On Friday, June 22, the annual Swedish Midsummer Festival will once again take place in Battery Park City in downtown Manhattan. At this unique celebration, adults and children come together to picnic in the grass, decorate the midsummer pole, make flower wreaths, play traditional games and dance to authentic fiddle music.
The Nordic Consulates in New York will once again join forces and participate in the annual Pride March on Sunday, June 24 in support of the LGBTQ+ community and the ongoing fight for equal rights around the world. Anyone, regardless of nationality, is welcome to join the group. READ MORE
In collaboration with SAS, Absolut Art will deck the walls of Newark Liberty International Airport's SAS Lounge with a curated selection of artworks May through October. READ MORE
The exhibit “Siri Berg, Black & White” will be on view May 16 – June 3 at Silas Von Morisse Gallery. READ MORE
Swedish DJ duo Galantis performs at the music festival Governors Ball on Randall's Island, as well as nightclub Schimanski in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on June 2. READ MORE
The Scandinavian Cultural Center in Newton, MA presents a screening of a documentary about the Sámi woman Maj Doris Rimpi on June 8.
Lincoln Center presents a screening of the documentary "Birgit Nilsson - A League of Her Own" on June 13. The film will be introduced by the President of the Birgit Nilsson Foundation, and following the screening there will be a Q&A with the filmmaker. READ MORE
Several Swedish universities’ U.S. alumni chapters are hosting a mixer at Swedish-owned espresso bar Zibetto on June 14. READ MORE
Parasto Backman, founder of Stockholm-based graphic design studio Studio Parasto Backman, talks graphic design and typography at Cooper Union on June 16.
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