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. 🕺
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 Blå Steinen track
Gimle Kulturhus Small’s Saloon is the main venue for the Blå 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 😄
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Gimle Main Hall (Kong Oscars gate 18) |
Gimle (Kong Oscars gate 18) |
Literaturhuset (Østre Skostredet 5) |
Asylbarnehagen (Asylplassen 2) |
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| 10:00 | Registration desk opens (location TBC) | |||
| 11:00-12:00 | Solo Jazz |
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| 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 |
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Friday October 16th
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Gimle Main Hall (Kong Oscars gate 18) |
Gimle (Kong Oscars gate 18) |
Literaturhuset (Østre Skostredet 5) |
Asylbarnehagen (Asylplassen 2) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 | Registration desk opens (location TBC) | |||
| 11:00-12:00 | Solo Jazz |
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| 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 |
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Saturday October 17th
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Gimle Main Hall (Kong Oscars gate 18) |
Gimle (Kong Oscars gate 18) |
Literaturhuset (Østre Skostredet 5) |
Asylbarnehagen (Asylplassen 2) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 🧇 Waffle Sunday at Gimle🧇 | |||
| 14:30-15:30 | Classes |
Classes |
Classes |
Classes |
| 15:45-16:45 | Solo Jazz |
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| 17:00-18:00 | Taster |
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| 18:00-23:00 | Sunday Party Sunday-funday |
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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 | |
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| 19:30–00:00 | Wednesday Pre-party |
Wednesday October 14th
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Litteraturhuset (Østre Skostredet 5, 5017 Bergen) |
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| 19:30 |
Registration Open |
| 19:30–00:00 |
Thursday Party Boogie Night with live music 🎶 |
Thursday October 15th
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Gimle Main Hall (Kong Oscars gate 18) |
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|---|---|
| 20:00–02:00 |
Friday Party Jazz Night with live music 🎶 Teacher presentations Open Mix n Match |
Friday October 16th
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Gimle Main Hall (Kong Oscars gate 18) |
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|---|---|
| 20:00–02:00 |
Saturday Party Lindy & Rhythm n Blues night with live music 🎶 Advanced Mix n Match |
Saturday October 17th
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Gimle Main Hall (Kong Oscars gate 18) |
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|---|---|
| 17:00–18:00 |
Taster |
| 18:00–23:00 |
Sunday Party Sunday-funday with DJ music 🎶 Sunday Showdown Competition |
Sunday October 18th