Riddu Riđđu Festivála was the first festival in Norway to become Eco-Lighthouse certified (2004). Now we are recertified and have set ourselves the goal of becoming Norway's best festival on the environment - and we hope that YOU can help us reach our goal when you attend Riddu Riđđu.
8.-12. july 2026
The press is most welcome to the Riddu Riđđu festival! Now you can apply for accreditation for this year's festival.
More info and application form HERE.
2021: Biret Haarla og Gáddjá Haarla, dancers, Dálvadas, Finland
2019: Emil Kárlsen, musician, Storfjord, Norway
2018: Ánná Káisá Partapuoli, slam-poet, Skånland, Norway
2017: Ánna-Katri Helander, dancer, Kautokeino, Norway
Wiyaala, which means “the doer” in her local Sissala dialect, is from Funsi, an African village in the Upper West Region of Ghana close to the borders of Burkina Faso and Cote D’Ivoire.
The Riddu Riđđu festival has brought together three generations of female indigenous stars: Buffy Sainte-Marie, Tanya Tagaq and Maxida Märak. Together they will compose this year’s commissioned concert.
The festival was visited by the Minister of Culture Trine Skei Grande, who spent the day visiting the festival area and gave the official opening speech from the main stage on Thursday evening.
We have been informed that an event called "Stream - Riddu Riddu Festivala 2018 (LIVE) Stream Online" has been made under a site called "Music festival" on Facebook.
BUFO film company is looking for actors in a movie named Memory of Water. This is a film adaptation by Emmi Itäranta's novel Memory of Water. The film is directed by Saara Saarela,
Volunteers are critical to the success of the festival and work closely with the staff and participants.
We Sámi are one people living in four countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. For the Riddu Riđđu Festival it is important to highlight the variations and the community in Sápmi.
“Tyva Kyzy” (“Daughters of Tuva”) is the first and only women’s group in Tuva that performs all styles of Tuvan khoomei( known as throat-singing in english). This form of multiple tones harmonic singing has been practiced mostly by men and prohibited for women.
For the first time, there will be a national premiere of a feature film at Riddu Riđđu!
The Sami electro-punk band Biru Baby will play at this summer's Riddu Riđđu. They will also give the audience a taste of their bizarre and brilliant live show during the festival's program launch in Tromsø on May 25th.
Riddu Riđđu, Nord-Troms Museum, The Norwegian Coastal Federation / Forbundet KYSTEN and Arctandria / Tromsø Coastal group joins forces during this summer's Riddu Riđđu festival to show North-Norwegian coastal culture.
The Tromsø-based band Resirkulert is a favourite among the Riddu Riđđu audience. This summer they will return to the Riddu Riđđu stage, and promises premiers on several new songs!