The Nordic Heritage Museum invites everyone to begin the holiday season at this year’s Yulefest on November 20 and 21. This Nordic Christmas celebration offers hundreds of hand-crafted gifts, a jubilee of Scandinavian musical performances and traditional Nordic cuisine that will inspire holiday cheer. Santa will also be visiting the museum.

Traditional Scandinavian entertainment will feature fiddlers, singers, folk dancers and more. Shop hand-crafted gifts from many Nordic-inspired vendors and enjoy Scandinavian food and drink available at several locations in the Museum.

The Nordic Café offers open-faced Scandinavian sandwiches, Æbleskiver, krumkake, and lefse, among many other traditional foods. At Goodies to Go where you can purchase Scandinavian treats by the dozen!

In the Bodega, enjoy Scandinavian beverages such as glögg—hot spiced wine, a traditional beverage of the holiday season—and a selection of Nordic beers. The Kaffestuga offers coffee, cookies, and pastries for sale. Free children’s crafts and activities as well as Santa photos will also be found at Yulefest.

Suggested donation: $3 for adults (plus a suggested donation of a non-perishable food item for the Ballard Food Bank), $1 for children under 12, and kids under 5 are admitted free. Limited parking is available for a suggested donation of $2.