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ÄNGSBACKA MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL
Midsummer at Ängsbacka rises from ancient ground. This celebration draws on the old pagan traditions of Sweden, where offerings were made to the land, the elements, and the creatures of the forest to honour the turning of the year. Together with the incredible musicians, storytellers, and space holders we gather to awaken these rituals, to carry them forward, and to breathe life into the fertile soil under the bright sun.
Sober celebration
Midsummer at Ängsbacka is an alcohol and drug-free celebration focused on community and togetherness.
FOLK MUSIC
Experience the soulful melodies of folk music, the heartbeat of our Midsummer festivities.
MIDSUMMER BUFFET
Savor the flavors of tradition with our delectable Midsummer buffet, a feast for both the eyes and palate!
Nature
Experience the coming of the new season through forest walks and even dances in nature.
Welcome to Midsummer
When the midsummer pole is raised, when voices rise in song and hands join in dance, a threshold opens. This midsummer, we invite you into a space where ancient tradition, Nordic mysticism, and human connection meet. This is the longest day of the year, with the sun at its highest and everything grows wildly and with blossoming possibilities.
Workshops, shared meals, and ceremonies invite you to move with intuition, to listen deeply, and to follow the natural pulse of midsummer. We gather in joy and reverence, with offerings of music, dance, storytelling, yoga, fire, and ceremony. Our chefs serve delicious vegetarian meals inspired by Swedish traditions and the bounty of summer.
Join us from June 18 till June 20, 2026
CHECK-IN & CHECK-OUT
Check-in at reception: 15:00 – 18:30
Dinner first night: 18:30 – 19:30
Welcome ceremony: 20:00 in Upper Barn
Last meal: 13:00 – 14:00
Check-out*: 15:00
*Clean your room before this time. You don’t need to formally check out at the reception.
Is this celebration for me?
This celebration is for all of us. No matter your age, background or experience, you are welcome here. Come alone or together with others, there will be a place for you in our circle. Our intention is to co-create a safe, alive and heartfelt space where we honor the light of the season and the gift of being human, each of us adding our own spark to the shared fire.
Join the celebration
Join us for the Midsummer Celebration, where tradition meets joy and the longest day is honored with heart and spirit!
Teachers & Musicians
The creative process of inviting facilitators who will share their gifts in this festival is now underway. In the months leading up to the festival, we will regularely announce new teachers and musicians so do come back to check it out every now and then!
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Family fun & creativity
Midsummer is a celebration for all ages. Children are warmly welcome to join in to play, sing, create and dance alongside the adults. We will not offer formal childcare this year, but families are invited to participate together and co-create the experience.
We welcome families to co-create this celebration — where art and imagination, joy and ritual, can blossom together in trust and connection.
FULL MIDSUMMER CELEBRATION
Entry to the Celebration including meals and standard accommodation.
2350 SEK
- 3 days of celebration in community and togetherness
- Traditional Ängsbacka Midsummer Buffet
- Drug & Alcohol-free midsummer!
Accommodation choices can influence the price per ticket.
COME AS A VOLUNTEER
Our summer offers a variety of opportunities to come as a volunteer. You can come for just one event or choose to come for a longer volunteer camp.
- Explore what it is like to bring presence and joy into ordinary work.
- Experience the feeling of community and create friends for life.
- Join the practice and experience the magic of sharing authentically from the heart (except on your days off)
- An opportunity to join transformative workshops outside of your working hours
GLAMPING AT ÄNGSBACKA
Glamping at Ängsbacka gives a unique touch to your festival experience! Take the chance to apply for one of the limited spots in our nature-oriented alternative to indoor accommodation or bringing your own tent.
Our Glamping tents are placed on wooden platfors in one of Ängsbacka’s most scenic spots with the forest at your back and overlooking open fields. Each tent comes equipped with a proper 160×200 cm bed, duvets, pillows and other homey details to enhance your experience. We are offering the possibility to charge your phone or similar in the HUB in the festival area, the tent itself does not have electricity or heating installed.
