10–19 September 2026

Festival 2025

11–20 September 2025

The programme for the Ultima Festival 2025

11–20 September 2025
Ultima Pavilion
Music, installations, coffee, and other activities
Tigerplassen, Jernbanetorget
11–14 September 2025
Jet Whistles / The Grand Exhalation
Sound installation by Johannes Kreidler
Sentralen
11–20 September 2025
Broken Chord
Sound installation by Hans Rosenström
Atelier Nord
11 September 2025
Festival opening: City Lines
Oslo Cathedral Choir performs Joanna Bailie, with a choreography by Bailie and Mette Edvardsen
35 % off with ultiMATE
Oslo Cathedral
11–13 September 2025
Triggersystemet 2: Brunsneglens lange natt [The Long Night of the Slug]
A dramatic poem by Tore Vagn Lid I Transiteatret-Bergen
35 % off with ultiMATE
Black Box teater
12–14 September 2025
Sustainable Composing
Creative seminar and sound installations
Oslo Art Society
12 September 2025
Petrichor
Ensemble Allegria performs Kristine Tjøgersen
35 % off with ultiMATE
Sentralen
12–14 September 2025
Four Compositions on Francis Alÿs' Children's Games
Cikada performs Kim Myhr, Pierre Slinckx, Aleksandra Gryka and Angelica Castelló
35 % off with ultiMATE
Astrup Fearnley Museum
12 September 2025
Liquid Room XII: A Perfect Life
A hypnotic music marathon orbiting Robert Ashley
35 % off with ultiMATE
The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
12 September 2025
byLarm x Ultima
Dania, Eli Keszler and Afrorack
35 % off with ultiMATE
Ensemble, Indigo
13–14 September 2025
Sound Painters
Children's workshop
Sentralen
13 September 2025
Blekk i mørket, blekk i lyset
Illustrated concert with Inger Hannisdal and Karen Keyrouz
Sentralen
13 September 2025
The Question of Knowing
Installative concert with Olga Kokcharova, Hilde Marie Holsen, Ewa Jacobsson and Contrechamps
35 % off with ultiMATE
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
13–19 September 2025
Jocasta's Line
Wayne McGregor ballet to operas by Stravinsky and Moussa
The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
13 September 2025
For Reasons Unknown
Ellen Reid, Joanna Bailie and Tlön with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
35 % off with ultiMATE
Sentralen
13–20 September 2025
DRAGONBLOOD
A motivational, dragon-themed fantasy festival by ONLY SLIME with NEKO3, Team Rolfes, Kevin He, DJ Trick, Dragongirl and Frida Marida🩸⚔️🩸
The Norwegian Theatre
13 September 2025
HISTORY DOES NOT EXIST, for 3 videos, 18 musicians and an unexpected theatrical intervention
Trond Reinholdtsen / The Norwegian Opra with Oslo Sinfonietta
35 % off with ultiMATE
Old Munch
14–20 September 2025
Labyrinthic Explanation of Knowledge
Sound installation by Ewa Jacobsson & Hilde Marie Holsen with Ensemble Contrechamps
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
14 September 2025
Avtrykk – Drawing with Nature
Creative family workshop on architecture and sound
Tigerplassen, Jernbanetorget
14 September 2025
Children’s Games
Family Workshop
Astrup Fearnley Museum
14 September 2025
Blekk i mørket, blekk i lyset
Illustrated concert with Inger Hannisdal and Karen Keyrouz
Holmlia Kulturhavn
14–16 September 2025
Fantasmagoria
A musical puppet theatre performance for children
Kloden Theatre
14 September 2025
Stockhausen’s Stimmung
Concert with Nordic Voices
35 % off with ultiMATE
Emanuel Vigeland Museum
14 September 2025
En lydkveld på museet
Minifestival with Afrorack, Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, Christian Wallumrød, Tim Cooper & Hilde Marie Holsen
35 % off with ultiMATE
The Vigeland Museum
14 September 2025
Classic Album Sundays
Album Talk with Aki Onda
35 % off with ultiMATE
Goldie Bar & Scene
16 September 2025
Vi lytter til Løkka
A sound exhibition created by youth
Atelier Nord
16 September 2025
Mothers are worried
Concert dessiné with Inger Hannisdal and Karen Keyrouz
35 % off with ultiMATE
Sentralen
16 September 2025
Don't Leave the Room
Multimedia concert with Nadar Ensemble
35 % off with ultiMATE
Sentralen
17–20 September 2025
In this time – Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas
Dance performance by Tale Dolven and Alain Franco
35 % off with ultiMATE
Black Box teater
17 September 2025
Det utstrakte
A scenic work by Nina T. Karlsen and Erik Dæhlin with the Norwegian Soloist's Choir
35 % off with ultiMATE
Jakob Church of Culture
18 September 2025
Cassettes 100
Aki Onda stages José Maceda
Deichman Bjørvika
18 September 2025
EXTRA PERFORMANCE Elja
Tjøgersen and Maurseth – with Benedicte Maurseth and Kronos Quartet
35 % off with ultiMATE
Riksscenen
18 September 2025
Widmann & Beethoven
Oslo Philharmonic with Jörg Widmann and Carolin Widmann
35 % off with ultiMATE
Oslo Concert Hall
18 September 2025
Elja
Tjøgersen and Maurseth – with Benedicte Maurseth and Kronos Quartet
35 % off with ultiMATE
Riksscenen
19 September 2025
Listen-Up!
