The next upcoming Leif Erikson Day is on Thursday October 9th, 2025.
Celebration\ Observance
This day is a day to reflect on the accomplishments of Leif Erikson and his extraordinary story of traveling all the way to North America.
History
As a Norwegian born in Iceland, Leif Erikson worked for the Norwegian King Olaf and in that time converted to Christianity. He later around the year 1000 AD explored the land west of Greenland and eventually is believed to have settled on Baffin Island as well as Labrador in modern day Canada.