{"id":17246,"date":"2019-03-19T22:20:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T22:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/dark-season-blues-en\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:29:51","slug":"dark-season-blues-2-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Season Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-26388 {margin-left: -2em; }.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-26388 .wp-show-posts-inner {margin: 0 0 2em 2em; }<\/style><section id=\"wpsp-26388\" class=\" wp-show-posts-columns wp-show-posts\" style=\"\"><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-32167 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forside-en category-nyheter-en wpsp-col-4\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/32167\/movies-tuesday-october-20\/\"  title=\"Movies &#8211; Tuesday, October 20\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/roadhouse.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Roadhouse, the classic from the &#039;80s\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/roadhouse.webp 1600w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/roadhouse-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/roadhouse-1024x575.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/roadhouse-768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/roadhouse-1536x862.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/32167\/movies-tuesday-october-20\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Movies &#8211; Tuesday, October 20<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/32167\/movies-tuesday-october-20\/\" title=\"05:22\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-10-17T05:22:58+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">17. October 2026<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-17T05:30:38+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">17. October 2026<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dark Season Blues is presenting a cult classic from 1989 at the Longyearbyen Cultural Center on Tuesday, October 20. Experience the Jeff Healey Band, raw guitars, and an authentic \u201980s vibe. Free admission\u2014be sure to pick up your ticket in advance. <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/32167\/movies-tuesday-october-20\/\"> Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-21173 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forside-en category-nyheter-en wpsp-col-4\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/21173\/dsb2024-environmentally-approved-event\/\"  title=\"Dark Season Blues &#8211; Environmentally Certified Event\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Miljogodkjent-dark-season-blues-jpg-1200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Dark Season Blues Festival is an environmentally certified event\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Miljogodkjent-dark-season-blues-jpg-1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Miljogodkjent-dark-season-blues-jpg-1200-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Miljogodkjent-dark-season-blues-jpg-1200-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Miljogodkjent-dark-season-blues-jpg-1200-1024x585.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/21173\/dsb2024-environmentally-approved-event\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dark Season Blues &#8211; Environmentally Certified Event<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/21173\/dsb2024-environmentally-approved-event\/\" title=\"08:10\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-10-08T08:10:00+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">8. October 2026<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-15T18:38:28+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">15. October 2026<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dark Season Blues has once again been recertified this year as an environmentally certified event, in accordance with the guidelines of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/21173\/dsb2024-environmentally-approved-event\/\"> Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-25221 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-forside-en category-nyheter-en wpsp-col-4\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/25221\/where-to-hear-the-blues-dsb2025\/\"  title=\"Where are you going to hear the blues this year?\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tegning-Longyearbyen-Dark-Season-Blues.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Longyearbyen During the Dark Season Blues\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tegning-Longyearbyen-Dark-Season-Blues.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tegning-Longyearbyen-Dark-Season-Blues-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tegning-Longyearbyen-Dark-Season-Blues-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tegning-Longyearbyen-Dark-Season-Blues-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/25221\/where-to-hear-the-blues-dsb2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Where are you going to hear the blues this year?<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/25221\/where-to-hear-the-blues-dsb2025\/\" title=\"19:28\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-10-04T19:28:00+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">4. 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October 2026<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you wondering whether there will be a standing or seated concert, or how many audience members there is room for at each venue? <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/25221\/where-to-hear-the-blues-dsb2025\/\"> Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/section><!-- .wp-show-posts -->\n<figure><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline aligncenter is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/news\/\" style=\"color:#e4f2f8;background-color:#0175a6\">To all news&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><style>.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-31235 {margin-left: -6em; }.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-31235 .wp-show-posts-inner {margin: 0 0 6em 6em; }<\/style><section id=\"wpsp-31235\" class=\" wp-show-posts\" style=\"\"><p>Ingen innlegg funnet.<\/p>\n<\/section><!-- .wp-show-posts --><br\/><style>.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-22837 {margin-left: -1em; }.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-22837 .wp-show-posts-inner {margin: 0 0 1em 1em; }<\/style><section id=\"wpsp-22837\" class=\" wp-show-posts-columns wp-show-posts\" style=\"\"><div class=\"wpsp-no-results\" style=\"margin-left: 1em;\"><p>Sorry, no posts were found.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/section><!-- .wp-show-posts --><\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-3-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dark-Season-Blues-255x140-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22604\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-morketidsblues\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/\">Winter Blues<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dark Season Blues is an annual music festival in Longyearbyen on Svalbard that marks the beginning of the polar night. On the weekend closest to October 26, the town fills with warm blues rhythms from around 15 Norwegian and international bands. The concerts are held in intimate venues such as pubs, the historic Huset, Gruve 3, and the church, and the program includes blues lunches, three-course dinners, and children\u2019s concerts. The festival is known for its unique atmosphere, where artists, audiences, and locals come together in close proximity. The entire event is run by volunteers and has been environmentally certified since 2017. With music, the Northern Lights, and magical Arctic nature, Dark Season Blues is an unparalleled experience.      <br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/dsb\/\">[Read more about the winter blues]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/svalbard-destinasjon-255x140-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22607\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-oygruppen-svalbard\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/svalbard\/\">The Svalbard archipelago<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Svalbard is an Arctic archipelago located between Norway and the North Pole, known for its dramatic nature and unique location. The landscape is characterized by glaciers, mountains and endless tundra areas, with a rich wildlife including polar bears, walruses and reindeer. Longyearbyen, the archipelago&#8217;s largest settlement, is a charming small town with an international community and a vibrant cultural life. Svalbard experiences extreme light conditions, with midnight sun in summer and darkness in winter, often accompanied by spectacular northern lights. The archipelago attracts researchers, adventurers and tourists seeking a unique experience in the world&#8217;s northernmost populated areas, where wild nature and human adaptation go hand in hand.    <br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/svalbard\/\">[Learn more about the Svalbard archipelago]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/travel-accommodation-and-activities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/reise-svalbard-255x140-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22609\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-reisedestinasjon\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/travel-accommodation-and-activities\/\">Travel destination<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Svalbard is a unique travel destination for adventurous tourists, offering spectacular Arctic nature and unforgettable experiences. The archipelago boasts dramatic glaciers, majestic mountains, wild tundra, and rich wildlife, including polar bears, reindeer, and walruses. Longyearbyen, the largest settlement, features modern amenities, fascinating museums, and an international atmosphere. Visitors can experience the midnight sun in summer and the magical northern lights during the dark winter. Activities such as dog sledding, snowmobile safaris, kayaking, and hiking provide close encounters with nature. Svalbard is perfect for those seeking to explore raw, untouched wilderness combined with comfort and culture in one of the world\u2019s most extreme regions.     <br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svalbardblues.com\/en\/travel-accommodation-and-activities\/\">[Learn more about the destination]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter Blues Dark Season Blues is an annual music festival in Longyearbyen on Svalbard that marks the beginning of the polar night. 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