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Bergen International Festival abroad

This autumn, the Bergen International Festival has been invited to Stockholm and New York, with a guest appearance at the Stockholm Royal Palace and participation in the 200th anniversary celebration of Norwegian emigration to the USA.

Anawana Haloba. Foto: Runa Halleraker

Anawana Haloba is the 2026 Festival Exhibition Artist.

Anawana Haloba will be the Festival Exhibition Artist at Bergen Kunsthall in 2026.

Esa-Pekka Salonen. Foto: Cody Pickens

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Artist in Residence at the Bergen International Festival 2026.

Eivør. Foto: Thor Brødreskift

Snapshots from the Festival

See photos from 15 days of spring filled with music and performing arts, with the moment which have created memories for tens of thousands of people.

A marathon of joy

Interview with Australian arts collective All The Queens Men behind the epic Fun Run at Torgallmenningen Saturday 24 May.

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