Christmas in the White City - Christmas program in Risør
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At the end of November, Risør's charming center is transformed into a beautiful Christmas town, full of real old-fashioned Christmas spirit.
Read on for the Christmas program for Risør in 2024.
Experience wonderful pre-Christmas days in one of Norway's coziest Christmas towns.
The city turns into a winter wonderland; the narrow streets and beautiful white wooden houses are adorned with Christmas lights and decorations that create a magical atmosphere.
Here it is easy to find the good pre-Christmas feeling, with pleasant events, unique shops , and many restaurants that all contribute to making December in Risør something very special.
Christmas shopping can be a really nice experience!
Risør's niche shops are like little treasure chests full of unique Christmas gifts – perfect for finding something really special for your loved ones.
Bring a group of friends and stay overnight at a hotel , and have a really cozy pre-Christmas shopping trip in great stores where the owner will wrap the gifts for you.
Take a break with a glass of something good at one of the charming nightlife spots, or attend one of the many events taking place during the Christmas month.
Det Lille Hotel has come up with several great package offers if you are planning a pre-Christmas trip to Risør.
If you can't make it here before Christmas, you can shop at several of the city's stores online!
See the overview of Risør's online stores here.
Give Risør as a gift!
Buy a gift card that can be used anywhere in Risør town; shops, restaurants, nightlife, accommodations.
Opening hours in stores
23.12 - evening open until 7 pm
Christmas Eve - kl 10 - 13
Closed on the 1st and 2nd day
Weekdays 10 am - 3 pm
New Year's Eve - 10 am - 1 pm
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Risør Cinema has two nice cinemas at Risørhuset, the cinema program can be found here .
Risør Cinema has two nice cinemas at Risørhuset, the cinema program can be found here .
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After a fabulous success in this year's Every Time We Meet, Stein Torleif Bjella and his incomparable band have filled cultural centers and venues all over the country. And it doesn't stop there! The tour continues well into the fall of 2025.
This winter's tour has been a huge success, with over 15,000 tickets sold, including two sold-out concerts at the Oslo Opera House. Audiences and critics alike have been unanimous in their enthusiasm – the last six months have simply been a real boom for the singer from Ål.
On this tour, both loyal and brand new fans have been able to experience a new side of Bjella. The concerts offer both classics and new interpretations of his own and others' songs, which elevates his musical universe to new heights. As always, Bjella combines the thoughtful with the heartwarming - the concerts touch both the heart and the dance floor. And yes, as is tradition, a fruit basket is raffled off at each venue. Along with him on the road, Bjella has his regular and talented band consisting of Geir Sundstøl (guitar), Eirik Øien (bass), Kenneth Kapstad (drums) and David Wallumrød (keyboards). Together they ensure an unforgettable concert experience.
About Stein Torleif BjellaStein Torleif Bjella had his breakthrough with the critically acclaimed solo album Heidersmenn in 2009. Since then, he has released several award-winning and Spellemann-nominated albums, including Vonde visu (Spellemann Prize winner), Heim for å døy, Gode Liv, Øvre-Ål Toneakademi and Nysetmåne. He has also collaborated with the Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra, released a spoken word album, and received awards such as the Edvard Prize and the Prøysen Prize.
Bjella's music is characterized by poetic, down-to-earth lyrics and a unique ability to reach both rural and urban people. With songs such as "Romantikken gjer meg sjuk", "Psykisk kan du vera sjøl", "Heidersmann" and "Tilbake i det blå", he has written himself into the Norwegian song tradition as one of the most important voices of our time. In addition to music, Bjella is a recognized author, with the poetry collection Jordsjukantologien Nr. 1 and the novel Fiskehuset, which won the Nynorsk Literature Prize and was nominated for the P2-lytternes Novel Prize. Bjella's music has also inspired theater productions, such as Kan nokon gripe inn and Heil ved, the latter still in the repertoire at Det Norske Teatret. Stein Torleif Bjella – Live 2025 promises more concerts, more stories and more fruit baskets.
After a fabulous success in this year's Every Time We Meet, Stein Torleif Bjella and his incomparable band have filled cultural centers and venues all over the country. And it doesn't stop there! The tour continues well into the fall of 2025.
