Midsummer 2026

Midsummer / Sankt Hans / Midsommar / Juhannus 2026

Sunday, 21 June: A Full Day of Nordic Magic in Veyrier, Geneva. New location!

Summer is here, and so is our beloved midsummer celebration — this year bigger than ever! We’ve moved to a beautiful new location in Veyrier, Geneva, giving us space for a full day of Nordic traditions, old and new.

Not only can you join us for treasure hunt and traditional midsummer dances but now we are extending the event into the evening with meatballs and bonfire!

Whether you’re Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Icelandic — or just Nordic at heart — this is your celebration too.

Programme

14:00 — Doors open, Midsummer begins!

14:30 — Treasure Hunt (kids & families — free!)

15:00 — Nordic midsummer dances & songs

16:00 — Quiz (with surprising prizes )

17:00–17:30 — Service led by Lene, Danish priest

18:00 — Dinner ️

19:00 — Bonfire! Stick-bread & marshmallows

Come and go as you please! Food, wine and drinks will be available for purchase on the day — cash or Twint only. Sales on the night benefit the Danish Church in Geneva, who are kindly hosting us at this wonderful venue.

Food and Drinks

  • Coffee 2 CHF
  • Twistbread 2 CHF
  • Cake 3 CHF
  • Soda 3 CHF
  • Beer 5 CHF
  • Glass of wine 4 CHF
  • Bottle of wine 20 CHF
  • Meatballs with potato salad 10 CHF
  • Hotdogs 6 CHF
  • Cold bowl 5 CH (danish cold buttermilk soup)

Coffee and cake as well as drinks are sold from 3:00 PM and food from 6:00 PM.

To guarantee food/twistbread, we strongly recommend pre-ordering — walk-in availability cannot be promised.

To pre-order, email nordicsclub@gmail.com with subject “Midsummer” including in body of email::

  • Number of children attending (for treasure hunt registration — free but we need to prep)
  • Number of meatballs with potato salad
  • Number of hot dogs
  • Number of cold bowl
  • Number of twistbreads (to be cooked on bonfire)
  • If you want, you can also pre-order bottles of wine and beer

Location

Address

Chappele protestante de Veyrier, Ch. du Petit- Veyrier 1, 1295 Veyrier.

Public transport

The location is super easy to reach with public transport – just take bus 8 directly from Cornavin.

Bus 8, direction: Veyrier Douane, stop: Les Quibières.

Notes

Don’t forget your picnic blanket, hat, and sunscreen!

And if you spot some wildflowers on the way, please bring them along for the flower crowns!