Attractions

Taste of Norway

Viking Village and Viking reenactment

Craft, woodworkers, and vendors show

Blacksmithing demonstrations

Fall produce and farmer's market

Downtown Norway, Michigan (Main Street)

Leif's Run 2023

Oct 07, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CDT

Leif's Run, Register at Norway City Hall, 915 Main St, Norway, MI 49870, USA

Chip-timed 10K, 5K, and 2-mile fun run starting in Downtown Norway with views of Strawberry Lake. 10K participants will get a water stop from our fresh Norway Spring! Finish on Main Street before the festival begins and hear the cheers of our Vikings and festival-goers!

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Kids Events & Activities

Oct 07, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Norway, 915 Main St, Norway, MI 49870, USA

Starting at 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM 

Make your own Viking costume for the Main Street parade, face painting, bounce houses, and petting zoo. Location: Main Street, Norway, Michigan

Music & Entertainment at the Bandshell

Oct 07, 10:45 AM – 2:40 PM

Norway Bandshell, 915 Main St, Norway, MI 49870, USA

10:45 AM Goodfellows

1:00 PM  Grand Design (main entertainment) 

2:30 PM  Crowning of Miss Norway

2:40 PM  Friend of Norway

Main Street Parade

Oct 07, 3:00 PM CDT

Leif Erikson Festival Parade, Main St & 4th Ave, Norway, MI 49870, USA

The parade starts at 3:00 PM. Parade participants shall begin assembly at 2:45 PM at the corner of Main Street & Fourth Avenue, near St. Mary's Church.

Night of the Viking

Oct 07, 7:00 PM CDT

Norway, Strawberry Lake, Norway, MI 49870, USA

Lighted by torches (glow sticks), walk to the sound of a drum around Strawberry Lake to attend a traditional Viking Burial & Funeral Pyre. Starts at 7:00 PM CDT

Date: October 07, 2023 

Location: Main St, Norway, MI 49870, USA

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