Norse West Viking Festival
- Dates
- Expected September
- Status
- Silent
- Venue
- Cochrane Memorial Park, 750 Mill Road SE
- Price
- Not announced
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Aug 24, 2026
The experience
What's special
The Norse West Viking Festival is a small annual Norse-heritage festival held in Yelm, Washington, in the Nisqually Valley south of Tacoma. Recent editions took place across a September weekend at Cochrane Memorial Park with activities and demonstrations celebrating Viking and Norse heritage, alongside vendors, food trucks, and a beer garden. The event was held in September 2022 and September 2023; no later edition has been announced in available sources, so its current status is uncertain.
Last time around
The 2023 festival was held September 9-10 in Yelm, featuring many activities and demonstrations throughout the weekend.
Costumes & what to wear
Joining in
Recent editions featured many activities and demonstrations throughout the weekend, and directory listings describe vendors, food trucks, and a beer garden
Getting there
Nearest airport SEA.
How do I get to Norse West Viking Festival?
Taxi & rideshare 1
From SEA the Yelm venue is roughly a 50-mile, 60-75 minute drive south via I-5 toward Olympia and then east to Yelm. Rideshare pickup at SEA is on the 3rd floor of the parking garage in the marked Ride App area. A rideshare can cover the whole trip, but it is a long run into a small town with few drivers, book a confirmed return ride ahead
Book / info →By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Use the airport transfers or shuttle options above.
By bus
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Use the airport transfers or shuttle options above.
🅿 Parking
On site parking available. Cost Likely free (public city park). Prepay via None noted. Cochrane Memorial Park is a City of Yelm public park with on-site lots. No festival-specific parking details were documented for the 2022-2023 editions, and none exist for an upcoming edition since the event appears dormant, treat parking as standard free public-park parking pending an official announcement
🚙 Car hire
Compare car hire at SEA
The practical option for a fly-in visitor if the festival returns: Yelm is a small Nisqually Valley town ~50 miles south of SEA with no direct transit or rail, so a rental car covers the whole trip. Rentals are on-airport at SEA. Note the event has not run since 2023, confirm it is happening first
Search car hire →Live price search coming soon.
Where
Venue
Cochrane Memorial Park, 750 Mill Road SE
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near Norse West Viking Festival?
No on site camping. Here is where to stay nearby.
Budget stays 1
Yelm, WA, in town, closest lodging to Cochrane Memorial Park
≈ $110-150 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →Mid-range hotels 1
Lacey, WA, about 20-25 miles northwest of Yelm off I-5
≈ $150-200 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →Airbnb & private camping
Vacation rentals are limited in Yelm itself but available across the Olympia/Lacey area and the wider Nisqually Valley. Given the event's uncertain status, check that it is running before booking
Search Airbnb →The Nisqually Valley and the foothills toward Mount Rainier southeast of Yelm are good Hipcamp country, private-land tent and RV stays make a scenic basecamp if the festival runs, an easy alternative to the sparse local hotels
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