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There are tons of highlights in Bergen this year with concerts, festivals and events all year round.

There is something for everybody to enjoy and for all tastes. Bergen is well known for its art and music scene, which provides a good base for up and coming musicians and artists. Many of the artists who started playing at the local scenes in Bergen are now international stars. The city's good musical and artistic reputation also attracts stars from all over the world to Bergen.

Bergen is also a great festival city and grabs any and every opportunity to start one. With food festivals, blues festivals, jazz festivals, beer festivals and many other festivals, there is every chance of experiencing Bergen at its best.

Bergen has also become a great place for humor and stand up. Regularly world famous comedians regularly perform at Grieghallen.

If you rather want to be active, put on your running shoes and join the marathons like The Great Fjord Run or Bergen City Marathon, do the bicycle race Bergen-Voss or do the Seven-mountain hike over the mountains surrounding Bergen. All very good opportunities to push yourself and experience the good atmosphere in Bergen at the same time.

When Christmas time comes around don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy the wonderful voice of Kurt Nilsen in the Grieg Hall or one of many other Christmas events and concerts giving Bergen its unique Christmas atmosphere.

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UTKANT 2024

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25 July 2024-27 July 2024Various opening timesSkjerjehamn

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Bergen Spillfestival

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Festival

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25 July 2024-11 Aug 2024Various opening timesSeason

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Beyond The Gates

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Festival

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31 July 2024-3 Aug 2024USF Verftet / Grieghallen / Kvarteret

As an extreme metal festival, Beyond the Gates arose from the ashes of the cult Hole in the Sky festival in 2013. Renowned for curating some of the best lineups in extreme metal has grown into a favorite summer event for heavy music fans all over…

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Deep Purple with special guests Europe

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3 Aug 202417:00 - Bergenhus Festning

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Stølsfestivalen

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16 Aug 2024-18 Aug 2024Various opening timesKallestad

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Flytfestivalen 2024

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Other events

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17 Aug 2024-18 Aug 2024Various opening timesRossland 32

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Byfjordfestivalen

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17 Aug 202415:00 - 23:45Season

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28. Grieg in Bergen festival

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19 Aug 2024-31 Aug 2024Håkonshallen

28th Grieg in Bergen Int Festival features a wide range of repertoar inside chamber music, including world premieres.
During 3 weeks, concerts with outsought artists & ensembles will be performed at the festival inThe King Haakons Hall in…

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Best of Grieg (Free open-air concert with Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra)

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Concert

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22 Aug 202419:00 - 20:30Season

Free open-air concert
There is no seating. Designated area for wheelchair users.

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Sommerkonsert i Nygårdsparken – We can be heroes

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Major events

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23 Aug 2024Various opening timesSeason

Free open-air concert
There is no seating. Designated area for wheelchair users.

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Feelings

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Annual events

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23 Aug 2024-24 Aug 2024Bergenhus Festning - Plenen

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

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BERGEN DRAMATIKKFESTIVAL 2024

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29 Aug 2024-1 Sept 2024Various opening timesCornerteateret

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Villahagefesten - Fredag

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30 Aug 202418:00 - Villahagen

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Høydenfestivalen 2024

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30 Aug 2024-31 Aug 2024Various opening timesNygårdsparken

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Villahagefesten - Lørdag

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Festival

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31 Aug 202418:00 - Villahagen

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Bergen Matfestival - food festival

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Festival

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6 Sept 2024-7 Sept 2024Bergen city center

Join us in the heart of Fjord Norway for a culinary journey nestled between majestic mountains and deep fjords at the Bergen Food Festival.

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Bergen Church Music Festival

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Festival

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18 Sept 2024-22 Sept 202418:00 - 22:00Churches in Bergen

The Bergen Kirkeautunnale is an annual festival for church music that takes place over five days at the end of September. The festival brings together traditional and innovative church art, featuring high-quality cultural expressions for audiences…

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Bergen Medieval Festival

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Festival

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21 Sept 2024-22 Sept 202411:00 - 17:00Bergenhus Fortress

On Saturday, September 21st, and Sunday, September 22nd, Bergenhus Fortress – known as Holmen during the Middle Ages – will come alive with crafts, storytelling, entertainment, and various activities for children and adults alike.
Travel back to…

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Bergen Internasjonale Musikkfestival 2024

