Photo: Lars Gunnar Liestøl
A Christmas story
November 21 - December 21
A Christmas story for the whole family, perhaps the most played of them all, we are of course talking about Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Superbandets Jul Vol 5
November 23
The super band is back with their super popular Christmas concert series. There will be Christmas spirit, sing-alongs and lots of laughter and joy in the hall when hundreds of children experience real pre-Christmas magic.
Bjøro and Miriam Advent concert
December 3rd
"Bjøro and Miriam are an institution here at Kilden. It wouldn't be Christmas without them. Join us for an atmospheric concert with two of the region's best and most versatile musicians.
Ingebjørg Bratland, Odd Nordståga and The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Christmas
December 3rd
It will be Christmas time and Christmas joy when the two popular musicians Ingebjørg and Odd bring the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and create a magnificent concert.
Sissel's Christmas
December 4th
It's not without reason that Sissel can boast the title of Queen of Christmas in the Nordic region. For decades, she has toured to full houses in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland. She considers the Christmas tour to be one of the major highlights of the year.
Oslo Gospel Choir - A star shines tonight
December 5th
For more than 30 years, Oslo Gospel Choir has filled churches and concert halls both in Norway and abroad. More than a thousand concerts and more than 2 million albums sold later, the choir is still one of Norway's foremost communicators of the Christmas message and atmosphere. A Christmas concert with Oslo Gospel Choir has become a regular pre-Christmas tradition for many.
Symfonica
December 6 - 7
Raw, beautiful, brutal and sensitive! Symfonica has a unique and exciting style, combining traditional Christmas and classical music with modern rock and metal rock. By mixing Christmas songs with symphonic heavy metal, it creates a completely unique music experience.
"An American Holiday" with Adam Douglas
December 7th
"An American Holiday" was started as a result of a dream Adam had for a long time to let the Norwegian audience take part in the American Christmas music tradition and what puts him in a good and "soulful" Christmas mood. He has traveled around the country with this for several years and now for the seventh time in 2024.
Between Christmas baking and angel singing
December 10th
We are once again lighting candles and lanterns in anticipation of Advent.
And with a fervent hope that the echo of the Christmas carol from here will soon become reality for all rescued refugees in the world, not least the children! PEACE ON EARTH....
Christel Alsos - In the cold winter
December 11th
For more than 30 years, Oslo Gospel Choir has filled churches and concert halls both in Norway and abroad. More than a thousand concerts and more than 2 million albums sold later, the choir is still one of Norway's foremost communicators of the Christmas message and atmosphere. A Christmas concert with Oslo Gospel Choir has become a regular pre-Christmas tradition for many.
Christmas with nordic tenors
December 12th
When the nights grow long and the winter frost casts a rhymed veil over the land of darkness, there is little that warms like the tones of the three much-loved tenors in Nordic Tenors and their virtuoso pianist Torgeir Koppang.
Christmas concert with Kilden Vocal Ensemble
December 12th
When the cold breath of winter lays its white blanket over the landscape, Kilden Vokalensemble invites you to a warm and atmospheric Christmas concert in the Cathedral. Traditional Christmas carols and classical choral music will create light and warmth in the winter darkness. KVE's Christmas concert has become a tradition for many, and Kilden's own professional vocal ensemble once again invites you to a beautiful Christmas concert.
"Sacred Night" Christmas concert Secret Garden
December 12th
After the success of its three Christmas tours in 2021, -22 and -23, Secret Garden also wants to carry out a Christmas tour in Norway in 2024.
Only 5 selected venues will be visited by the world-renowned group that boasts over 3 billion streams, 113 platinum trophies and over 5 million CDs!
Swinging Christmas with Christianssand Big Band and Solholmen School Children's Choir
December 13th
Since 2007, Christianssand Storband has played Christmas with children's choirs and vocalists. In addition to Solholmen School's children's choir led by teacher and choir conductor Ann-Marit Lund, the band is joined by Aase Helene Røinaas Aabel to create a Christmas atmosphere for young and old.
Helene Bøksle "It raised a rose sprung"
December 14th
Helene Bøksle is one of Norway's great singing stars, and her traditional Christmas concert "Det hev ei rose sprunge" has been played to full houses for a number of years. The concert is festive, heartfelt and intimate - and the audience will have the pleasure of hearing classic Christmas songs such as "Deilig er jorden", "O helga natt", "Tenn lys" and "Lucia".
Hovedølen Social Club sings Christmas in
December 14th
The Main Island Social Club throws Christmas in with Christmas-infused Cuban rhythms when we need it most! Christmas is guaranteed to never be the same again. This concert offers the best medicine to preserve the cheerfulness of the mind when the dark season is on its way.
Our Christmas - Maria Arredondo, Christian Ingebrigtsen, Gaute Ormåsen, Agnete Saba and Torstein Sødal
December 15th
Christian Ingebrigtsen, Maria Arredondo, Torstein Sødal, Gaute Ormåsen, Agnete Saba, Frøydis Grorud and conductor Øystein Lund Olafsen invite you into their musical universe.
The Christmas tour was Norway's biggest seller in 2023 and 2,600 tickets were sold at Kilden . So if you want a good seat in the auditorium, it's a good idea to book quickly.
The Christmas Gospel with choir, KSO and Church City Mission
December 20
The Christmas Gospel has become an important tradition at Kilden Theater and Concert Hall. It is a concert filled with content that harmonizes with the Christmas message, taking the focus away from the materialistic abundance and reminding us what the real message of Christmas is about. We convey the Christmas Gospel with words and music, and true to tradition, the audience is invited to join in the singing.
Bjørn Tomren - Christmas for better or worse
December 21st
Bjørn Tomren, who became a household name and was described as "the coolest Star Wars artist of all time" after his victory in 2021, is embarking on a Christmas tour again! Last year's tour, "With a touch of Christmas", was a huge success. The concert was played to full houses from Kristiansand in the south to Harstad in the north, and the feedback and cheers from the audience were clear: This had to be repeated!
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