Fordefestival

Førde Traditional and World music Festival

07 Jul 2021 - 11 Jul 2021
Førde, Norway
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The Førde Traditional and World Music Festival is the largest festival for trad and world music in Scandinavia, presenting about 90 acts from 30 venues and 300 artists from all over the world for 25-30 000 visitors each year. In addition, we arrange concerts and other events during the year. The festival is regarded as one of the most important in Norway, and receive grants from the National Arts Council, the region and the municipality. The festival is covered by national and international media. The festival has been awarded among the 25 best world music festivals worldwide for the latest 6 years by the international music magazine Songlines, rated on the Guardian’s top 10-list of small town festivals in Europe, and on National Geographic's top 7 list of festivals in Europe, as the only Norwegian festival.

The festival programme is of great variety, with concerts, workshops, exhi­biti­ons, children’s events, dance evenings etc. Plus different kinds of projects during the festival week and throughout the year.

Practical info

Pricerange per day

Free

Accommodation

Partner hotel , Youth hostel , AirBnb

Main target group

Under 12 y/o , 25 - 50 y/o , Above 50 y/o

Surroundings

City center , Nature , Village

Average attendence per day

Above 10.000 attendees

Art disciplines

Folklore and folk arts , Heritage , Music

Support for disabled people

Yes