Heavener Runestone Park presents

Viking Festival
2026

A weekend of living history, community, makers, and Norse-inspired adventure in southeastern Oklahoma.

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October 24-25, 2026

WhereHeavener Runestone Park
18365 Runestone Road
Heavener, OK 74937
What to expectViking reenactors, a full encampment, live battles, vendors, and a weekend in the park.

Arrive with ease

Event parking & shuttle information

General parking is downtown in Heavener. Festival shuttles run from 9:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for attendees, and all shuttles are ADA accessible. Take the shuttle up to the park, where general admission tickets are available at the Friends of Heavener Runestone (FHR) tent.

General Parking & Shuttle Pickup

Park downtown and board the event shuttle at Monument Bank. Shuttles run 9:45 a.m.–5:30 p.m., and all shuttles are ADA accessible. General admission tickets are available at the FHR tent when you arrive at the park.

Monument Bank
400 E 1st Street
Heavener, Oklahoma 74937

VIP Parking & VIP Shuttle Pickup

VIP Parking Passes are available for preorder online or on the day of the event at VIP Parking. VIP shuttles run 9:45 a.m.–5:30 p.m., and all shuttles are ADA accessible.

Runestone RV Park
18758 Runestone Rd
Heavener, Oklahoma 74937

Find your way around Folkvangr

Festival map

Explore the festival grounds, camps, vendors, activities, parking, trails, and gathering spaces. Click the map to open a larger view and zoom in.

Folkvangr Weekend festival map

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Plan your festival day

Shows, battles & festival fun

Explore the Saturday and Sunday schedules.

Saturday, October 24

Saturday schedule: shows at the amphitheatre, Viking battles at 11 AM and 4 PM, competitions, royalty crowning at 3:45 PM, and four Tug of Rope sessions.
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Sunday, October 25

Sunday schedule: shows at the amphitheatre, Viking battles at 11 AM and 3 PM, Wanda Young at 3:45 PM, competitions, and four Tug of Rope sessions.
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Discover your Viking spirit

What kind of Viking are you?

Answer a few questions to discover the role you would play at Folkvangr Weekend. Will you be a brave Shield-Bearer, a wandering Skald, or something entirely your own?

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What calls you to a Viking gathering?

Living history

Step into a Viking encampment.

Glomesdal Vikings of Oklahoma will host a living-history encampment throughout the entire festival weekend, demonstrating how Vikings lived. Visit their camp, watch live battles, and ask questions—Glomesdal welcomes conversation and enjoys sharing the stories, skills, and traditions behind their reenactment.

Featured entertainment and demonstrations

Experience the festival in action.

Meet our featured performers, educators, and activity leaders joining us for Folkvangr Weekend.

Games, crafts, and contests

Find your festival challenge.

Bring your family, test your skills, and make something to remember Folkvangr Weekend by.

2025 Runestone Festival King and Queen in Viking attire

Congratulations to our 2025 Runestone Festival royalty: King Joshua May, Queen Shirin Krimsky, Princess Ari Mae, and Prince Elliot. We celebrate their winning titles and thank them for helping make last year’s festival special.

Little Viking Games

  • Archery
  • Spear Throwing
  • Gem Table

Game Tokens: preorder online or buy them at the festival.

Viking Games

  • Jotun’s Fling — Log Throw
  • Salmon of the Gods — Fish Toss
  • Mjolnir’s Mark — Hammer and Nail
  • Rope of Ragnarök — Tug of War

Game Tokens: preorder online or buy them at the festival.

Festival Contests

  • King, Queen, Prince & Princess of Runestone — prizes from Valhalla Forging, Iron River Armoury, and A Whittle Whimsy
  • Braids of Freya — Best Hair
  • Beard of Odin — Best Beard
  • Cry of the Berserker — Best War Cry
  • Horn of Heimdall — Best Horn Blow

Prizes awarded to the winners.

Runestone Festival Royalty — Saturday only

Congratulations again to our 2025 royalty: King Joshua May, Queen Shirin Krimsky, Princess Ari Mae, and Prince Elliot.

Come dressed in your best Viking style and meet at the Viking List Field no later than 3:45 p.m. Saturday. Glomesdal Vikings will choose the King, Queen, Prince, and Princess right before their final battle of the day. Don’t be late!

Winners receive incredible bounty from Valhalla Forging, Iron River Armoury, and A Whittle Whimsy, plus free VIP entry to the 2027 Viking Festival as reigning festival royalty.

Creative and Community Activities

  • Warriors Workshop: decorate your own sword, shield, or Clan Banner
  • Leave a Leaf for the Folkvangr Family Tree
  • Live Archery with Next Arrow Archery
  • Face Painting with Paint by Faces
  • Live Blacksmith Demonstrations with Valhalla Forging
  • Tarot card readings with Sun & Star Tarot
  • Souvenir Photos
  • Merchant’s Bingo Quest — a chance to win a raffle

Write your name in Elder Futhark

Enter your name and discover an approximate runic rendering, plus a Viking-style epithet for your festival adventure.

Festival market

Meet the makers.

Browse the artisans, merchants, and makers joining us for Folkvangr Weekend. Select a card to visit a vendor's website or Facebook page.

Feast at Folkvangr

Food & drink for every Viking.

Refuel between adventures with festival favorites, tropical treats, barbecue, and mead.

Touch of the Tropics

Taiwanese hot food, shaved ice, snow mochi, and tropical treats.

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Rib Riot

Folkvangr Weekend inspired menu, served in a souvenir festival bowl with a spoon to take home.

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Dancing Skeleton Meadery

Two booths will be serving mead for all your Viking mead needs.

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Festival supporters

Thank you to our festival sponsors.

We are grateful to Red’s Premier Outdoor Equipment of Poteau, Oklahoma, for supporting Folkvangr Weekend. Their generous donation helps make the Viking Festival possible and supports the continued care of Heavener Runestone Park.

Hodler Inn — Shield Sponsor

We are grateful to Hodler Inn for standing with Folkvangr Weekend as a Shield Sponsor and helping support Heavener Runestone Park’s Viking Festival.

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Monument Bank

Thank you to Monument Bank in Heavener, Oklahoma, for supporting Folkvangr Weekend and helping make our Viking Festival possible.

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Runestone RV Park

Thank you to Runestone RV Park for supporting Folkvangr Weekend and helping bring our community together for the Viking Festival.

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First National Bank of Fort Smith — Raven Sponsor

Thank you to First National Bank of Fort Smith for supporting Folkvangr Weekend and helping make the Viking Festival possible.

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