Sign up now for Kupkake Krigen, Viking Fest contests | Viking Fest
Published 10:30 am Tuesday, May 13, 2014
POULSBO — If you can bake, eat, paddle or run, you can show what you’ve got at the 2014 Viking Fest, May 16-18, in downtown Poulsbo.
Go to www.vikingfest.org now to sign up for:
— The Donut Konkurranse (Norwegian for “competition”), sponsored by Sluys Bakery. This is a donut-eating contest. The two top finishers will face off for the title, the contest decided by who eats the most of their two-pound dunker.
— Kupcake Krigen, a cupcake contest.
— Message in a Bottle Race, the proceeds of which will help pay for the 3rd of July fireworks show.
— Lutefisk-Eating Contest, sponsored by Peninsula Credit Union and New Day Fisheries.
— Oyster-Eating Contest, sponsored by The Loft restaurant.
— Stand-up paddleboard races.
— 1- and 5-mile running races.
You can cap off your Viking Fest fun with a 5K or 10K walk around Little Norway with the Kitsap Volkssporters Club. The Poulsbo Viking Fest Walk will be a noncompetitive group walk around Poulsbo.
The Viking Fest opening ceremony will be on May 16 at Kvelstad Pavilion in Muriel Iverson Williams Waterfront Park. The big parade will be on May 17. The three-day celebration will, as always, include the Viking Village, live entertainment, vendors, and carnival.
Some timely stuff you should know:
— Carnival wristbands are on sale at AmericanWest Bank, 18960 Highway 305, Poulsbo.
— The final day of Viking Fest, May 18, will have longer hours than previous years: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., instead of 4 p.m.
— Places to park in downtown Poulsbo are limited. Motorists who have disability placards can park at the Edward Jones Investment Offices, 19032 Jensen Way NE, or across the street in front of the old city hall.
Parking is available firs come first served in City Hall.
On May 17, you may park at the North Kitsap High School and Middle School campuses and ride a shuttle bus to downtown ($2 roundtrip for those ages 5 and older).
Park at the Gateway Fellowship Church or First Lutheran Church lots (May 17 and 18 only) for a suggested $5 donation.
