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.   Zoom links are sent out by the secretary on the Friday before the meeting.

2025 - 2026

• Saturday, September 20 - 10:30 am - Welcome and Organizational Meeting, continuation of 100th Anniversary Year Celebrations

• Saturday, October 18 - 10:30 a.m., program - Val Bjornson Icelandic Exchange Scholar

• Saturday, November 15 - 10:30 a.m., program  - program Sonia Srichai, Icelandic Language Learning

• Sunday, December 7 - 11:00 am - 2:30 pm, in-person Jólabarnaball at the Danish American Center, by invitation only

• Saturday, January 17 - 10:30 a.m., program - Connie Delaney University of Minnesota and University of Iceland Collaboration

• Saturday, February 21 - 10:30 a.m., program - Susan Snow, the Icelandic settlement of Upham, North Dakota

• Saturday, March 21 - 10:30 a.m., program - Sven Lindauer art and books

• Sunday, April 26 - Samkoma - Norway House 11 am - 2 pm

• Saturday, May 18 - 10:30 a.m., Annual Meeting, election of officers, determination of donations.  

LEIF  (Leif Eiríksson International Festival) - October 3 - 26, 2025 www.LEIFmn.org.  

Tuesday, October 21, 11 am at Mindekirken Church, Luncheon and Special Icelandic event - Kathryn Rothman, Minneota Settlement and Sarah Dovre Wudali, poet.  $10, www.leifmn.org 

Jólabarnaball - Usually first Sunday in December of each year, Jólabarnaball Webpage 

Samkoma - Usually April of each year Hekla Samkoma webpage 

Annual Meeting - Usually the third Saturday in May, officer elections, determination of donation recipients

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