Balboa Park S.D. Swedish & ABBA Midsummer Uke Performance

SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2025, HAU OLI STRUMMERS ON STAGE at the San Diego House of Sweden's Midsummer Celebration outside the HOUSE OF SWEDEN by the INTERNATIONAL COTTAGES in BALBOA PARK. This is our annual Swedish Midsummer Celebration performance.

Enjoy Swedish meatballs with lingon, pickled cucumber and bread, available at the House of Sweden from Noon to 4pm.

Come early to get set up. The Stage Performance starts at 2:00 p.m. with costumes and a Swedish Flag Procession followed immediately by HAU OLI STRUMMERS UKULELE CLUB playing hit songs by Swedish pop groups ABBA, Avicci and Blue Swedes. After that the celebration will include very fun and amazingly popular Swedish Maypole Dances for the young and young at heart to celebrate the first days of summer Swedish-style.

BRING YOUR UKE and a MUSIC STAND. An iPad/tablet would be nice, but we will try to have paper printouts to share and clothes pins so they don't blow away. We are posting a link to a DOWNLOADABLE or PRINTABLE file with the songs and we plan to practice at our Tuesday Meetups between now and June 22. We will stand on the low stage to play and sing.

We recommend you try to arrive at Balboa Park BY 1 PM to allow time to park and walk or shuttle to the House of Sweden and get tuned up and set up with your ukulele and music.

You're encouraged to WEAR SWEDISH COLORS BLUE AND YELLOW.

PARKING behind the Organ Pavilion or the adjacent parking lot, OR even easier is across Park Blvd by the old Navy Hospital and walk or take the Balboa Park Shuttle.

MUSIC LINK:
ABBA-Swedish Setlist for Balboa Park performance 6/22/2025:
Google Docs Link: ABBA-Swedish Setlist 2025
This Setlist document can be saved as a PDF or MSWord file on your iPad or tablet, or can be printed out.