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Food festivals in Norway
A food fest for foodies
A great way to experience a multitude of food types in one day. Open your mind – and your mouth – and let your stomach guide you through the country.
Trøndelag food and brewery festival, Trondheim.
Photo: Wil Lee-Wright / Oi! Trøndersk Mat og Drikke AS
Photo: Wil Lee-Wright / Oi! Trøndersk Mat og Drikke AS
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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Note that the event pages we link to can have outdated information, or the links can be broken.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.
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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.”
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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.”
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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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Festival with focus on tomatoes.
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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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What’s on: events in Norway
Oslo is a large, Scandinavian culture hub, with countless festivals, concerts and museums. But remote villages have much to offer as well. Check out the event calendar and plan your trip here.
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Food and drink
The change in attitude towards Norway’s food traditions has been formidable. From envying other nations, to celebrating what is uniquely Norwegian in modern and untraditional ways.
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Festivals
Great art can become even better when experienced together. Festivals of food, music and films are vital to the Norwegian culture scene.
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Check out the Norwegian food festivals
A culinarian or a foodie? Anyway, you’ve got a great summer ahead of you. In Norway you’ll find a food festival in almost every nook.
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