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Festivals You Don’t Want to Miss – Norway
Ekstremsportveko 2019, speed flying. Photo: Kristian Jøndal
A festival combining extreme sports, music and family-friendly fun Every last week of June, a small town in western Norway turns into the extreme sports capital of the world. Visitors to Ekstremsportveko can watch top athletes extreme kayak, mountain bike and skydive, but also enjoy a full music line-up and try out many sports and activities themselves. By Linda Thompson
Ekstremsportveko is a festival unlike any other in the world. It pairs around 30 extreme sports competitions – from skydiving, rafting, paragliding and longboarding, to cliff diving and climbing – with a music programme in the evenings. Ekstremsportveko’s live concert programme is spread out over the final three days of the event. This year, it features acts like rock phenomenon Turbonegro, hip-hop legend Grandmas56 |
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April 2022
so that they can experience the vibe and take part at their level,” explains Aud Helen Singstad, the festival’s head of marketing. “You don’t need to throw yourself out of an airplane to be a part of the festival.”
ter Flash, rap prodigy Kjartan Lauritzen and the interdisciplinary music and dance collective Tacobitch. There is more to the largest extreme sports festival in the world – it is not just for watching stunning sports feats and enjoying great music. At Ekstremsportveko, visitors are invited and encouraged to try out the sports themselves. “We work tirelessly to include everyone
Ekstremsportveko 2015, Turbonegro concert. Photo: tommyfoto
