The Danish-American friendship association Rebild National Park Society has decided that this year’s Rebildfest will proceed without official political representation from the USA, according to the president of the Rebild National Park Society.
Danish-American festival unveils new plan: Drops official U.S. representatives
Among past speakers and guests are names such as Victor Borge, Walt Disney, and Queen Margrethe II, as well as Richard Nixon and George H.W. Bush during their time as vice presidents – and Ronald Reagan when he was governor of California. At the Rebildfest on July 4, 2025, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (M) took the podium. Foto: Jens Dresling
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For over a century, Rebild Bakker has been the setting for the world’s largest and oldest celebration of the USA’s Independence Day outside its borders. Every year, Americans with Danish roots and Danes with ties to the USA have flocked to the North Jutland heathland to mark the friendship between the two countries.
But can the celebration continue when the US President, Donald Trump, openly talks about annexing Greenland?
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