Sunnfjord Museum and Sunde Neighborhood Association invite you to a traditional summer solstice celebration!
The summer solstice, known localled as "jonsok," is one of our great annual gatherings. The celebration features a traditional mock-wedding, boat race, bonfire, grilling, cafe and cake sale, and an overall atmosphere of fun for the whole family.
5:00 p.m. The event begins. Grills are available near the beachfront - remember to bring your own food to throw on the grill. Open cafe with cake for sale in the Sersjanløa barn.
6:00 p.m. The jonsok mock-bridal party parades through the museum yard, accompanied by musicians.
7:00 p.m. Boat race "Ta sjansen" (Take a chance) begins at the beachfront
In the 1980s and 90s, an TV program aired in Norway which featured a creative race down the Olympic ski jump Holmenkollbakken and into a lake at the base of the jump. Teams constructed their own bobsled-boat to race down the jump, and hilarity ensured. Here at Sunnfjord Museum, we recreate this competition with a 12-meter ramp down which teams fly, landing in the lake Movatnet, where they ring a bell to complete their run.
Prizes are given for various achievements:
-Fastest to the bell
-Most creative boat
-Greatest fiasco
-Crowd favorite
Registration for the competition is run by Sunde Neighborhood Association. The deadline to register is June 1, and is capped at 15 teams. Contact Sunde Neighborhood Association at sunde.grendalag@gmail.com for more information.
Also at the museum:
New exhibit Fiddlers and Funny Ladies: Entertainment in Norwegian America. This exhibit celebrates the 200th anniversary of emigration from the US to North America, and presents emigration from this region of Norway through stories about emigrant entertainers. The exhibit is on display on the second floor of the visitor center.
Outdoor games available in the museum yard
Coloring and board games availabe in the Huus cabin
Visit with the museum's goat flock
Parking available at the museum. Overflow parking available at Mo Agricultural High School just down the street.
Children 0-17: Free
Adults: 130 NOK
Seniors and students: 100 NOK
Museum Pass and Annual Pass provide free entry.
Welcome one and all to the summer solstice celebration!
