Events in Norway 2013
All year MUNCH 150 In 2013 Norway celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Norwegian painter Edvard Munch. There will be exhibitions and other events all over Norway.
January
Jan 5 POLAR NIGHT HALF MARATHON TROMSØ
Jan 10-13 ALL EARS Festival for improvised music. OSLO
Jan 14-20 TROMSØ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Norway’s largest film festival screens a selection of quality films from around the world, most of which have not previously been shown in Norway. TROMSØ
Jan 24-27 TRAD JAZZ FESTIVAL International and Norwegian artists perform at various venues. STAVANGER
Jan 24-27 ICE MUSIC FESTIVAL GEILO
Jan 25-27 SKI FLYING WORLD CUP VIKERSUND
Jan 25-Feb 2 NORTHERN LIGHTS FESTIVAL Along with the return of the sun, a distinguished selection of international musicians come to the Northern Lights Festival. The programme offers music ranging from baroque to contemporary, from jazz to classical. TROMSØ
Jan 30-Feb 3 POLARJAZZ The world’s northernmost jazz festival on the islands of Svalbard, with some of he best musicians in Norway. SVALBARD
Jan 31 -Feb 16 KRISTIANSUND OPERA FESTIVAL The festival presents a comprehensive programme within musical theatre, and offers several opera and large church music productions, as well as ballet and other concerts. KRISTIANSUND
February
Feb 4-11 SAAMI WEEK 2013. Festival with focus on saami culture, including reindeer racing, Norwegian Lasso Throwing Competition, local market, music etc. TROMSØ
Feb 5-10 BARENTS SPEKTAKEL. Cultural festival with music, theatre, arts exhibits. KIRKENES
Feb 9 HOLMENKOLLEN SKI MARATHON The best skiers in the world gather in Oslo. OSLO
Feb 14-16 BY:LARM International rock music festival. OSLO
Feb 16-17 WORLD ALLROUND SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS. HAMAR
Feb 19-23 ROROSMARTNAN The Røros Fair has been an annual tradition since 1854. UNESCO has designated the town of Røros a Cultural Heritage Landmark. Markets, concerts, exhibitions. RØROS
Feb 28-Mar 3 WORLD CUP BIATHLON The best skiers in the world gathers in Oslo. OSLO
Feb 28-Mar 3 WORLD CUP ALPINE SKIING Downhill and Super G. KVITFJELL (Lillehammer)
March
Mar 1-10 OSLO INTERNATIONAL CHURCH MUSIC FESTIVAL Concerts in Oslo Cathedral and other churches in the city. OSLO
Mar 6-9 LINK WINTER Lofoten International Chamber Music Festival. LOFOTEN ISLANDS
Mar 7-10 RØROS WINTER FESTIVAL Classical music festival with young Nordic artists together with international names such as Leif Ove Andsnes and Arve Tellefsen. RØROS
Mar 8-17 NARVIK WINTER FESTIVAL Festival including church music, jazz, classical music, markets, carnival, seminars, sports events. NARVIK
Mar 9 INGA LAMI Cross-country ski race for women only. The historic ski race covers 9 miles around Lillehammer. More than 5,000 women of all ages participate every year. LILLEHAMMER
Mar 9-16 FINNMARKSLOPET. Starting in Alta, Finnmarkslopet is the longest dog sled race in Europe. The Borealis Winter festival will be held from 8-18 March. ALTA
Mar 13-15 WORLD CUP SKI JUMPING. TRONDHEIM
Mar 13-17 YUKIGASSEN. The great snowball battle! Plus music and other fun. VARDØ
Mar 15-16 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN COD FISHING Fishing, food and fun in the Lofoten Islands. SVOLVÆR
Mar 15-17 HOLMENKOLLEN SKI FESTIVAL. World Cup in Nordic skiing including cross-country skiing, Nordic combined and ski jumping. OSLO
Mar 16 BIRKEBEINEREN International cross-country ski race with historical roots, covering the distance between Lillehammer and Rena, a 33-mile trek. RENA - LILLEHAMMER
Mar 19-21 AMANDUS FILM FESTIVAL. Film festival for young filmmakers. LILLEHAMMER
Mar 22-24 VOSSAJAZZ Three days and nights of jazz and folk music in Voss, a major ski resort in Western Norway. International and Norwegian performers. VOSS
Mar 27-30 INFERNO FESTIVAL Heavy metal music festival. OSLO
Mar 27-Apr 1 SAMI EASTER FESTIVAL. World championships in reindeer racing, Sami film festival, concerts, markets, arts and crafts. KAUTOKEINO
April
Mar 15-21 KOSMORAMA Trondheim International Film Festival. TRONDHEIM
Apr 23-27 NORDIC LIGHT International Festival for Photography. KRISTIANSUND
Apr 23-27 KRISTIANSAND INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL KRISTIANSAND
Apr 24-28 BODO INTERNATIONAL ORGAN FESTIVAL BODØ
Apr 24-28 NIDAROS BLUES FESTIVAL TRONDHEIM
Apr 25-28 GRENLAND INTERNATIONAL BRASS FESTIVAL. Brass band festival. OSLO
Apr 27 SVALBARD SKI MARATHON. Skiing competition. LONGYEARBYEN/SPITSBERGEN
Apr (dates to be announced) SCANDINAVIAN SKI PRIDE. Gay and lesbian ski festival. HEMSEDAL
May
May 1 LABOUR DAY. Parades throughout Norway
May 7-12 MAIJAZZ International jazz festival. STAVANGER
May 8-11 JAZZFEST. Trondheim Jazz Festival. TRONDHEIM
May 10-12 BALEJAZZ. Jazz festival in the fjord resort of Balestrand. BALESTRAND
May 13-20 HARDANGER MUSIC FESTIVAL Music and culture from the Hardangerfjord area, chamber music, church music and folklore. ULLENSVANG
May 15 ST HALLVARD'S DAY. Celebration of Oslo’s patron saint. Folklore, concerts, theatre, family entertainment. OSLO
May 17 CONSTITUTION DAY. Celebrations and parades all over Norway.
