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NORDAFØRR brings together artists, festival programmers, booking agents and industry professionals from Northern Norway, Sápmi and around the world for three days of art, conversations, networking and new perspectives during the True Northern Arts Festival. In 2026, the platform turns its attention to artistic practice in a global world, sustainable touring, and how institutions, export initiatives and international collaborations can help bring Arctic stories and expressions further out into the world.

Would you like to take part in NORDAFØRR 2026? You can now secure your ticket for this year’s industry programme during the True Northern Arts Festival.

On Kven People’s Day, 16 March, the True Northern Arts Festival highlights Kven culture through concerts, an art exhibition, workshops and a festival service.

Do you have a child who is creative, curious, or keen for a social and meaningful start to the summer holidays? Young people from across Northern Norway can now apply for a place at NUK (Ny Ung Kunst) or Ungdommens Festspill in Harstad.

Would you like to help develop one of Northern Norway’s most important cultural institutions? True Northern Arts Festival is seeking a structured and proactive Head of Administration to play a key role in the continued development of both the festival and the organisation.

We offer a festival pass for those who want to experience as much of the programme as possible. It is now also possible to purchase a festival pass for two – for example, if two people from the same household wish to be seated together in numbered seats.