Swedish Days

Swedish days is a street festival held in downtown Geneva that starts on a Tuesday and ends on Sunday with a parade all around the downtown area. Having lived in Geneva all my life, I have been attending this festival for as long as I can remember. The festival is held in a public space where anyone can attend.The city blocks off 3rd Street for vendors, a stage for music, and a carnival. The theme of the festival is Swedish, and I think it has a strong connection more with design and food. Everywhere you look there are decorations that remind me of Sweden like flags and as for the food, on Saturday the church on 3rd street makes Swedish pancakes, vendors have Swedish meatballs, and more recent a new tent that has more things that tie back to Sweden. This festival attracts people from all over Illinois because every year I always meet someone who comes up to me and my friends and tells us where they are from and says how great they think Swedish days is. Swedish days is also advertised on the radio so more than just local people attend.I think the impact is that everybody just has a good time and there is always something fun to do there. Area merchants, food vendors, and the carnival all profit the most from this festival. Any businesses that are trying to function normally have a hard time because of all the foot traffic and lack of parking but overall the festival attracts many people from all over and it is my favorite festival that I attend.