The tripmydream website has put together some of the most interesting holidays you can go to. Most of them happen every year. There are at least 200 music festivals in Norway alone each year. You can find out more about them here.
May 17 celebrates the most important national holiday, Constitution Day. National flags everywhere, people in folk costumes, concerts, and parades - and no police on the streets, Norwegians don't riot.
June 1 through June 30 is the Summer Festival at Oslo. These are free public events for people of all ages. The Oslo Summer Festival lasts 2-3 days, during which the downtown area is transformed into an arena for live concerts. Everywhere sounds jazz, opera, classical, you can see dancing. Around the clock there are stores and fairs-sales. During the festival, the streets of Oslo welcome Norwegians and many tourists not only with entertainment programs and an abundance of culinary surprises of fresh fish.
From June 30 to July 04, the Quartfestivalen (Kvarta) takes place in Kristiansand. Hip-hop, pop, rock, and electronic music come from all over the world.
From July 3 to July 06, the Festival of Folk Music takes place. The festival invites participants from all over the world (more than 250 groups and performers of national music) to Förde.
The Kongsberg Jazz Festival takes place from July 2 to July 05. It is held in the town of Kongsberg, 80 km from Oslo, under the slogan: "We give the public what they want to hear and what they want to hear but don't know it yet."
July 29 is the Saint Olave Festival. The timing of the festival is tied to a specific date. July 29, 1030 is the day of the death of the Norwegian king and patron saint of Norway, St. Olav the Holy. The city of Stiklestad, where the last great battle involving him took place centuries ago, is the site of the festival.
August 4-6 is the Wooden Boat Festival in Risør on the southern coast of Norway. On these days, several thousand tourists come here to visit the harbor and see hundreds of wooden boats, launches, and sailboats.
August 1-31 is the International Chamber Music Festival in Stavanger. Mendelssohn, Grieg, Brahms, Schubert, Schumann, and Rachmaninoff can be heard in venues with magnificent acoustics.
On October 30, all of Europe celebrates All Saints' Eve, and Norway is no exception. There are small festivals and entertainment in honor of Halloween in almost every town.
On December 10, the Oslo Town Hall hosts the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony.
On December 24, they celebrate Christmas Eve, and on December 25, they celebrate Yule, or Christmas. Some celebrate with a bang, and some quietly, in a family circle.
On December 26, St. Stephen's Day is a popular day in Norway. Many gifts are given to each other on this day.
From January 12 to 18, the International Film Festival is held in Tromsø. More than 100 films from 30 countries are on the program.
From January 23 to 31, Tromsø hosts the Northern Lights Festival, featuring world-class music.
From February 5 to 7, Geilo hosts the alternative Ice Music Festival, where performers play musical instruments carved out of ice.
February 6 is celebrated as Sami People's Day throughout Norway, but most in the northern part of the country.
March 13-15, the Holmenkollen Ski Festival takes place near Oslo. This spring festival attracts thousands of visitors to the hills outside Oslo.
And one of Norway's major celebrations remains the Northern Lights. This show is organized by nature every year from the end of November until the end of January. You can see it, for example, on the island of Svalbard.
