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Each
year in September, Libby hosts Nordicfest, a community-wide celebration
focusing on the area's Scandanavian heritage.
The festival
includes a authentic Scandanavian food, dancing, workshops in wood
carving, an International Fjord Horse Show, a juried craft show,
quilt show, food booths, parade, free bandshell entertainment and
much more.
The colorful
Nordicfest parade takes place on Saturday morning at 10 am.
Nordicfest
was founded in 1985 in Libby and has been an annual tradition ever since.
The
Nordicfest parade features a number of musical groups, floats and other
entries including the Fjord horses.
A highlight
of Nordicfest is the annual International Fjord Horse Show, which
takes place on Saturday at J. Neils Park. This is one of the most popular
events at Nordicfest and is one of the largest Fjord shows in North
America. The Fjord Horse Show includes reining competitions, a combined
driving event, and demonstrations of freestyle reining and farm equipment
hauling. There are riding and jumping events to show the versatility
of the breed and the abilities of the riders.
Youngsters
enjoy the Stick Horse Class, riding stick horses with Fjord horse-like
heads, were judged in the arena on performance. First place through
sixth place winners received a ribbon.
For more information, please
contact Libby Nordicfest, PO Box 791, Libby, MT 59923 or 1-800-785-6541,
www.libbynordicfest.org.
See the official Libby Nordicfest
website for the most current information about this year's festival.

www.libbynordicfest.org
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2007
Schedule
2008 will be similar, schedule to be announced
Friday, September 7th
10 am-7 pm Information Booth Open inside the Memorial Center
10 am Fjord Horse Show at J. Neils Memorial Park -- Halter,
Obstacle Courses & Trail classes
9 am-5 pm Libby Fine Arts Show at Timberline Ford
10 am-7 pm Juried Craft Show at Memorial Center
10 am-5 pm Hardanger Show at Frames Unlimited, 305 Mineral Ave.
11 am-7:30 pm Food Booths
12:30 pm Bunad Procession on Mineral Avenue
1 pm Welcome and introductions
1-6 pm Free Bandshell Entertainment
3:45 pm Youth Runnerfell at Libby Middle School
4:30-7:30 pm Arter Suppe Hamloaf dinner at the Ponderosa Room at City
Hall; $8, $4 for children 6 and
under
4-8 pm Quilt Show at Asa Wood Elementary School; Quilt Documentation
6 pm Scandinavian Fish Boil -- St. Joseph Catholic Church; $15 (tickets
available at the door)
7 pm Kootenai Karacters Melodrama at the Little Theater, $9
8 pm Treasure Tones at the Dome Theater, $10
Saturday, September 8th
7 am-12 noon Nordicfest Breakfast at Senior Citizens Center, $7; $3
for children 8 and under
9 am-5 pm Information Booth Open in Memorial Center
10 am-6 pm Juried Craft Show at Memorial Center
9 am-5 pm Libby Fine Arts Show at Timberline Ford
10 am Nordicfest Parade
10 am-8 pm Food Booths Open
11 am-5 pm Hardanger display at Frames Unlimited, 305 California Ave.
10 am-5 pm Heritage Museum open; yard machinery will run
11:30 am-6 pm Free Bandshell Entertainment
11 am-8 pm Quilt Show at Asa Wood Elementary School
1 pm International Fjord Horse Show at J. Neils Memorial Park -- Performance
classes
1 pm Scandinavian Varpa (Rock throwing contest)
2 pm Kootenai Karacters Melodrama at the Little Theater, $9
4-8 pm Swedish meatball dinner at the Elk's Lodge; $8.50, $5.50 for
children, (tickets at the door only)
7 pm Kootenai Karacters Melodrama at Little Theater, $9
8:30 pm Suomalainen Sisters at The Dome Theater; $15
Sunday,
September 9th
8 am-12 noon Swedish Pancake Breakfast at St. Joseph Catholic
Church, $5 (tickets at the door only)
10 am-3 pm Craft Show Open
10 am International Fjord Horse Show at J. Neils Memorial
Park -- Performance classes
11 am-4 pm Quilt Show Open
12 noon-3 pm Information Booth Open
12 noon-4 pm Food Booths
12 noon-2:30 pm Free Bandshell Entertainment
*All times
are subject to change
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