Save the date for Viking pancake breakfast May 16 & 17

 

Mark your calendars! We're so excited! Poulsbo Lions are planning not just a pancake breakfast, but an EVENT during Viking Fest May 16 & 17 at North Kitsap High School. There will be vision screening, of course (bring old eyeglasses, readers, sunglasses you want to donate), a kids' Viking pictures coloring table, a Viking photo booth, Leo our Lion mascot, and several more things we'll be announcing in the coming months. You won't want to miss it!

 

#vikingfest2026 #poulsbolions #poulsbo #pancakebreakfast #visionscreening #vikingphotos

Walking Tacos all the rage

Did you hear? Walking Tacos are all the rage at this year's Viking Fest at the waterfront. Poulsbo Lions are selling small and large Walking Tacos - they're taco fixin's in a bag of Fritos. Bliss!

Hours are till 10 pm Friday, May 16; 10 am to 10 pm Saturday, and 10 am to 5 pm Sunday down in the waterfront parking lot. Hope you can make it and try one! They're really tasty!
 

What is a Walking Taco?

For the first time ever, Poulsbo Lions are making Walking Tacos for Viking Fest, this Friday through Sunday downtown. What is a Walking Taco (so glad you asked): We start with a bag of Fritos, add meat, cheese, lettuce, salsa, jalapenos, sour cream and a fork to eat it with while you walk around and enjoy the entertainment at the waterfront. Oh, and we'll have Coke, Diet Coke and bottled water.

 

Come early and you may be one of the lucky ones who gets a Walking Taco sticker ('cause they're just that cute!).

 

 

 

Walk yourself to our Walking Taco booth

Guess what we're serving up for Viking Fest next week? That's right - Walking Tacos. All the goodies that go on tacos will go into a Fritos bag (with the Fritos, of course). Come on by and enjoy a Walking Taco May 16-18 at the waterfront.
 

Poulsbo Lions gear up for Viking Fest

 Lions will host a one-day pancake breakfast at Sons of Norway as well as offer smoked turkey legs and frozen bananas as a vendor at the waterfront!

Find out more about the schedule and list of events on their website. https://vikingfest.org/

#VikingFest2024 #Poulsbo #LittleNorway
 

Pancakes moving to Sons of Norway and Saturday, May 18, only

 

Please help us get the word out early! We're hosting our annual pancake breakfast DOWNTOWN at Sons of Norway this year instead of North Kitsap High School and Sat., May 18, ONLY. The hours are 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

We hope you all will join us, as this is a big fundraiser for our club! Adults will be $12 each and kids 12 & under will be $6.

#vikingfest2024 #lionspancakes #sonsofnorway #poulsbolions #weservepancakes #joinusMay18 #poulsbowa

Smoked turkey leg booth brings in $3,500 in first year at Viking Fest

Our first sale of the day!

Vikings gotta have giant smoked turkey legs!

Lion Dan Holt takes charge of the bbq smoker.

Dan Holt's newest grandson is just about the same size as our turkey legs!

Dan Holt's two grandsons enjoy a cold banana with sprinkles.

Even princesses love our turkey legs!

A big appetite for a small gal.

Volunteers in our booth, Erin Scheunemann and Sylvie Blais, got a chance to enjoy our frozen bananas. They gave them a thumbs up!

You're not enjoying Viking Fest unless you have a turkey leg and frozen banana!

Dan Holt shows off our smoked turkey legs, which brought in $3,500 after the 3-day weekend. It was deemed a big success. We've already made plans to make it bigger in 2024!

 

Leos and Lions take to Viking Fest parade route

 North Kitsap LEOs ready for the 2023 annual Viking Fest Parade.

 

Lions' Viking Fest pancake breakfast accepting credit cards for first year

 

Come enjoy a pancake breakfast at North Kitsap High School till 1 pm. Now you can pay with a credit card! Adults $12, kids 12 & under $6. Includes link sausage, eggs (scrambled or made to order) plus coffee, tea, orange juice and milk.

Even guys wearing gilly suits love our pancake breakfast! Today till 1 pm at NKHS. #vikingfest #pancakebreakfast #poulsbolions

 

Lion Beth Olsen fills a Leo's chafing dish with pancakes ready to eat!

 

 Kevin Hogan made eggs to order at the breakfast.

 

First time for smoked turkey leg and frozen banana Viking Fest booth

We're set up and ready to feed the masses smoked turkey legs ($12), frozen bananas ($6) and Lions Club labeled water ($2) down at the Poulsbo waterfront for the 55th Annual Viking Fest. Come on by Friday 12-10 pm, Saturday 10-10, and Sunday 12-6! We accept credit cards! #vikingfest #turkeyleg #frozenbanana #poulsbolions #weserve

 

 

Thanks to our helpers - Andy Hento, Dan Holt and the Blais family - Eric, Chase and Sylvie.

Frozen bananas are fun and delicious! We have some with chocolate, chocolate and nuts and chocolate and sprinkles - $6 each.

