Looking for big name entertainment? It’s happening in Minot,
North Dakota at the 37TH Annual Norsk Høstfest.
North America’s largest Scandinavian Festival is a grand celebration of Nordic heritage,
food and fun which features a major artist performing each day.
MINOT NORSK HøSTFEST
ALL CONCERTS
DEPARTURE DATES 2014
Minot Accommodations:
SLEEP INN: 5 nights
8 Days: ★September 29
8-DAY MOTORCOACH TOUR
★Guaranteed date
Scandinavian Fall Festival – Includes Five Celebrity Concerts
STAY AT THE SLEEP INN – Attached to the Dakota Square Mall. Daily shuttle to
the fairgrounds provided.
PLEASE CALL
FOR PRICES
1-800-562-9999
This popular tour includes reserved seating for five main stage celebrity shows:
2014 Headliners: Daniel O’Donnell, Gaither Vocal Band, Merle Haggard, Doc Severinsen,
Jennifer Nettles.
The Høstfest is offering three additional main stage shows: Bill Engvall, Josh Turner with special guest
Danielle Bradbery, BJ Thomas & Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone. These shows are optional and
may be booked separately.
2014 Høstfest – He’s Back!
USA HEARTLAND
2014: ENTERTAINMENT ON THE NON-RESERVED
FREE STAGES INCLUDE:
Bjoro Haaland, Williams & Ree, Diamond Rio, Mollie B, Brynolf & Ljung,
Nordic Tenors, Jason D. Williams, Swedes in Weeds, Andra Suchy and
Loose Change, Arto & Antti Jarvela, Auntie Kreamsaugen, Country
Gentlemen, Viking Live Steel Combat, The Western Senators, Jenta O’Ja,
Wild Hands, 5 Days in November, A Christmas Wish, Ringling 5,
Norsk Høstfest Accordion Club, J-M-B Band, Skalmusik, Gordy Lindquist,
Nordic Bees, Skandi Ski Fantasy, SYC Swedish Dancers, Western Plains
Children’s Choir, Nordic Sweater Program.
ALBERTA DEPARTURE: Edmonton 7:00 a.m., Red Deer 9:00 a.m.,
Calgary 12:00 p.m., Fort Macleod 2:00 p.m., Lethbridge 2:30 p.m.,
Medicine Hat 4:45 p.m.
DAY
1 EDMONTON to CALGARY
to
SWIFT
CURRENT:
Monday. Velkommen Everyone!
Your Concert Tour begins
as you are welcomed aboard
your deluxe motorcoach in
Edmonton. Travel south via
Red Deer to Calgary meeting
additional travelling companions enroute. A stop is made
in Medicine Hat before crossing the Alberta/Saskatchewan
border and arriving in Swift
Current, Saskatchewan.
2 SWIFT CURRENT to MINOT:
(5 nights) Tuesday. Travel
through Moose Jaw, Regina
and Weyburn before crossing
Daniel O’Donnell: Ireland’s greatest export.
the international boundary. Continue south through North Dakota to Minot for
the next five days. The opening concert features DOC SEVERINSEN WITH
THE MINOT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Doc Severinsen is an American
pop and jazz trumpeter best known for leading the NBC Orchestra on the
Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. Accommodation is at the Sleep Inn.
This full facility hotel is well located, attached to the Dakota Square Mall. Daily
shuttle to the fairgrounds is provided.
Jennifer Nettles.
3 MINOT: Wednesday. While in Minot, you will enjoy professional quality
music shows by a host of famous entertainers on seven different stages all under
one roof. The Norsk Høstfest includes a wide variety of ongoing activities such
as Scandinavian arts, crafts, handiwork and antique displays; an import shop
featuring Scandinavian goods; booths containing Norwegian food delicacies
INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR: •First class transportation on an airconditioned, washroom equipped motorcoach •Quality accommodations and taxes •Services
of an experienced Tour Director and Driver •Baggage handling, one average piece per person •Travel Bag •Admissions for all attractions and sightseeing as outlined
in the itinerary •Daily admission to Høstfest activities •Daily shuttles to the Norsk Høstfest activities •Reserved seating for five Celebrity Shows including the Closing
Performance •Continuous entertainment on various stages •Ongoing activities including Scandinavian Arts, Crafts, Handiwork and Antique Displays, Food Booths
•International dance with live bands Wednesday to Saturday •Scandinavian Heritage Park
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Tour Director Connie Hendrickson with group at Scandinavian Heritage Park, Minot.
and continuous music and performing groups. The evening entertainment is
the popular GAITHER VOCAL BAND, an American southern gospel group
which has had at least 19 albums on the charts. The Band has been honoured
with 2 Grammys and 16 Dove Awards.
Merle Haggard
Doc Severinsen
STARS OF PAST YEARS
5 MINOT: Friday. The headliner
for this afternoon is MERLE
HAGGARD, an American
country and western song writer, singer, guitarist, fiddler and
instrumentalist. Haggard was Gaither Vocal Band.
inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994.
Edmonton
Red Deer
ALBERTA
6 MINOT: Saturday. The closing concert headliner JENNIFER NETTLES is
an American country music artist known mainly for her role as lead vocalist of
the duo Sugarland. She also was a duet partner on the country version of rock
band Bon Jovi’s 2006 single “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”.
Calgary
Lethbridge
7 MINOT to SWIFT CURRENT: Sunday. Retrace your steps home today as
you travel north. Make a stop at the duty free store, re-enter Canada with a
lunch break in Weyburn before arriving in Swift Current for the last evening.
8 SWIFT CURRENT to CALGARY to EDMONTON: Monday. Return home
with fond memories of your Concert Tour.
Featuring the Sleep Inn
Excellent hotel attached to
the Dakota Square Mall.
Includes 5 Hot Breakfasts.
Daily transportation
to/from fairgrounds as well
as daily shuttle tickets will
be provided.
PLEASE CALL
FOR PRICES
1-800-562-9999
Tour Director Mary Jansen.
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★ Paul Anka
★ Clint Black
★ George Burns
★ Roy Clark
★ Bill Cosby
★ Englebert Humperdinck
★ Tom Jones
★ Merle Haggard
★ Loretta Lynn
★ Barbara Mandrell
★ Lori Morgan
★ Anne Murray
★ Wayne Newton
★ Daniel O’Donnell
★ Leanne Rimes
★ Kenny Rogers
★ Red Skelton
★ Randy Travis
★ Tanya Tucker
★ Roger Whittaker
★ Andy Williams
★ The Judds
SASKATChEWAN
Medicine Hat
Swift
Current
MONTANA
Moose
Jaw
Regina
Weyburn
Estevan
Minot
NORTh
DAKOTA
USA HEARTLAND
4 MINOT: Thursday. A day to experience the sounds, sights and aromas of the
“Old Country” with your choice of entertainment at your leisure. You may want
to join our optional DINNER/SHOPPING EXCURSION with a picture stop
at the SCANDINAVIAN HERITAGE PARK. Headliner for the evening show
is the ever-popular DANIEL
O’DONNELL, known for his
charismatic engaging stage presence. Daniel’s music has been
described as a mix of country
and Irish and has sold over ten
million records to date.