Day 1: Tuesday, August 4
10:00 - 16:00 Open at the Children's Home in Hamsund
10:30 - 10:45 Welcome. Opening speech, by TBA. at the Children's Home
11:00 - 11:40 Concert with Yamila
11:50 - 12:30 Lecture with Ivar Roger Hansen at Grendehuset in Hamsund
The Hamsun Days continue in the Adventure Hall at Hamsunseteret
At 2:30 PM Welcome to the Literature Seminar 2026 by Alvhild Dvergsdal
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Lecture "Translating Hamsun into English" by Terence Cave and Tore Rem
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Lecture " On Overgrown Paths and Hamsun's Relationship with God" by Birgitte Furberg Moe
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Break
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM "Short Story Seminar" by Sigurd Stranda
Evening program on The Hamsun Centre :
18.00 - 19.00 Book talk with Helene Uri and Sigurd Stranda / Adventure Hall
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Concert with Stina Stjern / 5th floor The Hamsun Centre
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Mingle & Bar in Cafe SULT
Day 2: Wednesday, August 5
All program entries are on The Hamsun Centre .
10.00 - 11.00 Breakfast conversation: Do we really need minority languages? by Anna-Kaisa Räisänen
(To be announced continuously) / 5th floor
At 11.30 a.m. Literature seminar day 2. Welcome at Sigurd Stranda / Æventyrsalen
11:30 - 12:20 Lecture "Pan for our time" with Ståle Dingstad and Frode Boasson. The discussion is led by Henning Wærp.
12:20 - 1:00 PM Lecture "Hamsun's analysis of America's intellectual life" by Alvhild Dvergsdal
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Lecture "Sami characters in Hamsun's writings. A survey in light of the Norwegianization policy" by Beatrice MG Reed
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Break
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Lecture "Gendered Language in Hamsun's Books?" by Helene Uri
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Lecture "Hamsun's Wanderers" by Eirik Vassenden
3:15 p.m. Closing at (To be announced continuously)
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Concert with Juli Dear on the 5th floor
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Book talk w/ playlist by Tore Rem & Kristina R Johnsen + DJ Overelva on the 5th floor
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Concert with Susanna Wallumrød & Stina Stjern in the Adventure Hall
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Mingle & Bar in Cafe SULT
Day 3: Thursday, August 6
10:00 - 11:00 Breakfast conversation with Frode Boasson / 5th floor
11:30 - 12:30 Premiere: ART ( To be announced continuously ) / somewhere in the building...
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Literary Lunch with Tore Løding and the book Hålogalending / Cafe SULT
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Book talk by Lars Elling & Bendik Osland Kalsnes / Æventyrsalen
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Premiere: ART 2.0 ( To be announced continuously ) / somewhere in the building
17.00 - 18.00 Concert with Herborg Rundberg / Æventyrsalen
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Book talk with Sigbjørn Skåden & Britt Kramvik / 5th floor
20.00 - 21.00 Concert Maja Ratkje feat. Matti Aikio / Adventure Hall
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Mingle & Bar / Cafe SULT
Day 4: Friday, August 7
10:00 - 11:00 Breakfast conversation with Tore Rem about "Olav & the letters" / 5th floor
11:00 - 12:00 "Three things I find scary": Stories for the little ones with Borghild / Æventyrsalen
11:00 - 12:00 Book talk with Helen Kaldheim and kidsa, about "The Dark Elf" / The Adventure Room
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Drawing class with Helen Kaldheim: Learn to draw Nordic manga! / A place in the building
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM "How to build a castle" with Borghild O. Aasebøstøl & Cornelius Borger Østlie in 5th grade
18.00 - 18.30 Concert with the Summer Musicians / Adventure Hall
18.30 - 19.00 Concert with Kvartal / Æventyrsalen
19.00 - 21.00 Super Silent Disco for kids / the entire Tower and Adventure Hall
Hamsun Days program for adults:
12:00 - 16:00 Trip to Kråkmo: Billy Jakobsen tells about Anna in Markvatnet and Hamsun's friendship. NB! Registration required.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Concert with Trondheim Voices / Hamarøy Church at Presteid
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM LIVE podcast: "Stories and Half-Truths" with Eirin Edvardsen / Cafe SULT
22.00 - 24.00 Mingle & tingle Bar / Cafe HUNGRY