Poulsbo Lions: Serving Viking Fest pancake breakfast at NKHS this weekend

 

Poulsbo Lions will be serving up buttermilk pancakes, link sausage, eggs and a variety of beverages during our annual Viking Fest Pancake Breakfast at North Kitsap High School.

We're serving from 7-1 this Saturday, and 9-1 Sunday.

Price per adult is $12; kids 12 & Under are $6.

Credit cards are welcome!

Our waterfront booth is ready to sell smoked turkey legs and frozen bananas for Viking Fest

 We're set up and ready to feed the masses smoked turkey legs ($12), frozen bananas ($6) and Lions Club labeled water ($2) down at the Poulsbo waterfront for the 55th Annual Viking Fest. Come on by Friday 12-10 pm, Saturday 10-10, and Sunday 12-6! #vikingfest #turkeyleg #frozenbanana #poulsbolions #weserve

 

Special thanks to tom and Rose for donated apple wood

Poulsbo Lions found someone willing to donate apple wood! Thanks so much, Tom and Rose!

 

We're so grateful to this couple in Central Washington for donating apple wood for our Viking Fest booth, which is featuring smoked turkey legs and frozen bananas May 19-21!

Lions have Viking Fest parade entry again

Thanks to Lion Dori Swokowski, our Poulsbo Lions had a really nice trailer to ride on for the Viking Fest parade Saturday afternoon while North Kitsap High and Poulsbo Middle School LEOs walked along handing out candy. It was a super busy weekend for our club!

 

Strawberry Shortcake is on the Viking Fest menu again

During Viking Fest, not only are Poulsbo Lions busy with the Pancake Breakfast for Scholarships, but we have a Strawberry Shortcake Booth at the Poulsbo waterfront for the 9th year. This photo showing Steve Calhoun and Ann Best is from 5+ years ago. We've updated the booth and it'll have a little Norwegian flair this May 20-22, so we hope you'll come by. Life is short - eat our Strawberry Shortcake!
 

Our Pancake Breakfast for Scholarships is coming up Viking Fest weekend May 21 & 22

Lion Dennis Tesch cooks eggs to order at our 49th Annual Viking Fest Pancake Breakfast for Scholarships several years ago. You'll still find Dennis hanging out at the grills this coming May 21 and 22! He and other Lions have been putting on this breakfast for decades. Yum!

Strawberry Shortcake booth nets $1,400

 

Many thanks for supporting our Strawberry Shortcake Booth during Viking Fest! It brought in $1,400 to be used in the NK community.

Pancake breakfast raises $10k for scholarships

 

We are THRILLED to announce we're giving $10,000 in North Kitsap scholarships this year thanks to a fantastic pancake breakfast! Vikings overran a pancake grill Sunday, much to our NKHS Leos' delight.

 

Lion Kevin Hogan and his daughter, Sydnee, were on hand to make eggs to order.

 

An NK High Leo helps Lion Kent Lord with table bussing and garbage.

 

Lions Elda Armstrong and Karen Reitan enjoy a moment.

 Lions Tom Settle and Dick Prine whip up another batch of pancake batter.

2017 pancake breakfast raises more than $4,400 for scholarships

 

Kent Lord, our club president, stamps a lion on a woman to show she's paid. Also at the table, Neil Torvik (handing out stamps) and Jay Dahlquist (taking money).

Our 2017 Viking Fest Pancake Breakfast attracted around 1,000 people, bringing in $4,429.95 over our costs. We had a $1,000 donation as well as $3,000 given from the Poulsbo Lions Raab Foundation for a total of $8,400 toward area scholarships.

Many thanks to those who supported our breakfast, as well as our various Leo students. You're the best! 

 

Our pancake breakfast co-chairman, John Macdonald, showing off his supervising skills.

 

Andy Hento proudly shows off some unique pancakes coming off the grill - a heart, square and "normal" round ones.

 

Kingston High junior and Leo Chris Nardelli cleaned tables.

 

Dennis Peters (right) shows off his egg-cooking skills.

 

NKHS Leo Sam Henricks makes a Mickey Mouse pancake.

 

Sandi Dahlquist, Marian Phillips and Joe Stenstrom greet people and hand them the necessary gear to enjoy their breakfasts.

 

Sandi, Joe and Marian

 

Chris Willits serves up warm butter and syrup. Down the line are Ken Rury, Joyce Smith and Dennis Deitch.

 

Poulsbo Middle School Leos Emalee Burgh and Emma Bue help out at the beverage table while our newest Lion, Carol Ryan, helps clear and clean tables.

Cranking out the cakes: (L to R) NKHS Leo Sam Henricks, Lion Scott Puhn, Leo Ina Antonio, Lion Dick Prine, and Leo Tammy Ho.

I love a parade!

 

Lions Sherri Burch, Karl Ostheller and Dori Swokowski hold the banner during the Viking Fest parade Saturday, followed by a group of Leos from North Kitsap High and Poulsbo Middle School.