Special Events
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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