Solvang Danish Days

It's a tough job, but someone has to do it... "The Solvang Danish Days Foundation has announced it is accepting applications for the 2020 #DanishDays Maid. The application deadline is March 15. The 2020 #SolvangDanishDays Weekend is scheduled for Sept. 18-20.... Applications may be mailed to Brenda Anderson, Solvang Danish Days Foundation, P.O. Box 1424, #Solvang, CA 93463." Click the article link for more information and application requirements! #seeyouinSolvang #morefoodmorefunmoreViking #DaneforaDay https://syvnews.com//article_41a8332f-5eab-50ad-b110-924b3

"Though LA weather is lovely any time of year, it doesn’t exactly scream fall coziness with 80-degree temps and palm trees on every corner. So we’ve rounded up five totally easy weekend getaways to make all your pumpkin-spiced autumn dreams come true. #SOLVANG Drive Time: Approximately 40 miles past #SantaBarbara, the road trip to City of Solvang takes around 2.5-3 hours.... Why We Love it: Known as the #Danish Capital of America, Solvang oozes charm from every #hygge-filled pore. From delightful windmills and to-die-for #pastry #shops to adorable playgrounds and the Hans Christian Andersen Museum, boredom is not an option...take a peek at Hanson's Clock Shop Jewelers. Solvang for cuckoo clocks galore, sample one of Solvang's famous #aebelskiver (yum!), and check out the family-friendly Dana V. Wines Tasting Room for a little vino yep, we’ve got your back, parents." {~ Red Tricycle} Also featuring: The Landsby // Atterdag Inn // Hans Christian Andersen Museum // Ostrich Land USA Inc

WE HAVE A WINNER!!! The 2019 Solvang Danish Days "Win a Trip for Two to #Denmark" raffle winner is #Solvang's own...Suzan Hamilton-Todd. Congrats, Suzan! Get ready to try your luck, next year! 2020 raffle tickets may be purchased by mail, by writing to the #SolvangDanishDays Foundation: P.O. Box 1424, Solvang, CA 93464-1424... Raffle tickets are also sold at various City of Solvang merchants leading up to -- and during -- #DanishDays weekend. Next year's event weekend is Sept. 18-20, 2020. #Europeanvacation #littleDenmark #CityofSolvang #visitDenmark #livelikeaViking #DaneforaDay #morefoodmorefunmoreViking #seeyouinSolvang #DanishCapitalofAmerica #SolvangDanishDaysFoundation

So, how did Raìna do in this year's Solvang Danish Days #Aebleskiver #EatingContest (Saturday)? Watch, and find out... See you all next year, September 18-20, 2020.

Ladies & Gents: We have a {Parade} winner! . The 2019 #DanishDays #Parade, headed up by this year’s Grand Marshals, Ken and Allie Andersen, featured more than 30 total Parade entries most of which aligned with this year’s red-and-white-bedecked theme, "A Salute to #Denmark’s Flag: Celebrating 800 Years of #Dannebrog". . The Saturday Parade’s overall winning entry was the Andersen Family float, a towering, mobile castle which raised to reveal the #Danishflag in all its ...glory. . Category winners for the Saturday Parade, were: The Klitgaard Family Celebrates Dannebrog (Best Family/Group entry); the Pioneer Valley High School band (Best Musical entry); Lil' Orphan Hammies (Best Equestrian/Live Animal entry); and the Santa Ynez Valley High School MechaPirates Robotics Team 5136 (Best Miscellaneous Entry). . Solvang Danish Days 2020 is set for September 18-20! #seeyouinSolvang {next September} See more

Did you miss yesterday's Solvang Danish Days #axethrowing? No worries, we have LOTS in store for you today... "The beloved #aebleskiver #breakfast will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Copenhagen Drive and First Street. Tickets cost $8 per person or $9 with #Danish #sausage. And hungry competitors of all ages will get to show off their aebleskiver-eating skills during a competition at 11:30 a.m. in the Midgaard Pavilion in Parking Lot 2, downtown #Solvang, ad...jacent to the #DanishDays #Viking #Beer & #Wine Garden. #Competitiveeater and #eating challenge queen Raina Huang also will join the field of consuming the round Danish dough balls. The Ravens of Odin, a Norse educational group, also will continue hosting their encampment in Solvang Park while the Old World #Artisans Marketplace will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide a #Nordic #shopping district of finely #crafted items, on First Street. The #Children’s #Parade will begin at Atterdag Square (corner of Atterdag Road and Copenhagen Drive) and meanders down Copenhagen to Solvang Park. All children and #families are welcome to join this event. Admission is free and costumes are encouraged. The 2019 #SolvangDanishDays #festival will close with a ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Sunday." {as reported by Noozhawk}

