Norsk HøstFest
September 28 – October 2, 2010
Experience North America's largest Scandanavian festival in Minot, North Dakota. Includes hotels, transportation, breakfasts, tickets for general admission, and the Great Hall of Vikings.
Click here to visit the official HøstFest website.
Sept 28 - Travel to Minot, North Dakota for overnight.
Sept 29 to Oct 1 - Enjoy Norsk Høstfest, North America’s largest Scandinavian Festival, celebrating its 33rd year. Tens of thousands of people attend the event annually to celebrate and partake in the Scandinavian culture and entertainment.
Performers and entertainers for 2010 include Allan Jackson, Vince Gill, and Daniel O'Donnell.
George Jones has performed at past Høstfest (not sure about 2010)
Over 200 internationally recognized artisans, craftsmen and chefs participate. The experience is an eclectic array of contemporary and traditional. The cuisine as well as the clothes, art and jewelry are authentic, fine quality and exquisitely Nordic.
The Nordic history and heritage are alive from the Clog Shop and the Import Shop to the Sølje Shop and the General Store. Unique and fascinating shops abound in the International Marketplace. Buy silver jewelry, Norwegian sweaters, authentic Scandinavian gifts, fine art and souvenirs.
Smørbrød (Norweigan)
The cuisine cannot be matched — And you won’t find such a wide variety of authentic Scandinavian food anywhere else in North America. People come to Norsk Høstfest just for the superb fare! Choose from four sidewalk cafés, The Scandinavian Kitchen, Swedish Bakery and many more. Indulge in such culinary favorites as Danish Aebelskivers, lutefisk, lefse, Oof-Da Tacos, rice pudding, Swedish meatballs, and Viking-on-a-stick.
Lutefisk, lefse, cranberries, rutabega, and meatballs
Feel the warmth of the Scandinavian hospitality at Norsk Høstfest as you meet and make new friends.
October 2 - Return home with fantastic memories.
Please contact us for details.
Photo credits: Troll by Todd Huffman on Flickr is CC-BY, my syttende mai (the plate full of food) by jonathunder on Flickr is CC-BY, photo of George Jones is public domain, Smørbrød by Seansie on Flickr is CC-BY. "is CC-BY" means the photo is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.