61st Annual Danish Festival

August 15-17, 2025
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Special Memorial Weekend Service and Church Hours at Amble Memorial Sanctuary!

A message from the Amble Memorial Sanctuary Facebook Page:

“You are warmly invited to attend our Memorial Day service on Sunday, May 25th, at 3 p.m. We kindly request that you invite others to join us in filling the Old Country Church. Our doors are open to everyone, and we look forward to sharing the beauty of our Country Church with you. Following the service, we will gather for refreshments and fellowship. The church will also be open from Thursday through Saturday, 12 to 4 p.m., for those wishing to pay their respects and place flowers on family gravestones.”

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Mission Statement

To host a festival that celebrates the homecoming of family and friends and our area’s Danish Heritage.

History of the Danish Festival

In 1964 a contest was held to develop a way to promote Greenville.  Three business owners offered a cash prize to the person submitting the winning idea.  Mrs. Dorothy Oliver was the winner with her suggestion that a day be set aside to honor the Danish heritage that Greenville enjoys.  

The first Danish Festival was held on August 18, 1965.  Today a 12-20 member Board of Directors and hundreds of volunteers are responsible for developing and presenting the festival, which draws crowds of over 55,000.  This total community effort makes it possible for Greenville to host the Danish Festival year after year.
 
Every effort is made to maintain the festival as a non-commercial community event.  The Danish Festival incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1968 and achieved 501c3 status in 2015.

Board of Directors

 Andrea Krause, President

Kristine Cousineau, Vice President & Artisan Fair Director

Dave Seppala, Treasurer

Eva Cairns, Secretary & DF-WAN Food Director

Karen Marsman, HCA Park (Children’s Events)            

Brad Cantrell, Food Court Director

Bob Ferrentino, Tivoli Gardens

Jennifer Iteen, DF-WAN MarketPlace

Leonard Cradit, Entertainment

Wayne Baker, Parade

Jesper Dinesen, Open Air Breakfast

James Barrus, City Liaison

Alexa Neumann, Royalty

Sydney Parker, Fundraising

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Kristen Videan, Executive Director

Phone

616-754-6369

Email

information@danishfestival.org

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