Norsk Hostfest Scandinavian Event


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Location:Minot ND
Begins: Oct-03-2024
Ends: Oct-06-2024

Description: Enjoy North America's largest Scandinavian festival with nine free stages of national-caliber entertainment. Enjoy all things Scandinavian, temping dining choices, dances, shopping and very fun photo opportunities with trolls, giants, Vikings and accordion players. Norsk Hostfest celebrates Scandinavian culture and heritage of the five Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Each nation is represented in one of the halls in which the festival takes place, and each named after their country's capital city. The individual styles of each country's entertainment, food, clothes, art, and jewelry can be found throughout Norsk Hostfest and also in the Scandinavian Heritage Park, the only park in the world representing all five Nordic countries.

North Dakota Tourism Division


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Contact: DEANNE CUNNINGHAM

Email: decunningham@nd.gov

Phone: 701-328-2502

Toll Free: 800-435-5663

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