Experience
the Festival square
Thursday 28 May to Sunday 7 June 2026
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From Thursday 28 May the Bergen town square will be filled with a playground, music, performances and activities.
Music
Bergen youth brigade marches
Festival square
A grand celebration of songs from each youth brigade neighbourhood.
One Ocean – Small Island Big Song
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Festival square concert with great music from small islands.
Fliflet/Hamre with Rolf-Erik Nystrøm
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The world’s smallest big band with a guest on saxophone.
Eldbjørg Hemsing with Ole Christian Haagenrud
Festival square
Violin and piano music at the Festival square.
Nordic Wind Orchestra with Eldbjørg Hemsing
Festival Academy of Bergen
Music created in exile performed by the finest young wind players in the Nordic ...
Thormod Rønning Kvam
Festival square
Springtime piano works by Grieg, Sæverud, Debussy and others.
Pianists from Prof. Jiri Hlinka Piano Academy
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Finely tuned playing by young pianists.
Performing arts
Først skrittet, så navellen with Lars Vaular & Alan Lucien Øyen
Festival square
Performance with Vaular’s debut as a poet.
Hvem er vi? Historier fra seks fot under
Festival square
Pop-ups and excerpts from a walking theatre performance about Bergen’s historica...
Song and choir
Monteverdi Choir
Festival square
Baroque and Renaissance music from one of the world’s finest choirs.
Singalong – Friendship favourites
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Use your voice in songs by The Beatles, Queen, and BLIME.
Join in song, circus, food, and play
Singalong – Friendship favourites
Festival square
Use your voice in songs by The Beatles, Queen, and BLIME.
Bergen International Festival thanks the Grieg Foundation, which supports the Festival square and ensures that the programme is free and open to all.
