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BERGEN FOOD FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 1st & 2nd, 2023

WITH LOVE FOR THE REGION’S LOCAL FOOD!

Welcome to the celebration of the tasteful local food made between the mountains and fjords in Fjord Norway. The food festival spreads out in the centre of Bergen, and you get to meet lots of local food producers at their food stands.

In addition we have festival menus at the festival restaurants and you may also join great food courses with chefs and local food producers. We are working on the program – more info is coming soon.

FESTIVAL OPENING HOURS 2023

Friday September 1st: 12.00 – 19.00
Saturday September 2nd: 10.00 – 18.00

– Sale of local food and drink at Festplassen and Byparken
– Festival lunches and dinners at the festival restaurants
– Inspiring food courses at Festplassen
– Young Food fest activities in the park by Festplassen
– Pop up barbecue activities with skilled chefs and local food producers at Festplassen
– Bar with local cider, beer, gin and aquavit at Festplassen

From August 28th – September 2nd:
Festival menus at festival restaurants.

Matarena AS is the organizer of the Bergen Food Festival.

LOCAL FOOD PARTY AT FESTPLASSEN AND BYPARKEN:

At Festplassen and Byparken you get to taste the best of food and drink produced in Western Norway. This is the place where you get to buy local vegetables, fruits and berries, cheeses, meats and seafood directly from the producers. At Festplassen you can taste some wonderful dishes made by skilled producers and chefs, and enjoy the barbecue shows where new chefs and producers make new, exciting specialities every hour.

WORLD CLASS CIDER, LOCAL GIN, BEER AND AQUAVIT

In the middle of Festplassen you will find «Bar lokal» with a real festival atmosphere and DJ. Explore the variety of locally produced drinks from cider and beer to gin and aquavit.

Cider production has a long history and tradition in Norway, especially in the regions of Hardanger and Sogn. These areas have some of the best conditions to produce world-class apples that are turned into world-class cider. The cider producers speculate that this will become the next champagne. Meet the cider producers at BAR LOCAL at Festplassen, and they will serve you amazing cider! Taste it and tell us what you think!

LEARN FROM THE BEST – INSPIRING FOOD  COURSES

During the festival you can join the food courses to learn a lot about seasonal ingredients and various local dishes. The courses are held by the best chefs in the region, and you also get to meet some of the food producers – all ready to inspire you! You can learn how to make seafood dishes, prepare oysters and shells in combination with the world’s best gin, ciders and beer, and also how the chefs prepare signature dishes of the region. Tickets will be launched in the end of June.

FESTIVAL RESTAURANTS

The festival also showcases some of the best restaurants from Bergen that serve delicious festival menus made with local produce. During the festival, over 35 restaurants will have festival events that show you unique, local flavors in a whole new way. Several of the restaurants have festival menus throughout the week. 

YOUNG FOOD FEST

Young Food Fest is packed with free food courses and activities for children and youth from 6-16 years. Here you get to challenge the senses, taste and learn more about the food that is good for both the body and the planet. You can participate in quiz, food courses, taste and smell tests and lots of fun activities in collaboration with several of our good partners. We are currently working on the program for this year’s festival – in the meantime check out the 2022 program here (in Norwegian): matfest.no/ung-matfest/

 

BERGEN – UNESCO CITY OF GASTRONOMY

Through Bergen’s membership in UNESCO CITY OF GASTRONOMY network, Bergen collaborates with a number of cities around the world. In the network, the cities share experiences related to food, creativity and gastronomy. This year we will invite several European Unesco Gastronomy cities to the festival where we get to share experiences and to know their food culture, gastronomy and some of the chefs.