Tips for planning a Christmas party in the Haugesund region

Sit back and enjoy - have your Christmas party at one of the region's restaurants!

In the centre of Haugesund, you'll find a good and varied selection of restaurants offering a tasty Christmas menu - in addition to their good old classics. Biff & Burger, Dattera til Lothe, To Glass Restaurant, Naustet and Carlos Bistro are all good choices. If you move beyond the city limits, you'll find delicious food served at Havn restaurant, Smiå Bistro and Fugl Fønix restaurant. What do they have in common? You can sit back and just enjoy!

Carlos' Bistro

Carlos' Bistro serves Mediterranean cuisine in an atmosphere reminiscent of hidden cobblestone streets in warmer climes - right in the centre of Haugesund.

Naustet restaurant, hyggelig bort i kuppelen.

Naustet Restaurant Haugesund

Naustet Restaurant is an à la carte restaurant in Haugesund, offering a wide selection of fish and seafood. The restaurant is part of Quality Hotel Maritim.

Smiå Bistro & Pianobar Skudeneshavn

In the heart of Skudeneshavn, enjoy a delightful dining experience with a great atmosphere. Choose from delicious fish and meat dishes on the menu.

Dattera til Lothe

Dattera til Lothe, situated in the heart of Haugesund, offers spectacular views of Smedasundet strait and serves delicious dishes made with love.

Havn Restaurant in Skudeneshavn

Havn Restaurant is located in the heart of Skudeneshavn, offering seafood delicacies, along with delicious meat and vegetarian options.

Fugl Fønix Restaurant

Fugl Fønix Restaurant in Etne is open every day. The varied menu is based on local produce and seasonal ingredients. Fugl Fønix also has its own microbrewery.

Mennesker koser seg på Biff & Burger i Haugesund.

Biff & Burger Haugesund

Biff & Burger will challenge and delight your taste buds. Here you get a combination of simple and good food of high quality, they also have take-away.

Hire a function room for your Christmas party

Arrange your Christmas party in idyllic surroundings at Høyevarde where Lothes Mat & Vinhus is responsible for the food, in nostalgic surroundings at Nesheimstunet, in beautiful rooms with sea views at Havn Restaurant in Skudeneshavn, in the sea at Raw Ocean Lodge or in scenic surroundings at Fugl Fønix Hotel.

Function rooms at Nesheimstunet farm

In the middle of beautiful Vindafjord municipality is the idyllic Nesheimstunet farm with function rooms that can accommodate up to 100 guests.

Fugl Fønix Restaurant

Fugl Fønix Restaurant in Etne is open every day. The varied menu is based on local produce and seasonal ingredients. Fugl Fønix also has its own microbrewery.

Høyevarde venue

Høyevarde Lighthouse is an exclusive and unique cultural heritage which is available for conferences and other events all year round.

Havn Restaurant in Skudeneshavn

Havn Restaurant is located in the heart of Skudeneshavn, offering seafood delicacies, along with delicious meat and vegetarian options.

Skaarnesheimen Raw Ocean Lodge

Raw Ocean Lodge is situated at Sandve and its nearest neighbour is the North Sea. Guests can stay overnight in a cabin or in their own private dome.

If you want a private venue in or near the centre of Haugesund, Vangen Terrassen, To Glass's function rooms and Quality Hotel Maritim are good options. But be quick to book your function room - they fill up fast in the run-up to Christmas.

Quality Hotel Maritim venues

Quality Hotel Maritim is beautifully located by the waterfront in Haugesund City Centre, and offer venues for all kinds of events.

To Glass Selskapslokaler oppdekket bord.

To Glass selskapslokaler Haugesund

To Glass Restaurant are great venues suitable for all types of events. They work hard to ensure your event will be an unforgettable experience.

Haraldsvang Café og Catering - Vangenterrassen

Haraldsvang Café & Catering is open on request for groups - both for private and companies. On a nice summer day you can also enjoy a meal or an Ice cream at Vangenterrassen in beautiful surroundings.