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Festival

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26 Sept 2024-29 Sept 2024Various opening timesBergen Internasjonale Kultursenter

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Bergen Knitfest

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Festival

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27 Sept 202419:00 - 17:00Season

Since 2016 we have arranged a knitting festival at our historical factory premises in Salhus, Bergen. On 29 September to 1 October 2023, Salhus Tricotagefabrik will once again be filled with workshops, talks and a large yarn market. Here you will…

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Ullveka

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Festival

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27 Sept 2024-6 Oct 2024Season

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Beatlesfestivalen

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Concert

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4 Oct 2024-6 Oct 2024Various opening timesGrand Hotel Terminus

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BIFF - Bergen International Film Festival

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Annual events

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16 Oct 2024-24 Oct 2024Bergen Cinema and more

Movies from all over the world ensure moments of cinematic magic at Bergen International Film Festival.

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EKKOFESTIVALEN 2024

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Festival

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1 Nov 2024-3 Nov 2024Various opening timesØstre

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VILL VILL VEST 2024

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Festival

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7 Nov 2024-10 Nov 2024Various opening timesBergen

Get ready for Vill Vill Vest 2024! - TICKETS IN SALE FROM 14th of NOVEMBER 2023 -
Experience a large and varied program with the best and most interesting artists currently active in the Norwegian music scene. Vill Vill Vest 2024 runs over 3…

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Bergen Christmas Market

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Major events

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22 Nov 2024-21 Dec 2024Various opening timesFestplassen

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22 Dec 202410:00 - 18:00Festplassen

Bergen Christmas Market is located right in the heart of Bergen at Festplassen. Buy handmade Christmas gifts and delightful edible treats.

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Gingerbread Town (Pepperkakebyen)

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Family/children

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23 Nov 2024-31 Dec 2024Bergen city center

The world's biggest gingerbread city, located at Kode Permanenten. Miniature houses, trains, cars and ships made from real gingerbread.

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Festival of Lights 2024 (date not confirmed)

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Major events

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23 Nov 202416:00 - Festplassen

Traditional annual opening of the Christmas season, where families are invited to light torches and enjoy music, entertainment and a magnificent display of fireworks.
In 2023, the Festival of Light was held on Saturday 25 November. The date…

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LitFestBergen 2025

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Festival

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5 Feb 2025-9 Feb 2025Various opening timesLitteraturhuset i Bergen

The annual Bergen International Literary Festival for non-fiction and fiction (LitFestBergen), staged for the first time in 2019, presents international and Norwegian literature.

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Bergen City Marathon

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Major events

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26 Apr 202509:00 - 15:00Bryggen

Welcome to Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon (FBCM), which will be held on Saturday, 26 of April 2024. Join us and celebrate the 13th anniversary og this fantastic run with a beautiful and inspiring course. Experience the atmosphere at the start and…

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The Music of Elvis Presley – Back To The Roots

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Concert

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9 May 202519:00 - Ole Bull Scene

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Elvis Presley – The Concert Years - That's The Way It Was

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Concert

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10 May 202518:00 - Ole Bull Scene

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17th May - Norwegian Constitution Day

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Annual events

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17 May 2025Bergen city center

Bergen celebrates Norway's National Day with one of Norway's largest parades through the city centre as well as a series of celebrations in and around Bergen.

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Bergen International Festival

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Annual events

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21 May 2025-4 June 2025Bergen sentrum

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

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Night Jazz

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Annual events

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23 May 2025-31 May 2025USF 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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Havgapfestivalen 2025

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Festival

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29 May 2025-1 June 2025Various opening timesTelavåg

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Bergenfest - live music festival

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Annual events

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11 June 2025-14 June 2025Bergenhus 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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Tysnesfest

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Festival

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10 July 2025-13 July 2025Våge

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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Åge Aleksandersen & Sambandet

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Concert

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30 Aug 202517:00 - Bergenhus Festning

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Halvøyen 2025

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Festival

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26 Sept 202520:00 - Røkeriet, USF Verftet

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Fjordsteam Bergen 2026

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Festival

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6 Aug 2026-9 Aug 2026Various opening timesCity centre water front

Largest festival in Europe for historic ships, vehicles, planes, trains and trams. Major event with exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations, concerts, entertainment. The public are invited to sail, drive and fly as passengers.

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