Anna Ferguson-Sparks | Sept 22, 2018 Thousands of attendees from the Santa Ynez Valley and points around the globe, joined in on the annual Danish Days celebration earlier this month, consuming nearly 9,000 aebleskiver — and an equally-impressive share of medisterpølse during the Saturday and Sunday aebleskiver breakfasts and aebleskiver eating contests . The 2018 edition of the annual festival, which […]
Solvang Danish Days is this weekend (September 14-16, 2018)! If you’re planning to swing through for a visit, read up on some of the delectable delights in store for this year’s festival. Here, 11 Ways to Take a Bite Out of Solvang: 1. Aebleskiver Breakfasts ~ Served both Saturday and Sunday mornings, September 15 & 16 (8:30 […]
by Meaghan Tiernan | September 7, 2018 A Disney-like Danish town in Southern California is obsessed with preserving the tradition of the aebleskiver in the U.S. A small rural town about 45 minutes north of Santa Barbara, Solvang is like a miniature Danish Disneyland plunked down in the middle of central California’s wine country. There’s […]
Danish Days Organ Concert ~ Saturday, September 15, 1:00 PM James Welch Pulls Out All the Stops! Favorite festival organist, James Welch, is “Bach” by popular demand for this year’s Danish Days celebration, playing on the authentic pipe organ at Bethania Lutheran Church on Saturday, September 15, at 1:00 PM. A world-renowned concert organist, Welch’s […]
Contributed Report | Aug 29, 2018 Solvang Danish Days crew in the Aebleskiver tents during the Aebleskiver Breakfast. {Photo Credit: Theresa Gingras} The 82nd annual Solvang Danish Days festival set for Friday, Sept. 14 through Sunday, Sept. 16, aims to showcase the tastiest slice of Solvang’s Danish foodie culture honoring both traditional and contemporary flair. […]
Do you consider yourself a ‘history buff’? An art lover? Are you looking for additional kids’ activities during Solvang Danish Days? Or, maybe the ultimate #DanishDays Instagram backdrop?! Elverhøj Museum of History & Art has all that and more, during their “Living History Festival” held both Saturday (September 15) and Sunday (September 16) of the Danish Days event weekend . The Elverhøj Museum is located at […]
The Solvang Danish Days Foundation is pleased to announce the 2018 Solvang Danish Days Grand Marshals, Glen and Michele Jacobsen, of Solvang. The Jacobsens will preside over this year’s Danish Days weekend, Friday through Sunday, September 14 through 16, 2018. Solvang Danish Days celebrates 82 years in 2018, and Glen Jacobsen has been working behind […]
by Anna Ferguson-Sparks for Solvang Danish Days | July 10, 2018 Solvang Village Band atop the Carlsberg Beer Wagon, Solvang Danish Days 2017 {Photo Credit: Theresa Gingras Photography} California’s premier Danish heritage festival, Solvang Danish Days, will hold its 82nd run this year with a three-day event weekend lineup Sept. 14-16. The 2018 Solvang Danish […]
by Lily Rogers | May 10, 2018 Solvang — and Solvang Danish Days — made the cut! The Santa Ynez Valley town is an ideal vacation spot, year-round…but in mid-September, all of the Danish action comes to a celebratory boil during #DanishDays (September 14-16, 2018). Examining verified Expedia reviewers’ favorite places Welcome to our second-annual […]
by Lisa André | Jun 2, 2018 Danish Maid honor becomes a family affair as Christiana Heron joins the historical Danish Maid line-up following in the footsteps of her two sisters, mother and grandmother. {Photo Credit: Mike Mesikep} The Solvang Danish Days Foundation has chosen Christiana Heron as its 2018 Danish Maid to lead the […]