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Catering for your Christmas party

Leave the food to those who know how and book catering for this year's Christmas party. After all, it's great not to have to deal with it yourself, isn't it? Bohemer Catering offers a wide-ranging menu, so you'll have plenty to choose from. Catering can also be ordered from To Glass, Tre Stuer and Haraldsvang Cafe & Catering. If you want to offer some untraditional Christmas food, Sabi Sushi in Haugesund is a good choice!

Bohemer Catering in Haugesund and Karmøy

Bohemer Catering offers everything from snacks to tapas and 3-course dinners. Bohemer is located in Haugesund and on Karmøy.

Sabi Sushi Haugesund

Sabi Sushi Haugesund offers fresh, delicious sushi for dine-in or takeaway. Conveniently located in Haugesund city centre, open daily.

Tre stuer café - Haugesund

Tre stuer, Haugesund’s most colourful café! Delicious, healthy dishes with a focus on plant-based food, often gluten-free and vegan.

Full evening at Edda Cinema

Why not hire an entire cinema hall and spice up your Christmas party with a closed screening of a Christmas film or autumn premieres? Edda Kino also offers food and drink, so you can simply have a full evening at Edda!

Edda Kino- conference venue in Haugesund

Edda Cinema is situated in the centre of Haugesund and has five well-equipped auditoriums that are available to rent for courses and conferences.

Spice up your Christmas party with a cultural event

Take the opportunity to enjoy one or more of the cultural events before Christmas - perfect to combine with a delicious Christmas dinner. At Quality Hotel Maritim you can enjoy a number of treats - the programme is packed! You can experience Alexandra Rotan, Viggo Venn, Hans Morten Hansen and the Christmas Laughter Gala with Bård Tufte Johansen, Johan Golden, Anne Kat Hærland and Dag Sørås.

Quality Hotel Maritim

Quality Hotel Maritim is located by Smedasundet in the centre of Haugesund. With 311 rooms, restaurants and well-known venue for conferences and events.

You can also experience performances that bring out the Christmas spirit at Tysværtunet Kulturhus. How about Christmas in the Swing or The Nutcracker? Or how about ringing in Christmas with Haugesund Theatre's critically acclaimed show? The Late Night Christmas Show is guaranteed to get your laughter muscles going! You can buy tickets here - but be quick, they go fast!

Grand Kyiv Ballet: The Nutcracker - Tysværtunet kulturhus

Grand Kyiv Ballet presents The Nutcracker at Tysværtunet Kulturhus, 22 December.

Jul i svingen - Tysværtunet kulturhus

Experience the magic of Christmas when the theatre production ‘Jul i Svingen’, based on NRK's popular Christmas calendar, comes to Tysværtunet Kulturhus on 17 December. The performance is in Norwegian.

Can't get into the Christmas spirit until you've been to at least one Christmas concert? Don't despair! At Festiviteten in Haugesund, Christmas concerts are coming up in a row! Experience Nordic Tenors, Adam Douglas, Ingebjørg Bratland & Odd Norstoga, Oslo Gospel Choir, Haugaland Storband, Bjørn Eidsvåg, Eva Weel Skram...phew...we could go on for a while because the programme is simply packed! Check it out here da vel!

Adam Douglas "An American Holiday" - Festiviteten Haugesund

Adam Douglas is once again heading out on his Christmas tour to showcase American Christmas music. He is performing at Festiviteten on Friday 5 December.

Oslo Gospel Choir - Festiviteten Haugesund

Oslo Gospel Choir is performing their atmospheric Christmas concert at Festiviteten on Saturday 7 December.

To make sure you don't miss out on anything, check out our events calendar. And remember - you don't have to limit yourself to just one cultural event, it's perfectly acceptable to go to one, two and five before Christmas. All that's left is to wish you a happy pre-Christmas season!

Check out the region's cultural events here!

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Christmas Viking style

The fire in the longhouse was lit, and friends and family gathered to enjoy good food and drink. Christmas, or Jòl as it was called, was one of the Vikings’ most important festivals.