Skip to content Skip to navigation
confirmation_numberProgram
  • Your visit
  • Contact
  • Eating
personMy Page languageNorsk Bokmål
search
  • Program
  • Your visit
  • Eating
  • About Kilden
  • Contact
  • Departments

Åpningstider i dag: Billettkontoret: 13:00 - 15:00 / Foajébaren: 13:00 - 16:00 / Restauranten: 12:00 - 15:30

90 58 11 11

kilden

2 Sjølystveien, 4610 Kristiansand

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Snapchat
  • YouTube
Back
  • This is Kilden
  • News
  • Employees
  • Board of Directors and Owners
  • Tilbakeblikk
Back
  • Contact
  • For businesses
  • Press and Media
  • Job Openings
Back
  • Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra
    • Home
    • Program
    • About KSO
    • Musicians
    • The Crescendo Friends Association
    • Concert packages
    • The Chamber Music Series
  • Kilden
    • Home
    • Program
    • About Kilden
    • People
    • The Applaus Friends Association
    • The Theater Card
    • The Youth Spring
  • Kilden
  • Kilden
    • Home
    • About Us
    • Projects
    • Media dialogue
    • Our supporters
    • News
  • The Kilden Ensemble
    • Home
    • People
    • Kilden Ung Vokal
  • Kilden

Celebration Concert on National Day 2026
Classical Concert KSO

calendar_todaySunday, May 17

location_onKonsertsalen

Festkonsert på nasjonaldagen 2026

confirmation_numberBuy
Comedy in Thick Fog
Performance Comedy Theater

calendar_today28. mai. – 30. mai.

location_onTheater and Opera Hall

Komedie i tykk tåke

av Tim Firth

confirmation_numberBuy
The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen
Sommer i Kilden Teater

calendar_todayAug. 5–8

location_onKonsertsalen

Vildanden av Henrik Ibsen

The Wild Duck

confirmation_numberBuy
Fra krakk til kamp!
Theater

calendar_todaySept. 11 – Oct. 17

location_onTheater and Opera Hall

Fra krakk til kamp!

av Nye Arendals Dramatiske Selskab

confirmation_numberBuy
After-work drinks with Rachlin
Classical Concert KSO

calendar_todayTor 28. mai

location_onKonsertsalen

After work med Rachlin

confirmation_numberBuy
Spring Concert with Kilden
Kilden Ensemble Concert

calendar_todayFri, May 29

location_onKonsertsalen

Vårkonsert med Kilden Vokalensemble

Kilden Vokalensemble

confirmation_numberBuy

Åpningstider i dag: Billettkontoret: 13:00 - 15:00 / Foajébaren: 13:00 - 16:00 / Restauranten: 12:00 - 15:30

Upcoming events

Explore the full program
SunMay 17kl. 14:00
Celebration Concert on National Day 2026

Festkonsert på nasjonaldagen 2026

Classical Concert KSO

location_onKonsertsalen

confirmation_numberBuy
A manMay 18kl. 18:00
Kilden Gabriel Scott - Sirdal Cultural Center

Kilden av Gabriel Scott - Sirdal Kulturhus

Kilden ut i Agder Teater

location_onThe Sirdal Kulturhus Movie Theater

confirmation_numberBuy
TueMay 19kl. 12:00

"Med glimt i øret" ispedd litt Lillebjørn Nilsen

Concert Seniorkilden

location_onMultisalen

confirmation_numberSold out
TueMay 19kl. 19:00
The First Ladies

Presidentinnene

Theater
av Werner Schwab

location_onIntimsalen

confirmation_numberSold out
TueMay 19kl. 19:00
Kilden Gabriel Scott - Bratteklev Shipyard, Arendal

Kilden av Gabriel Scott - Bratteklev skipsverft, Arendal

Kilden ut i Agder Teater

location_onBratteklev Shipyard

confirmation_numberSold out
WedMay 20kl. 11:30
Babysang i Kilden

Babysang i Kilden

Children

location_onMusikksalongen

confirmation_numberFree
WedMay 20kl. 12:15
Babysang i Kilden

Babysang i Kilden

Children

location_onMusikksalongen

confirmation_numberFree
WedMay 20kl. 18:00
Kilden Gabriel Scott - Valle Cultural Center

Kilden av Gabriel Scott - Valle kultursenter

Kilden ut i Agder Teater

location_onValle Cultural Center

confirmation_numberBuy
Explore the full program

Get more out of the season

Subscriptions and Benefits at Kilden

With subscriptions and membership programs, you get regular experiences, flexibility, and added value throughout the season.

Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra

Get more out of your concert experience with concert packages

Music is best LIVE. Save up to 40% with our concert packages.

Read morenorth_east
theater_comedy

The Theater Card

See as much theater as you like for a whole year with the Theater Pass.

Read about the theater passnorth_east
redeem

Gift Card

Give a memorable gift to someone you care about.

Learn about gift cardsnorth_east

This is Kilden performing arts centre

A symphony orchestra, theater, and cultural center all under one roof

Our distinctive character lies in the dynamic interplay between different art forms, across genres and disciplines, within a large community.

Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra

The Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra (KSO) is one of Norway’s eight professional symphony orchestras and consists of 67 full-time musicians. The KSO is a young and dynamic ensemble undergoing rapid development, with members from 17 different countries.

Go to KSO

Kilden

Kilden is one of three production departments atperforming arts centre Kilden performing arts centre is Agder’s largest professional theater institution.

Go to Kilden

Kilden

Kilden (formerly Opera Sør) is a key guardian of the classical opera tradition, but we are also deeply committed to innovation.

