There were no solo sailors in the Viking world. It took a committed group to get all that sailing, plundering, and general mayhem accomplished. We have a great team of Festival Friends who help us create a great thing with a minimum of mayhem.

Festival Hosts


Red River Danes
Red River Finns
F-M Icelandic Klub
Sons of Norway Kringen Lodge #25
Swedish Cultural Heritage Society
Saami Circle



Festival Sponsors





Program Sponsors

Grants Provided by




through the Cities of Fargo, Moorhead & West Fargo

through an appropriation
by the Minnesota State Legislature




Entertainment Sponsors

AmericInn Lodge & Suites of Moorhead*
Anonymous x 3
Best Western Kelly Inn*
Jill Johnson-Danielson*
Fargo Comfort Suites*
Hornbacher’s Foods
Hotel Donaldson*
Icelandair*
Kelly Inn on 13th Avenue*
Olsen Fish Company
Sleep Inn*
Sons of Norway Kringen Lodge
State Bank & Trust
Super 8 Motel & Suites*
Swedish Cultural Heritage Society

Activity Sponsors

F-M Icelandic Klub
JV Hough, Inc.
Vern Hunter & DiAnn Owen Hunter
Kelly Inn on Main Avenue*
Korsmo Funeral Service
Prairie Public Broadcasting*
Red River Trails*
Gate City Bank
Muriel Vincent


Festival Partners

City of Moorhead
Clay County Historical Society
Concordia College C-400
Fargo Public Libraries
Green Market Catering & Plains Art Museum
Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center
HoDo Restaurant
Moorhead Public Library
ScanDesign
Spirit Room Galleries
West Fargo Public Library
Vintner’s Celler & Mosaic Foods
Zandbroz Variety

Contributions as of June 1, 2008
* Denotes In-kind Contributions