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• Photo Exhibit at House of Sweden

  • When
    June 19, 2025
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    5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    House of Sweden, 2900 K St NW, Washington, DC 20007

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  The new Cultural Counselor at the Embassy of Sweden, Stefan Hansen, will give members of Drott Lodge no. 168 a FREE private tour of the exhibition, Snow and Rain Shall Pass featuring landscape photography by Karin Alfredsson. The Swedish artist from Jämtland hikes and ventures out on skis to find rare vistas in places in northern Scandinavia and the Arctic Region in forests, mountains and waterways few humans have visited and remain largely untouched.

  https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/usa-washington/current/calendar/exhibition-snow-and-rain-shall-pass/
  

  30 minute tour begins at 5:30 PM on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

  Embassy of Sweden, 2900 K Street NW, Washington DC 20007.

  Please, register by June 18th.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Swedish Midsummer Festival at the National Mall

  • When
    June 20, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    National Mall/Sylvan Theatre Washington D.C

  The Swedish Embassy in Washington D.C. is organizing the first ever Midsummer Festival on Midsummer Eve June 20, 2025 at 6 PM - 9 PM.  

  The event will take place on the lawn near the Washington Monument on the Sylvan Theatre Stage. At 6 PM traditional Midsummer celebration with song and dance. Swedish musical acts (traditional and jazz music) will perform 7 PM - 9 PM. Bring your own picnic and enjoy the program on the lawn in front of the stage. 

  This event is free and open to the public. 

  We encourage public transportation. Nearest Metro: Smithsonian (Orange, Silver, Blue line). Parking available at local parking garages.
  

  15th St SE, Washington DC 20024.

  Volunteer sign-up here.

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• Midsommar at Carderock Park, MD

  • When
    June 22, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    9500 Macarthur Blvd Bethesda, MD 20817

  Celebrate Scandinavian Midsummer with the American Scandinavian Association, Drott Lodge, Finlandia Foundation, NCC, and SWEA DC.

  Join us at the Carderock Picnic Pavilion to decorate the Maypole together, create your own traditional flower crown, sing and dance to live music, and play Midsummar games. Please bring your own picnic and drinks. The event is free.

  
  

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