Guide to the Haugesund region
Welcome to the region that was the birth place of Norway: This page has links  to sites with relevant information for a visit by the historic strait of Karmsund - called Norvegen by the wikings. An exiting place to visit, even on a windy or rainy day !

Links to Haugesund region
Tourist Information:

• Official regional tourist information ( visithaugalandet.no )
• www.discoverhaugesund.no  ( Norwegian / English / German )
• Haugesund Harbor roundtrips with the historic vessel Johanne Karine (1854)
• Sunnhordland turistinformasjon
• Hardangerfjord turistinformasjon
• Ryfylke turistinformasjon
• Nedstrand in Ryfylke
• Haugesund- Doorstep to the fjords ( visithaugesund.org )
• Hotell.no for Haugesund ( Hotel choice application )
• Hotellink.no (find / book hotels)
• The new Haugesund Haugesund Tourist info centre
  
• Travel info and all Time tables
  
• Map of the Fjord district in Western Norway (enlarge to 200%)
• Via Michelin map system focus on our region
• Haugalandet Net Map page
• Yellow pages of Norway (Business phone directory)
• Phone directory of Norway
• Local Dictionary ( Places and Travel words )
• Local / Regional site links

Museums

• Haugalandmuseene ( most of the local museums )
• Arquebus WW 2-museum
• Nordvegen historiesenter - Avaldnes Viking king and historic exhibition
• Vigsnes mining museum - Historical copper mines (Statue of Liberty )
• Karmøy Fiskerimuseum, Vea, Karmøy
• Mælandsgården, Skudeneshavn, Karmøy
• Åkrehamn Kystmuseum
• Gamle (old) Skudenshavn
• Utvandrerutstilling / Reisen til Amerika (The journey to America - exhibition in the Tysvær library, Aksdal, just 12 km east of central Haugesund)

Festivals in the Haugesund region
Check through the Tourist information link  above, or below  direct links

2010-Guide

The Haugesund region has lots of annual festivals and public activities .  

Most of the festivals and activities listed below  are annual.

A star (*) in the left edge of the line means: Checked for 2010.
Lacking links  / 00-00 in dates:: No info was available on last update

April:
*22-25 Fartein Valenfestivalen ( Music festival in Sveio+Haugesund)

May:

 

June:

*02-06 Kopervik festival
*04-05 Vise og Lyrikkfestivalen, Haugesund

*05     Sommergospel, Skudeneshavn
*10-13 Vikingfestivalen 2010  (Avaldsnes, Karmøy)
*18-27 Midtsommerfest 2010  ( Summer celebration in Tysvær )
*21-30 Edda kino - gratis sommerkino for barn

*25-28 Ungkarsfestivalen  ( batchelor festival, Suldal )
*26     Slusedagen, Skjoldastraumen

*27     Borgøydagen

July:

*01-05 Skudefestivalen 2010  (Skudeneshavn, Karmøy)

*10     Nedstrandsdagen

*25-29 Olavsdagene 2010 ( Culture event, Avaldsnes, Karmøy )
*31-01 Festidalen, Uskedalen (31Juli-1Aug)

August:
*04     Mötley Crüe, Rådhusplassen  Haugesund
*05-08 Fiskeridagane 2010  ( Åkrehamn, Karmøy)
*05-08 Etnemarknaden 2010 ( Annual large and popular fair, Etne )
*11-15 Sildajazz 2010  (Haugesund International jazz festival)
*13     Barneparaden ( Childrens Street Parade - Friday )
*14     Street parade = lørdag ( The Sildajazz Street Parade - Saturday)
*13-15 Haugesund Race Weekend 2010
*18-26 The Norwegian, International Film festival
*19-22 Havnedagene  (Harbour days, old ships/ traditions, Inner quay in Haugesund)
*21     Verdens lengste sildabord ( Lørdag - Haraldsgaten, Haugesund. Longest herring buffet in the world! )
*21     Sildastimen ( street run for children from Steinparken to Rådhusplassen / the city hall square ).
22-25  Barnefilmfefstival ( Film festiv. for Children, Haugesund )

September:
00-00 Seniorfestivalen (Eldredagene), Haugesund (The Senior Citizen days).

October:
00-00 Kulturnatt ( Culture festival, Haugesund )

November:
00     Den store kinodagen, Edda kino, Haugesund

Norway / Norwegen festivals 2010:
Check this festival guide: "Scandinavian links events"

Updated  June 8, 2009        More information may be added

Editor: Eirik Hustvedt    Cell phone: 905 69 589    Office phone: 52716950