This page shares upcoming events relevant to guides, tourism professionals, researchers, and others interested in tourism development in Tromsø and Northern Norway.

Events listed here may be organized by Tromsø Guideforening or by external partners and institutions.

Upcoming Events

TGF Events

    External Events

    • 🎬 Screening of Trade Secret
      📅 Date: Saturday, 28 February 2026🕕 Time: 18:00 – 20:00📍 Location: Aurora Fokus, Grønnegata 100, 9008 Tromsø, Norway Join Rissa Citizen Science for a special, one-time screening of the award-winning investigative documentary Trade Secret — a powerful film that digs into the global commercial trade in polar bear skins and the complex forces behind it.… Read more: 🎬 Screening of Trade Secret
    • 🐚 Restore a Kelp Forest with the Kelpers!
      📅 Date: Sunday, 8 February 2026🕙 Time: 09:45 – 14:00📍 Location: Telegrafbukta (Kvaløyvegen 30, 9013 Tromsø, Norway) Join Rissa Citizen Science and the Kelpers for a hands-on community day dedicated to restoring kelp forests — one of the most important ecosystems in our coastal waters! 🐠 What’s Happening Kelp forests along the Norwegian coast have… Read more: 🐚 Restore a Kelp Forest with the Kelpers!
    • 🎧 The Loud Ocean Experience
      📅 Date: Thursday, 19 February 2026🕕 Time: 18:00 – 19:30📍 Location: Arctic University Museum of Norway (Lars Thørings veg 10, 9006 Tromsø, Norway) Join Rissa Citizen Science for a unique evening at the museum exploring one of the ocean’s most overlooked issues — sound and noise pollution in the marine world. 🐋 What to Expect… Read more: 🎧 The Loud Ocean Experience
    • 🐚 Restore a Kelp Forest with the Kelpers!
      📅 Date: Sunday, 22 February 2026🕙 Time: 09:45 – 14:00📍 Location: Telegrafbukta (Kvaløyvegen 30, 9013 Tromsø, Norway) Join Rissa Citizen Science and the Kelpers for a hands-on community day dedicated to restoring kelp forests — one of the most important ecosystems in our coastal waters! 🐠 What’s Happening Kelp forests along the Norwegian coast have… Read more: 🐚 Restore a Kelp Forest with the Kelpers!

    Past Events

    • Open Meeting – Tromsø Guideforening (TGF)
      Date: 1st February (Sunday)Time: 15:00Place: Meeting room at Tromsø Outdoor AS Tromsø Guideforening (TGF) invites everyone working in tourism in Tromsø to an open, informal meeting. This meeting is primarily intended for all guides and anyone working in the tourism. What is the meeting about? Why attend? Tromsø tourism is more than Northern Lights. This meeting is an opportunity to: The meeting is open, non-commercial, and informal. No registration required. We look forward to seeing you and continuing the conversation together.
    • Digital Mini-Conference: “Historiene vi forteller – har noe å si”
      Date & time:Tuesday 20 January, 11:00–13:00 Format:Open and free digital event Organisers / speakers:Mats J. Hoel (UiT)Astrid Maria Cabrera (NORCE) Description:This digital mini-conference explores how stories, marketing, and communication shape tourism destinations. The event addresses ethical responsibility, representation of places, and the long-term consequences of how destinations like Tromsø are communicated and promoted. Topics include destination “hotspots,” selling shared landscapes, and how communication connects to management, local practices, and capacity challenges. The conference is open to guides, tourism professionals, planners, researchers, and anyone interested in responsible tourism development.