Márkomeannu is a

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cultural and music festival in

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. The festival is held near the border of

Tjeldsund Municipality or is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The southwestern part of the municipality is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Ofoten and the rest of the municipality is ...

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county and

Evenes Municipality or is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Ofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bogen, ...

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county. The idea behind Márkomeannu is to celebrate the culture and traditions of the

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villages. Until 2006, the festival was organized by the youth association , but starting in 2007, it has been organized by its own association, . In the first two years, the festival was held at the zoo near Evenes Airport, but since 2002 has been held at the Sami open-air museum, east of the village of

Vatnjavárri or is a Sámi hamlet or small village in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located about southeast of the village of Evenskjer and about north of the Harstad/Narvik Airport. The hamlet was home to the ''Boltås ...

. Márkomeannu consists of concerts, exhibitions, seminars, and theater. The festival had 2,800 attendees in 2008. The festival received the Troms County Council's cultural award in 2017.

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