while exploring Bishop Hill during this summer celebration, the Vasa National Archives invites you to take a break and enjoy fika with us. Fika is a Swedish custom of offering visitors a drink and a snack. To help pass the time while you cool off, we have a make-and-take clay sculpture station for you (309-927-3898)