Midsummer in New York City
nyc midsummer swedish midsummer swedish midsummer celebration organized since one new york city park friday afternoon close june solstice st john day several year battery park city lower manhattan hosted event sizable portion swedish expatriate community nyc show celebrate midsummer swedish way event battery park city cohosted swedish consulate hugh l carey battery park city authority midsummer one year great family holiday scandinavian country since long christianization even though church linked day st john baptist primarily celebrated outside church midsummer pole decorated leaf flower erected child family dance around swedish smörgåsbord herring new potato dish served many smaller celebration around town new jersey borough outside manhattan example annual sweden day celebration held manhem club throgs neck previously swedishamerican tourism official birger nordholm hosted several midsummer festivity around area public holiday sweden nyc midsummer new york city nyc midsummer sweden day internationalswedecom youth oriented club swedish expat nyc nordic night event young scandinavian nyc area youth oriented event young scandinavian nyc battery park city park conservancy event