Skandia Vinterdansen Weekend

This exhibition by Sol B. Bækholt is a tribute to the Queen who was buried in the famous Oseberg ship. It includes Norwegian tapestry and other items describing the Oseberg Viking ship find. You may visit the exhibition at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle ( WA) from September 2  to September 25.

The Viking Festival 2005 in Vista, California, includes a Viking Village with scheduled Viking battles and an authentic reproduction of an early Viking encampment, Viking log toss, Norwegian cookies and baked goods.

Each year on May 17 Norwegians fill the streets with cheers and flags in celebration of Norway's constitution, adopted in 1814. Click here to read about the tradition and get information about May 17 festivities in the U.S.

Norwegian Maritime History on Display in New York from November 22.