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The festival was founded in 1978 by former North Dakota senator and mayor of Minot, Chester Reiten (1923-2013), and a group of friends who shared his interest in celebrating their Nordic heritage. The festival is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that raises funds to preserve, improve and share Scandinavian culture, heritage and educational ...
IndieCade Festival – Los Angeles, California, in early October; Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show – Seattle, Washington in June; Norwescon – Seattle, Washington, in March/April (Easter weekend) OrcCon – Los Angeles, California, on Presidents' Day weekend in February; OryCon – Portland, Oregon, in November; PAX – Seattle, Washington ...
Øyafestivalen is an annual Norwegian music festival held in the Tøyen Park, Oslo. It has grown quickly since its modest start in 1999 and has become one of Norway's biggest and most important music festivals. [1]
Nordic Fest is a weekend festival held annually in Decorah, Iowa to commemorate the traditional customs and culture of Scandinavian countries, especially Norway. The event always occurs over the last weekend in July and often draws estimated crowds of 50,000 to 75,000.
This is an incomplete list of festivals in the United States with articles on Wikipedia, as well as lists of other festival lists, by geographic location. This list includes festivals of diverse types, among them regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, folk festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.
Bergenfest has since then grown into what is now one of the leading music events in Norway, with a much more diverse music profile and a significantly bigger audience. In 2012, the festival changed to an outdoor event, and are now situated in the historically and aesthetically stimulating surroundings at Bergenhus Fortress. [2]
The Arctic Arts Festival (Norwegian: Festspillene i Nord-Norge) is a festival based in Harstad, Norway. It was first held in 1965, and consists of music, theatre and art performances. The festival lasts one week and is held in June. [1] The Arctic Arts Festival is active throughout the year and has arranged annual festivals in Harstad since 1965.
Midgardsblot is an annual extreme metal and folk music festival in Borre, Norway.The festival has been organised since 2015 and takes place at Midgard Viking Centre [], museum in a former Viking settlement [1] and largest burial mound site in Northern Europe. [2]