The 45th annual Scandinavian Day Festival will be celebrated from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7,
The family event, at Vasa Park, 35W217 Route 31 in South Elgin, will feature food, entertainment and vendors representing Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland.
The event opens at 10:30 a.m. with an outdoor church service. An opening ceremony and welcome is set for 11:30 a.m..
Children’s activities include crafts, face painting, story time by Elsa and free pony rides.
Entertainers will include Nordic Folk Dancers of Chicago, Libido Funk Circus, songs from Denmark by Anita Lerche and Bo Riemer and Leikarringen Heimhug Dancers.
Food and beverage vendors at the festival will serve lingonberry saft and coffee with skorpa, fried herring, pølse, köttbullar, kringle ,and Æbleskiver. Homemade cookies, cake slices and lefse rounds will be offered by bakers from Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge 5-472 in Montgomery. Additionally, the club’s booth will offer collectibles.
A vendor walkway will feature Scandinavian focused treats, artisan crafts and information from local Scandinavian organizations, museums, and lodges.
A living history area along the Fox River will feature chats with a Viking and family members across time and space.
Admission is $15, free for 12 and under. Parking is free.
For more information, call 847-695-6720 or visit scandinaviandayil.com.
— Scandinavian Park, Inc.,