Midsummer (Midsommar)
Season or date: 3rd weekend in June
Largest event celebrating arrival of midnight sun. Dancing around maypole and herring dishes.
Festivals in Sweden
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Festivals
Saint Lucia's Day
Season or date: December 13
Winter traditional event where girl in white dress and candle crown delivers light.
Walpurgis Night
Season or date: April 30
Night of bonfires and choirs celebrating spring arrival.
Crayfish Party
Season or date: August
Summer tradition of eating crayfish with paper lanterns and pointed hats.
Nobel Prize Award Ceremony
Season or date: December 10
Award ceremony and banquet in Stockholm is a national official event.
Public holidays
- Midsummer
- National Day (June 6)
- Saint Lucia's Day
- Christmas
- Walpurgis Night