The Haugesund Jazz festival, Sildajazz (Sild = herring), give all available premises, goods houses, empty shops and old freight sheds a possibility to be a pub! ( if they are situated on the inner quay). On the top picture, a former shop selling rain dresses has been transformed into a pub expected to be visited by 1500-2000 people every evening (they come and go, to be able to visit all the places like this!)
 
 

Yrkesklærs gamle lokaler er omgjort til pub. På veggene henger reklamen som sier "La det regne". Her inne er det tørt og godt, uansett vær! The former premises of a shop selling working clothes and raindresses is turned into a temporary pub. The walls still contain old advertisements saying: "Let it rain".

Lenger sør på kaien hadde Birger Pedersen lagerlokaler for dampskipsekspedisjonen i gamle dager. Fremdeles bare et gammel lagerlokale, som nå skal ryddes for å være Jazz-pub. Benkene er på plass, og scenen snart ryddet for orkesterne. 100 meter further south on The inner quay, this old cellar was used as a freight shed until recently. The interior is authentic, but will be made into  a jazz-pub. The benches are ready, and the stage will soon be cleared for the musicians.

Sound equipment
2 days before it starts, Ole Egil Flotve and his Company Karmøy Lyd, have started equipping many of the jazz pubs with all sound equipment needed for the 3-4 days of jazz festival. 
And, local volunteers are building temporary stages on the inner quay, just south of the Flaggrute terminal.
Wednesday we are ready. And the Sildajazz festival makes Haugesund into the happiest place on earth, even if it rains! (but we dont want it to rain!)