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People from Bergen grasp any excuse for a festival. Nothing is too trivial! Every year there are around 50 different festivals and major concerts in Bergen.

Bergen International Festival is Northern Europe’s largest music and theater festival and is held every year in late May / early June and presents around 200 events in the fields of music, ballet, opera, theatre, dance and performing arts.

For many locals and visitors the highlight of the year is Bergenfest!

Bergenfest is Western Norway's largest music festival that takes place in beautiful surroundings at Bergenhus Fortress in the city center. During a 4-5 day period in mid-June each year Bergenfest offers the very best of international and Norwegian artists in a delightful mixture of genres.

In the end of May / beginning of June northern Europe's longest jazz festival is held in Bergen. Nattjazz (Night jazz) presents music for those who want to enjoy themselves with familiar material as well as those who want to expand their musical horizon.

In Bergen you will find festivals of all music genres from metal like Beyond the gates, to classical and contemporary.

In addition to music festivals Bergen offers a range of other festivals like Bergen Matfestival – a festival with local food and Bergen Beer Festival.

Take a look at the complete list below of all the festivals and find your favorites!

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Number of results: 18

EKKOFESTIVALEN 2026

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Festival

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29 Oct 2026-1 Nov 2026Various opening timesBergen

EKKO FESTIVAL XXIII
30 October – 1 November 2025 BERGEN, NORWAY
Welcome to the 23rd edition of the Ekko Festival.
What is the Ekko Festival? Ekko is an annual festival for experimental and electronic music in Bergen, established in…

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VILL VILL VEST 2026

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Festival

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5 Nov 2026-8 Nov 2026Various opening timesBergen

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Juleølfestivalen 2026 (Christmas beer festival)

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Festival

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14 Nov 202613:00 - 20:00Georgernes Verft 12

Bergen Ølfestival presents: JULEØLFESTIVALEN 2026 (CHRISTMAS BEER FESTIVAL) Saturday 14 November - Sardinen // USF Verftet
In November the breweries release this year's Christmas brew and we have invited a wonderful selection of them to an…

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BERGEN WHISKY & BEER FESTIVAL 2027

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Festival

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28 Jan 2027-30 Jan 2027Various opening timesITASTE AS

BERGEN WHISKY & BEER FESTIVAL 2027
We are delighted to invite you to one of our most popular events. The date is set, the programme is being worked on and we can say with hand on heart that this will be fantastic. A small number of EARLYBIRD…

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Bergen Spiser - Bergen’s restaurant festival

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Festival

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29 Jan 2027-7 Feb 2027Bergen city center

Discover Bergen one meal at a time. During Bergen Spiser, restaurants across the city centre invite you to try new flavours, explore somewhere new or return to a favourite, with selected dishes and menus at fixed festival prices.
Meet friends…

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Bergen International Literary Festival (LitFestBergen)

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Festival

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10 Feb 2027-14 Feb 2027Litteraturhuset i Bergen

The annual Bergen International Literary Festival for non-fiction and fiction (LitFestBergen).

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BERGEN GIN-FESTIVAL HØST 2026

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Festival

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5 Mar 2027-6 Mar 2027Various opening timesITASTE AS

Organiser: ITASTE AS
Friday 5 March. 17:00 - 21:00 One session called "Full evening".
Saturday 6 March. 14:00 - 17:30 Session 1 - Last orders 17:00 18:00 - 21:30 Session 2 - Last orders 21:00

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Klimafestivalen Varmere Våtere Villere

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Festival

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10 Mar 2027-13 Mar 2027Various opening timesBergen sentrum

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Bergen Seafood Festival

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Festival

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10 Mar 2027-13 Mar 2027Bergen city center

Bergen Seafood Festival takes over the city when seafood is at its very best. For an entire week, the restaurants are filled with unique seafood experiences, special menus, and meeting places that celebrate the ingredients from our coast.
The…

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Borealis - a festival for experimental music

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Festival

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17 Mar 2027-21 Mar 2027Bergen sentrum

Borealis is a festival for genre-crossing music and art, taking place over five days each March in Bergen, Norway.
It is a meeting point for adventurous listeners, celebrating music that resists a single definition. The festival presents new…

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Bergen International Festival

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Annual events

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26 May 2027-12 June 2027Bergen sentrum

The Bergen International Festival, established in 1953, is the flagship of music and theatre festivals in the Nordic countries.

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Havgapfestivalen 2027

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Festival

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28 May 2027-30 May 2027Various opening timesTelavåg

For the fourth time we invite you to magical days in beautiful Telavåg 28-29 May 2027! Here you can experience an exciting programme with music, culture and activities for the whole family – young and old.
Friday - Ladies' evening with full…

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Night Jazz

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Annual events

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28 May 2027-5 June 2027USF Verftet

It's the time for the NATTJAZZ feeling! Walk through the city in the early hours of the morning, soak in the summer air with music in your head and in your blood..

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Bergenfest - live music festival

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Festival

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9 June 2027-12 June 2027Bergenhus Festning

Bergenfest is a four-day open-air festival held in the city centre of Bergen. The festival takes place on the grounds of a medieval fortress and castle in the city’s historic centre.

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Palepop 2027

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Festival

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9 July 2027-11 July 2027Various opening timesStangeland Gard på Stolmen

Welcome to Palepop 2027!
9–10 July 2027 we invite you to a magical Palepop weekend at Stangeland Gard!
Who will perform? Booking is in progress! But as in our debut year there will be a good mix of well-known national artists, local heroes…

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Tysnesfest

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Festival

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15 July 2027-18 July 2027Våge

Tysnesfest is a music festival hel every year on the island Tysnes outside Bergen. To get from Bergen to Tysnes it takes about 45 minutes by car to Halhjem and then a ferry for about 30 mintues. You can also take a public bus and they run quite…

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UTKANT

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Festival

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29 July 2027-1 Aug 2027Various opening timesSkjerjehamn

UTKANT takes place the last weekend of July at the idyllic Skjerjehamn in Gulen municipality outside Bergen. Join one of Norway's finest festivals!
For artists and programme, follow utkant.com or our channels on Instagram and Facebook. Get all…

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Feelings

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Annual events

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20 Aug 2027-21 Aug 2027Bergenhus Festning - Plenen

Outdoor music festival at Bergenhus Fortress right in the heart of Bergen city center.

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