Westby
Syttende Mai
MAY 17-19, 2024
WESTBY, WISCONSIN
Velkommen
CELEBRATING 56 YEARS OF WESTBY HERITAGE!
The Westby Syttende Mai Board and the residents of Westby want to say "Thank You! to EVERYONE who attended our 2024 Syttende Mai celebration that commemorates Norway's Constitution Day. Strong ties to Norway still exists since the first official Norwegian settler laid his eyes on the prairie once called Coon.
Family and tradition hold special meaning in this primarily Norwegian community.
This year's Syttende Mai through the lens...
2024 Royalty
Prince Kaston Compton
1st Attendant Faith Hoff
2nd Attendant Isabelle Weaver
2024 Parade Marshals
Westby Syttende Mai is proud to announce that Blane and Mary Charles of Westby are the Parade Marshals for the May 19, 2024 Parade!
Our Heritage
The settlers brought with them their Lutheran religion, arts, crafts, foods and strong work ethic. Since the first Celebration, children and adults have enjoyed music, food and history of Syttende Mai. As the first major festival of the year in Southwest Wisconsin, Westby's Syttende Mai offers many Norwegian foods such as rommegrot (a cream pudding), lefsepolsa, sandbakkels, strul and lefse, as well as Norwegian rosemaling, woodcarving, Hardanger fiddlemaking, needlework and weaving.
MANGE TAKK MIN VEN, HA EN BEHAGELIG REISE
(MANY THANKS MY FRIEND, HAVE A PLEASANT JOURNEY!)
