Near Stavanger
Stavanger is the base for Avaldsnes, the seat of the first Norwegian kings, and the Hafrsfjord festival.
The Avaldsnes Viking Festival is held in early June at the Viking farm on Bukkøy, Karmøy, twenty minutes from Haugesund Airport on Norway's west coast. Avaldsnes was the seat of Harald Fairhair, Norway's first king, and the festival is the largest of its kind in western Norway, with more than 200 Vikings camping on the island and 9,000 visitors over three days in 2026.
The Hafrsfjord Viking Market, or Hafrsfjordkaupangen, is held on the second weekend of June at Møllebukta in Stavanger, Norway, on the shore where the battle of Hafrsfjord united Norway around 872 and next to the Swords in Rock monument. It is a small, free-to-visit market run by a local reenactment group.
The Avaldsnes Viking Festival is held in early June at the Viking farm on Bukkøy, Karmøy, twenty minutes from Haugesund Airport on Norway's west coast. Avaldsnes was the seat of Harald Fairhair, Norway's first king, and the festival is the largest of its kind in western Norway, with more than 200 Vikings camping on the island and 9,000 visitors over three days in 2026.
| Event | Time | By |
|---|---|---|
| Avaldsnes Viking Festival | 1 h 30 min | Car via the Boknafjord tunnel |
| Hafrsfjord Viking Market | 15 min | Bus or car to Madla and Møllebukta |