Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Norway
- Before planning a trip around a festival, verify the festival dates at the festival's website or with a local tourist information office. For more information about these and other events, visit the official tourism site for Norway.
- This list includes major festivals in major cities, plus national holidays observed throughout Norway. Many sights and banks close down on national holidays — keep it in mind when planning your itinerary. Note that this isn't a complete list; holidays can strike without warning.
- See upcoming holidays and festivals across Europe
2024
January 1: New Year's Day (closures)
March 28–April 1: Easter weekend (Maundy Thursday through Easter Monday; closures)
May 1: May Day (parades, some closures)
May 3–8: MaiJazz, Stavanger (international jazz festival)
May 8: Liberation Day
May 9: Ascension (closures)
May 15: St. Hallvard's Day, Oslo (theater, concerts)
May 17: Constitution Day (parades, closures)
May 19 & 20: Pentecost and Whit Monday (closures)
May 22–June 5: Bergen International Festival (concerts, ballet, opera, theater)
May 31–June 2: Oslo Middelalderfestival (medieval festival)
June 12–15: Bergenfest (rock, pop, hip hop, and folk music)
June 23: St. John's Eve (Sankthansaften; midsummer festival)
June 26–29 (likely): Gladmat, Stavanger (food festival)
August 19–31: Grieg in Bergen (concert series)
August 6–11: International Chamber Music Festival, Stavanger
August 7–14: Oslo Chamber Music Festival
August 11–17: Oslo Jazz Festival
September 12–21: Ultima Contemporary Music Festival, Oslo
October 19–22: DølaJazz, Lillehammer
December 10: Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony, Oslo
December 13: St. Lucia Day, across Norway (festival of lights, parade)
December 24–25: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (closures)
December 26: Boxing Day (closures)