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Bergen Contemporary Music Festival BOREALIS
Borealis is a new festival with ambitions of becoming an international festival during the coming years. The program features a number of exciting concerts, opera, multimedia performances, installations, musical theatre, dance and electronic art.
CONTACT:
post@borealisfestival.no
www.borealisfestival.no		  
9 - 11 March
BERGENFEST Music Festival
A star-studded bill ensures that this annual festival stamps its mark on Bergen. The festival focuses on folkmusicand authentic American blues in particular, as well as R&B, funk, gospel, rock, country and Cajun.
CONTACT:
info@bergenfest.no
www.bergenfest.no		  
27 April - 2 May
Night Jazz
The longest jazz festival in Northern Europe. Traditional jazz is presented along with world music.
CONTACT:
nattjazz@nattjazz.no
www.nattjazz.no		  
26 May - 5 June
Bergen International Festival
Musical melting pot containing a wondrous mixture of music from five continents, in a variety of styles and genres. The festival presents an exciting programme of music, theatre and dance.
CONTACT:
festspillene@fib.no
www.festspillene.no		  
26 May - 10 June
Grieg in Bergen
Concert & Story Summer Festival. Chamber music in the intimate way, with a close relation between artists and audience.The festival presents and highlights of Edvard Grieg and also focuses on other composers, mainly related to Grieg.
CONTACT:
booking@musicanord.no
www.grieginbergen.com		  
Mid June - Mid August
Bergen Game Festival
Games tournaments featuring national and international championships, family activities and entertainment. Including competitions in Scrabble, Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Chess, Poker, Backgammon, Pub Quiz and much more.
CONTACT:
www.beygensjakk.no/bergen_spillfestival		  
31 July - 7 August
Hole in the Sky
Norway's premier metal festival, with international, as well as national artists.
CONTACT:
info@holeinthesky.no
www.holeinthesky.no		  
25 - 28 August
October Dance
Norway's only international dance festival is organised every second year by BIT Teatergarasjen in cooperation with the Dance Theatre and presents exciting and creative performances from Norway and abroad.
CONTACT:
info@bit-teatergarasjen.no
www.bit-teatergarasjen.no		  
End of October
BIFF Bergen International Film Festival
BIFF is one of the leading film festivals in Norway, presenting about 120 films from all over the world. The programme is consisting of both sneak premieres of films in theatrical distribution as well as amazing new discoveries within both fiction and documentaries.
CONTACT:
biff@biff.no
www.biff.no		  
End of October
Festival of Lights
Traditional opening of the Christmas season, where families are invited to light torches and enjoy a magnificent display of fire-works. Torchlight procession round Lille Lungegardsvann lake in the heart of Bergen.
CONTACT:
post@bergensentrum.no
www.bt.no		  
28 November
Ginger Snap City
The world's largest ginger-snap city. Miniature houses, trains, cars and ships made from real ginger-snaps.
CONTACT:
post@bergensentrum.no
www.bergensentrum.no		  
December

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