Swedish Holiday Market and St. Lucia Concert

Holiday shoppers and visitors will find Nordic vendors and artists selling their arts & crafts, including holiday ornaments, decorations, textiles, Swedish glass, gifts, books, packaged food, Glögg, candy and more. This is by far the largest one-day event taking place at House of Sweden for the year. Around 2,000 people will attend the market during the day and watch the Lucia procession following the market at 5pm.

Whether you want to buy someone a holiday gift or just eat a Scandinavian treats -this is the Holiday Market for you. In addition to all our vendors; we will also offer Swedish “Fika”, Swedish “Glögg”, and Swedish Sandwich (“smörgås”/”macka”) with meatballs, lax, or herring!

At 5 pm, join the beloved Swedish Saint Lucia celebration – an open-air concert on the steps of the House of Sweden, overlooking the Potomac.