The Scandinavian Festival entrance on Friday evening in Junction City. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Young dancers perform a group dance at the Scandinavian Festival Park Stage on Aug. 14, 2026. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Jennie Stockwell and her 18-month-old daughter, Charlotte, wear matching festival outfits as they watch the young dancers perform. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Scandinavian Festival volunteers at the central windmill reading “Danish Day.” Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Young dancers perform a traditional Scandinavian-style dance in which sticks, representing swords soldiers used in war, are used to create sharper footwork. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Tim Walter, known as the performer Odin, greets festival-goers at the Mall Platform Stage during the Scandinavian Festival. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Grant Huber, is part of the Danish brotherhood, promoting daily Danish speaking lessons at the Scandinavian Festival. Festival folk are encouraged to “mumble like you are speaking with a potato in your mouth,” when learning to speak Danish, Huber said. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Amanda Borta shows her three-year-old daughter, Eliana Lambpoulos, a handmade dragon toy. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Scandinavian Festival goer wears a mask near the Festival Park stage Friday evening. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
The Junction City Polka Band performance at the Mall Platform Stage, showcasing a variety of Polka songs, with the help of six different musicians. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Kathleen Witty-Bawyll, three, patiently awaits the Junction City Polka Band to choose their next tune in hopes of being able to continue dancing. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield

Brooke Tache is a 2026 intern with the Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism.