ScanFair 2024: Nordic Christmas Market

ScanFair brings Scandinavia to Portland through traditional food and drink vendors; an entertainment program focused on cultural heritage; games, activities, and crafts; and welcoming local community organizations.

Tickets are valid for both days! Just grab a wristband as you exit to access the 2nd day of festivities.

Saturday December 7th: 10am - 5pm

Sunday December 8th: 10am - 4pm

Thank you to our sponsors:

• Scan Design Foundation
• Smith Brothers Farms & Alpenrose
• Jacuzzi Bath Remodel
• LeafGuard
• TVG-Medulla/Chiro One Wellness Centers
• Wyndham Resorts
• Your Home Improvement Company
• Timm G. F. Nielsen State Farm, Insurance and Financial Services

We are collecting toys as part of the KGW Great Toy Drive! Bring toys to the Nordic Northwest table (booth #135) and receive a free raffle ticket!

Food

Delicious and traditional Nordic foods are plentiful in our food court sponsored by Smith Brothers Farms & Alpenrose!

• Scandinavian Cafe - Swedish Meatball Meals, Nordic Sausage Meals, Scandinavian Pancakes, Lefse, Pastry, Herring Sampler
• Harmoni Lodge - Varmkorv with buns and/or mashed potatoes; Swedish yellow pea soup; soft drinks and water.
• Himmelbjerget Danish Camp - Aebleskiver and coffee

• Portland Estonian Dancers - Aleksander Layered shortbread pastry with raspberry preserve filling and lemon/powdered sugar icing, coffee, tea
• Raw Oregon Honey - Jar of Local Raw Honey and Bee Products
• Jamie's Kafferep - A variety of Swedish baked goods, including: kanelbullar (cinnamon buns), kardemummabullar (cardamom buns), lussekatter (saffron buns), kardemummaflätor (cardamom braids), mazariner (almond tarts), and a selection of Swedish cookies.
• Familiar Raven, LLC - Fresh spun Bitfrost Cotton Candy, Idun’s Life-Giving Caramel Apples, Funnel Cakes, Norse items
• Carina's Bakery - All vegan, mostly gluten free Swedish American items including cardamom buns, almond cake, lingonberry iced tea, and more!
• Hygge Chocoaltes - Pre-packaged Chocolate Bars, Bonbons, figurines, other seasonal chocolates items, and a build-a-chocolate box
• Easy to Please Grilled Cheese - Scandinavian inspired Grilled Cheese
• Danish Sisterhood Lodge # 81 - Danish pastries
• Bamford Bakeshop - Kanelbulle, Wienerbrod (Danish), Cardamom Buns, Semla, Tebirkes, Orange Saffron Cookies, Linzer, Honey Spiced Waffle Cookies,Tosca Diamonds, Haystack Wreaths, Gingerbread, Limpa Bread, Cardamom Braids
• VíK Roasters - Coffee including "Kaffi" and holiday blend, "Jólakaffi"
• Portland Nordic Chorus - Baked goods

Drink

Walk our aisle of spirits, wine, beer, mead, aquavit and more!

• Oran Mor Artisan Mead - Mead Tasting and bottle sales for off premise consumption. Mead horns and Oran Mor merch.
• The Aimsir Distilling Company - Aquavit, both unaged and aged
• Stillweather Spirits - Original Stillweather cocktails made with our aquavit and gins with a Christmas theme as well as Aquavit shot chilled; spirits for sale by the bottle and gift options as well, i.e. cocktail kits and box sets.
• Rolling River Spirits - Aquavit tastings, bottle sales, and Gløgg mini cocktails

Performance Schedule

Watch dancers, listen to music, participate in contests, see fashion, view awards, and watch the Lucia Court procession! There's so much to see and do at ScanFair.

