Ministries and Events :: Elva Kaffe

This Christmas festival has been celebrated at Augustana since 1967. Elva Kaffe is celebrated every other year. It is a free event, and open to the public. Our next celebration will be December 2011.  

Elva Kaffe, which is Swedish for “eleven o’clock coffee,” is a long-time Scandinavian custom of inviting friends for coffee, cookies and fellowship while preparing for the holidays. 

In addition to coffee and cookies, there are craft demonstrations, including rosemaling, woodcarving, tatting and weaving, as well as musical performances, and samples of traditional Scandinavian holiday foods.