By SALINA POST
LINDSBORG - The premiere Kansas celebration of all things Swedish is coming up this weekend as Lindsborg welcomes the world to the Svensk Hyllningsfest.
The biennial celebration is scheduled for Friday and Saturday and is packed full of food, fun, arts and crafts, and entertainment.
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In a welcome on the Svensk Hyllningsfest website, festival co-chairs Ryan Biegert and Jenell Hulse wrote, "Svensk Hyllningsfest (Swedish Honoring Festival) is celebrating our 80th year of existence and continues to thrive as residents don Swedish costumes, perform Swedish folk dances, and honor those ancestors who settled in this area long ago. This unique festival is not only fun for visitors to get a taste of Sweden in the middle of Kansas, but allows for the community of Lindsborg to flourish and show off the charm and character that attracts so many."
Ever had the Swedish Folk Dancers’ famous Viking on a Stick? Well here's your chance! In addition to the wealth of food providers Lindsborg has to offer, 14 food trucks will be available in the Hungry Vikings Food Court from 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday.
Live entertainment will abound as well at multiple locations. And don't forget the Grand Parade at 10 a.m. Saturday.
To access the complete schedule of events (split into two days because it is so massive) and a map of the festival, parking, shuttle routes, etc., on the Svensk Hyllningsfest website click here.