Ultima Contemporary Music Festival

Ultima Contemporary Music Festival is Scandinavia's largest contemporary music festival, and it has been a vital venue for current music and related art forms since 1991. In 2006, the event was designated a "knutepunkt" (culture centre), and it is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs and the City of Oslo. Ultima was created in 1990 by Helge Skansen, Geir Johnson, Knut Høyland, Jostein Simble, and John Persen and now has 17 members, all of whom are professional cultural institutions or organizations.

The Ultima Contemporary Music Festival takes place in September and is held at several locations in Oslo. Throughout Ultima's twenty-year history, various locales have functioned as concert venues. The events are staged both in large, established venues such as the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo Concert Hall and the University of Oslo's Great Hall as well as in small clubs, shop premises, industrial premises, museums, schools and outdoors. The festival aims to promote artistic distinctiveness, trends and innovation and to make music of a high artistic standard accessible to everyone.

Location: Oslo, Norway
Date: September