Due to technical problems, it has been a bit unclear where some of the courses are taking place, here are the correct course locations...

Due to luggage problems, Circus Raj did not receive all their equipment at the scheduled time, so the time for their concert at Festplassen today has been changed to 3:30 PM - not 3:00 PM as stated in the program!

Yesterday we kicked off the festival week, and it felt good! With lovely summer weather at a cloudy ten degrees, we managed to put on four concerts, an art exhibition and a movie. People and animals turned out in large numbers as the audience. 

Tuesday night, this year's talent had their first rehearsal. They met at Rytne farm where there was food, small talk and archery before the serious jamming began.

In front of the Torgscena you can now find two real dream trees. In collaboration with Lions International, Førdefestivalen invited children from Førde and Kampala in Uganda to write down some of their thoughts and hopes for the future, and hang them up in happy colors during the festival week. Today, Tuesday, children from Nærleiken and Vieåsen kindergartens were in the center to decorate two sprawling green dream trees.

One of the new concert productions at the festival is the church concert Syriske bøner - Syrian Prayers, which is a collaboration between the festival and Kirkelig Kulturverksted.

The festival pass scheme on Førdefestivalen is a bit special, and here is a detailed explanation of what the festival pass includes - whether you are an adult, student, youth or child. 

The 27th. Førdefestivalen will be opened by Svein Harberg (Høgre), chairman of the Storting's Family and Culture Committee. The official opening will take place at the opening concert, På flukt, on Thursday 7 July at 7:30 p.m. 

Here is an overview of the festival brochures or programs. The brochures can be downloaded as PDFs, but the catalog (the green one) is available in a flipbook version here online, and in a printed version at the box office when you arrive. Førde .   

Simon Broughton takes hold of the Finnish group Värttinä and talks to them about Karelian influence in their latest release Viena.

Culture and nature in beautiful harmony, what could be better?

Førdefestivalen As usual, we offer courses for young and old, for those who love dancing and singing - and this year also for those who love the circus! 

Director Hilde Bjørkum has created the official playlist for this year's festival. It's available on Spotify, so now all you have to do is listen through it and find your favorites.

Music on the run, boundless lullabies and instruments made of ice Førdefestivalen

Syria is currently in the process of complete cultural and religious disintegration. But the refugees who seek shelter in other countries are trying to keep their old traditions alive.

Thursday, April 7th is the day we present the entire program for Førdefestivalen , but not only that, it is also the day when the Gjermund Larsen Trio appears at FolkJazzScena in Førde !

One of this year's featured artists is the Ladino singer Mor Karbasi. She has Moroccan-Sephardic roots, was born in Jerusalem, and now lives in Spain.

In the past, now and almost certainly in the future we will be witness to the exodus of populations; from war, hunger, ethnic or religious persecution, poverty, lack of freedom of expression, and other reasons.