Visit our Friends & Neighbors

Places to Stay in and Around Spring Grove

Bluff Country Artists Gallery: www.bluffcountryartistsgallery.org

Spring Grove Cinema:  www.sgmovietheater.com

Doc's Blue Moose Restaurant: www.docsbluemoose.com

City of Spring Grove, MN:   www.springgrovemn.com

Ye Olde Opera House Website: www.yeoldeoperahouse.org

Spring Grove Herald: www.springgroveherald.com

Spring Grove Syttende Mai: sgsyttendemai.org

Spring Grove Communications: yourlocal.coop

Giants of the Earth Inc. www.springgrovemnheritagecenter.org

Schedule of Events 2011
Uff Da Fest is sponsored by Giants of the Earth Heritage Center

Friday, Sept 30

1. •All Day
       City Wide Garage Sales
   

2. •6 pm
       Presentation by Author Eric Dregne at Ballard House;
         book signing: Vikings in the Attic
   

3. •7-9 pm
       Quilt Sale Gala Featuring guest speaker and quilter Darlene
       Zimmerman; Admission: $20 includes hors d’ oeuvres and wine, and
       Saturday Quilt Show admission. Vendors on site both days.
   

4. •7-11 pm
       Star Gazing Party – a prime event
       because it is the dark phase of the lunar cycle
        Flatin Farm hayfield, 5 miles south of Spring Grove off Cty Rd 16;
        watch for sign!
   

Saturday, October 1

1. •All Day
       City Wide Garage Sales
   

2. •7:30-noon
       Registration and Check-in for Viking Mountain Biking at Ballard House
   

3. •7:30 am - 3:30 pm
       Registration for Ga På Tur Nature Walk – Ballard House
       The trail is geocached
   

4. •8:30 – 9:30 am
       Registration and Check-in for Run For the Arts 5k/10k
           at Bluff Country Artists Gallery; Race begins at 10 a.m.
   

5. •9am/all day
       Volleyball Tournament at Spring Grove School Gyms
   

6. •9 am - 1:30 pm
       Intergenerational Filming at the Ballard House in Film Studio
   

7. •9am - 4pm
        Uff-Da Market in Viking Memorial Park
   

8. •9am - 5pm
       Quilt Show and Sale at Fest Building
   
       Self-Guided Tour of Second Avenue Historic District ;
           Check in for materials at Ballard House
   
   Genealogy Experts - Ballard House
   

9. •10 am
       Ola and Per Invented Contraptions Exhibition - Trinity Parking Lot
           sponsored in part by Tri-County Electric - $50 Prize Awarded
           People’s Choice judging 10 am - 3pm
   
       Run For the Arts 5k/10k begins in Viking Memorial Park
   

10.     Car Show in Trinity Parking Lot
    

11. •10 am - noon
        Uff-Da Fest Bowl (Youth Football Game) at the Football Field
    

12. •10:30 am - 2:30 pm
        Norwegian Goodies - SG Cinema - by Sons of Norway
    

13. •10:30 am - 3pm
        Pork Burgers by the SG Athletic Boosters
    
        Lefse & Meatballs-On-A-Stick by Trinity Youth - Viking Memorial Park
    

14. •11am - 1pm
        Homemade Apple Pie sale - Dollars for Scholars - Syttende Mai Hus;
                whole pies or by the slice a-la mode
    

15. •11 am - 1:30 pm
        Uff-Da Fest Children’s Games in Viking Memorial Park
    

16. •11:30 am - 12:30 pm
        Presentation: “Genealogy Resources” SG Cinema
    

17. •noon
        Horse trail open to riders
    

18. •12:30 - 1:30 pm
        Vintage Style Show at Spring Grove Cinema by Ye Olde Opera House
    

19. •1 pm
        Soap Box Derby begins on Division Avenue
    

20. •1:30 pm
       Adult Uff-Da Games (Lutefisk Toss!) - Southwest Alley
    

21. •2 -3 pm
        Historic Films Festival at Spring Grove Cinema
        Norwegian Goodies in the lobby - by Sons of Norway
    

22. • 3- 5 pm
        Carl Homstad artist reception and show, Bluff Country Artist Gallery,
        Samples of local beers and hors d’ oeuvres will be served.
    

23. •6 pm
        Autumn Street Dance - Southwest Alley
    

24.     Final Face-off of Adult Contenders from the
            Uff-Da Games and Awards Ceremony - Southwest Alley
    

25.     Announce winners of the Scarecrow Contest; & Inventions Exhibit
         - Southwest Alley

2011 - 5K Results

2011 - 10K Results