Welcome to Dark Season Blues 2026!
Secure your spot for an unforgettable festival weekend in the magical light of the polar night. Experience the true spirit of the blues in spectacular Arctic surroundings.
Support us—buy a raffle ticket!
When you buy a raffle ticket, you’re supporting everything from free concerts to school and children’s concerts, and you’re helping us bring in even bigger artists and raise the bar for the festival.
Four new names for Dark Season Blues 2026
Kid Andersen returns to Longyearbyen with a heavy blues history, J.T. Lauritsen & The Buckshot Hunters come in award-winning form, Ben Poole offers British blues rock, and our own JG Hansen gives us Svalbard stories from Longyearbyen and Svea.
«Blues talk» with Øyvind Rønning
– has become a festival highlight, and it continues this year with interviews held during the lunch concerts at Kroa on Friday and Saturday.
We unveil four new musical additions
Dark Season Blues 2026 adds Grammy-winning Mike Farris in full band format, guitar phenomenon Laura Chavez, raw delta and Mississippi blues from Big Creek Slim & Kent Erik Thorvaldsen and a Swedish rock’n’roll comeback with the Slaptones.
New artist launch for Dark Season Blues 2026
Dark Season Blues 2026 releases three new names: Grammy-nominated Sugaray Rayford with powerful soul blues, Danish Mike Andersen in close solo format and Norwegian-British Krissy Matthews with explosive blues rock and international band.
Dark Season Blues launches new four artists
Dark Season Blues 2026 adds four strong new names to the program: southern stories from Grayson Capps, Swedish banjo punk from Baskery, Notodden blues from Spoonful of Blues and dark, poetic harmonica magic from Richard Gjems & The High Rollers.
Dark Season Blues launches first four artists
Dark Season Blues 2026 opens the artist program with four strong names ranging from new Norwegian blues stars and soulful power to Notodden groove, raw pub rock and Swedish electric blues from the deep forests of Värmland.
Something is about to happen….
We’re about to launch this year’s artists for Dark Season Blues 2026, and we can’t wait to share what’s in store during the dark season in Longyearbyen.
Dark Season Blues 2026
If you love the blues and are looking for an unforgettable cultural experience in one of the world’s most exotic settings, Dark Season Blues in Svalbard is a festival you won’t want to miss!
