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Fyr Bal Festival
Ephraim, WI · Arts & Culture
- When
- June 19, 2027
- Where
- Eagle Harbor waterfront · Ephraim · WI
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
A Scandinavian midsummer bonfire festival marking the start of summer on Ephraim's Eagle Harbor waterfront. Villagers ceremonially burn a witch effigy to mark the turn of the season, a tradition the village has kept since the mid-1960s. The 2027 event is the festival's 62nd year.
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A Scandinavian midsummer bonfire festival marking the start of summer on Ephraim's Eagle Harbor waterfront.
Norwegian Moravians founded the village as a religious community and banned alcohol, and it stayed the last dry town in Wisconsin until residents voted 2016 to allow it, after 163 years, and by a fairly narrow margin.
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