Artists in conversation on how their music takes shape
Kruttverket
19 September 2025
Navigations
Composition for weather machines by Arturas Bumšteinas
35 % off with ultiMATE
Sentralen
19 September 2025
After SFX
Live audio essay by Lawrence Abu Hamdan
MUNCH
19 September 2025
And Fear of Loss Will Not Oppress Your Heart
Hellstenius, Lutosławski and Nemtsov with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra
35 % off with ultiMATE
NRK Store studio
19 September 2025
Ultima x Trekanten
Håkon Stene + Bendik HK | NEXCYIA
35 % off with ultiMATE
Trekanten
20 September 2025
Making sounds and weather
Children's workshop
Sentralen
20 September 2025
Navigations
Children’s concert with music for weather machines
Sentralen
20 September 2025
Lecture on the Weather
Music by John Cage and a public dialogue
The National Museum
20 September 2025
There is more to it than Casablanca
Music, film, sound, and conversation across Moroccan times and grounds
35 % off with ultiMATE
Vega Scene
20 September 2025
Fin de partie
György Kurtág’s opera in concert version
The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
Thursday 11/09
08:00 Tigerplassen, Jernbanetorget
Ultima Pavilion Music, installations, coffee, and other activities
08:00 Tigerplassen, Jernbanetorget
Ultima Pavilion Music, installations, coffee, and other activities
10:00 Sentralen
World premiere Jet Whistles / The Grand Exhalation Sound installation by Johannes Kreidler
13:00 Atelier Nord
Broken Chord Sound installation by Hans Rosenström
17:00 Oslo Cathedral
Festival opening: City Lines Oslo Cathedral Choir performs Joanna Bailie, with a choreography by Bailie and Mette Edvardsen
19:00 Black Box teater
Triggersystemet 2: Brunsneglens lange natt [The Long Night of the Slug] A dramatic poem by Tore Vagn Lid I Transiteatret-Bergen
Friday 12/09
07:00 Oslo Art Society
Sustainable Composing Creative seminar and sound installations
08:00 Tigerplassen, Jernbanetorget
Ultima Pavilion Music, installations, coffee, and other activities
10:00 Sentralen
Jet Whistles / The Grand Exhalation Sound installation by Johannes Kreidler
12:30 Sentralen
Petrichor Ensemble Allegria performs Kristine Tjøgersen
13:00 Atelier Nord
Broken Chord Sound installation by Hans Rosenström
14:00 Astrup Fearnley Museum
World premiere Four Compositions on Francis Alÿs' Children's Games Cikada performs Kim Myhr, Pierre Slinckx, Aleksandra Gryka and Angelica Castelló
17:00 Black Box teater
Triggersystemet 2: Brunsneglens lange natt [The Long Night of the Slug] A dramatic poem by Tore Vagn Lid I Transiteatret-Bergen
17:30 The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
World premiere Liquid Room XII: A Perfect Life A hypnotic music marathon orbiting Robert Ashley
19:00 Ensemble, Indigo
byLarm x Ultima Dania, Eli Keszler and Afrorack
21:45 Ensemble, Indigo
byLarm x Ultima Dania, Eli Keszler and Afrorack
Saturday 13/09
08:00 Tigerplassen, Jernbanetorget
Ultima Pavilion Music, installations, coffee, and other activities
09:00 Sentralen
Sound Painters Children's workshop
10:00 Sentralen
Blekk i mørket, blekk i lyset Illustrated concert with Inger Hannisdal and Karen Keyrouz
10:00 Oslo Art Society
Sustainable Composing Creative seminar and sound installations
10:00 Atelier Nord
Broken Chord Sound installation by Hans Rosenström
10:00 Sentralen
Jet Whistles / The Grand Exhalation Sound installation by Johannes Kreidler
13:00 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
World premiere The Question of Knowing Installative concert with Olga Kokcharova, Hilde Marie Holsen, Ewa Jacobsson and Contrechamps
13:00 Sentralen
Blekk i mørket, blekk i lyset Illustrated concert with Inger Hannisdal and Karen Keyrouz
15:00 Black Box teater
Triggersystemet 2: Brunsneglens lange natt [The Long Night of the Slug] A dramatic poem by Tore Vagn Lid I Transiteatret-Bergen
16:00 The Norwegian Theatre
DRAGONBLOOD A motivational, dragon-themed fantasy festival by ONLY SLIME with NEKO3, Team Rolfes, Kevin He, DJ Trick, Dragongirl and Frida Marida🩸⚔️🩸
16:00 Sentralen
Premiere For Reasons Unknown Ellen Reid, Joanna Bailie and Tlön with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
