Music on Lake Siljan

(Local Name: Musik vid Siljan) Every year, in the first week in July, groups of fiddlers in traditional costume perform not only in Leksand but all over the commune, during the Lake Siljan musical festival, "Musik vid Siljan". (There is a local saying, "When two Rättvikers meet three of them play the fiddle").

This annual festival is Sweden's biggest folk musicians gathering, with tens of thousands of performers and visitors. The festival takes place during the first week in July and includes dozens of concerts as well as seminars. The repertoire is varied, ranging from classical to jazz and folk. The performances take place in buildings and parks throughout Rattvik.