Viking Fest Minnesota — Local services in Castle Rock Township

I'm giving it a 5 stars out of appreciation for the day time activities. Staff was nice, admission price was fair, and the vendors - oh so many vendors. Some great, some good, but by no means bad vendors that aren't corporations.

Why did I mention out of appreciation for the day time activities you may ask? We went for "Ragnarok" the 21+ event that occurs on Saturday night, and it was... Not terrible but certainly not worth the cost of admission (same price as day time viking fest) the vendors and event area shrinks dramatically and overall, just doesn't have the same magic as the Viking Fest.

Tl;dr - Viking fest is great especially for a first year ever of doing it so I imagine it'll only get better. Ragnarok may need some improvement, but the true value and experience happens during the day from...

We were let down by the feast, for the price and what was served was not what we expected. If it was supposed to reflect a real viking feast portions would have been really different not like the cabbage soup wasn't even a cup size it was more like a table spoon. I hope that next year they step up their game and make it worth the 200.00 that was spent because it wasn't more than a twenty...

This was ther first year (2025), and it was easily THREE TIMES what I was expecting. The number and relevance of the vendors, the size of the encampment, the quality of the entertainment all exceeded my expectations. It would be nice to have flush toilets, but that's on the fairgrounds, not the festival. Here's hoping this becomes an...