Celebrate Scandinavian folk music with a weekend full of performances, workshops, classes, and demos at the American Swedish Institute and Cedar Cultural Center.

Attend one day of the festival for $25 ($20 ASI member) or both days for $50 ($40 ASI member). Youth tickets (18 or younger) are free! Each ticket includes admission to the Nordic Dance and Helena Hallberg Concert at the Cedar Cultural Center on Saturday, March 2 at 7 pm.

Schedule of Events:

Saturday, March 2, 2024

9:30 am - Doors Open
10 am - Patrik Ahlberg
10 am - Petrus Dillner Nyckelharpa Workshop
10:30 am - Ross Sutter - 1 String Youth Dulcimer Workshop - Free Dulcimers Available While Supplies Last!
10:30 am - Paul Dahlin and Renee Vaughan - Presentation on Swedish Immigrant Repertoire
10:45 am - Ponyfolk Jam
11:15 am - Nya Duvemala Folkmusiklag
11:30 am - Brian Wicklund - Youth Fiddle Workshop
12 pm - Earl Holzman - Presentation on Building Nyckelharpas
12:15 pm - McNordiques Jam
12:30 pm - Helena Hallberg - Dulcimer Workshop
12:30 pm - Ponyfolk
1 pm - Patrik Ahlberg - All Ages Fiddle Workshop
1:30 pm - Mary Pat Kleven - Upper Midwest Scandinavian Repertoire Presentation
1:45 pm - McNordiques and Friends
1:45 pm - Twin Cities Nyckelharpalag Jam
3 pm - Northern Resonance

Cedar Schedule

6 pm - Doors Open
6:30 pm - Folk Dance Instruction
7 pm - Swedish Social Dance
8:15 pm - Intermission
8:30 pm - Helena Hallberg

Sunday, March 3, 2024

9:30 am - Doors Open
10 am - Peer Gynt Folk Dancers
10:30 am - Ralph Tuttila Finnish Presentation
10:45 am - Open Nordic Jam 1
11 am - Vasa Jr. Dancers
12 pm - Finnish Social Dance with Laulu Aika
12 pm - Folkways Presentation
12:15 pm - Open Nordic Jam 2
1 pm - Norwegian Social Dance with Hardingfelelag
1:30 pm - Folkways Presentation
1 pm - Patrik Ahlberg Workshop
1:45 pm - Ralph Tuttila Jam
2 pm - Swedish Social Dance with ASI Spelmanslag
3 pm - Concluding Allspel

All day events - both dates

Mini Handcraft Market
Make and Take Handcraft Station (all ages)

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Date: March 2-3, 2024

Location: The Cedar Cultural Center - 416 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States

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