Following a successful 30th anniversary, we are now releasing the first artists for next year. At the same time we are opening ticket sales with 100 discounted tickets. After a year marked by heavy restrictions, we are ready to celebrate fully again next summer!

En veldig gledelig nyhet. Det viser seg at de to antatte Covid 19-tilfellene på festivalen var falskt positive hurtigtester.

Det ble totalt tatt nesten 2.000 hurtigtester i løpet av Riddu Riđđu 2021. Av alle som ble hurtigtestet, avga to personer positiv test.

The children's festival runs from Monday July 12th to Wednesday July 14th, with a program that is full of exciting activities for children of all ages.

We are still waiting for more details on how the corona certificate will work in practice for organizers, and we are promised an answer this Friday. We will thus be able to provide you with more info next week.

Riddu Riđđu 2021 will be different this year, but as always with a focus on high-quality Sami art in a safe environment. To manage infection control, the family and festival camps are cancelled, and audience capacity is limited to 500.

On Friday 7 May Riddu Riđđu Festivála is launching its 30th anniversary with a kick-off celebration at Storgata Camping in Tromsø. From 5pm, come get a taste of this year's program and festival menu, and find out more about this year’s artists and events.

On Saturday 24 April, Riddu Riđđu Festivála AS held its annual general meeting and re-elected Bente Ovedie Skogvang as chair for the 2021 – 2023 period. Maria Løkvoll was also elected as a new board member.

Riddu Riđđu hereby invites you to the festival kick-off party! We are celebrating our 30th anniversary this year, and would like to give you a taste of upcoming, joyous festival days in Kåfjord.

We have now opened up for exhibitors to apply for a stand on the market during this year's festival. Riddu Riđđu wants a clear Indigenous profile in its market and will prioritize exhibitors who offer handmade goods. 

Felgen Orkester are coming to Riddu Riđđu this summer. They will replace A Tribe Called Red after the group had to postpone their concert.

Riddu Sessions is a talent program created in 2016 as a continuation of Riddu Riđđu's annual Young Artist of the Year appointment.

Riddu Riđđu's Young Artists of the Year 2021 are dancers Biret Haarla and Gáddjá Haarla from Dálvadas in Tanadalen. They are 21 years old and study dance at P.A.R.T.S. (Performing Arts Research and Training Studios) in Brüssel.

In 2019, Emil Kárlsen was named Young Artist of the Year by Riddu Riđđu Festivála and was subsequently included in Riddu Sessions, the festival's own program for young Sámi artists.