16:00 The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
World premiere Jocasta's Line Wayne McGregor ballet to operas by Stravinsky and Moussa
19:00 Old Munch
HISTORY DOES NOT EXIST, for 3 videos, 18 musicians and an unexpected theatrical intervention Trond Reinholdtsen / The Norwegian Opra with Oslo Sinfonietta
Sunday 14/09
08:00 Tigerplassen, Jernbanetorget
Ultima Pavilion Music, installations, coffee, and other activities
09:00 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Labyrinthic Explanation of Knowledge Sound installation by Ewa Jacobsson & Hilde Marie Holsen with Ensemble Contrechamps
09:00 Sentralen
Sound Painters Children's workshop
10:00 Holmlia Kulturhavn
Blekk i mørket, blekk i lyset Illustrated concert with Inger Hannisdal and Karen Keyrouz
10:00 Astrup Fearnley Museum
Children’s Games Family Workshop
10:00 Tigerplassen, Jernbanetorget
Avtrykk – Drawing with Nature Creative family workshop on architecture and sound
10:00 Oslo Art Society
Sustainable Composing Creative seminar and sound installations
10:00 Atelier Nord
Broken Chord Sound installation by Hans Rosenström
10:00 Sentralen
Jet Whistles / The Grand Exhalation Sound installation by Johannes Kreidler
11:00 Kloden Theatre
World premiere Fantasmagoria A musical puppet theatre performance for children
12:00 Holmlia Kulturhavn
Blekk i mørket, blekk i lyset Illustrated concert with Inger Hannisdal and Karen Keyrouz
13:00 Emanuel Vigeland Museum
Stockhausen’s Stimmung Concert with Nordic Voices
Sold out
13:00 Kloden Theatre
World premiere Fantasmagoria A musical puppet theatre performance for children
13:00 Astrup Fearnley Museum
Four Compositions on Francis Alÿs' Children's Games Cikada performs Kim Myhr, Pierre Slinckx, Aleksandra Gryka and Angelica Castelló
15:00 The Vigeland Museum
World premiere En lydkveld på museet  Minifestival with Afrorack, Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, Christian Wallumrød, Tim Cooper & Hilde Marie Holsen
17:00 Goldie Bar & Scene
Classic Album Sundays Album Talk with Aki Onda
Monday 15/09
08:00 Kloden Theatre
World premiere Fantasmagoria A musical puppet theatre performance for children
10:00 Kloden Theatre
World premiere Fantasmagoria A musical puppet theatre performance for children
Tuesday 16/09
08:00 Tigerplassen, Jernbanetorget
Ultima Pavilion Music, installations, coffee, and other activities
09:00 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Labyrinthic Explanation of Knowledge Sound installation by Ewa Jacobsson & Hilde Marie Holsen with Ensemble Contrechamps
10:30 Kloden Theatre
World premiere Fantasmagoria A musical puppet theatre performance for children
12:30 Kloden Theatre
World premiere Fantasmagoria A musical puppet theatre performance for children
15:00 Atelier Nord
Vi lytter til Løkka A sound exhibition created by youth
16:00 Sentralen
World premiere Mothers are worried Concert dessiné with Inger Hannisdal and Karen Keyrouz
16:00 The Norwegian Theatre
DRAGONBLOOD A motivational, dragon-themed fantasy festival by ONLY SLIME with NEKO3, Team Rolfes, Kevin He, DJ Trick, Dragongirl and Frida Marida🩸⚔️🩸
17:30 Sentralen
Don't Leave the Room Multimedia concert with Nadar Ensemble
Wednesday 17/09
08:00 Tigerplassen, Jernbanetorget
Ultima Pavilion Music, installations, coffee, and other activities
09:00 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Labyrinthic Explanation of Knowledge Sound installation by Ewa Jacobsson & Hilde Marie Holsen with Ensemble Contrechamps
13:00 Atelier Nord
Broken Chord Sound installation by Hans Rosenström
16:00 Black Box teater
In this time – Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Dance performance by Tale Dolven and Alain Franco
16:00 The Norwegian Theatre
DRAGONBLOOD A motivational, dragon-themed fantasy festival by ONLY SLIME with NEKO3, Team Rolfes, Kevin He, DJ Trick, Dragongirl and Frida Marida🩸⚔️🩸
17:00 The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
Jocasta's Line Wayne McGregor ballet to operas by Stravinsky and Moussa
18:30 Jakob Church of Culture
World premiere Det utstrakte A scenic work by Nina T. Karlsen and Erik Dæhlin with the Norwegian Soloist's Choir
