Program for the National Park Days 2024
Every day
Theater Storytelling at Geilojordet
Every day, live storytelling theater is arranged, where a farm boy or girl takes you back to the 1850s and shares the stories of life on the Geilo farm. Join them inside the various buildings and hear about the life and anecdotes from that time. Free. Geilojordet has a café serving homemade food such as pancakes and sour cream porridge.
Pole Hunt (Stolpejakten)
Download the Stolpejakten-app and join the adventure to discover Geilo's rich history and cultural heritage through Pole Hunting!
On the Geilo Center Map, you'll find several tours with historical and traditional elements. The Center Tour is based on an audio tour created by students from the Norwegian Tourism School here in Geilo. At ten different points along the route, you'll find audio files that can be listened to via the Voice of Norway app. On the Factory Tour, you can visit our three proud and traditional craft businesses that open their doors for visitors. The Fekjo and Tuftebrui Tour takes you through Fekjo Cultural Heritage Park and to the beautiful Tuftebrui. At each pole, you'll receive some background information about the area.
Open mountain farms in Ostebygda
During the summer, you can visit mountain farms for the purchase of local food and handicrafts spread throughout Hol municipality. Ostebygda consists of eight farms in Hol municipality, the following are open: Gurostølfjellet in Myrland (Road fv50), Jakobsplass in Skurdalen (Road fv40), Fagerdalen in the Bergsjø area, Hol Ysteri in Hol (Road fv50), Øvrejordet in Hovet (Road fv50), Hamarsbøen in Havsdalen. Read more about Ostebygda and the farms Read more here.
Friday, July 26th
Fly fishing course on Hardangervidda
Do you want to learn fly fishing? This course provides you with excellent training in everything from casting techniques, choosing the right equipment, tying flies, and selecting the right fishing spot. For beginners, the fly fishing course will be very beneficial, and this is the best way to learn fly fishing. For more information and booking. Read more here.
Sunday, July 28th
Mountain Farm Day at Langedrag Nature Park
Travel back in time, join the mountain farm day, and experience life as it was in the old days. Visit old huts with the goats, where you'll learn all about goat farming and even get to make your own cheese. The trip is 1.5 km. Registration is available via Langedrag Nature Park's own website. Read more here.
A Day at Gurostølen
Join Jarle and Rakel at Gurostølen to fetch cows for milking and cheese-making. The day starts at 16:00, and you will head to the mountains to bring the cows down. Then, there will be milking, and you can participate in making cheese. Along the way, you will receive plenty of information about nature, agriculture, life on the summer farm, and everything about cheese. For more information and booking. Read more here.
Monday, July 29th
A Day at Gurostølen
Join Jarle and Rakel at Gurostølen to fetch cows for milking and cheese-making. The day starts at 16:00, and you will head to the mountains to bring the cows down. Then, there will be milking, and you can participate in making cheese. Along the way, you will receive plenty of information about nature, agriculture, life on the summer farm, and everything about cheese. For more information and booking, Read more here.
Tuesday, July 30th
A Day at Gurostølen
Join Jarle and Rakel at Gurostølen to fetch cows for milking and cheese-making. The day starts at 16:00, and you will head to the mountains to bring the cows down. Then, there will be milking, and you can participate in making cheese. Along the way, you will receive plenty of information about nature, agriculture, life on the summer farm, and everything about cheese. For more information and booking, Read more here.
Wednesday, July 31st
Mountain Farm Day at Langedrag Nature Park
Travel back in time, join the mountain farm day, and experience life as it was in the old days. Visit old huts with the goats, where you'll learn all about goat farming and even get to make your own cheese. The trip is 1.5 km. Registration is available via Langedrag Nature Park's own website. Read more here.
Friday, August 2nd
Exclusive guided full-day tour to Tvergastein
Exclusive guided full-day tour to Tvergastein with a tour inside Tvergastein by Lotte Næss and Tine Blom. Tvergastein is the cabin of the famous Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss; it is here, among other things, that he founded deep ecological thinking. This tour has space for 10 people per tour. More information and booking details here.
Festival at Halne
Join a real Norwegian festival in the middle between east and west at Halne Fjellstugu, therefor it is called Halvveis Festival. Check out Facebook from Halne to learn more.
Saturday, August 3rd
Exclusive guided full-day tour to Tvergastein
Exclusive guided full-day tour to Tvergastein with a tour inside Tvergastein by Lotte Næss and Tine Blom. Tvergastein is the cabin of the famous Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss; it is here, among other things, that he founded deep ecological thinking. This tour has space for 10 people per tour. More information and booking details here.
