Palmesus — festival guide

At a glance

Dates

2–3 Jul 2027 (2 days)

Location

Kristiansand Beach, Kristiansand, Norway

Sound

Electronic · Hip Hop

Tickets

€128 – €294 · 4 tiers tracked

Venue type

Natural site

Best nearby base

Kristiansand · 0 km · about 0 min

On-site camping

Tent camping only is available at the festival.

The story

Palmesus is Scandinavia's largest beach party, taking place over two days at Kristiansand Beach in Kristiansand, Norway. This summer music festival is designed for a mature audience, being 18+, and offers camping facilities for attendees. The event features a vibrant beach atmosphere, focusing on music and social gatherings.

Palmesus is a 2-day electronic, hip hop festival at Kristiansand Beach in Kristiansand, Norway. The July 2027 edition runs 2–3 Jul 2027.

Expect stages split between Electronic and Hip Hop.

Everything happens at Kristiansand Beach, in Kristiansand. Kristiansand · 0 km · about 0 min is the organiser's practical nearby base for accommodation and transfers to the festival site. Tent camping only is available at the festival.

Palmesus keeps the same calendar slot each year: July 2027 for this edition, opening on a Friday and closing on a Saturday. It is a high-summer date, which is peak season for both travel and accommodation across the region. That slot matters for the budget — flights and rooms in Kristiansand are priced for the festival weekend, not the week around it, so shifting your arrival by a day often saves more than any ticket tier does.

• Camping available on-site
• Focus on electronic and hip hop genres
• Festival held at Kristiansand Beach

Venue, camping & access

Venue type

Natural site

Best nearby base

Kristiansand · 0 km · about 0 min

Camping

Tent camping only is available at the festival.

What the trip costs from Paris

Door to door from Paris, a trip to Palmesus works out at roughly €451 per person on the cheapest combination we track — a mid-priced weekend by the standards of our index.

The ticket is only 28% of that: the rest is getting there and sleeping somewhere, which is exactly the part most ticket sites leave out.

Cheapest travel we price is bus · 19h 33m each way, at €129 return.

Planning the trip, step by step

1. 1Book the ticket first: tiers at Palmesus are sold in waves and the cheapest wave is gone long before the line-up is complete.
2. 2Then price the travel from Paris — Cinderella compares train, bus, car and flight for the same dates, and the cheapest option is not always the obvious one.
3. 3Reserve 3 nights rather than 2: the last night of a festival almost always ends after the last train home.
4. 4Follow Palmesus on Cinderella to be emailed when a ticket price drops or a new tier opens.

Full line-up

Ordered as the poster reads it — headliners first, then most booked to least. Each name opens that artist's festival dates.

Past editions

Dates are the event's recurring calendar slot, so treat them as approximate — the organiser keeps the official archive.

• 2026

  2–3 Jul 2026 (approx.)

• 2025

  2–3 Jul 2025 (approx.)

• 2024

  2–3 Jul 2024 (approx.)

Travel tips from Paris

• The site itself is Kristiansand Beach, in Kristiansand.
• Book a bed in Kristiansand early — rooms around a festival sell out before the last ticket tier does.

• bus19h 33m · €129
• air5h 1m · €213
• train10h 32m · €320
• car16h · €333