Via the form below you register your interest in booking a Glamping tent, please note that you need to be a minimum of two adults to apply. The tents are designed to comfortably fit two people but it is possible to add one or maximum two mattresses on the floor at an additional cost.
Glamping will soon become bookabke.
A typical day at an Ängsbacka festival
Our events all have their unique program of workshops and other activities, still there are some fixed points that you can expect at the festival:
- An early morning program is offered - yoga, breathing, meditation etc. - before..
- Breakfast - our first meal of the day.
- A gathering for all with music and togetherness setting the tone of the day is followed by..
- Morning workshops and other activities until..
- Lunch - the main meal of the day.
- Afternoon workshops and activities go on until..
- Dinner - a lighter, still fully nourishing meal.
- An evening program follows; workshops, dance, live music or a cozy hang-out in the café.
Once per day everybody meets in their sharing groups; all of us come together for the core practice of Ängsbacka!
Workshops on the program are described and categorized in such a way that you can find out how advanced or challenging exercises you can expect beforehand.
Accommodation
The basic festival ticket includes a spot in the camping area and you bring your own tent.
All our indoor accommodations come at hostel standard with shared showers and toilets.You will find outdoor toilets in connection to the camping areas and outdoor showers are available to complement the indoor facilities. We advise you to bring earplugs for better sleep if you are sound sensitive as the festival area can get loud at times (the program will end latest 02.00).
UPGRADE YOUR ACCOMMODATION
Depending on availability and your budget we offer the following options for indoor accommodation:
- dormitory (bunk bed)
- 4 bedroom (bunk bed)
- double room (twin bed)
- Single room
Indoor accommodation includes a blanket and pillow for each person. You need to bring your own bed sheets or a sleeping bag and a pillowcase. Towels are not included. We offer a possibility to rent sheets and towels at an additional cost.
CARAVAN OR CAMPER
If you would like to bring your camper or caravan - check availability when booking your ticket. Unfortunately we do not have the capacity to offer electricity for any of these spots.
OFF SITE ACCOMODATION
Sometimes you need more privacy or tranquility or maybe you want to bring your dog (no dogs allowed on site). Booking an off site accommodation can be a good option and many private house/flat owners offer spaces for rent during the summer. Please request the list of people offering off site accommodation by contacting our booking office.
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FOOD AND SERVING
The festival ticket includes all meals; breakfast lunch and dinner are prepared and served daily. Ängsbacka offers a vegetarian diet prepared with love. We use locally produced and organic products to a large extent. In connection with your booking, you can ask for a vegan diet (same as lactose free) or gluten and nut-free food options. For practical reasons, we cannot meet any other wishes related to allergies or diets during festivals. All meals are presented at the outdoor serving tent area.
ALCOHOL-FREE & DRUG-FREE
Ängsbacka has a policy of zero tolerance for illicit drugs and alcohol. We don’t serve alcohol, and it is not allowed to drink or to be under the influence of alcohol or other substances when you are at Ängsbacka. If you are found under the influence, we will ask you to leave immediately.
Please find our other general policies and guidelines here.
Code of ethics
Ängsbacka is continuously developing intentions for offering supportive and transformational spaces - read our Code of Ethics here.
PAYMENTS AND CURRENCY
Remember! We always request you to book and pay your event ticket online before arrival.
Both our café and the reception at Ängbsacka are cash-free, so once at Ängsbacka you will only be able to use card or Swish (Swedish direct payment service) as a payment method at our reception and in the café.
We only accept the currency SEK.
For cash withdrawal, there is a cash point at Coop in Molkom (the nearby village).
ÄNGSBACKA CAFÉ
The Café is a cosy meeting place for hang-out, new friendships and deep conversation. You can buy yummy home-made cakes, a wide range of coffee, teas, golden milk, smoothies, chilled beverages, chocolate, raw food goodies and more!
During the summer our café is a tech-free zone, so the café is not a place for work or gaming on your digital devices. Charging your digital devices can be done in "The Hub".
