4 Best Performing Arts in Bergen, Norway

Bergensers love jazz. The Bergen Jazz Forum is the place to find it—there are concerts every Friday from September to May. Also, more than 40 concerts are offered in the 10-day international Nattjazz festival in late May and early June.

At this student-run venue in a handsome brick building, there are pop, rock, and jazz concerts most of the year.

During the academic year, college students and other music fans head here for rock concerts in a rebuilt air-raid shelter.

One of the largest theaters in Bergen, the Ole Bull Scene mounts an impressive variety of stand-up performances, rock concerts, and theatrical events. Smaller shows are presented in the Lille Ole Bull, which becomes a nightclub on weekends.