May 21-Jun 1 NATTJAZZ Northern Europe’s largest jazz festival with music ranging from trad jazz to World Music. Many internationally renowned artists. BERGEN
May 23-Jun 5 BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL One of Bergen’s artistic highlights. World-class music, dance, theatre – an artistic window of the world. BERGEN
May 28-Jun 2 NORWEGIAN LITERATURE FESTIVAL LILLEHAMMER
May 31-Jun 2 CODSTOCK. Two days of music and cod. Henningsvær, LOFOTEN ISLANDS
June
Jun-Oct CONCERTS AT TROLDHAUGEN Classical concerts with Norwegian and international artists at composer Edvard Grieg’s home Troldhaugen. Also every Sunday in September. BERGEN
Jun 1 OSLO MUSIC FESTIVAL OSLO
Jun 6-9 VIKING FESTIVAL Historical play, saga tales, competitions, marches, market, concerts, Viking camp. KOPERVIK
Jun 8-16 NORTH CAPE FESTIVAL. Annual culture festival at northernmost place on mainland Norway. HONNINGSVÅG
Jun 12-15 BERGENFEST Rock music festival. BERGEN
Jun 13 EXXON MOBIL BISLETT GAMES 2013 Golden League – International athletes break the world records. OSLO
Jun 13-16 NORWEGIAN WOOD Annual rock music festival. With international and Norwegian musicians. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds to headline in 2013. OSLO
Jun 14-23 NUFF 2013 Nordic Youth Film Festival. TROMSØ
Mid Jun-Aug GRIEG IN BERGEN Concerts and stories. BERGEN
Jun 14-16 HARDANGER WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL NORHEIMSUND
Jun 19-30 VESTFOLD INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL. Cultural festival in the county of Vestfold
Jun 21-23 THE GREAT CHALLENGE Bicycle race from Trondheim to Oslo. Also shorter distances: Lillehammer-Oslo and Eidsvoll-Oslo. TRONDHEIM-OSLO
Jun 21-30 OSLO GAY PRIDE OSLO
Jun 22 MIDNIGHT SUN MARATHON Marathon and other competitions at midnight. Concerts and entertainment. TROMSØ
Jun 22-29 NORTH NORWAY FESTIVAL The region’s largest cultural event with music, theatre, dance and art exhibitions. HARSTAD
Jun 23 MIDSUMMER NIGHT. Celebrations and bonfires throughout Norway
Jun 23-30 EKSTREMSPORTVEKO International extreme sport competition, including skydiving, rafting, kayaking, paragliding, hang gliding, climbing, BASE and MTB Freeride. VOSS
Jun 25-30 RISOR CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL International and Norwegian chamber music performers gather in the small town of Risør. RISØR
July
July 2-5 HOVE FESTIVAL Annual rock music festival. ARENDAL
Jul 4-7 SKUDEFESTIVALEN One of Norway’s largest coastal culture festivals with focus on boats in all categories, and also traditional music, folklore etc. SKUDENESHAVN
Jul 4-7 FØRDE INTERNATIONAL FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL Norway’s largest folk music festival with more than 250 performers from all over the world. Concerts, exhibitions, festival parades, dancing, etc. FØRDE
July 7-14 NORWAY MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL Festival focusing on activities in the mountains of Romsdal. Hiking, climbing courses, seminars and activities for the whole family. ANDALSNES
Jul 10-14 RIDDU RIDDU Cultural festival for the indigenous people of the world. Participants from all over world gather in the town of Kåfjord in the county of Finnmark to exchange and celebrate their culture. KÅFJORD
Jul 15-20 MOLDE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Norway’s largest jazz festival, with more than 400 performers, many of them world famous. MOLDE
Jul 18-20 BUKTA FESTIVAL Rock music festival. TROMSØ
July 21-26 ARCTIC SEA KAYAK RACE. International sea kayaking competitions in the islands of VESTERÅLEN
Jul 24-27 GLAD MAT Culinary festival in the harbour of Stavanger. The festival shows new trends in cooking, while people taste, eat and have a good time. Also cooking competitions. STAVANGER
Jul 24-27 CANAL STREET. Jazz and blues festival. ARENDAL
