The Danish Canadian Society “Dania”
We are a Danish social and cultural club in Edmonton & area for Danes & people of Danish descent
Dania’s Fastelavn Party
Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 6pm onwards
NEW LOCATION!! German Canadian Cultural Association at 8310 Roper Road NW, Edmonton——MAP HERE.
Celebrate Fastelavn with us! Your ticket includes a traditional Danish hot meal, including Flæskesteg (roast loin of pork with crackling), Medisterpølse (spiced pork sausage), Rødkal (red cabbage), Mashed potatoes, Gravy, Roasted carrots and parsnips with dill butter, Salads plus Ris a l’amande, coffee and tea for dessert. This meal is all gluten-free, but if you are vegetarian, please indicate at checkout.
DETAILS:
Cocktails at 6pm, Dinner at 7pm, Fastelavn festivities and dancing after dinner. Food catered by Three Vikings Food + Drink.
Festivities for Fastelavn include the tradition of hitting the cat out of the barrel (slå katten af tønden), bobbing for boller and a little dancing!
Get your tickets before Sunday, March 2, 2025. See you there!
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Did you know that you can pay your Annual Membership dues on our website?
(Dania’s membership year runs from November 1 to October 31)
Past Newsletters
Dania sends out a newsletter called The Danish Bulletin about 4 times per year, but during the pandemic, we switched to using Mailchimp to send out our newsletter. Please think about joining our mailing list so you can learn all about what we are doing in the Danish community of Edmonton and area. Here are the PDF versions of our older newsletters pre-Covid. We only send you relevant information so that you can get involved with Dania!
Explore Our History & Culture
See photos of our past events, learn more about Dania and our Danish customs, find out about our favourite drink, Akvavit or some new facts about Denmark.
Whether you want to try your hand at making Danish food (Dansk mad) or have some recipes to share with us, you have come to the right place!
Find out more about the history of Dania in Edmonton and see photos of past and present Dania social and cultural gatherings. If you have any photos to add to our website, please contact us.
Volunteer With Us!
Have you ever considered volunteering with Dania? If you want to, but not sure how you could help, please drop us a line and we’ll chat about it because, without volunteers for the Board of Directors and our events, there would be no Dania!! If you have ideas that you want to see come to fruition, please get involved.
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Dania is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
You can email us at daniaedmonton@gmail.com or use our contact form if you have any questions or comments.
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Website Credits
Affiliate Danish Associations:
- Ansgar Danish Lutheran Church
- Scandinavian Heritage Society of Edmonton
- Edmonton Scandinavian Centre Association
- Danish Canadian Museum in Dickson
- Federation of Danish Associations in Canada