Photo: Kjell O. Brun
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CRUICE NORTH 2014
North Cape
The North Cape Festival
Month:
June
Content:
Various activities like concerts,
a local market and entertainment
presented by the people from the North
Cape.
North Cape Film Festival
Month:
September
Content:
A five-day festival is packed with
films, seminars and other exciting events
like the world’s northernmost festival
parade, and a huge party presenting
delicious arctic seafood.
Website:
nordkappfilmfestival.no
Alta
Finnmarksløpet
Month:
March
Content:
A dog sled race crossing the
rough wilderness of Finnmark; from Alta
to Kirkenes and back. Two distances: 500
km and 1000 km. Possibilities for tourists
to catch a ride in the prologue.
Website: finnmarkslopet.no
Tromsø
Northern Lights Festival
Month:
January / February
Content:
The Northern Lights Festival
is 25 years old, and presents each year
top artists from a wide variety of genres
ranging from early music to modern, from
opera to jazz, from chamber music to
symphonic orchestras.
Website:
nordlysfestivalen.no
Tromsø International
Film Festival
Month:
January
Content:
Norways biggest filmfestival
and an important meeting place for
Norwegian and international film industry.
In the town square you can watch films in
an outdoor cinema for free.
Website:
TIFF.no
Sami Week in Tromsø
Month:
February
Content:
In addition to the Sami National
Day, February 6
th
, Tromsø celebrates the
Sami culture with various events for a
whole week.
Midnight Sun Marathon
Content:
This road race in the bright
Arctic night has existed in 25 years, and
attracts marathon runners from all over
the world.
Month:
June
Website:
MSM.no
RidduRiddu
Month:
July
Content:
This is an international
indigenous people’s festival with a
wide range of concerts, mostly from
artists with sami or other indigenous
background.
Website:
riddu.no
Tromsø Open Air Festival
Month:
July
Content:
Tromsø open-air festival, Bukta,
is an annual rock festival, promoting
rock’n roll and seafood in the bright
midnight sun. Saturday the festival
is open during the day, offering free
concerts.
Website:
bukta.no
Harstad
Arts Festival of Northern Norway
Month:
June
Content:
This festival was established
in 1965 and is a top shelf international
event that presents and produces a
vast well of musical genres, as well as
performance arts, visual arts, literature
and cinematic arts.
Website:
festspillene.no
This overview includes all relevant large-scale festivals, sporting
events and cultural events for cruise passengers. You will also find
photos and links on our website: cnns.no
