Venues

All of our venues over the weekend are located within a five minute walk of each other, and they all have very dance friendly, wooden floors. πŸ•Ί

Gimle Kulturhus Main Hall

Gimle Kulturhus Main Hall is our main venue, where most of the parties and classes will be hosted. Gimle is located at Kong Oscars gate 18, 5017 Bergen, and the main hall can be found on the third floor.


Gimle Kulturhus Small Saloon

Class venue for the BlΓ₯ Steinen track

Gimle Kulturhus Small’s Saloon is the main venue for the BlΓ₯ Steinen track, located on the second floor of Gimle Kulturhus at Kong Oscars gate 18, 5017 Bergen.


Litteraturhuset (Olav H. Hauge)

Litteraturhuset is our Thursday party venue as well as one of our class venues, located at Østre Skostredet 5, 5017 Bergen. We’re in the room called Olav H. Hauge!


Asylbarnehagen

Asylbarnehagen is a cozy dance venue located at Asylplassen 2, 5018 Bergen. You’ll find the entrance on the left side of the building. Enter the green gate, walk straight ahead until you see a staircase, and enter the door atop said staircase.

Workshop Schedule

This is our preliminary workshop schedule for 2026, to give you a rough idea of what you can expect over the weekend. We hope to keep the schedule as close to this as possible, however some changes may occur in the lead up. 

The final schedule will be published here a few weeks before the festival πŸ˜„

Gimle Main Hall
(Kong Oscars gate 18)
Gimle
(Kong Oscars gate 18)
Literaturhuset
(Østre Skostredet 5)
Asylbarnehagen
(Asylplassen 2)
10:00 Registration desk opens (location TBC)
11:00-12:00 Solo Jazz
12:15-13:15 Classes
Classes
Classes
Classes
13:15-14:00 Break
14:00-15:00 Classes
Classes
Classes
Classes
15:15-16:15 Classes
Classes
Classes
Classes
16:30-17:15 Open Mix n Match prelims
20:00-02:00 Friday Party
Jazz Night

Friday October 16th

Gimle Main Hall
(Kong Oscars gate 18)
Gimle
(Kong Oscars gate 18)
Literaturhuset
(Østre Skostredet 5)
Asylbarnehagen
(Asylplassen 2)
10:30 Registration desk opens (location TBC)
11:00-12:00 Solo Jazz
12:15-13:15 Classes
Classes
Classes
Classes
13:15-13:45 Break
13:45-14:45 Classes
Classes
Classes
Classes
15:00-16:00 Classes
Classes
Classes
Classes
16:15-17:00 Advanced Mix n Match prelims
20:00-02:00 Saturday Party
Lindy & Rhythm n Blues Night

Saturday October 17th

Gimle Main Hall
(Kong Oscars gate 18)
Gimle
(Kong Oscars gate 18)
Literaturhuset
(Østre Skostredet 5)
Asylbarnehagen
(Asylplassen 2)
10:30 Registration desk opens (location TBC)
11:00-12:00 Classes
Classes
Classes
Classes
12:15-13:15 Classes
Classes
Classes
Classes
13:30-14:30 πŸ§‡ Waffle Sunday at GimleπŸ§‡
14:30-15:30 Classes
Classes
Classes
Classes
15:45-16:45 Solo Jazz
17:00-18:00 Taster
18:00-23:00 Sunday Party
Sunday-funday

Sunday October 18th

Party Schedule

Here is our 2026 party schedule!! We will publish more details about show times, band times, DJs, and competitions will be released at the start of the festival. ✨

Location TBC
19:30–00:00 Wednesday Pre-party

Wednesday October 14th

Litteraturhuset
(Østre Skostredet 5, 5017 Bergen)
19:30 Registration Open
19:30–00:00 Thursday Party
Boogie Night with live music 🎢

Thursday October 15th

Gimle Main Hall
(Kong Oscars gate 18)
20:00–02:00 Friday Party
Jazz Night with live music 🎢
Teacher presentations
Open Mix n Match

Friday October 16th

Gimle Main Hall
(Kong Oscars gate 18)
20:00–02:00 Saturday Party
Lindy & Rhythm n Blues night with live music 🎢
Advanced Mix n Match

Saturday October 17th

Gimle Main Hall
(Kong Oscars gate 18)
17:00–18:00 Taster
18:00–23:00 Sunday Party
Sunday-funday with DJ music 🎢
Sunday Showdown Competition

Sunday October 18th