Music events 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!

This blues festival is one of the most important in Europe, and the largest in Scandinavia. International artists perform for six days. In a beautiful setting in the city center, the Notodden Blues Festival offers small intimate concerts with local artists to blues cruises on the idyllic Heddalsvannet, workshops at Europe's Blues Center, family events and of course big concerts with the world's biggest stars: BB King, Buddy Guy, ZZ Top, Robert Plant, Van Morrison, Otis Rush...

Scandinavia's biggest festival of traditional and world music! For 5 days, the small town of Førde vibrates to the sound of some 250 artists from the four corners of the globe, bringing locals and visitors alike to dance in the unique atmosphere of the Norwegian summer. On the festival website, you'll find Spotify playlists from previous years to give you a better idea of what to expect on the town's 30 stages.

It's THE festival of Oslo! During 5 days the festival welcomes very big names of the international scene, as well as Norwegian artists in the park of Tøyen. The festival also actively promotes environmental protection by offering only organic and ecological products. It is the largest open-air festival in the capital. From well-known bands to new talents, this festival is sure to have something to offer!