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Rock Festival, late Jan, city centre
Easter City Festival, various arts events and concerts, mid-Apr, city centre
Bergen Maritime Festival, late Apr, city centre
Bergen Music Festival (Ole Blues Festival), Apr-May, city centre (website: www.bergenfest.no)
Fana Folklore, traditional Norwegian life and culture, various dates May-Aug, Fana Church (website: www.fanafolklore.no)
Night Jazz Festival, late May, city centre (website: www.nattjazz.no)
Constitution Day, May 17
Bergen Gay Pride, May, parade throughout the city
Bergen International Festival, general arts event, late May, city centre (website: www.fib.no)
Dragon Boat Festival, early Jun, city centre
Fløien Concerts, mid-Jun-late Aug, Mount Fløien
European Senior Bowling Championships, late Jul, city centre venues
Bergen Folk Fair, traditional fairground entertainment, mid-Aug, Festplassen
Children’s Week, entertainment for the young, mid-Aug, city centre
Lost Weekend, Aug, big music festival on the island of Askoy just outside Bergen (website: www.lost-weekend.net)
Week of the Organ, mid-Sep, Domkirken (Cathedral)
Bergen Food Festival, mid-Sep, city centre (website: www.matfest.no)
Autumn Recitals at Troldhaugen, concerts at the home of Edvard Grieg, Sundays Sep-Nov, Troldhaugen (website: www.troldhaugen.com)
International Chamber Music Festival, late Sep, various venues in the city centre and at Mount Fløien
Tango Festival, song and dance, late Sep, city centre
International Film Festival, late Oct, city centre
Church Music Festival, mid-Nov, Domkirken (Cathedral)
Gingerbread City, world’s biggest gingerbread exhibition plus family events, mid-Nov-31 Dec, Galleriet Shopping Centre
Festival of Lights, 30 Nov, city centre (website: www.bergensentrum.no)



   
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