Festivals and cultural events Norway

Oslo Pride lasts 4 days, with art exhibitions, debates, concerts and, of course, a parade through downtown Oslo! Oslo Pride celebrates diversity, love, sex and, above all, the right to choose who you love! No one is free until everyone is free! The parade runs from the Greenland district to Spikersuppa, and the streets of Oslo are filled with joy and rainbows. The parade usually starts at around 1 p.m. and finishes about three hours later, depending on the number of participants.

Polarjazz Festival in Longyearbyen, the world's most northerly jazz festival, has established itself in just a few years as a benchmark quality festival for the country's finest musicians. The festival takes place in Longyearbyen, the largest town on Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard archipelago. It's a special time to enjoy the polar nights and the rapidly lengthening days. Every trip has a financial and ecological cost, so while you're at it, stay as long as you can!

Wine producers and top chefs from all over the world are present in the city for this occasion. In addition to the meals specially planned by many restaurants, you can also enjoy tastings during your wanderings in the city. You can buy the tickets online on their website but be careful, it is entirely in Norwegian! You can also send an email in English to the contact address. It is to bet that you will be only surrounded by locals! Small festival to try if you like wine and if you are in the area.

Presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize at the Oslo City Hall in the presence of the Royal Family, the Nobel Prize Committee and a few residents and personalities. Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been awarded on December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. As stipulated in Nobel's will, the Nobel Prizes for Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, while the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway.

An excellent festival that welcomes musicians from all over the world during 6 days. Enjoy the street concerts too! The Oslo Jazz Festival is a non-profit organization that aims to provide a quality festival with no less than 60-70 concerts in 15-18 venues in central Oslo each year. Founded in 1986, it covers a wide range of jazz styles. The Oslo Jazz Festival has featured Herbie Hancock, Jan Garbarek, Charles Lloyd, Arild Andersen, Nils Petter Molvaer, Maria Schneider, Paul Bley, Karin Krog...

Welcome to the world's most northerly outdoor music festival. Since the 1980s, Lakselv has welcomed you every year in mid-July to enjoy a few days of open-air concerts. Under the midnight sun, in the heart of Porsanger Fjord, in a setting that will leave you breathless, local and international artists come to regale your ears with melodies of all kinds. It's the perfect opportunity to stop off in the middle of this desert land and enjoy a bit of culture and human warmth!

Every year in March-April, the cod returns to the Lofoten Islands! So in Svolvaer, we decided to celebrate by organizing the international cod fishing festival. This festival was first held in 1991. Today there are about 600 participants, most of them amateurs, 80 boats taking part in the competition, and even more visitors attracted by the festivities. This 4-day festival is a good representation of the local culture!

Every year, the Nobel Peace Festival is held at the end of summer in Oslo. For an entire evening, the city hosts debates, concerts and other events around the Nobel Peace Prize and its laureates, celebrating human rights, democracy and peace. The evening is marked by a conference held in the heart of the town, on the Place de la Mairie, making intense moments of reflection and conviviality accessible to all. On site, you'll find plenty of food, drink and seating.