A Recap from the 2023 Nordic Fest President

DRC Sponsor: Jim Morrow

Decorah Rotarian and 2023 Nordic Fest President Ariana Cervantes will present a recap of this year's Nordic Fest event. 

Nordic Fest celebrates Decorah’s Scandinavian heritage and culture each year with foods, sporting events, arts and crafts displays, guided tours, the annual bunad (Scandinavian clothing) show, kids’ activities, a grand parade on Saturday morning in the downtown district, fireworks, live music and much more. Nordic Fest is a nearly whole-community effort each year. An all-volunteer board of directors do the main planning and organizing, which is made possible by year-round volunteer support. Since 1967 over 1.5 million visitors from all over the world have attended Nordic Fest in Decorah.

Ariana is a 2012 graduate of Luther College. When not envelopd in Nordic Fest planning she serves the Decorah community as Store Manager for the local Hy-Vee store.

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