The festival s goal is to make the northern part of norway an attractive travelling destination.
Tromso norway northern lights festival.
The city is situated in the middle of the auroral oval the area with the highest probability of seeing the northern lights.
Tromsø is the largest city in northern norway.
The size and number of clouds indicates how cloudy the sky is.
An international music festival presenting high quality concerts and shows to a broad audience.
The northern lights festival has each year presented top artists from a wide variety of genres ranging from early music to modern from opera to jazz from chamber music to symphonic orchestras.
Several important events are held during the northern lights season such as the silent film days in september the tromsø international film festival and the polar night half marathon in january the northern lights festival and the sami week in february.
We had already rented a car and weren t planning to do a tour but we were looking at the tour group s media pages to see if they were finding things.
The app s icons are based on two factors.
Cloudy skies are the main obstacles for observing the northern lights in northern norway.
When the activity is lower the color fades.
The northern lights festival has since its beginning in 1988 developed from a small classic music festival to a huge ten days music festival in tromsø.
Northern light activity and clouds.
Nordlysfestivalen as it s called in norwegian will span 10 days.
When the activity is high the northern light icon has a bright color.
Irina from northern lights tromso had posted ask us how to find the lights on her instagram page so we went.
The northern lights festival has since its beginning in 1988 developed from a small classic music festival to a huge ten days music festival in tromsø.
We visited tromso last week and the forecasts weren t super favourable but we were determined to try and find the northern lights.
Welcome to the start of your northern lights aurora borealis journey in tromsø.
What started as a small music festival back in 1988 has since developed into a bright light in the dark winters of northern norway.
With a location at nearly 70 north and between fjords mountain peaks and islands it is a prime starting point for your arctic adventure.
The list of top artists that have visited the festival contains names like norwegian musicians leif ove andsnes jan garbarek and mari boine and.
Now in its 32nd year this festival delves into everything from rap to classical music.
The capital of the north has a rich cultural life.
The festival has kept its core in the classical but will also present a broad genre of musical expressions.