Poulsbo Midtsommer Festival 2025
When: Saturday, June 14 from 10a-7p
Where: Muriel Iverson Williams Waterfront Park, Poulsbo, WA
Join Brigid Trading Company at the Poulsbo Midtsommer Festival! We will be in the Nordic Market at the Sons of Norway Hall in scenic, historic downtown Poulsbo. Enjoy a day of festivities at Muriel Iverson Waterfront Park and welcome Summer the very, very, very old-fashioned way.
The Poulsbo Midsummer Festival (Sankthans)
Also know as the Poulsbo Midsummer Festival, Midtsommer is an annual tradition at Muriel Iverson Williams Waterfront Park! Visit our beautiful lodge on Liberty Bay to experience the Maistang (pole raising), folk dancers, Norwegian street food and Nordic Market. The evening culminates at 7 p.m. with a bonfire where you'll witness the Viking King’s Summer Solstice Proclamation. It's not often you can hang out with some friendly Vikings.
Visit the Poulsbo Sons of Norway Official Website
Let's Talk Litha
Litha is known by many names across many cultures the world over. Commonly referred to as the Summer Solstice, Litha falls on the longest day of the year, and consequently leads to the shortest night as well. This ancient celebration of the fullness of summer is abundance squared, falling as it does when the weather is hot, the crops are growing, the trees are heavy with fruit, and all is bursting with life around us.
Yet Litha is not all about nature's abundance, but also the inevitable pasage of time. Once the Solstice is over, the days will begin to shorten and the nights to grow longer; autumn will be on the way, with the bitter chill of winter close behind it. A celebration of Litha is also a recognition that as good as things may seem now, they won't be forever.
But how to celebrate Litha, particularly near the Poulsbo Midsummer Festival? Well, it's produce season, and that means one thing: feasting! Traditionally, all of the holidays on the solar calendar were feast holidays, a trait common across the world. Cooking a meal with friends with fresh produce and local ingredients is a great way to connect not just with those you're close with, but your community too. As the sunligh begins to fail, light a bonfire and watch it illuminate the growing darkness, while meditating on the passage of time.
Want to know more? Check out our blog post, Litha: The Ancient Celebration of the Summer Solstice.
The Brigid Difference
At Brigid, we take living naturally seriously. For thousands of years, our ancestors cured and nourished themselves with natural plant extracts and raw materials from the world around them, not industrial chemicals and buzzy additives. We embrace this way of living, and want to make it easier for you as well. That's why we craft everything we sell in small batches ourselves, using ingredients free of parabens, plastics, and pthalates. Let the light in with natural living products by Brigid Trading Company, handmade in Kitsap County, Washington.
