📝 JOURNAL WORKSHOP!
Make your own faux leather journal! Kunsthall provides the materials, you provide yourself with a little craft time & a small journal to fill your thoughts with
There are two timeslots with tickets available:
12:00 - 1:45p.m.
2:00 - 3:45p.m.
DRAG SHOW @ UNDERGROUND
Drag show with Brittany Fierce, Miss Dipp, and Aria Fierce at Underground (previously Me)! This will be their last show before they come back in the fall!
🧶 KNITTING MARKET
@trd_strikk is hosting their seasonal knitting market at HAVET yet again! If you are a veteran knitting hobbyist or a total newbie, this market is for you!
FELLEsSØM
Want to repair your own clothes? Book either one or two hours at a machine at Sirklaer! Basic equipment such as needle and thread are included, so you can get right about learning how to sew, repair clothes or start creative projects. Bring your project & your excitement!
POETRY À TABLE
Poetry à Table is an international community where people gather around poems, reflections and philosophy. Poetry à Table is a place for those who want to feel the rhythm of honest conversations and poetry. Only 50,- entry!
PSYCHEDELIC CAVE
Choreographer and dancer Mia Habib explores the cave as a renewed refuge, a space for community and magical rituals.
The work stems from time spent in real caves and encounters with prehistoric cave paintings, including in Solsemhula, Skåren-Monsenhula, Refsvikhula, Chauvet, Lascaux, and Altamira.
ROLLERDISCO @ SPEKTRUM
Rollerskate all weekend long! Check it out for specific times each day.
POETRY CAFÉ @ ILA
Between the music, the people and the summer at Ilabekken, Trondheim Poetry Café invites you to a little break for words. Words that make you smile. Words that make you think. Words that remind us that we are still human. Come and listen to poetry from near and far, in Norwegian and other languages, performed by voices from Trondheim and the world. Bring a friend. Bring a chair. Bring an open mind.
CREATIVE AUDIO DESCRIPTION
This workshop explores artistic audio description (AD) as an embodied and choreographic practice within dance and performance. It builds on Jana Griess’ work as a dance artist, dramaturg, and researcher across different disciplines, as well as her experience making audio descriptions for stage and site-specific works.
OPEN STUDIO: PÅL LERSVEEN
During the weekend of June 19-21, Pål Lersveen will develop the video work Kødannelser.
The space will remain open to the public for the weekend. Visitors are invited to meet the artist, observe the ongoing process, engage in conversation, and share a warm drink. The project unfolds continuously over the course of the three days, allowing audiences to encounter the work in different stages of transformation.
Friday, 2 - 6p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, 12 - 4p.m.
SUNDAY MARKET
The Sunday Market at Lager11 is an indoor market that is open to anyone who wants to buy used items, clothes, new designs, plants, collectibles or other small items
Free entrance.
EXHIBITION OPENING: JAMIE FITZPATRICK
In National Theatre, Fitzpatrick makes visible the backstage machinery of how nations build their identities through the revision and valorization of images.
Running from June 4 till September 27 at Kunsthall in Trondheim.
Check out their website for opening hours.
👑 VISIT FROM QUEEN SONJA
As part of the exhibition opening: Inger Sitter. Nature Feelings” Queen Sonja will be visiting the art museum. Later on will be a garden party in the museum’s garden with light refreshment.
The exhibition will be open from June 4 till September 20.
EXHIBITION OPENING: JELSEN LEE INNOCENT
“The World, the Flesh, and the Devil”, a new exhibition by Jelsen Lee Innocent
Bringing together newly commissioned works across textile, moving image, and installation, the exhibition explores the “wake” of imperial afterlives in Haiti.
Running from June 4 till September 27. Check out Kunsthall’s website for their opening hours.
SUNDAY MARKET
The Sunday Market at Lager11 is an indoor market that is open to anyone who wants to buy used items, clothes, new designs, plants, collectibles or other small items
Free entrance.
TEPPEFALLSFEST
Welcome to Teppefallsfest for the Trondheim Biennale and Underskogen. Underskogen will continue to grow, but is now moving out of Skippergata 13. This will conclude Trondheimsbiennialen, a celebration with music and drinks at the bar.
HUMOR OVER TRONDHEIM
Norway's largest humor festival is coming to Trondheim! Festningen will be filled with Norway's funniest comedians! The humor festival has a packed program with 5 stages, 20+ humor shows, over 50 comedians, panoramic views, delicious food, drinks and PARTY!
EXHIBITION OPENING: KVAE & BARK
“In the hand, head and heart” - an exhibition about sinking, rituals, materials and ways to be together.
This coming month, KVAE & BARK transforms TSSK into a sensory landscape of sculptures, dried plants, sound, taste and shared experiences—where art moves between practical function and ritual space.
PAINT N SIP
Drink a little, paint a little, you know the drill!
If you don’t, basically you can get together with friends, colleagues, a date, and sip drinks while you paint something that an instructor guides you through! Then at the end, you’ve had a lot of fun and a painting to show for it!
RIPSSAFT VINTAGE MARKET
Check out this amazing vintage market happening at TYVEN during the day!
ReWilding MFA EXHIBITION
In “ReWilding”, Annamária Zemková, Marie E. Preston, Sigurd Fiske Hokstad and Erlend Elveseveen from KiT present new works in sound, textile, drawing, sculpture and installation.
The exhibition explores possible forms of coexistence across humans, animals, materials and ecological processes. Inside Kullbingen, computer fans, woven textiles, cardboard trees, branches, curtains, drawings, urban birds and found materials meet in a temporary landscape in the industrial space at Nyhavna.
17 MAY FOR KIDS
MentorUng invites you to a pleasant and inclusive celebration with fun activities for children and young people - completely free!
