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- Historic open-air market — Hundreds of stalls spill into the narrow streets of Røros, selling everything from hand-knitted wool and wooden kitchenware to regional crafts and antiques. The market feels like a living trade fair: merchants laid out the old-fashioned way, real local goods, and that satisfying chaos of bargaining and discovery.
- Traditional costumes, parades & living history — Locals and visitors don bunads and period mining outfits, and you’ll catch parades and reenactments that make the town’s past tangible. It’s not just a spectacle — people commit to the role, so you actually get to walk around inside a piece of history.
- Folk music and cultural performances — Expect fiddles, choir singing, folk dancers and intimate street performances that pop up between stalls and cafés.
- Historic open-air market — Hundreds of stalls spill into the narrow streets of Røros, selling everything from hand-knitted wool and wooden kitchenware to regional crafts and antiques. The market feels like a living trade fair: merchants laid out the old-fashioned way, real local goods, and that satisfying chaos of bargaining and discovery.
- Traditional costumes, parades & living history — Locals and visitors don bunads and period mining outfits, and you’ll catch parades and reenactments that make the town’s past tangible. It’s not just a spectacle — people commit to the role, so you actually get to walk around inside a piece of history.
- Folk music and cultural performances — Expect fiddles, choir singing, folk dancers and intimate street performances that pop up between stalls and cafés. The music gives the market its heartbeat: raw, local, and the kind that gets people clapping along in the snow.
- Hearty mountain food and warm drinks — Food stalls serve local cheeses, smoked specialties, flatbreads, sweet pastries and warming drinks like mulled wine and hot coffee. Cheap, delicious, and perfect for thawing fingers between exploring — a great way to taste the region without breaking the bank.
- Horse-drawn sleighs, snowy streets & UNESCO-town atmosphere — Røros’s preserved wooden buildings, lantern-lit alleys and occasional sleigh rides make the setting as memorable as the festival itself. The whole place has a cozy, small-town winter vibe that no modern stadium or indoor fair can replicate.
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Hi, I’m Johan (Netherlands 🇳🇱), the creator of TakeYourBackpack. Over the past 3 decades, I’ve backpacked through 90+ countries across six continents, gaining extensive experience with independent travel, long-term trips, and overland routes.