25/02/2026
✨ Some of the things we are most looking forward to in 2026! ✨
🏳️🌈 Vinterpride
📅 22–28 February | 📍 Lillehammer
We celebrate Norway’s first Pride of the year, with powerful events, artists, and community spirit in the heart of winter, proving that «love melts ice»!
🎤 Melodi Grand Prix
📅 28 February | 📍 Lillehammer
This is Norway’s most iconic music competition where artists battle for a spot in Eurovision, creating an unforgettable night filled with music, glitter, and pure party vibes!
⛷️ Alpine Ski World Cup
📅 19–25 March | 📍 Kvitfjell & Hafjell
Witness the world’s best alpine skiers compete at the highest level, where speed, excitement and strong emotions come together in an unforgettable winter spectacle.
🏅 Birken
📅 Ski: March | Run: June | Bike: August
Birken is a legendary series of endurance events spanning skiing, running and cycling, inspired by history, nature and pure determination.
📚 The Norwegian Festival of Literature
📅 1–7 June | 📍 Lillehammer
Norsk Litteraturfestival is the largest literary festival in the Nordics, filling Lillehammer with authors, stories and conversations that inspire, challenge and move readers of all ages.
🏰 Medieval Festival
📅 12–14 June | 📍 Hamar
Hamar Medieval Festival at Domkirkeodden brings the Middle Ages to life through medieval crafts, knights, sword fights, theatre performances, archery, music, food, and a spectacular historical battle.
🎶 Odden Festival
📅 26–27 June | 📍 Hamar
Odden Festivalen is a vibrant music festival celebrating live performances, summer energy and unforgettable moments by the water.
🎭 Peer Gynt Cultural Festival
📅 31 July – 8 August | 📍 Gudbrandsdalen
The Peer Gynt Cultural Festival celebrates Norwegian storytelling, music and performing arts, bringing culture, nature and strong emotions together in a unique and atmospheric festival experience.
🎸 Lillehammer Live
📅 4–5 September | 📍 Lillehammer
Lillehammer Live is a late-summer music festival that brings thousands of people together for unforgettable live concerts, great energy and a vibrant atmosphere in the heart of Lillehammer.
🍂 Stavsmartn
📅 16–18 October | 📍 Tretten
This is one of Norway’s oldest traditional markets, bringing people together each October for local food, traditional crafts, culture and community spirit that’s been alive for over 200 years!
📸: Anni Martikainen
What are you looking forward to in 2026?👇
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