Saturday 12/7

• 10:00am - Doors Open
• 10:15am - Finnish School
• 11:15am - Revontuli
• 12:15pm - Liam Barnes and Friends
• 1:00pm- Scandinavian of the Year award
• 1:15pm - Pickled Herring Eating Contest
• 1:30pm - Adams, Martin & Linahon
• 2:45pm - TBA
• 3:45pm - Adams, Martin & Linahon
• 5:00 - Event end

Sunday 12/8

• 10:00am - Doors Open
• 10:00am - TBA
• 11:00am- Vasa Youth Dancers
• 11:45am - Meatball Eating Contest
• 12:15pm - Portland Nordic Chorus & St. Lucia Court of Oregon
• 1:30pm - TBA
• 2:00pm - Jimmy Granstrom and Brent Rogers w/Gunilla
• 3:00pm - TBA
• 3:45pm - Raffle Drawing
• 4:00pm - Event end

Official Oregon Lucia Court

Nordic Northwest's Lucia Scholarship program puts young women with an interest in Nordic heritage in touch with a beloved legend of Scandinavian Christmas. Watch the procession as they walk through the event with candle crowns. Check it out Sunday.

Joulupukki ("Finnish Santa Claus")

Take a photo with Joulupukki and his reindeer, Oskar! Find Santa in the central area by the exhibit hall entrance. Brought to you by the Finlandia Foundation Columbia-Pacific Chapter.

Viking Ship

Take a picture with a 20' replica Viking Ship. Find the ship in the central area by the entrance.

Kids' Area

Create ornaments and other crafts, draw in coloring books, and more! The kid's area is presented thanks to a sponsorship by LeafGuard.

Scavenger Hunt

We've hidden gnomes throughout the event! Can you find them? Sign up at the Nordic Northwest table, finish the scavenger hunt, and collect your prize.

Raffle

Buy tickets to the raffle at the Nordic Northwest table and choose which items you want to try your luck for! There are other raffle items to win as well! You do not need to be present to win. Sponsored by Timm G. F. Nielsen State Farm, Insurance and Financial Services - serving OR/WA

Eating Contests

Sign up at the Nordic Northwest area! Includes a meatball contest one day and a pickled herring contest the other.

Scandinavian of the Year

Who will win this prestigious achievement in 2024? Find out on the stage Saturday.

Vendors

Shop over 100 booths in our selection of Nordic and other vendors for amazing holiday gifts!

Äiti Workshop (461)

AFS Columbia Pacific (208)

Äiti Workshop (461)

Annelie Thurin Hand-cuts & Prints (356)

Appletree farm LLC (350)

Artistic Expression (658)

BAETH (156)

Bamford Bakeshop (417)

Barks & Bites Dog Treats (103)

Barnyard Balloons (148)

Blue Ice Design (257)

Breqa Bee 3D (155)

Brimstone Ceramics (300)

Carina's Bakery (401)

Carrot Flower Creative (659)

Cascade Spout Works (203)

Celtica (635)

Charmed (206)

Chiro One Wellness Centers (150)

CJ's Creative Memories (550)

Clara's Pearl (363)

Coral’s Pure Beeswax Candles & Keepsakes (663)

D S Johnson Enterprises, Inc (315)

Danish Sisterhood Lodge # 81 (311)

Darkmoon Faire (446)

Dream Stones by Desirae and Art (101)

Dudefish Printing (349)

Easy to Please Grilled Cheese (415)

Elentari Handverk (247)

European Imports (450)

Familiar Raven, LLC (503)

Famke at work (209)

Finlandia Foundation Columbia-Pacific Chapter (211)

Finnish with a Flair (212)

FLIPP 3D (661)

Folk Art of Norway (249)

Forelsket (205)

Full moon tradesman (105)

Gifts & Crafts Intl (314)

Gnomes & Tomes (204)

Grieg Lodge #2-15 Sons of Norway (453)

Harmoni Lodge (404)

Heart Song Arts Pottery (645)

Himmelbjerget Danish Camp (515)

