Peace! is the theme of Førdefestivalen 2026
Things are not as they should be in the world. War, arms races and conflict are the new normal. We see increasing polarization and a hardening international climate of dialogue. That is when we must talk about peace.
The first seven artists are ready for this year's festival!
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CLUB KOMLE on Larris Scene
SATURDAY JULY 4th at Larris Scene, Scandic
For the first time, the folk dance nightclub from Bergen is coming to Førde ! There will be fiddle, there will be folk dancing, it will be fun!
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CELTIC - AND BEYOND
FRIDAY JULY 3rd at the Sports Hall, Førdehuet
Kinnaris Q and El Pony Pisador on stage, and with long tables, a bar and loose collars, it's set for another great Friday night in our great room!
Here is the official playlist for Førdefestivalen 2026.
We'll be adding more as we release more. artists !
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Benedicte Maurseth - MIRRA
Sunday 22 March at 19.00 | The theater hall i Førdehuset
With Mirra, Benedicte Maurseth and her eminent musicians take the audience into the life and annual cycle of the wild reindeer on the Hardangervidda plateau. The music follows the animal through the seasons – from winter and spring, via summer grazing, to autumn and new winter.
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MOJNA
VestaFolk -tour March 19 - 22
With fingerstyle guitar, Hardanger fiddle and bass clarinet, they have created a slightly unusual soundscape, which has become their signature. This is Nordic folk music in a tasteful and intricate packaging.
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The festival all year round
Førdefestivalen Our year-round stage where we arrange concerts in various formats alone or with partners.
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VestaFolk
VestaFolk is Førdefestivalen our tour project where we send folk music artists on tour throughout Vestland.
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Volunteers
Førdefestivalen has a large volunteer team. The volunteers themselves are the heart of the festival.