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Syttende Mai

Carnival/Festival for Stoughton Hockey Association Inc
May 13, 2022 12:00 PM to May 15, 2022 5:00 PM
Deadline: May 12, 2022

Who's Going
Fundraising Goal $1,000
Expected Attendance 700
Reach 1,000
Ticket Price $0
Metro Area Madison, WI
Exempt Status 501(c)(3) (IRS Form 990 Filed)
Nonprofit Category N - Recreation & Sports
Attendee Gender Ratio 50% Male, 50% Female
Potential Item Uses Raffle/Sweepstakes
How Donors Promoted Website Facebook
Attendee Ages 0-4 Years 5-11 Years 12-17 Years 18-24 Years 25-34 Years 35-44 Years
Attendees' Children's Ages 0-4 Years 5-11 Years 12-17 Years
Description

Stoughton's Syttende Mai festival is a weekend-long celebration of Norwegian heritage featuring fun activities and cultural experiences for the whole family. Come join us for three days of parades, amazing food and drink, arts and music, athletic competitions, and kids’ activities steeped in centuries of Norwegian culture.

The city-wide festival takes place every year on the weekend closest to Norway’s May 17th Constitution Day, also known as Syttende Mai. From the late 1800s to the early 1900s, Stoughton enjoyed an influx of Norwegians, and at one time, as many as 75 percent of its residents spoke Norwegian. These immigrants celebrated Syttende Mai unofficially, but it became an annual, city-wide tradition in the 1950s. 2020 would’ve marked the 67th consecutive year the festival has been organized by the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce.

 

Stoughton Youth Hockey will have a Raffle table at this event to fundraise. All proceeds from Raffle will go to SYHA

Main Street
532 East Main
Stoughton, WI 53589