Norsk Høstfest ceases operations due to rising costs, declining attendance

The board of a Scandinavian heritage festival in North Dakota with a nearly 50-year history announced last Thursday it has ceased operations and will not host a festival in 2026.The nonprofit board of Norsk Høstfest said in a social media post the annual event in Minot had become “financially unsustainable,” citing increasing costs and declining attendance.“In recent years,...