Tivoli Fest

Elk Horn, IA · Festival

When: May 28–30, 2027
Where: Danish Windmill, 4038 Main St · Elk Horn · IA
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

Elk Horn and neighboring Kimballton celebrate their Danish heritage each Memorial Day weekend around the Danish Windmill, an authentic 1848 mill shipped from Denmark and rebuilt here in 1976. Tivoli Fest has run for more than 45 years in what is considered the largest rural Danish settlement in the United States.

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