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Jordbruksdagarna (Bishop Hill Agricultural Days)

Bishop Hill, IL · Arts & Culture

When

September 26–27, 2026

Where

Bishop Hill village park · Bishop Hill · IL

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

Bishop Hill, a Swedish immigrant colony founded in 1846 and now a National Historic Landmark, holds Jordbruksdagarna, or Agricultural Days, each fall. The festival brings out antique tractors, Nordic music and dance, and colony-era craft demonstrations across the village park. It has run for more than fifty consecutive years.

The history within reach

• Jordbruksdagarna (Bishop Hill Agricultural Days)same spot

  Bishop Hill, a Swedish immigrant colony founded in 1846 and now a National Historic Landmark, holds Jordbruksdagarna, or Agricultural Days, each fall.

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