For a list of virtual and special in-person Nordic events happening this month, visit April 2025: Virtual Nordic Events + Two SoCal Scandinavian Festivals.
JANUARY
Scandinavian Film Festival LA
January TBD, 2026
Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills
After marking its 25th anniversary in 2024, the Scandinavian Film Festival LA with BalticFilmExpo @SFFLA is taking a hiatus this year. The festival eagerly anticipates its return in 2026!
FEBRUARY
Nordic Spirit Symposium
February 7 & 8, 2025
California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks
The annual Nordic Spirit Symposium is a unique lecture and performance program presented by the Scandinavian American Cultural and Historical Foundation and California Lutheran University. The topic for 2025 will be “Before the Vikings: The Extraordinary Nordic Bronze Age.” Read more about it here!
APRIL
Scandinavian Festival
April 5 & 6, 2025
California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks
MAY
Norwegian Church’s 17th of May Celebration
Friday, May 17, 2025
Norwegian Church, San Pedro
The Norwegian Church in San Pedro hosts a traditional Norwegian 17th of May celebration every May 17. Enjoy traditional Norwegian food (pølser, rundstykker, brus, bløtkaker, marsipankaker, og kaffe), songs and speeches, a parade around the neighborhood, and of course, games and ice cream for the kids. Doors open and food sales start at 4:00 p.m., and the program begins at 5 o’clock. View details here!
SEPTEMBER
Vista Viking Festival
September 20 & 21, 2025
Vista (Northern San Diego)
Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum
2040 North Santa Fe Avenue, Vista, CA 92083
NOVEMBER
Julebasar / Norwegian Christmas Market
Friday, November 15 – Sunday, November 24, 2024
Norwegian Church, San Pedro
Mark your calendars for Friday, November 15 – Sunday, November 24, 2024. The church will be turned into a huge Christmas shop with baked goods, Norwegian groceries, Christmas goods, and much more. They guarantee a true Christmas atmosphere and a great experience!
SWEA Los Angeles Christmas Fair
November 30, 2024
The Santa Monica Bay Women’s Club, Santa Monica
SWEA Los Angeles’ Christmas Fair returns to The Santa Monica Bay Women’s Club in Santa Monica on November 30, 2024, 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. to celebrate Swedish heritage and food.
Are you familiar with any other events in the Los Angeles area that highlight Norwegian or Scandinavian culture? Please let me know so I can check it out. Thank you!
There is a Nordic Symposium in Thousand Oaks on February 9-10. The program has 5 Scandinavian scholars presenting information on new archeological finds. https://scandinaviancenter.org/nordic-spirit-symposium/
There is a Nordic Symposium in Thousand Oaks about Scandinavian Design Feb 10 & 11. If interested go to Eventbrite and type in Nordic Symposium. It is also listed on Facebook. Thank you, Karen
Hi Karen. The Nordic Symposium looks great this year! I’ve included it on the most recent monthly posts about Nordic events.
Was very interested to see your site! My wife and I have been taking part in SoCal events and its always nice to see what is happening. My wife and I volunteer at the CalLutheran event in April and Danish days in Solvang. We don’t sell anything but I bring stuff that I have carved, made, drawn or purchased, Things that might catch a adult or childs interest in relation to Ancient Scandinavia!
That’s wonderful to hear! I’ll have to keep an eye out for your items the next time I’m at the Scandinavian Festival at CalLutheran, hopefully this year. I admire Solvang’s Danish Days from afar. It’s little too far for us.
Hello my name is Arianna and I’m working for Welocalize.
We are looking for Norwegian speaker. I’ve been looking everywhere and haven’t been lucky. I just came across your blog. I’m sorry I’m using this platform for this, but I was wondering if you might know somebody for Music content reviewer.
Please let me know.
Thanks,
Arianna
arianna.ciccu@welocalize.com
hello,
thought you may be interested in this celebration of Nordic music, food & culture! discount code Nordic50 for 1/2 off tix!
http://www.nordicnoirla.com
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. It sounds like it will be an interesting evening! I’ve added it (along with the discount code) to my post of events happening this month in LA.
Try thy Vista Viking Festival in September http://www.vikingfestivalvista.com
I’ll keep the Viking Festival in mind as September approaches. Thank you!
Hi, my name is Jessica and I work for an interpreting agency in Los Angeles. We’re looking for a Norwegian male speaker for a voice over, and I just came across your blog. I’m sorry I’m using this platform for this, but honestly I’ve been looking everywhere and haven’t been lucky. I was wondering if you might know somebody who could it? We don’t need professional voice over artists, we just need a male Norwegian speaker. If you could help me, it would be great. My email address is info5@alsglobal.net. Thank you!
Hi, Jessica. I’ll send out some emails and include your email address. Hope something works out for you!
Hi Jessica. I realize this post is good and ripe now, however, I’m Norwegian and I live in Riverside. I’d be happy to help if you ever needed anything like this is en future.
Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. “Surfs the Celluloid Sea”
15th Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. – Jan 18, 19, 25, 26 at WGA Theater in Beverly Hills
Where Nordic Film ‘Winters’ in Southern California
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 05, 2014
The 15th Anniversary Scandinavian Film Festival L.A.(SFFLA) “Surfs the Celluloid Sea” with cinema from across North Atlantic and Baltic waters Jan 18, 19, 25, 26 at the Writers Guild Theater 135 S. Doheny in Beverly Hills. The annual immersion into Nordic films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden adds “Hanseatic happenings” to the mix with a Norwegian/German co-production, and “Baltic Film Expo@ SFFLA” offering a film from each of the Baltic neighbors– Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.
“Northern European countries have often taken to the seas with a cargo of culture, commerce, and collaboration,” says festival founder/director James Koenig. “And we have an exciting program that follows old routes to new worlds and around the North Atlantic/Baltic neighborhood. We are pleased to be ‘nosey neighbors’ and see what’s going on next door!”…
Complete schedule and ticket ordering information available at http://www.sffla.net.