January – June

International Film Festival
Tromsø, Norway
January

PolarJazz
Longyearbyen, Norway
January
www.polarjazz.no

This is the most northerly music festival on the planet, as it only a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole and inside the artic circle.

Northern Lights Festival
Tromsø, Norway
January

Winter Arts Festival
Narvik, Norway
March

Lillehammer Blues Festival
Lillehammer, Norway
March

Bergen Blues & Roots Festival
Bergen, Norway
April

Constitution Day
Oslo, Norway
May

This event celebrates independence from Denmark, with folk music, parades, entertainment and people in traditional costumes.

Mayjazz International Jazz Festival
Stavanger, Norway
May

Bergen International Festival
Bergen, Norway
May

Viking Festival
Kopervik, Norway
June

July – December

Quart
Kristiansand, Norway
Beginning of July
www.quart.no

This is one of the biggest music festivals in Norway and it attracts some of the biggest groups around.


 

Førde Folk Music Festival
Førde, Norway
July
www.fordefestival.no
 

 

Nordsjøfestivalen Sailor’s Wake
Farsund, Norway
August
www.nordsjofestivalen.no

Oya Festival
Oslo, Norway
August
www.oyafestivalen.com

This festival is one of the biggest and most popular in the country. They also have a dance till you drop clubnight, which gets a bit full on. Every year this festival is getting bigger and bigger.