This winter's tour has been a huge success, with over 15,000 tickets sold, including two sold-out concerts at the Oslo Opera House. Audiences and critics alike have been unanimous in their enthusiasm – the last six months have simply been a real boom for the singer from Ål.
On this tour, both loyal and brand new fans have been able to experience a new side of Bjella. The concerts offer both classics and new interpretations of his own and others' songs, which elevates his musical universe to new heights. As always, Bjella combines the thoughtful with the heartwarming - the concerts touch both the heart and the dance floor. And yes, as is tradition, a fruit basket is raffled off at each venue. Along with him on the road, Bjella has his regular and talented band consisting of Geir Sundstøl (guitar), Eirik Øien (bass), Kenneth Kapstad (drums) and David Wallumrød (keyboards). Together they ensure an unforgettable concert experience.
About Stein Torleif BjellaStein Torleif Bjella had his breakthrough with the critically acclaimed solo album Heidersmenn in 2009. Since then, he has released several award-winning and Spellemann-nominated albums, including Vonde visu (Spellemann Prize winner), Heim for å døy, Gode Liv, Øvre-Ål Toneakademi and Nysetmåne. He has also collaborated with the Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra, released a spoken word album, and received awards such as the Edvard Prize and the Prøysen Prize.
Bjella's music is characterized by poetic, down-to-earth lyrics and a unique ability to reach both rural and urban people. With songs such as "Romantikken gjer meg sjuk", "Psykisk kan du vera sjøl", "Heidersmann" and "Tilbake i det blå", he has written himself into the Norwegian song tradition as one of the most important voices of our time. In addition to music, Bjella is a recognized author, with the poetry collection Jordsjukantologien Nr. 1 and the novel Fiskehuset, which won the Nynorsk Literature Prize and was nominated for the P2-lytternes Novel Prize. Bjella's music has also inspired theater productions, such as Kan nokon gripe inn and Heil ved, the latter still in the repertoire at Det Norske Teatret. Stein Torleif Bjella – Live 2025 promises more concerts, more stories and more fruit baskets.
Risør Wooden Boat Festival has been visited by 10-15,000 people every year since 1984 at the beginning of August. We are the meeting place for some of the world's most beautiful wooden boats. In addition, we promote coastal culture and traditional crafts in boats and construction. We have activities for all generations through a large program, both academic and social.
It's no wonder that people flock to Risør during the wooden boat festival, these are beautiful days with a fantastic atmosphere in the town, and the world's finest boats!
There is free admission to the festival.
Risør Wooden Boat Festival has been visited by 10-15,000 people every year since 1984 at the beginning of August. We are the meeting place for some of the world's most beautiful wooden boats. In addition, we promote coastal culture and traditional crafts in boats and construction. We have activities for all generations through a large program, both academic and social.
It's no wonder that people flock to Risør during the wooden boat festival, these are beautiful days with a fantastic atmosphere in the town, and the world's finest boats!
There is free admission to the festival.
How thin, long and difficult is it possible to turn wood? Vidar Iversen shows, through his objects and sculptures in wood, that little is impossible when he uncompromisingly follows an idea - and at the same time masters the craft. The exhibition opens at the same time as the Wooden Boat Festival, and makes Galleri Kunstparken even more relevant for wood lovers.
How thin, long and difficult is it possible to turn wood? Vidar Iversen shows, through his objects and sculptures in wood, that little is impossible when he uncompromisingly follows an idea - and at the same time masters the craft. The exhibition opens at the same time as the Wooden Boat Festival, and makes Galleri Kunstparken even more relevant for wood lovers.
A TRIBUTE TO JAHN TEIGEN
Tom Mathisen can celebrate over 50 years as an artist, and is still in his prime. After a long life in the spotlight as part of Prima Vera, Falsk/Mathisen and not least as the narrator of all of Norway in "Brødrene Dahl", it is time to celebrate himself.
After a guest appearance with Jahn Teigen's tribute band "En Dags Pause" at the Drøbak Havnefestival in 2023, both band and artist were convinced: They need to do more of this. It's been a long time since Mathisen has played with a full band, and now the opportunity finally presents itself again.
And with a backpack full of songs, anecdotes and stories from the Prima Vera era, it is also fitting to pay tribute to our song treasure Jahn Teigen as part of the show. And if there is one thing "En Dags Pause" can do after over 200 concerts together, it is Teigen's songs. They have toured country and beach since 2019, and also received Teigen's acceptance to do this before he passed away.