Farm wedding Holsdagen
Experience how a wedding took place in the 19th century. Holsdagen starts at 11:00 at Hol Gamle Kyrkje with a mass. Then, the bridal procession begins at 11:30 along the Holsfjorden to Hol Bygdemuseum, where the celebration continues with a wedding party starting at 12:45. In the evening, there is a special Holsdag party at Bardøla Fjelltun. For more information and tickets, see here.
Norseman
Norseman Xtreme Triathlon is an annual triathlon competition. The event starts in Eidfjord at 05:00 with a 3.8-kilometer swim leg in the Hardangerfjord. This is followed by a 180-kilometer bike ride from Eidfjord, across the Hardangervidda plateau towards Geilo. Cyclists will pass through Geilo between 07:00 and 10:00, continuing on to Austbygde by Lake Tinnsjø. Here, the final leg begins, which is a 42.2km running leg towards Rjukan and up to the summit of Gaustatoppen at 1883 meters above sea level.
Sunday, August 4th
Open mountain farm at Hamarsbøen
Hamarsbøen has a farm in Kvisla and a mountain farm in Havsdalen. Hamarsbøen is part of Ostbygda, a collaboration between several farms that produce their own cheeses and/or local food. Hamarsbøen produces three different cheeses, and at the mountain farm in Havsdalen, you can also buy other mountain farm products. During the summer, an open mountain farm event is held at the summer farm in Havsdalen (with toll charges), offering an interesting and content-rich program, along with numerous other activities for both adults and children.
Mountain Farm Day at Langedrag Nature Park
Travel back in time, join the mountain farm day, and experience life as it was in the old days. Visit old huts with the goats, where you'll learn all about goat farming and even get to make your own cheese. The trip is 1.5 km. Registration is available via Langedrag Nature Park's own website. Read more here.
Photography Course
Unfortunately, the event has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. In collaboration with photographer Morten Hvaal and Vinternatt, a photography course will be organized at Ustaoset.
Monday, August 5th
Photography Course
Unfortunately, the event has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. In collaboration with photographer Morten Hvaal and Vinternatt, a photography course will be organized at Ustaoset.
Wednesday, August 7th
Mountain Farm Day at Langedrag Nature Park
Travel back in time, join the mountain farm day, and experience life as it was in the old days. Visit old huts with the goats, where you'll learn all about goat farming and even get to make your own cheese. The trip is 1.5 km. Registration is available via Langedrag Nature Park's own website. Read more here.
Friday, August 9th
Skarvespelet
Skarvespelet is an innovative historical play and the only one of its kind in Hallingdal. Based on an old legend, written down on a candy bar wrapper, it tells the story of a mysterious female voice that bewitches those who find themselves near Hallingskarvet during the full moon. The performance takes place outdoors, at the foot of Hallingskarvet National Park, near Prestholtseter, and is suitable for the whole family. Access is provided by road (for a fee), and tickets can be purchased here.
Elvis comes back
Meet Elvis at Halne. The one and only Jacob Conradi is coming to Halne to perform an excerpt from Elvis on Ice – a one-night-only music and dance show. For booking and more information. Read more here.
Saturday, August 10th
Skarvespelet
Skarvespelet is an innovative historical play and the only one of its kind in Hallingdal. Based on an old legend, written down on a candy bar wrapper, it tells the story of a mysterious female voice that bewitches those who find themselves near Hallingskarvet during the full moon. The performance takes place outdoors, at the foot of Hallingskarvet National Park, near Prestholtseter, and is suitable for the whole family. Access is provided by road (for a fee), and tickets can be purchased here.
Sunday, August 11th
Mountain Farm Day at Langedrag Nature Park
Travel back in time, join the mountain farm day, and experience life as it was in the old days. Visit old huts with the goats, where you'll learn all about goat farming and even get to make your own cheese. The trip is 1.5 km. Registration is available via Langedrag Nature Park's own website. Read more here.
Skarvespelet
Skarvespelet is an innovative historical play and the only one of its kind in Hallingdal. Based on an old legend, written down on a candy bar wrapper, it tells the story of a mysterious female voice that bewitches those who find themselves near Hallingskarvet during the full moon. The performance takes place outdoors, at the foot of Hallingskarvet National Park, near Prestholtseter, and is suitable for the whole family. Access is provided by road (for a fee), and tickets can be purchased here.
Serving locations
Eating places on the Hardangervidda such as Hakkesetstølen Mountain Lodge, Tuva Tourist Cabin, Halne Mountain Lodge, and Torsetlia Mountain Lodge are open every day, as well as eateries near Hallingskarvet such as Prestholtseter, Finse1222, and Storestølen Mountain Hotel.
The program will be updated continuously, with both individual events and ongoing activities.
