The land of sparkling fjords, salmon, nine-time New York City Marathon champion Grete Waitz, and all things Norwegian is celebrated on this delightful day! The events include running, walking, Norwegian food, and entertainment. The Norwegian Festival and associated runs, Grete’s Great Gallop, the Norway Run and Troll Stroll takes place for the 16th time in New York’s Central Park on October 2nd.
Norwegian Festival Runs
Norway Run: 1.7M • 8:15 a.m.
Grete’s Great Gallop: 13.1M • 9:00 a.m.
Troll Stroll: ages 2-12 • 10:30 a.m.
Go to www.nyrr.org for registrations
Norwegian Festival Activities, 8 am - 12 noon. Madcon concert at 11.30 am.
The annual Norwegian Festival has become a great celebration of Norwegian lifestyle and traditions engaging both kids and families in the festival area in Central Park, New York. This year, the Norwegian superstars in Madcon will perform as one of many highlights of the festival.
Salmon with The Flying Culinary Circus
Cooking classes for kids and parents with the Flying Culinary Circus
Learn to cook a delicious, nutritional salmon in seconds with the entertaining chef’s in the Flying Culinary Circus.The Flying Culinary Circus is a team of four top chefs from Norway. They are the first and only chef group traveling the globe, cooking at the most exclusive events and locations, and entertaining the crowd with their hilarious antics. Whether it's flying in on a parachute or setting each other on fire, this chef group definitely spices up any event.
Visit Norway Sweepstake
If you are the lucky winner, you and a companion will receive economy roundtrip tickets with Icelandair from New York (JFK), Boston or Seattle to Stavanger; located on Norway's beautiful West Coast ,and a natural gateway to the Fjords. Included in the prize is for 2 people to run the Stavanger Marathon on August, 2011. Stay three nights at one of Europe's leading hotel group's flagship hotels: RadissonBLU. You will also get to experience a beautiful fjord cruise, courtesy of Region Stavanger. www.visitnorway.com/us
Vaffler!
Don’t miss the delicious waffles courtesy of the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in New York.
Fairytales
Fairytales with Stine & Anita. The storytelling duo presents tales from different cultures, or from indigenous people all over the world, through singing, traditional joiking, music and instruments. The performance is highly interactive, educational and fun for kids.
Norwegian artesian water from VOSS
Voss provides samples of pure artesian water from Norway
Moods of Norway
The designers in Moods of Norway are present to show how fun and stylish the Norwegian countryside and mountain peaks can be.
Carnegie Hall Presents Risør Chamber Music Festival
Win prizes and tickets, and learn more about the Norwegian Risør Chamber Music Festival and other programs at Carnegie
Norwegian Festival Raffle
Win a trip to Norway courtesy of SAS, new outfit from Moods of Norway or 4-course chef’s tasting dinner for 4, valued at $300 from Smorgåschef Restaurant.
Fun for Little Vikings
Fun and games and prizes to be won with Sons of Norway Lillehammer Lodge.
Madcon concert
Madcon rocked the US last year with the multiplatinum smash hit Beggin'. The song had airplay on major platforms like Hot 97, Kiss FM, MTV, BET. Madcon is Europe's biggest hip hop act, (multiplatinum status, World Music Award winners), and they currently hold the world record for the most contributing extras in a music video where more than 100,000 choreographed dancing people are featured in the video for Glow. Signed to Columbia Records, Madcon is getting ready to release their new album CONTRABAND