Jul 27-Aug 3 ST.OLAV FESTIVAL A variety of cultural events - concerts, exhibitions, religious services, seminars, pilgrimages, dance, historical market commemmorating the death of St. Olav at the battle of Stiklestad in 1030. TRONDHEIM
Jul 28-Aug 3 NORWAY CUP International football tournament for youths. More than 1,500 teams with 30,000 participants from 40 nations
compete. Age group 13-19. OSLO
August
Aug 1-10 PEER GYNT FESTIVAL Art exhibits, music, processions with national costumes, open-air theatre with performane of Henrik Ibsen’s ”Peer Gynt” and Edvard Grieg’s music, by Gålå Lake. VINSTRA/GÅLÅ
Aug 1-4 NOTODDEN BLUES FESTIVAL International blues festival with several famous performers. "Blues Train" from Oslo and "Blues Cruise" on Lake Heddal. NOTODDEN
Aug 1-4 RISØR WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL RISØR
Aug 1-11 NORDLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL The festival offers concerts within many musical genres – classical, jazz, rock and folk music – with national as well as international artists. Also church concerts, music theatre, art exhibitions and more. BODØ
Aug 6-10 ØYA FESTIVAL Rock music festival in the medieval park Middelalderparken. OSLO
Aug 7-11 SILDAJAZZ International trad jazz festival featuring more than 300 performers. HAUGESUND
Aug 7-11 VARANGER FESTIVAL Jazz festival. The festival presents concerts, jazz cruises on Hurtigruten, seminars, street parades, theatre, markets, exhibitions. VADSØ
Aug 7-11 LOFOTR VIKING FESTIVAL. With markets, competitions, handicrafts and activities for the whole family at the Lofotr Museum in the LOFOTEN ISLANDS
Aug 8-11 MANDAL SEAFOOD FESTIVAL Long tables with fresh mussels, shrimps, cray fish, crabs and other delicacies from the ocean are laid out in the narrow cobblestoned streets. Concerts and entertainment. MANDAL
Aug 9-17 OSLO CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL International and Norwegian musicians perform on various stages in the city. OSLO
Aug 12-17 OSLO JAZZ FESTIVAL The festival presents more than 80 concerts during seven days. In addition to presenting the elite of Norwegian musicians, the festival also features many world famous performers. OSLO
Aug 15-22 NORWEGIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Introduction of new Norwegian and foreign movies. Also special New Nordic Films. Presentation of the Amanda Award. HAUGESUND
Aug 16-18 MELA FESTIVAL Annual multicultural festival taking place on City Hall Square. Music, food and other artistic expressions. OSLO
September
Sep NUART. International contemporary street and urban art festival. STAVANGER
Sep BERGEN FOOD FESTIVAL BERGEN
Sep 5-8 BLUES IN HELL One of Europe’s best blues festivals. HELL
Sep 5-14 ULTIMA Oslo Contemporary Music Festival. OSLO
Mid Sep TRONDHEIM INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL. TRONDHEIM
Sep 21 OSLO MARATHON OSLO
End Sep KAPITTEL. International festival for literature and freedom of speech. STAVANGER
End Sep-Oct NUMUSIC. International festival focusing on new and adventurous music. STAVANGER
October
Oct OSLO BEER FESTIVAL. OSLO
Oct CODA. Oslo International Dance Festival. OSLO
Oct EKKO. Festival for electronic music and art. BERGEN
Oct METEOR. Bi-annual international theatre festival. BERGEN
Oct DARK SEASON BLUES. The northernmost blues festival in the world. LONGYEARBYEN
Oct BIFF Bergen International Film Festival. BERGEN
Oct INSOMNIA. Festival for future music and techno culture. TROMSØ
Oct OSLO OPERA FESTIVAL. OSLO
November
Nov OSLO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL. OSLO
Nov BARENTSJAZZ. International jazz festival. TROMSØ
Nov OIFF. Oslo International Film Festival. OSLO
Nov CHRISTMAS MARKET. OSLO
December
Dec DAYS OF PEACE IN OSLO The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in the Oslo City Hall every year on 10 December, followed by official ceremonies such as torch light procession, concerts and exhibitions. OSLO