Our Button Design Contest for the 2025 Syttende Mai booster button is now open! Each year, Syttende Mai organizers conduct a contest and select a winning design from the contest entries. The contest is open to all designers and artists.

Next year’s three-day festival takes place May 16-18, 2025. The Booster Button is the festival admission ticket and gives our visitors access to everything Syttende Mai!

What makes a winning design? A strong element central to the button that reflects our Nordic Heritage. Think about what Syttende Mai in Stoughton means to you, or what you think captures the essence of our celebration.

Inspiration: In 2025 Norwegians on both sides of the Atlantic will also be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the first organized migration from Norway to North America. The sloop Restauration left Stavanger on that date with 52 Quakers and arrived in New York City on October 7.

More Information on the 200th Celebration!

Designs may be hand drawn or computer generated and must be in full color, round, and with a bleed around the edge. We have found that borders around the edge don’t align well in assembly of the buttons.

Keep in mind the winning design will be reduced to 2 1/4 inches. However, your submission should be larger, fitting on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper if hand-drawn.

The following information must appear in your design to be considered:

Syttende Mai
Stoughton, WI
May 16 – 18, 2025
Booster

The chosen designer receives a complimentary dinner at the Syttende Mai kick-off event on Monday, May 12, 2025, two free buttons before the festival (and plenty afterwards) and recognition on our web site. The Stoughton Chamber of Commerce will own the use of the design.

The design will also receive the opportunity to be the featured USPS approved cancellation stamp. Details will be provided to the wining artist.

Submissions may be sent to SyttendeMai@StoughtonWI.com, or at the Chamber office at 532 E Main St, Stoughton.