Photos from the 2017 Holiday Festival & Bazaar The 2017 Norwegian Holiday Festival & Bazaar will be Friday, December 1 (10 a.m.-6 p.m.) and Saturday, December 2 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.). This will be our 47th annual event. Check out the Special Holiday Edition (pdf) of our newsletter, the Capital Viking, for more details about events and products.Christ Lutheran Church, Fairfax, VA Come out for two days of live music, a huge variety of imported foods (we have nokkelost!), lefse, krumkakker, and vaffler hot off the griddle, sweaters, jewelry, cookbooks, traditional baked goods including julekake, unique gift ideas, craft demonstrations, and much more! At 6:00 p.m. on Friday, December 1, Jardar Johansen and his musicians, from Tromsø, Norway, will give a concert at Christ Lutheran Church. The concert is free, but Jardar and his musicians appreciate donations. (They'll also perform at the Union Station Tree Lighting ceremony on Nov. 29.) At 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 2, the Nordic Dancers will entertain.
Left to right: Norwegian accordionists; Nordic Dancers EntertainmentFriday (bazaar open 10-6)
Saturday (bazaar open 9-4)
Norwegian CafeMake sure to join us for Norwegian Lunch in our Norwegian Cafe — our menu includes authentic Norwegian pea soup served with cheese/Norwegian flatbread, hot dogs, lingonberry beverage, Solo, Voss water, coffee and other soft drinks! Left to right: David H. making lefse; Rannveig Fredheim with her Kransekake and baked goods. Items for SaleItems for sale include:
Featured artisans include:
Left to right: knitting by Solbjorg Jansberg; American Girl doll bunad; The Brave Little Puppy by Lori Evert and Per Breiehagen; The Reindeer Wish by Lori Evert. Volunteers NeededFestival Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers receive 5% to 10% discount, depending on hours worked. Jobs include setting up at the Church on Thursday, Nov. 30, helping with the café and merchandise on Dec 1 and 2, and packing up after the event. No experience necessary; non-members and friends of the lodge welcome. Please fill out your availability on the volunteer sign-up sheet. If you have any questions, contact festival@norwaydc.org or call Marie at 703-815-3467. Bazaar HistoryOur first Norwegian Christmas Bazaar was held in 1967 at the Washington Hilton Hotel. We have had an annual Christmas bazaar ever since. This event serves both as a fundraiser and as outreach to the community. From 1997-2008, our bazaar was part of the Royal Norwegian Embassy’s Christmas at Union Station. From 2009-2012, our bazaar was held at the Fairfax Elks Club, and in 2013 it moved to a new location at Christ Lutheran Church in Fairfax, directly across the street from our lodge's home at the Norway House. |
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