INFO

Order your tickets at Billettservice.no or by calling +47 815 33 133.

THE MEDIEVAL PARK/THE RUINS:

When entering the festival area, you will find yourself on historic grounds, or the very place where the city of Oslo was founded one thousand years ago, to be more exact. The festival area constitutes a protected and environmentally friendly zone. Please mind our joint responsibility to preserve this unique cultural heritage, so that we may all continue to have an Øya Festival to look forward to every year for many years to come!

GETTING TO THE MEDIEVAL PARK:

The festival takes place in the Medieval Park – which is located in Gamlebyen, the oldest part of Oslo – only a ten-minute walk from Oslo Central Station. Tram lines no. 18 and 19, as well as bus lines no. 34, 70, and 74, will take you from the Central Station to the Medieval Park in only a few minutes. If you are taking tram line no. 18 or 19, or bus line no. 34, get off at the stop called St. Halvards plass. If you are taking bus line no. 70 or 74, get off at the stop called Dyvekes bro. You will find the Medieval Park in the immediate vicinity of both these stops.

To be sure you have the latest and most updated info on how to get to Øya, please visit this site

THE FESTIVAL AREA:

There are four stages in use in the Medieval Park from Wednesday to Saturday, called Enga, Sjøsiden, Vika, and Odden. The festival area is fairly small, so you don’t have to worry about having to walk very far.

OPENING HOURS:

Opening hours in the Medieval Park:
The festival area opens at 12.00 on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Admission to the festival area ends at 22.00. The last concert ends at 23.00, upon which visitors must leave the premises.
Avoid the queues at the park – exchange your ticket for a wrist band prior to the festival!
You can avoid having to wait in a long and dreary line at the festival entrance in order to get in. All you have to do is go to our ticket and accreditation stand at Youngstorget (downtown Oslo) on Monday or Tuesday prior to the festival and exchange your ticket for a wrist band. At the stand you can also purchase the Øya Card, which will grant you lower fares on public transportation in Oslo during your stay.

AGE LIMIT:

There is no age limit at the festival on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Remember to bring your ID if you are older than 18 and want to buy stronger stuff than sodas! Age limits on Club Night (on Tuesday) and Nighttime Øya (throughout the week) vary, depending on regulations at the different venues.
There is no entrance fee for children below the age of 12 who are accompanied by an adult. However, a registration form for the child must be filled in and submitted at the entrance every day, regardless of what type of pass the parent or guardian holds. The form will be made available for download on our website at a later point.

THE ØYA CARD:

We are currently working on developing an Øya Card that will grant you a discount on fares when travelling with Ruter AS during the Øya Festival. More info will be made available at a later point.

BRINGING YOUR OWN FOOD AND DRINK:

… is regrettably not permitted. Exceptions are fruit, snacks and baby food, though within reasonable limits. We’re not going to deny you nectarine and some chocolate! The children shouldn’t have to eat gourmet food if they don’t want to. There will be plenty of food stands on the festival premises, though, and we promise that you won’t be disappointed. All foodstuffs are ecologically produced. Bon appetit!

SAFETY:

We, of course, promise to do our share in order to give you a pleasant and safe festival. However, you will have to do your share, too, first and foremost by taking good care of yourself and your friends at the festival.
Last year, the Norwegian Rock Festival Association (NRFE) compiled a set of general safety rules for festival visitors, and we hope to make an English version of these rules available to you in the near future. Nevertheless, remember to be careful, drink enough water and protect your hearing! Also, remember that umbrellas really aren’t very well suited for crowded festivals. If it seems like there might be some bad weather coming, bring rainwear instead.

ECO-FRIENDLY DIAPER CHANGE STAND AND ECO-LABELLED SUNBLOCK:

Nordic Ecolabelling will be present at the festival area with an eco-friendly diaper change stand. Here you can also get eco-labelled sunblock for both children and adults. Click here if you want to read more.

GETTING THERE BY CAR:

Parking space at the festival is highly limited. There are car parks at Grønland (a seven-minute walk to the festival) and at Oslo Central Station. We’re backing public transportation, and we hope you’ll do the same.

CAMPING:

Ekeberg Camping (Ekebergveien 65, ph. +47 22198568) lies within a short distance from the Medieval Park. The camping site allows tents only. If your group consists of ten people or more, you will get a group discount. There is no camping area at the festival.

THE FESTIVAL MAGAZINE:

Every year we make a splendid magazine of about 100 pages that we’ve chosen to quite simply call The Festival Magazine. It’ll be out early July!

ØYA PHOTO:

Our very own team of photographers, Øya Photo, has delivered photos to the Øya Festival and several other festivals for quite a few years now. They will deliver photos of pretty much everything that goes on out in the park throughout the entire festival. The photos will be publicized on this site, under GALLERY. All Øya photographers will be wearing a t-shirt that says “Øyafoto”.

OPENING HOURS FOR THE TICKET AND ACCREDITATION STAND AT YOUNGSTORGET:

Avoid the queues at the park – exchange your ticket for a wrist band prior to the festival!
You can avoid having to wait in a long and dreary line at the festival entrance in order to get in. All you have to do is go to our ticket and accreditation stand at Youngstorget (downtown Oslo) on Monday or Tuesday prior to the festival and exchange your ticket for a wrist band.
Opening hours at Youngstorget:
Monday Aug. 10: 13.00-19.00
Tuesday Aug. 11: 12.00-21.00

ACCREDITATION FOR THE ØYA FESTIVAL 2009:

The Øya Festival is now accepting accreditation applications for this year’s festival.
Click on the link below for the application form. After you have filled in and submitted the application, we will send you an e-mail confirming that we have received it.
When we have reviewed your application, we will send you an e-mail with our reply. It is therefore important that you fill in your e-mail address correctly in the form!

The application deadline for Øya 2009 is June 21 2009.

Please note that the application form will be removed from our website immediately after the deadline expires.
The Øya Festival kindly asks for your understanding that due to capacity-related reasons, we are forced to conduct a strict accreditation policy.
APPLICATION FORM, ØYA 2009