21st Annual Grundlovsfest

The first Grundlovsfest was held in 1988. The celebration has grown to include numerous activities each year. Activities in the past have included: Aebleskiver (Danish Pancakes), adult games, artists, bingo, a cake/bake walk, class reunions, cloggers, cow bingo, horse and buggy rides, a jam session, kid’s games, money dig and tractor pulls, a Melodrama, a Muzzleloaders Rendezvous, a parade (with floats, farm equipment, vintage cars, local/regional celebrities and bands), a quilt show and last but not least, a street dance and beer garden.

During this fun-filled weekend, visitors can stroll down our beautiful main street to sample delicious, world-famous Danish foods, shop in our businesses or stop over at the arts/craft show. You can also catch a performance by various musical groups throughout the day.

Dannebrog residents encourage visitors from around the state, country and world to attend the Grundlovsfest each year. The village’s quaint population of 354 swells to well over 1,000 during this special celebration the first weekend in June.

Festival Duration: June 6 - 8, 2008

Festival Schedule:

Friday, June 6, 2008

10:00–8:00pm - The River Shack – home items, rustic crafts & much more, east of town

7:30pm - Melodrama east fire hall

Saturday, June 7, 2008

9:00am–1:00pm - Aebleskiver at Harriett’s Danish, downtown

9:00–3:00pm - Quilt Show, Dansk Hall, downtown

9:00–3:00pm - Children’s Art Display, Dansk Hall, downtown

9:00–3:00pm - Working Artist, Helen Swanson, weaving rugs and Dawn Webb, painting, Dansk Hall, downtown

9:00–3:00pm - Crafts, Dansk Hall, downtown

10:00am - Parade “Summertime Fun”, Mill Street, downtown. Pet parade to follow

10:00–5:00pm - The River Shack – home items, rustic crafts & much more, east of town

9:00am-all day - Country Music Jamboree, Columbia Hall

11:00–4:30pm - Antique Tractor Display, downtown, main street by Central Nebraska Antique Tractor & Equipment Club

11:00-12:00pm - Children’s games, outside of old fire hall, downtown

11:00–2:00pm - Lunch at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, sloppy joes, chips & pie

11:30–2:00pm - Danish Chicken Soup with Meatballs & Dumplings, Danish Baker, downtown

12:30–1:30pm - YWCA Country Cloggers, cement stage, downtown

1:00–2:30pm - Raptor Recovery Nebraska, Live Birds of Prey Display,old fire hall,downtown

1:30–2:00pm - Kids Tractor Pull, in front of Howard County Bank, downtown

2:00–4:00pm - Bingo, new fire hall, downtown

2:30pm - Kids Scavenger Hunt, sponsored by Farm Friends 4-H Club

2:30 – 4:30pm - Tractor Games, downtown, main street by Central Nebraska Antique Tractor & Equipment Club

3:30pm - Duck Race, starts at Village Park, Dannebrog Ball Association Fundraiser

4:00–5:30pm - Remote Control Race/Obstacle Course, all ages welcome, bring your own car, main street, downtown

7:30pm - Melodrama - east fire hall

Sunday, June 8, 2008

8:30am - Guided Birding Tour in “Hannibal Woods” by Blake Hatfield

10:30am - Church services in the village park, followed by a noon lunch - Baptist Church Youth Group Mission Trip Fundraiser

1:00pm - Talent Show, all ages & talents welcome, Village Park following lunch registration not necessary

Contact: Village of Dannebrog, 104 South Mill Street, Dannebrog, NE 68831