Taste Svalbard 5. - 9. October

Welcome to the world's northernmost food and drink festival in Longyearbyen!

The Taste Svalbard 2022 festival will be held between October 5. - 9. You can find more information and the festival programme further down on this page.

Through this weekend you can learn more about Svalbard's exciting history and utilization of our unique local produce. We have courses, demos and lectures.
We invite you to a variety of culinary experiences, from street food to elegant 6 course dinners!

Check out the festivals's Facebook page for more information: SmakSvalbard festivalen

Read: The Guardian - 10 of the best autumn food festivals in Europe and the UK

Svalbardbutikken BBQ

Svalbardbutikken invites you to a free barbeque in connection with the opening of the tent for this year's TasteSvalbard Festival
Opening show with Longyearbyen Cultural school

Longyearbyen Cultural School marks the opening of the Taste Svalbard festival with song, dance and music in the festival tent
Hunting and trapping in Svalbard - Reindeer

Are you curious about reindeer hunting and want to learn more about dismembering reindeer? Join us when the chef from Isfjord radio, Rogier Jansen, demonstrates how it's done!
Lecture on life as a trapper in Svalbard

Farmhamna invites you to an exciting lecture about their life as trappers in Svalbard!
PopUp Cafe

Welcome to try a lunch made with local ingredients by the students from Longyearbyen's school!
Lecture in sausage making

Welcome to a lecture in sausage making with head chef Joshua Wing from restaurant Polfareren!
The Battle of the Burgers

Join us for battle of the burgers! We have created three mini burgers in honor of Longyearbyen and the arctic nature.
King crab dinner

Welcome to a 5 course fine dining dinner around King crab from the Barents sea at Funken Lodge!
From hunting to dinner - Grouse course

Do you want to learn how to make a proper dinner with grouse? Learn from Huset Restaurant's chef!
Chefs of Svalbard

Head Chef Joshua Wing have invited guest chefs from local restaurants to compose tonight's menu at Restaurant Polfareren.
Exotic Arctic cousine

Welcome to an evening with an exciting 5-course menu consisting of international dishes made using Arctic ingredients at Vinterhagen Restaurant!
The food tent

Join Taste Svalbard's festival tent in the city centre of Longyearbyen
Delicacies from the sea at Stationen

Enjoy delicacies from the sea at Stationen!
Smoky night at Restaurant Nansen

Welcome to a smoky night at Restaurant Nansen!