What's on in Bergen, Norway through the year

Busy — Christmas holidays in Norway, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Gingerbread City (14 Nov – 10 Jan)

Busy — Winter sports week in Norway, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in February.

Busy — Easter break in Norway, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in March.

Busy — Easter break in Norway, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in April.

Peak crowds — Cruise ships in port, Constitution Day

• Season

  Cruise ships in port

  1 May – 20 Sep · usuallyCruise seasonCrowded

  Norway's busiest cruise port takes several ships a day through the summer. Bryggen and the Floibanen queue belong to them until about four, and the fish market prices accordingly.

• Holiday

  Constitution Day

  17 MayNational holidayClosures

  Children's parades from the centre out along the harbour, everyone in bunad by eight in the morning, and nothing open. Rain does not change any of it. Source ↗

• Festival

  Bergen International Festival

  27 May – 10 JunMajor festivalBook early

  A fortnight of music, theatre and dance from late May, spread from Grieghallen to Hakonshallen and Troldhaugen. The city's rooms price for it well in advance. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Cruise ships in port, Bergenfest

• Festival

  Bergenfest

  10–13 JunMajor festivalCrowdedBook early

  Four nights of open-air music at Koengen inside the fortress walls in mid-June, when it barely gets dark. Bring the raincoat you would have brought anyway. Source ↗

Still on: Cruise ships in port (1 May – 20 Sep (usually)), Bergen International Festival (27 May – 10 Jun)

Peak crowds — Cruise ships in port, Summer holidays in Norway

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Cruise ships in port (1 May – 20 Sep (usually))

Peak crowds — Cruise ships in port, Summer holidays in Norway

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Cruise ships in port (1 May – 20 Sep (usually))

Peak crowds — Cruise ships in port, Autumn break in Norway

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Cruise ships in port (1 May – 20 Sep (usually))

Busy — Autumn break in Norway, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in October.

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Festival

  Gingerbread City

  14 Nov – 10 JanChristmas & New Year

  Half the city bakes a building for it and the whole thing goes on show from mid-November into January. It is aimed at children and taken entirely seriously by adults. Source ↗

• Festival

  Bergen Christmas Market

  20 Nov – 22 DecChristmas & New Year

  Wooden huts on Festplassen from late November, local food rather than novelties, and dark enough by three in the afternoon that the lights do the work. Source ↗

Busy — Christmas holidays in Norway, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Gingerbread City (14 Nov – 10 Jan), Bergen Christmas Market (20 Nov – 22 Dec)