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.

2026 - 2027

• Saturday, September 19, 10:30 am -  Membership Meeting,  Welcome & Organizational Meeting; 

• Sunday, October 4 - Sunday, October 18 - LEIF (Leifur Eiríksson International Fest), primarily Mindekirken, Norway House and DAC.  https://www.leifmn.org/  

• Saturday, October 17, 10:30 a.m., 

• Saturday, November 21 , 10:30 a.m., 

• Sunday, December 6, 11:00 - 2:00 pm, in-person Jólabarnaball, by invitation only.  DAC Dining Room and Danebo Lounge

• Saturday, January 16, 10:30 a.m., 

• Saturday, February 20, 10:30 a.m., 

• Saturday, March 20, 10:30 a.m., 

• Saturday, May 15, 10:30 a.m., Annual Meeting; election of officers, determination of donations.  

LEIF  (Leif Eiríksson International Festival) - October 4 - 18, 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