Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Tromsø (Tromso), Noorwegen

Topdrukte — Tromso International Film Festival, Christmas holidays in Noorwegen

• Festival

  Tromso International Film Festival

  12–20 jan · meestalDruk

  A week of cinema in the middle of January, including screenings outdoors in the snow. It is the reason the town is busy before the light comes back. Bron ↗

• Festival

  The sun comes back

  20–23 janPoolnacht

  The sun clears the mountains on 21 January for the first time since November and the town marks it with sun buns and people standing on the bridge at noon. Two months of dark end in about an hour. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Nordlysfestivalen

  24 jan – 5 feb · meestalMuziekfestival

  A week of concerts across the town at the turn of January and February — classical, jazz and whatever else fits — with the lights themselves outside if the sky cooperates. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (15 sep – 5 apr (meestal)), Orca and humpback in the fjords (1 nov – 20 jan (meestal))

Topdrukte — Sami Week, Winter sports week in Noorwegen

• Festival

  Sami Week

  1–8 febGroot festivalDruk

  Reindeer racing down the main street, a lasso-throwing contest and a market of Sami crafts around the national day on 6 February. It is the best week of the winter to be in town. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Nordlysfestivalen (24 jan – 5 feb (meestal)), Aurora season (15 sep – 5 apr (meestal))

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

• Feestdag

  Easter holidays

  2–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekSluitingenBoek vroeg

  Maundy Thursday to Easter Monday is a five-day public holiday. Towns empty as Norwegians head for mountain cabins, most shops and many supermarkets close on the holy days, and trains and flights toward the mountains are full. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (15 sep – 5 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Easter holidays, Easter break in Noorwegen

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Easter holidays (2–6 apr), Aurora season (15 sep – 5 apr (meestal))

Druk — Constitution Day, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Constitution Day

  17 meiNationale feestdagSluitingenDruk

  17 May is Norway's national day. Children's parades with flags and school bands march through town centres, many people wear bunad, shops close and restaurants book up. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Midnight Sun Marathon, Summer holidays in Noorwegen

• Festival

  Midnight Sun Marathon

  20 junSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  A marathon started late in the evening in full daylight on a Saturday in the second half of June. The town fills, and the finish is somewhere around one in the morning. Bron ↗

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

• Festival

  Bukta festival

  15–26 jul · meestalMuziekfestivalBoek vroeg

  Two days of rock on the shore at Telegrafbukta in light that never goes out, usually the third or fourth weekend of July. Rooms in town go early for it. Bron ↗

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

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Autumn break in Noorwegen, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Aurora season

  15 sep – 5 apr · meestal

  Directly under the auroral oval, so a quiet night still shows something from September to early April. The problem is coastal cloud, which is why the chase buses drive inland for hours.

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

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (15 sep – 5 apr (meestal))

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

• Natuur

  Orca and humpback in the fjords

  1 nov – 20 jan · meestalWalvisseizoen

  The herring come into the fjords north-east of the city and the whales follow them, in the four hours of blue twilight that count as day. Boats run from Skjervoy rather than Tromso itself.

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (15 sep – 5 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas closures, Christmas holidays in Noorwegen

• Feestdag

  Christmas closures

  24–26 decKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingen

  Christmas Eve is the main celebration: shops close by mid-afternoon on 24 December, and 25 and 26 December are public holidays when most shops, many restaurants and museums stay shut and public transport runs a reduced timetable. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Aurora season (15 sep – 5 apr (meestal)), Orca and humpback in the fjords (1 nov – 20 jan (meestal))