So here is a real kinder egg put together: You get Mathisen/Falsk, Prima Vera and Jahn Teigen in one and the same evening. In addition to stories and acrobatics that only Norway's funniest man, Tom Mathisen, can pull off. Here you get to hear classics like:
A Nice Day
Norway is good
Optimist
My first love
The most beautiful thing there is
Every pretty lady has an ugly friend.
The drunk has a duty.
....And many more
A TRIBUTE TO JAHN TEIGEN
Tom Mathisen can celebrate over 50 years as an artist, and is still in his prime. After a long life in the spotlight as part of Prima Vera, Falsk/Mathisen and not least as the narrator of all of Norway in "Brødrene Dahl", it is time to celebrate himself.
After a guest appearance with Jahn Teigen's tribute band "En Dags Pause" at the Drøbak Havnefestival in 2023, both band and artist were convinced: They need to do more of this. It's been a long time since Mathisen has played with a full band, and now the opportunity finally presents itself again.
And with a backpack full of songs, anecdotes and stories from the Prima Vera era, it is also fitting to pay tribute to our song treasure Jahn Teigen as part of the show. And if there is one thing "En Dags Pause" can do after over 200 concerts together, it is Teigen's songs. They have toured country and beach since 2019, and also received Teigen's acceptance to do this before he passed away.
So here is a real kinder egg put together: You get Mathisen/Falsk, Prima Vera and Jahn Teigen in one and the same evening. In addition to stories and acrobatics that only Norway's funniest man, Tom Mathisen, can pull off. Here you get to hear classics like:
A Nice Day
Norway is good
Optimist
My first love
The most beautiful thing there is
Every pretty lady has an ugly friend.
The drunk has a duty.
....And many more
This year we will be arranging the big town Breakfast both in June and in August. 21.6 during the Risør Classic festival and 9.8 during the Risør Wooden Boat Festival. Welcome!
In 2025, deLillos will celebrate 40 years of providing timeless classics for generations of fans. A grand celebration on home turf where the band has sold more tickets than ever before in just a few days. Highly relevant as jubilarians and a new album, as well as a catalog that the audience loves to sing along to, deLillos will bring new and old classics on the Mere for felere tour.
They will present a catalog that spans four decades and is part of our history. And for the fans, there are many songs, spread over 20 studio albums.
New album will be released on January 31st, and before that 6 singles will be released. The first "Sjenert" will be released on August 23rd.
deLillos is one of the country's most important pop and rock bands. deLillos was formed in Oslo in 1984, and is considered one of the most significant in Norwegian music from the 1980s to the present day. Together with Raga Rockers, DumDum Boys and Jokke & Valentinerne, deLillos is still referred to as one of the four big bands in Norwegian rock history.
They have been uncompromising in their expression and true to their universe, while at the same time challenging the creative when it comes to both format and content. deLillos has given us a string of classic songs and albums that are being discovered by ever new generations of Norwegians.
More and more of us want more of deLillos. And luckily, they keep releasing more favorites.
In 2025, deLillos will celebrate 40 years of providing timeless classics for generations of fans. A grand celebration on home turf where the band has sold more tickets than ever before in just a few days. Highly relevant as jubilarians and a new album, as well as a catalog that the audience loves to sing along to, deLillos will bring new and old classics on the Mere for felere tour.
They will present a catalog that spans four decades and is part of our history. And for the fans, there are many songs, spread over 20 studio albums.
New album will be released on January 31st, and before that 6 singles will be released. The first "Sjenert" will be released on August 23rd.
deLillos is one of the country's most important pop and rock bands. deLillos was formed in Oslo in 1984, and is considered one of the most significant in Norwegian music from the 1980s to the present day. Together with Raga Rockers, DumDum Boys and Jokke & Valentinerne, deLillos is still referred to as one of the four big bands in Norwegian rock history.
They have been uncompromising in their expression and true to their universe, while at the same time challenging the creative when it comes to both format and content. deLillos has given us a string of classic songs and albums that are being discovered by ever new generations of Norwegians.
More and more of us want more of deLillos. And luckily, they keep releasing more favorites.