Sold out
Thursday 18/09
08:00 Tigerplassen, Jernbanetorget
Ultima Pavilion Music, installations, coffee, and other activities
09:00 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Labyrinthic Explanation of Knowledge Sound installation by Ewa Jacobsson & Hilde Marie Holsen with Ensemble Contrechamps
13:00 Deichman Bjørvika
Cassettes 100 Aki Onda stages José Maceda
13:00 Atelier Nord
Broken Chord Sound installation by Hans Rosenström
14:30 Deichman Bjørvika
Cassettes 100 Aki Onda stages José Maceda
16:00 Black Box teater
In this time – Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Dance performance by Tale Dolven and Alain Franco
17:00 Oslo Concert Hall
Widmann & Beethoven Oslo Philharmonic with Jörg Widmann and Carolin Widmann
17:00 Riksscenen
EXTRA PERFORMANCE Elja  Tjøgersen and Maurseth – with Benedicte Maurseth and Kronos Quartet
17:00 The Norwegian Theatre
DRAGONBLOOD A motivational, dragon-themed fantasy festival by ONLY SLIME with NEKO3, Team Rolfes, Kevin He, DJ Trick, Dragongirl and Frida Marida🩸⚔️🩸
19:00 Riksscenen
Elja Tjøgersen and Maurseth – with Benedicte Maurseth and Kronos Quartet
Sold out
Friday 19/09
08:00 Tigerplassen, Jernbanetorget
Ultima Pavilion Music, installations, coffee, and other activities
09:00 Kruttverket
Listen-Up! Artists in conversation on how their music takes shape
09:00 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Labyrinthic Explanation of Knowledge Sound installation by Ewa Jacobsson & Hilde Marie Holsen with Ensemble Contrechamps
13:00 Atelier Nord
Broken Chord Sound installation by Hans Rosenström
14:00 Sentralen
Navigations Composition for weather machines by Arturas Bumšteinas
16:00 MUNCH
After SFX Live audio essay by Lawrence Abu Hamdan
17:00 The Norwegian Theatre
DRAGONBLOOD A motivational, dragon-themed fantasy festival by ONLY SLIME with NEKO3, Team Rolfes, Kevin He, DJ Trick, Dragongirl and Frida Marida🩸⚔️🩸
17:00 The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
Jocasta's Line Wayne McGregor ballet to operas by Stravinsky and Moussa
17:30 NRK Store studio
World premiere And Fear of Loss Will Not Oppress Your Heart Hellstenius, Lutosławski and Nemtsov with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra
19:00 Trekanten
Ultima x Trekanten Håkon Stene + Bendik HK | NEXCYIA
Saturday 20/09
08:00 Tigerplassen, Jernbanetorget
Ultima Pavilion Music, installations, coffee, and other activities
09:00 Sentralen
Making sounds and weather Children's workshop
09:00 Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Labyrinthic Explanation of Knowledge Sound installation by Ewa Jacobsson & Hilde Marie Holsen with Ensemble Contrechamps
10:00 Sentralen
Navigations  Children’s concert with music for weather machines
10:00 Atelier Nord
Broken Chord Sound installation by Hans Rosenström
11:00 The National Museum
Lecture on the Weather Music by John Cage and a public dialogue
12:00 Vega Scene
There is more to it than Casablanca Music, film, sound, and conversation across Moroccan times and grounds
12:00 Sentralen
Navigations  Children’s concert with music for weather machines
14:30 The Norwegian Theatre
DRAGONBLOOD A motivational, dragon-themed fantasy festival by ONLY SLIME with NEKO3, Team Rolfes, Kevin He, DJ Trick, Dragongirl and Frida Marida🩸⚔️🩸
15:00 The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
Fin de partie György Kurtág’s opera in concert version
16:00 Black Box teater
In this time – Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Dance performance by Tale Dolven and Alain Franco
Astrup Fearnley Museum
Atelier Nord
Black Box teater
Deichman Bjørvika
Emanuel Vigeland Museum
Ensemble
Goldie Bar & Scene
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Holmlia Kulturhavn
Indigo
Jakob Church of Culture
Kloden Theatre
Kruttverket
MUNCH
NRK Store studio
Old Munch
Oslo Art Society
Oslo Cathedral
Oslo Concert Hall
Riksscenen
Sentralen
The National Museum
The Norwegian Opera & Ballet
The Norwegian Theatre
The Vigeland Museum
Tigerplassen, Jernbanetorget
Trekanten
Vega Scene

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