Tag: scandinavian festival
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Midsummer Scandinavian Festival in Golden showcases Viking culture and features reenactments
Colorado is a landlocked state with no navigable rivers that could accommodate a longship filled with Vikings. Don’t tell that to the revelers of Golden’s Scandinavian Festival, which kicked off Friday and concluded Sunday. The festival gave Denver Metro area residents a chance to experience the traditions and customs of the seafaring warriors. Held at…
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Scandinavian Midsummer Fest moves to Golden for its 31st year
If you went for several months without seeing the sun — like Sweden, Denmark and Finland do — you’d have a big party, too! So, get ready to welcome the sun — and summer — in a very Scandinavian way as downtown Golden’s Parfet Park welcomes the Colorado Scandinavian Midsummer Festival to its potential new…