17 th of May Celebrations in the Midwest 17. Park Place Blvd. Send check payable to Syttende Mai Minnesota and a stamped self addressed envelope to 17. S. or under freeway 94 near the Basillica on Hennepin. Featured speaker Kjell Magne Bondevik, current member of Storting and former Prime Minister.
Continuous entertainment follows, male chorus, folk dancing, folk music, vendors and demonstrators.
Games for children. Following the service, the parade will start at Mindekirken and meander through the neighborhood. Westby Wisconsin's 33 rd annual Syttende Mai celebration. In Norway, the 17th of May is a little like America's 4th of July. All children are invited to march in the parade, which will include students from local public schools.