DANISH DAYS starts at 4pm TODAY! From folk #music to jazz, to accordion players, to #classicrock Solvang Danish Days has you covered. The three, festive #DanishDays, Sept. 20-22, 2019, will feature #livemusic performances throughout downtown #Solvang, plus a very special, Saturday afternoon pipe organ concert just a few blocks from the center of town. Best part? Most of the #SolvangDanishDays entertainment is FREE! Kick things off THIS AFTERNOON with the T-Bone Ramblers in Solvang Park, 4-7pm. The Park is picnic- and dog-friendly: grab a #Viking #Burger at the Viking #Beer & #Wine Garden or some fun Filipino #food from the IslandMixs #foodtruck, parked right nearby.

Oh, we're ready. . Let the #Viking games, begin... . Solvang Danish Days starts TOMORROW (Fri, Sept 20)! And the #Danish party runs through Sun, Sept 22.... . -- #Aebleskiver #Breakfasts -- Aebleskiver #EatingContest -- Viking Encampment in Solvang Park -- 3 #Parades -- Free Entertainment: Live Music, Concerts, Folk Dancing -- Viking #Beer & #Wine Garden, and #FoodTrucks -- Solvang #Food & Photo #Tour -- #Kids Korner feat. #LEGO -- Old World #Artisans Marketplace -- #AXETHROWING... . ...and so much more! . #Repost: @jenniferms888 . #seeyouinSolvang #morefoodmorefunmoreViking See more

"No weekend plans? In #SouthernCalifornia, you can be a #Daneforaday, shop for a cause or pick up trash at a local beach or park in honor of Coastal Cleanup Day. #Solvang: Solvang feels even more #Scandinavian than usual during #DanishDays, when folk dancers, musicians and #Vikings parade through town in celebration of its #Danish American roots. Feast on spicy sausage and #aebleskiver (pancake puffs), try your hand at ax throwing and go back in time at a living history festi...val with craftspeople and storytellers. When: Sept. 20-22 Cost, info: Events range from free to $65. Family friendly, except for some 21-and-older events. Dogs OK." {~ Los Angeles Times #Travel} #seeyouinSolvang #livelikeaViking #andeatlikeonetoo #SolvangDanishDays

"There are #pastries in this world, and then there are #æbleskiver. (Yep, that's the plural of æbleskiver, which only ups the æbleskiver's cool quotient.) There are meaty #sandwiches that we like, and then there are #Viking #Burgers. And there are gatherings that are awash in glee and dancing and history and come-together-a-tude, and then there is the #Solvang-based bash that takes place each September.... That's #DanishDays, and while it is a party known for its heritage-minded spirit, it has also become a famous must-visit for foodies. #Foodies, of course...who also know that Danish Days will deliver on the dining front, too. And so it shall, from Sept. 20-22, 2019. There is, in fact, a Foodie Guide to follow, and if you had hoped that the words "æbleskiver #breakfast" would be among the first you read, you're in some sort of appetite-stoking luck." {~ NBC LA} #morefoodmorefunmoreViking #livelikeaViking #andeatlikeonetoo #SolvangDanishDays

Never fear, your Solvang Danish Days favorites will continue at this year's #festival. But we've also added some NEW stuff for your #DanishDays pleasure! "The weekend’s numerous offerings for all ages include two new events, an #axethrowing arena and a guided #Solvang #Food & Photo Tour." [as seen in the photo below, taken on said tour at savory Solvang shop, Solvang Spice Merchant] Other #SolvangDanishDays activities include 3 parades; fan-favorite food events surrounding #a...ebleskiver, the iconic #Danish #pastry rounds; a Danish-style #beer and wine garden serving Danish import, Carlsberg beer, alongside local brews, #wines and festival #eats; a historical re-enactment in the form of a #Viking encampment in Solvang Park; interactive history lessons at the Elverhoj Museum of History & Art; an Old World artisan crafts marketplace; and SO MUCH MORE... You won't be bored. Or hungry. ;) #seeyouinSolvang September 20-22, 2019

Solvang Danish Days is NEXT weekend (September 20-22, 2019)! If you’re planning to be in town during the festivities, here are just some of the ways you may devour this year’s event. Presenting, "The #Foodie Guide to #SolvangDanishDays"... #SOlvang #SOdelicious #eatingSolvang #DaneforaDay #livelikeaViking #andeatlikeonetoo #morefoodmorefunmoreViking