— SPYDEBERG —
A farm festival for the whole family with theatre, concerts, and artistic activities connected to sheep and wool, August 30–31.
Gårdsfestival for hele familien 30.-31. august.
Dagprogrammet lørdag og søndag er gratis for alle! Men du må registrere billett. Barn går gratis på kvelden også, men må også ha en billett:
A celebration of agriculture, nature, and performing arts.
From August 28 to September 5, we open the gates with theatre performances, workshops, concerts, local food, artistic activities using wool, and an experiential trail through the cultural landscape. The festival is also a meeting place for performing artists and young people from all over Europe, who come here as part of their Interrail summer in 2025.
Where: Åsheim
Aasheimkroken 106, 1821 Spydeberg
MEET UP
28.-31. august: Three day workshop in performing arts, film and food for young people from Europe and Norway. We are creating an adventure trail in the forest, films for outdoor cinema and bands that will hold concerts during the festival.
FESTIVALPROGRAM
Saturday, August 30
DAY PROGRAM 11:00–16:00
Food stall:
With PopUpHagen – soup and bread, cakes, and Italian coffee for sale.
Wool activities:
11:00
The farm opens to the public with activities related to sheep and wool.
11:00–14:00
Dogme knitting with wool from Spælsau sheep, led by Aurora Wilhelmine Linchausen.
Dogme knitting is an old technique where knitting is done directly from the fleece without prior processing, made possible by the long fibres of the Spælsau. The method is easy to learn and produces unique results.
Family workshop: Wool bumblebees with visual artist and insect nerd Monica Marcella.
What do sheep and bumblebees have in common? Much more than you might think! Needle-felt your own cute wool bumblebee while enjoying surprising nerdy facts from the artist.
11:30
The World’s Best Story:
Outdoor, interactive theatre performance by Sprengt Teater. Target audience: ages 3–6.
13:00
Experiential walk in the mysterious forest and on the sheep pasture.
Created by MeetUp participants in collaboration with performing artists Fride Snipsøyr Holøs, Tiril Pharo, Simone Thiis, and Thomas Storm.
14:30
Theatre play in the garden with actors from Theatre Camp.
EVENING PROGRAM 18:00–24:00
18:00
Local craft beer on tap and food stall by PopUpHagen – Indian lamb stew.
18:30
Promille – a scenic study journey into Norwegian drinking culture, in the Barn Hall (LåveSalen),
with Tiril Pharo and Isak Anderssen.
20:30
Save a Fjord by Marit Eikemo, presented by NY SUS Nature & Youth – outdoor theatre.
21:30
Outdoor cinema on the barn wall.
Behind Sleep – a film made at Film Camp 2025.
Short films about forests made by MeetUp participants from Europe.
22:00
Garden concert
With Axel Pharo and The Best Band in the World.
High risk of well-known songs in new arrangements, new songs in old arrangements, and sing-alongs!
Sunday, August 31
Food stall:
PopUpHagen – soup and bread, cakes, and coffee.
11:00–13:00
Fellesskapet by Tiril Pharo Produksjoner.
Donate pre-loved clothes and the stories of those who once wore them to a swap booth and let them become part of an archive and a theatre performance.
Repair station:
Get help and inspiration to mend your damaged wool garments.
13:00
Panel discussion on performing arts and industry networking for the performing arts field in Østfold and the surrounding region.
16:15
Theatre performance: When the New Age Came to the Village with Simone Thiis, in the Barn Hall.
September 2–5
Four-day ecological Theatre Camp for professional performing artists, by Tiril Pharo Produksjoner.
Where:
Åsheim
Aasheimkroken 106, 1821 Spydeberg
Transport:
It’s easy to walk to Åsheim from the train station (about 40 minutes), or cycle!
We also have our brilliant volunteer Mikael running a shuttle service between the train station and the farm at:
11:00, 12:50, 14:00, 18:00, 19:40, 21:00, and 23:20
Send him a message to book a seat: +47 47 95 52 02
Taxis are available in Østfold and can be booked online.
During the festival period, there are replacement buses from Ski to Spydeberg due to railway maintenance by VY.
Buses run toward Oslo once an hour and arrive from Oslo once an hour.
We have plenty of parking spaces by the barn.