Oktoberfest
events—with plenty of good polka band music, beer, and sausages—dominate the
weekend scene in the Pacific Northwest this month, but there is another
ethnic heritage celebration going on that you won’t want to miss. It’s
time, once again, for Nordic Fest, presented by the Tacoma-based Embla Lodge No. 2 Daughters of Norway.
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| Members of Embla Lodge No. 2 wearing their traditional outfits called "bunads" |
You won’t
find any beer or sausages at Nordic Fest, but rather stacks of boxed homemade butter cookies for sale at a ridiculously low price, a menu featuring savory meatballs
bathed with gravy and served with potatoes, entertainment in the form of
traditional music and dancing, a chance to see Viking artifacts, colorful costumes,
arts and crafts, and more.
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| Normanna Male Chorus from Sons of Norway |
Nordic Fest takes place on Saturday, October 12,
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Edgemont Jr. High School — 2300 110th
Ave. E., Edgewood, WA. 98372. Edgewood is located between I-5 and Hwy. 167,
just north of the city of Puyallup. You can find a map here.
You can still go to an Oktoberfest event on Sunday if you want, since Nordic Fest is Saturday only. One other
thing to consider is that without all that Oktoberfest beer, you won’t spend hours of
your weekend waiting with a bunch of other fidgety people in front of a line of
portable outhouses. Butter is better. (In case you’re a cardiologist, I’m only kidding!)
All photos provided by Embla Lodge
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I would vote for beer AND butter, but my Doctor reads this blog and she would not approve.
ReplyDeleteSounds great although I think Beer AND Butter would have it all. A niche I am sure. Enjoy your blog.
ReplyDeleteElsa
How about sausage, beer, butter cookies, and.... KNITTING? Let's get our heads together on this, Elsa. We might really have something here. I think I know a lot of people who would attend.
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