About Mini­øya

Mini­øya is an annual music and cul­ture fes­ti­val in Tøyen Park, Oslo, for child­ren and young­s­ters. Mini­øya was arran­ged for the first time in 2010.

Our vision is to have the courage to move in a new direc­tion and create expe­ri­en­ces for child­ren and young people that will sur­prise them and involve them. We believe they  not only accept the chal­lenge this invol­ves – but also actually want it! We dare to look afresh at cur­rent norms and values.

Mini­øya is a qua­lity event, set­ting stan­dards that are com­men­su­rate with those at simi­lar events for adults. Mini­øya is a meeting-place for dif­fe­rent gen­res and forms of cul­tural expres­sion, offe­ring not just a broad range of music gen­res but also a pro­mi­nent place in the pro­gramme to dance, thea­tre, visual art, film and other visual forms of expres­sion. In addition to our main sta­ges ”Amfiet” and ”Tel­tet”, we have smal­ler inter-active sta­ges and are­nas, inclu­ding a dra­wing tent, a thea­tre tent, a music work­shop and an art tent. Child­ren can par­ti­ci­pate in thea­tre make-up, dra­wing, work­shops, mini-journalism and many other exci­ting activities.

We work in part­nership with estab­lis­hed cul­tural insti­tu­tions and with other arti­s­tic groups. When wor­king with pro­fes­sio­nal artists, child­ren and young­s­ters will share  decision-making and respon­s­i­bi­lity. Mini­øya puts great emp­ha­sis on children’s and young people’s open­ness and their abi­lity to rec­og­nise good qua­lity when they work with dif­fe­rent art forms.
In 2011 over 12000 child­ren, young people and adults came to the fes­ti­val. In 2012 we expect even more.

Prac­ti­cal information

Tøyen Park lies on gently rising ground between the Munch Museum and Tøyen swimming-pool, across the road from the Bota­ni­cal Gar­den. The park lies on land belon­ging to Tøyen farm, and was first trans­for­med into a pub­lic park in the 1950s, with improve­ments being made later. The park is uni­que, being a natu­ral amp­hithea­tre, and with a fine view over Oslo and to the beaut­i­ful Bota­ni­cal Garden.

Dates

The dates for Mini­øya 2012 are Satur­day 9 June and Sun­day 10 June.

Ope­ning times

Satur­day  11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sun­day     11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Ticket sales each day from 10.00 a.m.

Tick­ets in advance

Tick­ets are sold through Bil­lett­ser­vice here
Billettservice.no/815 33 133/Posten/Narvesen/7eleven.

To avoid que­ues at the entrance it is advi­sabe to buy tick­ets in advance.

Ticket prices (all prices are given in NOK, Nor­we­gian kroner).

• Day ticket: NOK 275 + book­ing fee
• Family day ticket (4 per­sons): NOK 880 + book­ing fee
• Fes­ti­val pass: NOK 450 + book­ing fee
• Family fes­ti­val pass (4 per­sons): NOK 1440 + book­ing fee

A fes­ti­val pass covers entrance on both days. A day ticket is for entrance on just one day. Child­ren under the age of three can enter free of charge. People over 16 are not allowed into the fes­ti­val area unless they are accom­pany­ing child­ren under the age of 16. Child­ren under the age of 12 are only admit­ted when accom­pa­nied by an adult.

How to reach Tøyen Park

We hope as many people as pos­sible will tra­vel by pub­lic trans­port. Take Bus no. 20 to the Munch Museum stop, or take the under­ground line (”T-banen”) to Tøyen T. All pub­lic trans­port time­tab­les can be found at www.trafikanten.no
Par­king places for pri­vate cars are limited.

Age limits

Mini­øya is a fes­ti­val exclu­sively for child­ren and young people. It is Norway’s only fes­ti­val with an upper age limit of 16; this means that anyone over 16 can only be admit­ted if he or she is accom­pany­ing children.

People with mobi­lity disabilities

Tøyen Park is acces­sible for whe­elchair users and spec­ial toi­l­ets for people with mobi­lity disa­bi­lities will be in place.
For furt­her infor­ma­tion, enqui­ries should be made at the entrance.

People accom­pany­ing

Disab­led people who are being accom­pa­nied should buy tick­ets in the nor­mal way. The per­son accom­pany­ing can regis­ter for accre­di­ta­tion prior to the fes­ti­val on the spec­ial appli­ca­tion form (see below).

Accre­di­ta­tion form

(in place here after 2 April)

What can not be taken into the fes­ti­val area?

The use of rol­ler ska­tes, skate­boards or bicy­c­les is ban­ned in Tøyen Park during the fes­ti­val. This is for safety rea­sons. Also ban­ned are umbrel­las, por­table bar­be­cues or ani­mals (with the excep­tion of guide dogs).

Tiny tots

A spec­ial faci­lity will be in place for nappy-changing. Ear-muffs will also be on sale (alt­hough sound-levels from the sta­ges will be appro­priate for children).

Volunte­ers

Maybe you would like a job as a volunteer hel­per at Mini­øya. We need volunte­ers to carry out a host of jobs — some large, some small — before, during and after the fes­ti­val. You decide whether to help for one day or seve­ral days. We greatly appreciate any help you can give.
You can regis­ter here