Cinema, dance floor and family sports. What to do in Norway this weekend?

For culture without spending money: Saturday cinema and the Sunday We Do finale in Oslo.
For an evening with friends: Polish Oktoberfest on Saturday.
For an outing with children: workshops in Trondheim or a family sports day in Drammen

We Do Festival, 2025 edition. Photo: Piotr Wrega / organiser's materials.

Stavanger: leave the week behind on the mat 17:00–18:15 · Kongsgata 44 · yoga in Polish Before you begin your weekend outings, you can do something for yourself. Patrycja Kitowska invites you to a Friday reset with yoga conducted in Polish. It is an option for those who prefer to slow down after a working week. Check the details of Friday yoga → Bergen and Grimstad: a conversation about life abroad Beatus Cras is organising meetings in the “On the Road to Integration” series. Participants in the two cities will explore different topics:

• Bergen, 17:00–19:30 — “Where am I?” The first of five meetings will take place at Åsane kulturhus. The next ones are scheduled for Fridays, until 20 November. See the announcement for the Bergen meeting →
• Grimstad, 18:00–20:00 — “How do I think?” The meeting will take place at Voss gate 2. See the announcement for the Grimstad meeting →

Oslo: a concert worth bringing a blanket to 20:00–22:00 · St. Olavs gate 32 · free admission, registration required Friday evening at the We Do Festival will be all about ambient music. During UNSEEN, Dawid Dąbrowski will play a modular synthesiser. The organisers encourage guests to bring a mat or blanket — so you can plan on listening in a comfortable position. Register for the UNSEEN concert →

Trondheim: fairy-tale costumes and basketball 14:00–17:00 · workshops for children · registration required At the “Fairy-Tale Cottage in an Autumn Forest” workshops organised by BLI MED!, children can come dressed as their favourite fairy-tale characters. The number of places is limited; the exact location must be confirmed upon registration. Register your child for the autumn workshops → Adults also have a sports option: from 15:00 to 17:00, recreational basketball organised by BLI MED! will take place at Sverresborg skole, gymsal 1. Check the participation rules for basketball → Oslo: two Polish documentaries, two different worlds 15:00 and 17:00 · Chateau Neuf, Lillesalen · Slemdalsveien 15 You can spend Saturday afternoon at the cinema. The We Do Festival invites you to two Polish documentaries: “Kumotry” (“Double Trouble”) by Emilia Śniegoska at 15:00 and “Pianoforte” by Jakub Piątek at 17:00. The latter film looks behind the scenes of the Chopin Competition, showing young pianists in a world of great ambition and enormous pressure. “Pianoforte” — screening on 24 October at 17:00 at Chateau Neuf. Graphic: We Do Festival / wedo.no. “All festival events are free of charge.” — We Do Festival organisers, translated from English Free admission requires a reservation. The official programme includes links for registering for individual screenings. Choose a film and make a reservation → Arendal: Chris Medina at the Wataha centre Doors open: 18:00 · Wataha Kultursenter, Iuellsklev 2 · 18+ event Chris Medina will perform in Arendal in the evening. The concert takes place at the Wataha centre, run by a Polish association — hence its place in our roundup for the Polish community. It is an option for those who feel like a music-filled evening in an international crowd. Check tickets for Chris Medina's concert → Oslo: Saturday night under the sign of Oktoberfest 22:00–03:00 · Kjøkken og bar · Møllergata 16 After the cinema, you can switch to a dance plan. The Polish Oktoberfest, organised by Polish Party in Oslo, starts at 22:00. It is an option for a late evening with friends in the city centre. Check the admission conditions for the Polish Oktoberfest →

Drammen: family competitions instead of Sunday on the sofa 11:00–15:00 · Øren flerbrukshall · Gamborgs vei 7 SiN — Sammen i Norge invites you to “Active Together — Family Day of Joy and Movement”. The programme includes competitions for children, adults and entire families, as well as medals for participants. Hot dogs and fruit are included in the participation fee. Registration is required, and the rates differ for SiN members and other participants. Check the organiser's announcement for fee details and place availability. Register for the family sports day → Oslo: from Everest to Svalbard 16:00 · NSKI Høyskole, Manusloftet · free admission At the “Together on the Way to the Summit” meeting, the guest will be Piotr Śliwiński — an Everest climber who solo skied to the summit of Svalbard's highest peak. It is an opportunity to hear about expeditions from someone who experienced them himself. Participation is free, but attendance must be confirmed by phone. Contact details and travel information can be found in the meeting announcement. Confirm your attendance at the meeting with Piotr Śliwiński → Oslo: We Do finale with the Sw@da x Niczos duo Event starts: 18:00 · Høymagasinet, Myntgata 7 · free admission after registration To close the weekend, the We Do Festival moves to the Akershus grounds. First, the audience will see the results of the festival workshops, and after the presentations, Sw@da x Niczos will perform — a duo combining club sounds with the musical traditions of Podlasie. Sw@da x Niczos will perform during the We Do Festival finale. Graphic: We Do Festival / wedo.no. 18:00 is the start time of the entire finale; the concert will take place later. Admission is free, but registration is required. Check the finale programme and registration information → Also online: support group meetings On Sunday, Przystań Gestalt has planned “Between Worlds” at 10:00, for Poles living abroad, and “Conscious Singlehood” from 15:00 to 18:00. These are meetings of closed support groups, not one-off events with open admission. The possibility of joining the series must be arranged with the organiser. Learn about the “Between Worlds” group →
Learn about the “Conscious Singlehood” group → Remember the time change On the night from Saturday to Sunday, 25 October, we turn the clocks back from 03:00 to 02:00. All times in this roundup are given in local Norwegian time. Check the date of the time change.

If you already have plans for this weekend, there will also be opportunities to meet in the coming weeks:

• 31 October · Arendal — WataHalloween at the Wataha centre. See the event announcement →
• 5 November · Fredrikstad — a free “Working in Norway Without Secrets” seminar organised by Polski Dialog, at 18:00 at Fredrikstad Øst Frivilligsentral. Check the seminar programme →
• 15 November · Oslo — anniversary concert by Stachursky, at 18:30. Check concert details →
• 21 November · Fredrikstad — Andrzejki organised by the Union of Poles in Fredrikstad, from 17:00 at Folkets Hus Torsnes. See the Andrzejki announcement →

Before heading out, check the organiser's latest information — especially place availability, registration rules and admission conditions.