Bergen city centre

On Turangalîla, birdsong, the power of love, and what Messiaen called 'Real music, beautiful music – you can listen to without understanding it.'

They are one of the world’s oldest orchestras, mentioned in Edvard Grieg’s will, and today they are the pride of Bergen.

Deadline Sunday October 19th 2025.

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

Artist in Residence at the Bergen International Festival 2026.

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.

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