Festivals in Svalbard and Jan Mayen

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Festivals

Polar Jazz Festival

Season or date: Early February

World's northernmost jazz festival. Celebrates the end of the dark period with music.

Sun Festival Week

Season or date: Around March 8

Town-wide festival celebrating the sun's return above the horizon.

Spitsbergen Marathon

Season or date: Early June

Full and half marathon racing through glaciers and tundra.

Dark Season Blues

Season or date: Late October

Music festival welcoming the beginning of polar night with blues.

Svalbard Skimaraton

Season or date: Mid-April

International cross-country skiing competition.

Public holidays

  • Constitution Day (May 17)
  • Christmas
  • New Year
  • Svalbard Day (August 14)

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