Celebrate your inner Viking* — this weekend

Visit the Midwest Viking Festival and Scandanavian Hjemkomst Festival at the Hjemkomst Center, 202 First Ave. N in Moorhead, Minnesota. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 27-28.

photo by Bill Vossler

This weekend celebrates Nordic cultures from ancient times to today. Visitors get two festivals for the price of one (adults $10, children under 12 free), with living history demonstrations outside and contemporary music, food and vendors inside.

I loved everything — costumed dancers and musicians (in half a dozen locations!), displays, artworks, presentations and nifty things to buy, tasty Scandinavian delicacies — but get there early because the food could run out.

*Vikings came from many Norse cultures. At this festival, you could become Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and/or Swedish (cultures listed alphabetically).

Nikki