The always popular, always enjoyable, family-friendly Syttende Mai celebration is coming once again to Sunburg on Sunday, May 18. The annual Norwegian Independence Day celebration brings a full slate of activities to the northwestern Kandiyohi County town starting with a pancake breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and concluding with a quilt raffle drawing at 6 p.m. The Grand Parade, which starts at 3:30 p.m., will feature Marilyn Young as the Grand Marshal.
Syttende Mai is also known as the Norwegian Independence Day. On May 17, 1814, the Norwegian Constitution was signed, which marked the end of over 4 centuries of Danish rule.
Here's a direct link to the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's SmugMug photo gallery for the 2024 Sunburg Syttende Mai parade: https://shorturl.at/DMbY9.
Here's a run down of the day's activities on May 18 in Sunburg:
Fiddle playing takes place by the Sunburg Community Musicians from 10:30 a.m. until noon at the park shelter by Willie Reigstand baseball field. The Antique and Out-of-the-Field tractor pull takes place at Glacial Plains Co-op from 10:45 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. (Bring lawn chairs!)
A local business boutique runs from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Sunburg Community Center. This features 17 local businesses!
The Sunburg Trolls Car Club display begins at noon in downtown Sunburg. The Kultur Hus is open from noon to 4 p.m. in downtown Sunburg.
Sunburg fiddle playing continues from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in front of the former Sunburg Cafe building.
The Sunburg Firemen's supper goes from 4 to 7 p.m. at the fire hall (burgers, beans, salad, chips) with the cost of $10 for one burger or $12 for 2 burgers. Takeouts available!
The kids pedal pull runs from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. north of the community center. This is sponsored by Glacial Plains Co-op, Loan Oak Agriculture by Joey Paulson, Pioneer Seeds by Kris Hagen, Mike Gjerde Farms, Bowman Mowing Service LLC, Troy Dunn Trucking and Oakridge Farms.
The Sunburg Trolls Car Club raffle drawing starts at 5:30 p.m., and the quilt raffle drawing is at 6 p.m. The quilt raffle is the main fundraiser to support Sunburgy Syttende Mai activities and promotion.
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