SAUNA
Our amazing Sauna is open all evenings of the festival. Come relax and enjoy the heat in the company of new and old friends. It is a requirement to bring a towel to sit on in the sauna.
Holy Tree crafts and instrument shop
In the Holy Tree shop you find a unique selection of music instruments such as shamanic drums, flutes, rattles and more.
SIMSALA CHAI
Simsala Chai is beautifully situated a short walk into the forest next to the festival area. Welcome to treat and nourish yourself with a cup of chai in the presence of nature. Here you also find hand crafted music instruments. Come, take a break from the intensity of the festival and let yourself be held by the spirit of the forest.
Healing Circle
The Healing Circle offers personal sessions for bodywork, energy healing, massage, counseling and other forms of therapies/modalities. Make sure to bring your own towel to your session to lay on. You can book and pay (by card) your sessions through the reception, or the Café when the reception is closed, during your stay at Ängsbacka
FESTIVAL GALLERY
Information about workshop leaders and Festival programs for each day can be found in the Festival Gallery outside the barn. The Festival program can be changed with short notice, so please check it often.
Here you also find opening hours for café, shops, reception and more.
THE HUB
In The Hub, the tent next to the Festival Gallery, you can find more information about the amazing work our workshop leaders are doing outside of Ängsbacka.
If you need to charge any of your digital devices you are more then welcome to use our charging stations located in The Hub.
LOST ITEMS
As a visitor at Ängsbacka you are solely responsible for your personal belongings at all times. During the actual event Ängsbacka will support you to retrieve any items lost by setting up, and maintaining specific “Lost & Found”-labelled boxes nearby the workshop-spaces.After each Festival the lost & found boxes will be emptied and all collected items will be stored in our Lost & Found tent for a total of 2 weeks upon completion of the event.
Valuables such as wallets, digital devices, keys and similar are handed in and kept at our booking office for a maximum of 3 months and will be returned upon description. Valuables are the only items that will be sent to you after the event is over and you will be charged for the postage plus an administrative fee of 100 SEK.
Please be aware that Ängsbacka does not take any responsibility for personal belongings - the above is to be considered a service and not a guarantee that you will be able to retrieve lost items whether valuables or others, such as clothing.
ELECTRIC cars
In case you choose to travel to Ängsbacka with an electric car, here are some things you need to know. Since we have a limited power grid we can’t provide charging facilities for electric cars. The closest charging station is in Karlstad (30 kilometres) or Forshaga (25 kilometres). On this website you can find the best one for you https://chargefinder.com/se/
WELCOME LETTER
A welcome letter with more detailed information about the festival will be sent out to all participants.
LANGUAGE
Ängsbacka is an international course and festival center with people from all over the world. The main language spoken during the festivals is English.
Program Coordinators
We are thrilled to introduce the duo of great friends who will be steering the ship as the Program Coordinators for this year’s Midsummer Festival at Ängsbacka
Hanna Isabelle Jansson
Program Coordinator
Hanna Isabelle Jansson carries the vision of Midsummer as a living portal – a space of remembrance and reconnection. Through ritual, storytelling, song and dance, she invites us to meet the wild, the sacred, and each other in deep presence. Hanna envisions festivals as spaces where primal energy flows freely, a place to play, pray, and rebel. A place to reconnect with ourselves, one another and influence the rhythms of life around us.
Outside the festival world, Hanna Isabelle works as a craftswoman and shoemaker, giving form to her heart’s longing through her hands. She creates handmade, custom-designed shoes for feet and bodies that like to be free. In both her craft and her community work, her intention is the same: to create something meaningful, lasting, and in service to others.
Celestine Stjernswärd
Program Coordinator
Rooted in the mountains of Åre, Celestine is an event creatrix, ceremonial cacao facilitator, and founder of Studio Celestine Åre – a holistic meeting space for embodiment, inspiration, and connection. With more than twenty years of experience in event creation, she brings vision, warmth, and clarity to everything she organizes.