Førdefestivalen 2026 - PEACE!
Førdefestivalen is Scandinavia's largest festival for acoustic folk and world music, and in 2019 received the EFFE AWARD 2019-2021, when the European Festival Association named it one of the five best festivals in Europe regardless of genre.Førdefestivalen presents around 250 artists from all over the world on 30 stages through 90 different acts/program items, and has about 17,000 visitors each year.
The festival is covered by national and international press, and has been ranked as one of Europe's best festivals by The Guardian and National Geographic. The first festival was held in 1990.
Førdefestivalen 2026 | Music & Language
PEACE! is the theme for Førdefestivalen 2026It is time to put the spotlight on peace. To raise our voices for peace. And at the next Førdefestival, we will play for peace.More than ever, we need spaces where different traditions, languages and expressions can meet in respect and curiosity. Førdefestivalen welcomes musicians from all over the world, with cultures and artistic expressions that both resemble and differ from our own. The encounters between them create not only music – they create understanding, listening and community. This is peace in practice.The festival - in general:
The festival offers a varied program with concerts, courses, exhibitions, children's activities and tours. Kulturhuset Førdehuset is the main arena for the many concerts, but the festival also collaborates with other cultural institutions, hotels and churches on events during the festival. The beautiful nature of Vestland forms a unique setting for the festival.The festival presents traditional music from all over the world. We want to allow the audience to experience some of the amazing diversity of musical cultures and traditions that exist on our planet by engaging the best performers from the world's many musical cultures and expressions. The Førde festival is known for a program selection that appeals to an open and curious audience, and does not always take the broad path when it comes to choosing musicians. Norwegian folk music is a large and natural part of the festival program, and the festival places special emphasis on promoting young musicians and new productions.
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