Go to Kilden

Kilden & Competence Center

Kilden is a national center of excellence for diversity, inclusion, and collaborative art atperforming arts centre Kilden performing arts centre Kristiansand

Go to Kilden

Kilden

Kilden programs and presents guest performances and concerts to complement Kilden’s own artistic production units.

Go to Kilden

The Kilden Ensemble

Kilden (KVE) is Southern Norway’s only professional vocal ensemble and has played a central role in the region’s music scene for many years.

Go to Kilden

Plan your visit

Practical information

Here you’ll find practical information to make your visit easier—whether you’re planning your evening down to the last detail or just want to arrive well in advance.

schedule
Opening hours

See the opening hours for the ticket office, lobby, and food and beverage outlets.

See opening hoursnorth_east
location_on
Directions and parking

Find your way to Kilden get an overview of parking and public transportation options.

Find your waynorth_east
restaurant
Serving

Read more about bars, refreshments, and dining options before the performance.

See servingnorth_east
accessible
Accessibility

Information about hearing loops, the companion program, and accessibility.

Read about accessibilitynorth_east

News

Latest news from Kilden

Get access to presales, discounts, and news

  • Job Opening

1-minute read

Assisterende gruppeleder 2. fiolin

Vi søker assisterende gruppeleder 2. fiolin i en midlertidig heltidsstilling

Read morenorth_east
bilde av Kilden sett fra bryggen en varm sommerdag
  • News

1-minute read

Årets program er lansert

Kilden holder åpent i hele sommer med et innholdsrikt program.

Read morenorth_east
  • News

2-minute read

Kunsthelg

Velkommen til en vår spekket av opplevelser – to unike pakketurer fylt med kunst, musikk og opplevelser i Kristiansand! Hver av kunsthelgene inkluderer omvisning i Kunstsilo, nylig kåret til verdens vakreste museum, to scenekunstopplevelser i Kilden teater og konserthus, deilige måltider, behagelig overnatting og mer.

Read morenorth_east
  • News

0 min lesetid

SeniorKildens høstprogram lansert!

Tirsdag ble høstprogrammet til SeniorKilden lagt ut for salg. Vi traff en gjeng gode venninner som på systematisk vis sikret seg billetter til en rekke høydepunkter etter sommeren.

Read morenorth_east
  • News
  • KSO

1-minute read

New season now on sale

You can now purchase concert packages for the upcoming season. With a package, you’ll enjoy great discounts—and, not least, the pleasure of having several concert experiences to look forward to.

Read morenorth_east
  • News
  • Theater

6-minute read

The director of *Easter*: “Strindberg is something I can’t say no to”

When director Victoria Meirik takes on August Strindberg’s *Easter* at Kilden , she is tackling a work she herself describes as both unfamiliar and deeply familiar. The play lies at the intersection of realism and mysticism, and poses pressing questions about guilt, responsibility, justice, and mercy.

Read morenorth_east
  • News
  • Theater

3-minute read

Sign Language in *The Tin Soldier*

"The Steadfast Tin Soldier" by Hans Christian Andersen will be staged at Kilden January, before the production embarks on an extensive tour. The production uses sign language.

Read morenorth_east
  • News
  • Theater

9-minute read

Fact and Fiction in the Arendal Scandal

When Kilden a play about the Arendal crash, a dramatic chapter in the history of Southern Norway is brought to light. But what actually happened, and why does this story still make an impression 140 years later? Historian Håkon Haugland at KUBEN in Arendal explains why it happened, but also attempts to answer the question: Could it happen again?

Read morenorth_east
Newsletter

Get the latest news from Kilden

Sign up for our newsletter and be the first to hear about performances, concerts, and events. We’ll only send you relevant content and promise not to clutter your inbox with unnecessary messages.

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on what’s happening at Kilden performing arts centre.

Sign me up
Institution and Social Responsibility

An open and accountable cultural institution

Kilden more than just a venue. As a publicly funded cultural institution, we have a clear social responsibility. We aim to create powerful artistic experiences, be accessible to everyone, and operate in a transparent and sustainable manner. Read more about how we work here.

  • Privacy →
  • Accessibility Statement →
  • Sustainability and Social Responsibility →
  • Contact →
  • Press →
Key partners
Partners

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on what’s happening at Kilden performing arts centre.

Sign me up

Follow Kilden

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Snapchat
  • YouTube
  • Shortcuts
    • Your visit
    • Ticket Information
    • Eating
    • Gift Card
    • Sustainability at Kilden
  • Contact
    • Contact us
    • Press and Media
    • Rental and Conferences
    • Board of Directors and Owners
  • Departments
    • Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra
    • Kilden
    • Kilden
    • Kilden & Competence Center
    • The Kilden Ensemble
    • Kilden

© 2026 Kilden. Website and design by Breakfast

  • Accessibility Statement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Social Media Guidelines
Manage consent

To provide you with the best possible experience, we and our partners use technologies such as cookies to store and/or access device information. If you do not consent or withdraw your consent, certain features and functions may be adversely affected.

Functional Always on
The storage of data or access is necessary to provide a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or solely for the purpose of electronic communications.
Preferences
Data storage or access is necessary to save preferences that have not been requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
Data storage or access is used solely for statistical purposes. Data storage or access is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a court order, voluntary consent from your internet service provider, or a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot generally be used to identify you.
Marketing
The storage of data or access to it is necessary to create user profiles for the purpose of sending advertisements or tracking the user on a website (or across multiple websites) for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Learn more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • Norsk Bokmål