Our lodge has around 400 members from the greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area. We are one of hundreds Sons of Norway lodges throughout the United States, Canada and Norway.  Learn more about us.

Upcoming Events

2013 Norwegian Holiday Festival & Bazaar

Friday, December 6, 2013 - 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 7, 2013 - 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

New location for 2013:
Christ Lutheran Church (across from Norway House)
3810 Meredith Dr, Fairfax, VA (directions)

• Flyer for 2013 Norwegian Holiday Festival & Bazaar (pdf)

This is our 43rd annual event. New this year: We are now accepting Debit and Credit Cards — the first time for our Norwegian Festival, in addition to cash or checks.

Make sure to join us for Norwegian Lunch in our Norwegian Cafe — our menu includes authentic Norwegian pea soup served with cheese/Norwegian flatbread, rommegrot, risengrot, open faced salmon sandwiches, ligonberry beverage, Solo, water, coffee and other soft drinks!

Items for sale include: gifts, handcrafted items, decor and accessories, Norwegian jewelry, CDs and DVDs, rosemaled ornaments and gifts by Tina Keune, Nordic sweaters, hats, Tshirts, books, calendars, kitchen linens, Christmas ornaments and decor, traditional Norwegian baked goods, lefse, and Norwegian chocolate.

In addition, enjoy performances and cultural demonstrations including: musical performances, cooking and baking demonstrations (lefse, vaffler, krumkaker), and rosemaling demonstrations and rosemaled gifts by nationally acclaimed and award winning artist Tina Keune.

Friday, December 6

• Lefse Demonstration/Fresh Lefse for Sale – Kristin Stone (11:00-1:00)
• Scandinavian Fiddler – Paul Carlson (12:00-2:00)
• Nordic Violinist – Andrea Hoag (4:00-7:00)
• Nordic Accordionist – Jo Storaker (10:00-12:00)
• Scandinavian Violinist – Sonja Benson – will perform during musical interludes by our other musicians
  

Saturday, December 7

• Lefse Demonstration/Fresh Lefse – David Hofstad (11:00-1:00) and Lynn Rundhaugen/Erik Larson (1:00-3:00)
• Nordic Dancers – with children joining the last 30 minutes (11:30-1:00)
• Hardangersom Demonstration – Lucy Lyons Willis (12:00)
• Nordic Knitting Demonstration – Lynn Rundhaugen (12:00-1:00)
• Nordic Weaving – Linda Hurt (9:00-1:00)
• Nordic Accordionist – Jo Storaker (9:00-11:00)

Juletrefest (Holiday Party)

Saturday, December 14
, 2014
Coffee 4:30 p.m., Dinner 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Christ Lutheran Church (across from Norway House)

3810 Meredith Drive, Fairfax, VA (directions)

Potluck meal with the lodge furnishing two turkeys. Please bring your potluck dishes by 4:45 p.m. at the latest so the meal can begin at 5:00 p.m.

Each child (up through senior in high school) will receive a bag of chocolates and popcorn. You must reserve a bag for your child(ren) by December 7, as the bags must be prepared ahead of time. Otherwise there may not be a bag for your child.

Help is needed afterward for clean-up, anyone who can stay a little while and help out will be much appreciated!

More Upcoming Events

Lodge Reading Circle
Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at 6:30 p.m.
At a member's home in Springfield, VA (RSVP for address)

Norwegian Language and Conversation Group
Every Wednesday, 7:00-9:00 p.m., at Norway House

View the Meetings & Events page for information on other upcoming lodge meetings and events.

Photo credit: Krumkake: Gunnvor Karita via Creative Commons.