Food festivals

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Here, the term “local food” most often means ingredients that are hunted and harvested in the same landscape as you eat them in.

The majority of the food fairs and festivals take place in the summer season, many in the late summer and early autumn. Check out the festival and events calendar for a full overview of all food-related events in Norway.

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A foodie’s guide to Norway’s top 5 food festivals

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Rustad is based in Trøndelag, which is known as Norway’s leading food region. She works with local producers on a daily basis and has visited several food festivals during her career. Below you can read about her top five recommendations.

Note that the event pages we link to can have outdated information, or the links can be broken. This is usually when the event is over for the year and the next one hasn’t been planned yet.

1. Trøndelag food and brewery festival

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2. Gladmat food festival, Stavanger

“Here, at one of the leading food festivals in Scandinavia, you can taste food from all corners of the world.”

3. Matstreif food festival, Oslo

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4. Bergen food festival

“Producers from Fjord Norway are present and sell their own products in a very charming setting.”

5. Norsk rakfiskfestival, Fagernes

“I love semi-fermented trout, so to me this festival is simply a little piece of heaven on earth.”

Food festival facts

Norwegian food festivals attract a young audience. Alternative events like a vegetarian festival in Oslo has welcomed more than 20,000 hungry enthusiasts. Live concerts are often part of the concepts.

Why food festivals

The legacy
Food festivals are considered as ancient as harvesting from nature.

Repetition
Most of the large food festivals repeat their event annually in order to gain respect for the values they put forward.

Celebration
A food festival can easily be confused with a party, although the celebration part is fully legitimate as long as the focus remains on the food. A well planned food festival should also promote relevant beverage. Some festivals are solely devoted to humid pleasures.

The future
The popularity of food festival is boosted by the growing conscience around local food and fresh ingredients.

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Food festival facts

Norwegian food festivals attract a young audience. Alternative events like a vegetarian festival in Oslo has welcomed more than 20,000 hungry enthusiasts. Live concerts are often part of the concepts.

Why food festivals

The legacy
Food festivals are considered as ancient as harvesting from nature.

Repetition
Most of the large food festivals repeat their event annually in order to gain respect for the values they put forward.

Celebration
A food festival can easily be confused with a party, although the celebration part is fully legitimate as long as the focus remains on the food. A well planned food festival should also promote relevant beverage. Some festivals are solely devoted to humid pleasures.

The future
The popularity of food festival is boosted by the growing conscience around local food and fresh ingredients.

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Food festivals in Norway

A foodie’s guide to Norway’s top 5 food festivals

1. Trøndelag food and brewery festival

2. Gladmat food festival, Stavanger

3. Matstreif food festival, Oslo

4. Bergen food festival

5. Norsk rakfiskfestival, Fagernes

See it for yourself

Festival and event calendar

Get ready for a culinary city break

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Food festivals in Norway

A foodie’s guide to Norway’s top 5 food festivals

1. Trøndelag food and brewery festival

2. Gladmat food festival, Stavanger

Gladmat food festival, Stavanger

3. Matstreif food festival, Oslo

4. Bergen food festival

5. Norsk rakfiskfestival, Fagernes

See it for yourself

Rakfiskfestivalen in Fagernes

Festival and event calendar

Get ready for a culinary city break

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