Get Involved
Applications are now open for 2025 vendors!
Join us at North America’s largest Scandinavian festival! Vendor applications for Norsk Høstfest are now open. Showcase your unique products, food, or crafts to thousands of attendees celebrating Nordic culture.
Field Trip Application
Give your students a one-of-a-kind cultural experience with a field trip to Norsk Høstfest! Immerse them in Scandinavian heritage through interactive exhibits, live entertainment, hands-on activities, and authentic cuisine.
Home housing form
Help make Norsk Høstfest a welcoming experience by offering housing to festival attendees! If you have available space in your home, you can host visitors looking for a comfortable and convenient stay during the event.
RV/Camping Form
Experience the excitement of Norsk Høstfest 2025 in comfort and style by reserving your spot in our RV camping area! Located just steps away from all the festival action, our RV campground offers electricity, restrooms and showers for your use. Click the application to submit the form.
Exhibitor Application
As an exhibitor, you’ll be part of a vibrant event celebrating Scandinavian culture, with an opportunity to connect with a diverse audience in a welcoming, family-friendly atmosphere. The festival offers a prime platform for you to display and sell your items, engage with customers, and be a part of a long-standing tradition. We are now accepting applications for exhibitors in various categories for the 2025 event.
Author Application
As an author exhibitor, you’ll have the opportunity to share your books, engage with a diverse audience, and connect with fellow literary enthusiasts. Whether you’re showcasing novels, non-fiction, or works inspired by Scandinavian heritage, this is the perfect platform to reach readers eager for new stories and knowledge. We are now accepting applications for authors for the 2025 event.
Concessionaire Application
Concessionaire’s bring the fun and flavor to our festival. We aren’t like other events, our visitors want create offerings rooted in our Nordic heritage. The festival attracts thousands of visitors each year, providing a prime location to showcase your unique offerings in a lively, family-friendly environment. We are now accepting applications for food, merchandise, and service concessionaires for the 2025 event.
A Brief History
The festival, now entering into its 44th year, has grown into North America’s largest Scandinavian festival with tens of thousands of people attending from all over the world.
The festival features world-class entertainment, authentic Scandinavian cuisine, Scandinavian culture on display, and handcrafted Norsk merchandise.
While the festival has grown to become the largest Scandinavian festival in North America, there are other entities in Minot, ND that have sprouted from the same interest of preserving heritage and celebrating Nordic culture.
Among those organizations that have been cultivated through the joint interest in the Scandinavian culture are the Scandinavian Heritage Association, and the Høstfest-Heritage Foundation.
