The Arts Festival of North Norway - A leading player in arts and culture in the north


The Arts Festival of North Norway has been held in Harstad since 1965. What began as a musical event with a particular focus on the meeting between amateurs and professionals, is today a top shelf international event that presents and produces a vast well of musical genres,  as well as performance arts, visual arts, literature and cinematic arts.
The Arts Festival also has a strong focus on children and young people, and includes people with different disabilities.