There will be something for everyone:
🎨 Make your own May 17th bags
💎 Beading and bracelet making
🎭 Face painting
🏃♂️ Traditional May 17th toys
🖌️ Art and creative activities
In addition, there will be sales of something good:
🧇 Waffles - 20 kr
☕ Coffee/tea - 10 kr
🍿 Popcorn - 30 kr
Everyone is welcome - bring friends and family for a cozy celebration!
OPEN HOBBY DAY
Join for a relaxed and inspiring hobby evening filled with creativity, warm conversations, and good company!
Whether you want to paint, knit, draw, try something new, or simply enjoy the atmosphere, this evening is for you
PAINT N SIP
Drink a little, paint a little, you know the drill!
If you don’t, basically you can get together with friends, colleagues, a date, and sip drinks while you paint something that an instructor guides you through! Then at the end, you’ve had a lot of fun and a painting to show for it!
PAINT A FAN!
We all know you’re going to need a fan out in the heat this summer, so why not paint one yourself?
In this workshop, participants will get to try traditional Chinese painting materials. Short introduction & a simple step-by-step demo before painting the fan, also known as tuanshan.
No previous experience is needed. This workshop is open to anyone who is curious about painting.
ImproLab
Welcome to ImproLab with Jenny Frøysa and Anna Thu Schmidt
ImproLab is an improvisation laboratory for artists from all disciplines and the community of movement and sound enthusiasts in Trondheim. The Lab wants to offer creative approaches to certain topics that can be explored interdisciplinary through improvisation - a place to inspire and to connect! The event includes a workshop part with set exercises followed by an open jam as a playground for diverse artistic expressions. Dance experience is not required!
FELLEsSØM
Want to repair your own clothes? Book either one or two hours at a machine at Sirklaer! Basic equipment such as needle and thread are included, so you can get right about learning how to sew, repair clothes or start creative projects. Bring your project & your excitement!
OPEN MIC // SKEIV SCENE
You can register in advance or ask questions to skeivscene@gmail.com.
It’s also possible to register during the evening.
This evening we will be visited by Itssageybabyy, a queer rapper from Trøndelag who promises a show like no other.
MAKE 'LOMPER' @ KUNSTHALL
In Norway, there are countless recipes for lefse (flatbreads), and here is your chance to make lompe, a simple potato-based favourite. You will learn to make two different types of lomper: from making the dough, to cooking, to amazing toppings.
OPENING TRONDHEIM'S BIENNIAL
Norway's largest artist-run biennial for art in public spaces opens on May 2 at 1 pm at Nyhavna in Trondheim, in the middle of one of the city's most controversial urban development areas. The biennial is open throughout the month of May, see www.trondheimsbienalen.com for a detailed program.
ECSTATIC DANCE @ KUNSTHALL
Free your body and mind!
Welcome to the very first Ecstatic Dance event at Kunsthall Trondheim! Experience a free form movement journey that allows you to discover and express your own dance and to be your true self!
PITCH-A-FRIEND
At each event, friends who have signed up to pitch take the stage to introduce their incredible single friends to the audience—think fun, creative, and often hilarious presentations that highlight what makes their friend a total catch.
Do you have an amazing single friend who deserves a little spotlight? Apply to pitch someone!
Would you rather come cheer, laugh and maybe meet someone new? Secure your place here!
FELLEsSØM
Want to repair your own clothes? Book either one or two hours at a machine at Sirklaer! Basic equipment such as needle and thread are included, so you can get right about learning how to sew, repair clothes or start creative projects. Bring your project & your excitement!
SUNDAY MARKET
The Sunday Market at Lager11 is an indoor market that is open to anyone who wants to buy used items, clothes, new designs, plants, collectibles or other small items
Free entrance.
WORKSHOP: ACCESSIBILITY, DISABILITY, DRAMATURGY
The workshop is free, but requires registration in advance to asgerdur@dansit.no
This dramaturgical seminar will explore how accessibility tools can serve as artistic methods, focusing on Saša Asentić’s approach to the “aesthetics of access”. Participants will learn from Asentić’s collaborative, disability-led work, which understands accessibility as a foundational material condition shaping a work´s aesthetics.
LEGO EXHIBIT
På Kloss Hold (PKH) 2026 will be held at Charlottenlundhallene in Trondheim. Exhibition in 2 halls. Members from Brikkelauget and other adult LEGO fans from Europe will come to show off their constructions. Other activities for visitors and opportunities to buy Lego!
80 NOK entrance, free for under-3 yrs!
JONIS JOSEF
Comedian and storyteller Jonis Josef invites you into a vivid, honest and often surprising portrait of a life that is shaped "on the edge". In Kaktus, he conveys stories from his background, his journey and the choices that have made him who he is — with both warmth, humor and seriousness that follow each other closely.
OPEN MIC // SKEIV SCENE
You can register in advance or ask questions to skeivscene@gmail.com.
It’s also possible to register during the evening.
This evening we will be visited by Itssageybabyy, a queer rapper from Trøndelag who promises a show like no other.
BUNAD: DRESS, FEELING, JUDGEMENT!
Why is the bunad the only garment we seriously discuss in Norway? Where does it come from? And where are we going? Litteraturhuset in Trondheim invites you to an exciting conversation about the garment we all have a relationship with: the bunad!
JONIS JOSEF
Comedian and storyteller Jonis Josef invites you into a vivid, honest and often surprising portrait of a life that is shaped "on the edge". In Kaktus, he conveys stories from his background, his journey and the choices that have made him who he is — with both warmth, humor and seriousness that follow each other closely.
PAINT N SIP
Drink a little, paint a little, you know the drill!
If you don’t, basically you can get together with friends, colleagues, a date, and sip drinks while you paint something that an instructor guides you through! Then at the end, you’ve had a lot of fun and a painting to show for it!