Scandinavian Festival

The Scandinavian Festival provides affordable family fun highlighting the Nordic cultures of Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

The festival offers many activities for children including crafts, drama and storytelling. It will open with a colorful parade of flags featuring Scandinavian dignitaries and Old World costumes and continue with music, dancing, demonstrations and lectures. A soccer clinic and Scandinavian worship service will be held. Visitors can also explore Viking and Sami villages, and exhibits about the Nobel and Kavli prizes. Shoppers will be able to choose from a variety of Scandinavian handicrafts and a smörgåsbord of Nordic delicacies. A Holland America cruise will be the major prize in an opportunity drawing, and other prizes will be awarded during the festival.

A Swedish-American professor and Norwegian-American administrator started the festival 36 years ago to showcase Scandinavian culture and the CLU campus. The University, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, was the dream of Scandinavian immigrants and was built on land provided by the son of Norwegian pioneers. The cultural celebration has expanded from 600 participants at the inaugural event to more than 6,000 visitors anticipated this year.

Admission is $5; free for children 12 and under and CLU students.

Photo by Erik Hagen '04