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Solvang Danish Days – Sunday

Start Date:
September 22, 2024 @ 8:00 am
End Date:
September 22, 2024 @ 4:00 pm
Venue:
Downtown Solvang <br/> venue in Santa Ynez Valley
Address:
First Street and Copenhagen Drive
Solvang, CA 93463 United States
Website
https://www.solvangdanishdays.org

Solvang Danish Days

California’s premier Danish heritage festival

PLEASE NOTE THIS IN THE INFORMATION FROM 2023
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Sunday,
September 22,
2024, 8 AM – 4 PM

Danish Days Weekend – on the 3rd weekend of September every year (Fri – Sun)


Æbleskiver Breakfast

8:30am – 12:30pm

Have an Æbleskiver Breakfast on Copenhagen Drive & First Street, just $10 per person (with Danish sausage, $12). Why wait in line for your Æbleskiver feast?! Buy your Æbleskiver Breakfast tickets in advance, and get to those yummy pancakes that much faster…

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Old World Artisans Marketplace

9:00am

Demonstrations and artisanal hand-crafted items including Scandinavian arts & crafts, woodworking, papercutting, rosemaling, fabric art, jewelry, pottery, and the ever-popular Danish Sisterhood Booth.


Solvang Danish Days LEGO Building Competition

10:00am – 12:30pm

Watch the conclusion of the building process as three of California’s top LEGO builders compete against each other with their own (downsized) takes on Solvang Danish Days Parade floats. Builders will be located throughout the village of Solvang. Judging of the builds begins at 1:00 PM, followed by a 2:30 PM winner announcement for the best build, which will occur during the Solvang Danish Days Closing Ceremony in Solvang Park.


Kid’s Korner
10:00am – 2:00pm

Activities, games and fun in Solvang Park! Featuring the popular LEGO® Tent, plus more experiences TBA!


Viking Encampment

10:00am – 4:00pm

The Ravens of Odin (Norse Educational Group) host a Viking Encampment in Solvang Park. Historical reenactments bring Viking times to life!


Rune Reader, Tracey Boyer

10:00am – 4:00pm

What do the Runes see in your future? Find out, during this year’s Danish Days! Genuine rune reader, right in Solvang Park. FREE for your entertainment, so step up and ask the rune stones about your fate.


Living History Days

10:00am – 4:00pm

Elverhøj Museum of History & Art. Artisans, craftspeople, storytellers and interactive activities for all ages, plus a Viking Selfie Station! Free. 1624 Elverhoy Way, 805-686-1211 or www.elverhoj.org


Randel McGee as Hans Christian Andersen

11:00am & 1:00pm

Young and old alike will enjoy listening to hours of tales from Denmark’s favorite author. Sunday readings: 11:00am at the Hans Christian Andersen Museum (at The Book Loft), 1:00pm at the Elverhøj Museum of History & Art.


Free Æbleskiver Eating Contest

11:30am

Who can eat the most aebleskiver in 5 minutes?! Returning to this year’s Sunday Contest is competitive eater and eating challenge queen, Raina Huang. Sunday Contest will be held in the Midgaard Pavilion in Parking Lot 2, downtown Solvang, adjacent to the Danish Days Viking Beer & Wine Garden. All ages welcome for the Eating Contest.


Comedy Industries

11:30am

Relax under the trees in Solvang Park, and laugh with Comedy Industries; Scott Meltzer and Katrine Spang-Hanssen feature amazing tricks, jokes and lively audience participation.


Children’s Parade

2:00pm

Parade begins at Atterdag Square (corner of Atterdag Road and Copenhagen Drive), and meanders down Copenhagen to Solvang Park. All children and families are welcome to join this charming event, no charge, costumes encouraged.


Danish Days Closing Ceremony in Solvang Park

2:30pm

Our 2023 Danish Days Maid closes the festive weekend. The vaudevillian antics of Comedy Industries to follow.

Danish Days boasts plentiful free entertainment during the weekend with three parades, Danish folk dancers and musicians performing in spots all over town, plus an afternoon and evening of free, live concerts on the Midgaard Pavilion Stage in the middle of downtown Solvang, adjacent to the Viking Beer & Wine Garden. Solvang Danish Days also aims to please the next generation of Danish Days fans with family-friendly pass-times, including a “Kid’s Korner” in Solvang Park featuring LEGO®.

 

Solvang Danish Days
8773272656

https://www.solvangdanishdays.org

Solvang Danish Days – Sunday Location