Forde Tradiitonal and World Music Festival

Name: Forde Tradiitonal and World Music Festival
Address: Angedalsvegen 5, Forde 6800 Norway, Forde, Norway
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Angedalsvegen 5, Forde 6800 Norway

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About

The Førde Traditional and World Music Festival is the largest festival for trad and world music in Scandinavia. It runs over 5 days and presents about 90 acts from 30 venues and 250 artists from all over the world for 25-30 000 visitors each 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 32th edition of the festival will take place from 7-11 July 2021. The festival won the EFFE AWARD 2019-2021, as one of the five best festival in Europe regardless of genres. It has been 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.

At a glance

Typical visit: about 3 hours