UKA
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| Dates | Biennially in October |
| Location(s) | Trondheim, Norway |
| Years active | 1917 – present |
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UKA is the largest cultural festival in Norway and is arranged biennially by volunteer students from Trondheim. In 2011, the festival was held for the 46th time. 1500 students did volunteer work, while 82,000 event tickets were sold. The name "UKA" translates to "the week", although it now lasts for the better part of a month. 25 days of concerts, theatre, musical, seminars and much more. That’s why UKA is best described as the dream of living the student life forever.
UKA was established in 1917 by students studying at the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH, now part of NTNU) in an attempt to improve the financial situation within the students' community in Trondheim. In 1917 the festival mainly consisted of a revue, which was arranged every other year except the mid-war years. Starting with scarce resources UKA has been in constant growth and is today the largest Norwegian cultural festival with more concerts and entertainment than ever before. Although the festival now features big name artists, the organizers still consider revue, UKErevyen, as the "heart" of the festival.
It may seem hard to believe, but Norway’s largest cultural festival is run entirely by volunteers, from top to bottom. Trondheim’s tradition for volunteer work is well known, and a trademark for UKA. In 2009, 1400 volunteers made sure everything ran smoothly. 6500 spectators jumped up and down in Death Valley, 90 000 litres of beer were sold during the festival, activities spanning from juggling courses to crime night to wrestling were held in Death Valley and The Student Society in Trondheim, and commercial partners contributed with events like “UKA robot challenge”, where the contesters competed in building and programming Lego robots. The festival itself is a celebration of intellectual prowess and passionate commitment shown by the students. Consisting mainly of students recruited from Trondheim, the main audience is young people within the proximity of the city. There are events and lectures however, that targets a more mature audience, such as UKErevyen.
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