Hurricane Hair Wraps (351)

Hygge Chocoaltes (309)

INKBUS Tattoo (1)

Jacuzzi Bath Remodel (121)

Jade Studio (646)

Jamie's Kafferep (413)

Jay Palmer Books (655)

JETT Woodworking (549)

Karlsson's Scandinavian Designs (559)

Kos Candles (650)

Ladyfern Designs (457)

LeafGuard (147)

Lockes Jewelry Box (119)

Lykos Leather (306)

Magical Fairy Hair (312)

MML Poubelle (647)

Ms Piggy Creativities (662)

My Art Maker, LLC (253)

Naturally Fun Shop (651)

Neil Cutler (561)

New Sweden Cultural Heritage Society (554)

Nomadic Artistry (460)

Nordic Allure (109)

Nordic Fox Design Co. (215)

Nordic Knitters & Fiber Arts Club (357)

Nordic Language & Conversation Group (146)

Nordiskal (558)

Norskwear (346)

One of One Goods (305)

Oran Mor Artisan Mead (219)

Paper Cut (347)

PaperPie (459)

Pearl and Poppy Shop (452)

Pendletomten (545)

Portland Estonian Dancers (400)

Portland Nordic Chorus (412)

Portlandin Suomi Koulu/Portland Finnish School (143)

Purrfect For You (660)

Raw Oregon Honey (411)

Rolling River Spirits (505)

Scandinavian Cafe (509)

Scandinavian Genealogical Society (201)

Scandinavian Soapery (207)

Scantik Butik (447)

Secret Dragon Collectibles (301)

Sed Ferro Press (117)

Shooting Star Design (456)

Silver Lyening (216)

Smith Brothers Farms & Alpenrose (218)

Solfiskur (454)

Stillweather Spirits (200)

Susie Larsson Design (303)

SWEA Portland (352)

Swedish Dream (555)

Talks to Animals Shop (648)

The Aimsir Distilling Company (202)

The Dark Maiden (310)

The Enchanted Hive (361)

The Gilded Cat (307)

The Gilded Ghost (113)

Theresa Arrison (210)

Thistle Patch Fiber Studio (654)

Threaded Gems (551)

Tokerud Designs (302)

VíK Roasters (562)

Viking Krafts and Sable Fleur Designs (358)

Vintage Sweden (115)

Wild Hearts Market (546)

Winning Ways/Wyndham Resorts (220)

Your Home Improvement Company (261)

Zimmerdahl Productions (657)

Zoe Jones Designs (214)

Sponsors and Volunteers

Interested in being a sponsor ? Email us at info [at] nordicnorthwest [dot] org

For volunteer opportunities at the event, click here.

Weapons Policy

No real weapons are allowed at the event, and no weapons that are sharp or may hurt anyone will be allowed. Prop and fake weapons are allowed as part of Viking costumes if they will not hurt anyone accidentally. No guns are allowed, real or fake.

Money

It's always a good idea to bring cash to our festivals, as paying by cash at vendor booths always keeps things moving smoothly. Most vendors will accept credit cards.

Getting Here

Just 8 miles from Portland International Airport (PDX), visitors can access the Oregon Convention Center (OCC) via Interstate 5 North from Exit 302A–Rose Quarter, or from Interstate 84 West Exit 1–Lloyd Boulevard.

ADA

The Oregon Convention Center provides all reasonable accommodations for people with health conditions or impairments to assist them in attending events. Please visit their website.

Animals

No pets allowed at this event, except for service animals.

Smoking

No smoking is permitted at ScanFair.

Photography

By entering this space, you consent to be photographed, videotaped, audio recorded, and/or otherwise documented. Your presence here constitutes your consent to use such recording(s) of your appearance, voice, and name in any and all Nordic Northwest related educational, promotional, marketing, and advertising efforts in perpetuity, for any purpose. You understand that all photography, filming, and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent given by you by entering this area.