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Moldejazz
, July
Bergen International Festival
, May
Northern lights
, January or February
Extreme Sports Festival
, June
Sami Easter week
, March
January
Despite bitterly cold temperatures, January is a popular time for snowmobiling, dog-
sledding and the northern lights in the magical half-light of the polar night. By the end
of January, the sun has returned to mainland Norway.
NORTHERN LIGHTS
The aurora borealis, one of the natural world's most astonishing phenomena, is reason
enoughtovisitnorthernNorwayinwinter.Combiningtheexperiencewithmoreearthbound
festivities, visit Tromsø in late January for the Northern Lights Festival (
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).
MIDWINTER JAZZ
Deep in the months-long Arctic night and quite possibly the world's northernmost jazz fest-
ival, Svalbard'sPolar Jazz festival (
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)serves asarhythmic reminder that life con-
tinues even in the depths of the polar winter. Usually held in late January or early February.
February
