SommerFeber , 17-21 August 2015

SommerFeber (en. SummerFever) is a youth festival that has been held annually in Hammerfest, Norway, since 2007.

The festival focuses on culture and music, with several workshops and concerts culminating in a stage performance by the participants.

The idea behind SommerFeber is that of a festival that brings together the youth of Hammerfest and , and that heightens their knowledge about and experience with culture.

SommerFeber is for youth between 13-22 from Hammerfest and all over the county of Finnmark. It is completely free to participate.

Workshops are a major part of the festival. Participants get to explore their interests and learn from professionals. At the end of the festival there’s a stage show where the participants show what they’ve learned.

This year’s workshops are: band, dance, film, theatre, costume design, scenography, styling, DJing, cooking and Dissimilis (a band workshop aimed at participants with special needs).

We invite both national and local bands to SommerFeber. The popular Norwegian bands Sirkus Eliassen and Violet Road were the festival’s headliners in 2014.

SommerFeber is for youth and by youth. There is a main project group consisting of youth workers from :bootleg and assisted by a group of young people with different backgrounds and experiences. Volunteering youth help with everything from PR to cooking food – or even booking the bands.

:bootleg is the youth service centre in Hammerfest. It was established in 2003 by the municipality and aims to ensure that the youth of Hammerfest have a variety of cultural activities to choose from.

:bootleg has a café with a pool table, air hockey, a portable stage and necessary technical equipment and a cinema with optional 3D. There’s also a media room (computers, photography equipments etc.), a practice room for musicians and a dance studio.

In addition there’s a separate practice location called :bootleg BACKSTAGE with three practice rooms, full sets of instruments and a sound studio for recording.

:bootleg provides youth in Hammerfest with the opportunity to explore and take charge of their own interests – with everything from starting their own lego leagues or participating in politics.

Bootleg Tel.: +47 784 02 960 Hammerfest kommune E-mail: post@bootleg Pb. 1224/k www.bootleg.no N-9616 Hammerfest www.sommerfeber.no Norway

With its 10287 people Hammerfest (70°39′45″N) is the northernmost settlement in the world with a population above 5000. Hammerfest was declared a city by royal decree in 1789 and has since then been historically known as “the northernmost town in the world”.

The natural phenomenons of northern lights and are easily experienced in this Arctic town. Hammerfest is located well above the Arctic Circle and has two months of night time during the winter and two months of day light during the summer.

Today Hammerfest is a modern town enjoying the benefits of being the northernmost source for LNG (liquid natural gas). In 2008 the Arctic Cultural Centre was opened – a stunning building with all the facilities needed for concerts and other stage performances.