Svensk Hyllningsfest (, "Swedish Honoring Festival") is a biennial celebration held in

Lindsborg, Kansas Lindsborg is a city in McPherson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,776. Lindsborg is known for its large Swedish, other Nordic and Scandinavian Americans ( Nordic- Scandinavian), and Germ ...

, in October of odd-numbered years to celebrate the

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heritage of the community. The festival includes Swedish dancing,

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including ''

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'', cooking demonstrations, arts and crafts, entertainment by local artists and musicians, a parade, and a

smörgåsbord Smörgåsbord () is a buffet-style meal of Swedish origin. It is served with various hot and cold dishes. Smörgåsbord became internationally known at the 1939 New York World's Fair when it was offered at the Swedish Pavilion "Three Crowns ...

. Events included at the festival are dancing, cooking demonstrations, arts, crafts, musical entertainment, and folk dancing, provided by town residents. USD 400 students begin learning dances for this event in the 1st grade and practices for the festival begin early in the school year. High school students participate in as part of the Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancers, a group of select high school students that agree to participate in this group for four years as ambassadors for the Lindsborg Community, Svensk Hyllningsfest just one of their many performances.

History

Svensk Hyllningsfest first started in 1941, but wasn't held in 1943. The most recent Svensk Hyllningsfest was October 8 and 9, 2021.Svensk Hyllningsfest
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