Solvang Danish Days

  September 19-21, 2025

 Sunny Field of Dreams

Free, SolvangDanishDays.com 
$ Dane For A Day VIP ticket bundle  

The 88th Annual Solvang Danish Day 

Start your day with some tasty Æbleskiver then browse Danish and Nordic crafts, arts and gifts at the outdoor Old World Marketplace. Enjoy the Danish-style beer garden serving Danish beer - Carlsberg, meet "Hans Christian Anderson" at Elverhoj Museum, enter the Lego contest, take the Food & Photo Tour and see a Viking Encampment. There are 3 parades, concerts all day, Danish Maid and food eating competitions to keep you entertained.

Friday, September 19, 2025

•  10:30 a.m. Hans Christian Andersen Storytime at Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Drive
• 4-9 p.m. Axe Throwing Arena hosted by Boy Scout Troops 41 and 87.  $10 for 10 throws. Tickets  sold at the entrance to the Viking Beer & Wine Garden. Closed-toe shoes required. For ages 13+, guardian must be present for age 13-17 years.  
• 4- 7 p.m. The Rincons concert on Midgaard Pavilion Stage in Parking Lot 2, free
• 4-9:30 p.m. Viking Beer & Wine Garden
• 7:30 p.m. Torchlight Parade, free, all welcome, candles provided. Starts on Alisal Road and Laurel Avenue
• 8 p.m. Opening Ceremonies in Midgaard Pavilion. Meet 2025 Danish Maid Addie Madrid + 2025 Grand Marshals, followed by Velkommen Street Dance featuring Danish dancers

September 20 & 21, 2025

• 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Æbleskiver Breakfast, Copenhagen Drive & First Street, $10-12.
• 9 a.m. Old World Artisans Marketplace featuring Scandinavian artisan crafts,  woodworking, papercutting, rosemaling, fabric art, jewelry, pottery, and  Danish Sisterhood Booth.
• 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Kid's Korner in Solvang Park with face painting, and Luna's Jumps attractions and LEGO Tent 
• 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tracey Boyer, Rune Reader in Solvang Park
• 10:30 a.m.  Hans Christian Andersen Storytimes at The Book Loft 
• 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Living History Festival at Elverhøj Museum of History & Art. Artisans, craftspeople, storytellers and a Viking Selfie Station! Free. Location: 1624 Elverhoy Way, 805-686-1211 or elverhoj.org 
• 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Axe Throwing Arena hosted by Boy Scout Troops 41 and 87.  $10 for 10 throws. Tickets  sold at the entrance to the Viking Beer & Wine Garden. Closed-toe shoes required. For ages 13+, guardian must be present for age 13-17 years.  
• 11:30 a.m. Æbleskiver Eating Contest in the Midgaard Pavilion in Parking Lot 2. Free, all ages welcome.
• 1 p.m. Amazing tricks, jokes and lively audience participation in Solvang Park, with Scott Meltzer and Katrine Spang-Hanssen, comedyindustries.com

Saturday, September 20, 2025

• 1 p.m. Organist James Welch presents Bach's Lunch: A Musical Smorgasbord! at Bethania Lutheran Church, 603 Atterdag Road.  $5 donation 
• 12-9:30 p.m. Viking Beer & Wine Garden
• 2:30 p.m. Danish Days Parade with Solvang Village Band atop the Carlsberg Beer Wagon, floats, equestrians, Village Dancers and more. Route: East on Copenhagen Drive; then north on Alisal Road; west on Mission Drive; south on Atterdag Road; east on Copenhagen; south on Second Street; finishes through Molle Way
• 3-10 p.m.  Out Of The Blue + The Molly Ringwald Project concerts on Midgaard Pavilion Stage, free 

Sunday, September 21, 2025

• 11 a.m.-5 p.m. free admission to Solvang's Elverhøj Museum of History & Art! 1624 Elverhoy Way, elverhoj.org
• 12-3 p.m. The Lowdown Dudes Band  in the Solvang Park Gazebo, free concert
  Solvang Brewing Co. in Solvang Park
• 12-5 p.m. Viking Beer & Wine Garden 
• 2:30 p.m. Children's Parade, corner of Atterdag Road and Copenhagen Drive, all ages, costumes encouraged
• 3 p.m. Danish Days Closing Ceremony in Solvang Park

 

Celebrating the establishment of Solvang by Danish-Americans in 1911, experience costumed Danes, Aebleskiver eating contest, Axe Throwing, Food & Beverages and more!

The weekend's varied offerings include activities for all ages ranging from the iconic Danish pastry, Aebleskiver; to a Danish-style beer and wine garden serving Danish import, Carlsberg beer, alongside local brews, wines and festival eats; to an axe throwing arena; interactive history lessons at the Elverhøj Museum of History & Art; story time sessions with Hans Christian Andersen; to a guided Solvang Food & Photo Tour; and, an Old World artisanal crafts marketplace.
About the Solvang Danish Days Foundation

In early 1995, the Solvang City Council approached Santa Ynez Valley residents from long-established, local Danish families and other interested groups about possibly setting up a non-profit foundation - Solvang Danish Days Foundation - to formally plan and organize the increasingly popular, annual Danish Days festivities. 

Since Solvang Danish Days' modest beginnings in 1936, when the festival debuted to commemorate the village's 25th anniversary, the event has set out to celebrate Solvang's Danish heritage with authentic food, music, dancing, parades, live entertainment, and family activities.
 

All events listed here are subject to change or cancellation. Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.