Calendar of Events

Annual Events

Club Meetings - 10:30 a.m., third Saturday of September, October, November, January, February, March and May at the Danish American Center in Minneapolis, lower level in the dining room.   

• September 16 - Organizational and social meeting beginning our 99th year.

• October 21 - Val Bjornson Icelandic Exchange Scholars

• November 18 -  Anna Arnar - American Swedish Institute Nordic Christmas exhibit (Zoom)

• January 20 - Dianne O'Konski & Maja Bjornson - Rune Rounds 2023 in Denmark

• February 17 - Author Ann Hoekstra, Snorri Sturluson - Icelandic Tale-Weaver

• March 16 - Doug Rutford, Icelandic churches in North America and Iceland.

• May 18-  Annual Meeting - election of officers, determine donations, Honorary Lifetime Member selections.

LEIF  (Leif Eiríksson International Festival) - October 7 through 15, 2023 www.LEIFmn.org 

Jólabarnaball and Nordic Nook - Sunday, December 3,  2023,  noon - 3:00 pm, Danish American Center

Samkoma - April 28, 2024, April of each year, Woman's Club of Minneapolis.  Hekla Samkoma webpage 

Annual Meeting - usually the third Saturday in May

Kvennahlaup -  In 2022 the Icelandic Olympic Committee chose to sunset Kvennahlaup as an individual event.  Everyone is encouraged to continue to remain active. Hekla Kvennahlaup webpage