Skalldyrfestivalen
One of southern Norway's biggest annual folk gatherings, Mandal's shellfish festival fills the old timber-town harbour with fresh catches from local boats, live concerts on the quayside, and tens of thousands of visitors over four days in early August.
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"A classic wooden-boat festival filling the harbour of the historic white-painted coastal town of Risør with traditional vessels, maritime craft demonstrations and a rich programme of coastal culture."
Risør Trebåtfestival
"Norway's longest-running rock festival, held continuously since 1982, takes place entirely on volunteer labour in a natural stone-and-forest amphitheatre in the small southern town of Flekkefjord, with no age limits and a proud tradition of booking new Norwegian acts before they break."
Fjellparkfestivalen
"Norway's oldest cider festival, held each autumn in the orchard village of Øystese in Hardanger, combines a professional and amateur cider competition judged by Norway's leading cider panel with a riverside market, folk entertainment and tastings from local Hardanger producers."
Siderfestivalen i Øystese
"Norway's premier celebration of rakfisk (semi-fermented trout) fills the small Valdres town of Fagernes each November with over 100 market stalls, a competitive tasting tent, folk concerts and the crowning of the year's best rakfisk producer."
Norsk Rakfiskfestival
"Norway's sweetest village festival in the cherry orchards of Hardanger hosts the National Championship in cherry-stone spitting alongside a fruit market, family activities, and evening concerts above the Sorfjord."
Morellfestivalen