Norsk Hostfest Ending After 48-Year Run

Norsk Høstfest in Minot to end after 47 years

Festival leadership said the decision not to hold another event this year was due to rising operational costs and declining attendance.

After more than 40 years, Minot's Høstfest abruptly ends

MINOT, N.D. — Norsk Høstfest, the largest celebration of Scandinavian culture in North America, is calling it quits. The board of directors made the announcement in a news release Thursday morning, citing rising expenses and lower attendance of the long-running event. “After careful evaluation, the board determined that rising operational costs combined with declining attendance have made it financially unsustainable to continue the event at the…

Norsk Hostfest ending after 48-year run

longtime scandinavian festival ends its four-decade-plus long run in North Dakota

Norsk Høstfest board announces the ending of the festival

MINOT, N.D. – Norsk Høstfest officials have announced the Scandinavian festival held in Minot ended with the 2025 event. Its board of directors write on social media the decision was made because of rising operational costs combined with declining attendance making the festival financially unsustainable. “In recent years, the festival has faced significant increases in the cost of nationally recognized performers, as well as insurance, facilitie…

Nork Høstfest announces end of annual festival

The Board of Directors of Norsk Høstfest Association today announced that the annual Norsk Høstfest festival, long recognized as North America’s largest Scandinavian festival, will no longer continue after the conclusion of the 2025 event.