Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Bergen, Noorwegen

Druk — Christmas holidays in Noorwegen, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Gingerbread City (14 nov – 10 jan), Skiing at Voss (5 dec – 20 apr (meestal))

Druk — Winter sports week in Noorwegen, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Skiing at Voss (5 dec – 20 apr (meestal))

Druk — Easter break in Noorwegen, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Borealis festival

  8–18 mrt · meestalMuziekfestival

  Five days of experimental music in March, taking over galleries, concert halls and warehouses with concerts, installations and talks. Bron ↗

• Sluiting

  Easter shutdown

  19 mrt – 26 apr · meestal

  Norway takes a long Easter: shops, banks and the Vinmonopolet close from Maundy Thursday to Easter Monday, open only on Saturday, while locals leave for mountain cabins. Stock up beforehand. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Skiing at Voss (5 dec – 20 apr (meestal))

Druk — Easter break in Noorwegen, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Easter shutdown (19 mrt – 26 apr (meestal)), Skiing at Voss (5 dec – 20 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Cruise ships in port, Constitution Day

• Seizoen

  Cruise ships in port

  1 mei – 20 sep · meestalCruiseseizoenDruk

  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.

• Feestdag

  Constitution Day

  17 meiNationale feestdagSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Bergen International Festival

  27 mei – 10 junKunstenfestivalBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Cruise ships in port, Bergenfest

• Festival

  Bergenfest

  10–13 junMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise ships in port (1 mei – 20 sep (meestal)), Bergen International Festival (27 mei – 10 jun)

Topdrukte — Cruise ships in port, Summer holidays in Noorwegen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise ships in port (1 mei – 20 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Cruise ships in port, Summer holidays in Noorwegen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise ships in port (1 mei – 20 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Cruise ships in port, Autumn break in Noorwegen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise ships in port (1 mei – 20 sep (meestal))

Druk — Autumn break in Noorwegen, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Bergen International Film Festival

  14–22 okt

  Norway's largest film festival runs for about a week in mid-October, with documentaries a particular strength and screenings in cinemas around the centre. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Festival

  Gingerbread City

  14 nov – 10 janKerst & nieuwjaar

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Bergen Christmas Market

  20 nov – 22 decKerst & nieuwjaar

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Christmas holidays in Noorwegen, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Skiing at Voss

  5 dec – 20 apr · meestalSkiseizoen

  The train reaches Voss in about an hour and a quarter and the gondola starts next to the station, so a ski day from Bergen is easy. Snow decides the opening; the season usually runs into April. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Gingerbread City (14 nov – 10 jan), Bergen Christmas Market (20 nov – 22 dec)