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    Have you forgotten any of these things again? Contact Karlsøyfestivalen at Nilskven@gmail.com

    Alwanzatar

      It is with big smiles that we welcome Alwanzatar back to the island, and hope he can once again summon unknown spirits from the other side all the way to Karlsøy in Troms. Alwanzatar is Krizla (Twilight, the Chronicles of Father Robin) who plays acid, breaks and acid breaks on synthesizers from the last hundred years, with transverse flute through tape echo and phaser. 

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      Bakhånd

        All the way from the king's city to Karlsøy in Troms come the indie rockers Baghånd. With catchy guitar melodies, sharp lyrics and energetic instrumentation, the Danes deliver an intense concert experience that encourages free expression. 

        Photo: Maria Strøm Astrup

        Sticker Contest!

          Then the time has come for this year's sticker competition. We have received many good contributions in recent years, and we are very much looking forward to seeing their colorful creative expression again this year! The stickers here have been hung up in all the biggest cities in Norway, and even in legendary foreign countries we have seen them hanging on lampposts and fridges.

          The Karlsøy Festival supports Gaza

          The Karlsøy Festival supports Gaza

            We are deeply concerned about the recent wave of violence in the occupied Palestinian territories, a violence that has its roots in Israel's long-standing policy of apartheid and systemic violence in the region.

            Photo: Contradictions

            Peace and Utopia

              Photo: Contradictions In this year's main seminar, we first meet peace activists from Palestine, Kurdish Iraq and Russia, before discussing practical, concrete utopian proposals, and citizens' wages and food as utopian practices. Culture as resistance against occupation The… Read more »Peace and Utopia