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
2025
May 1: May Day (parades, some closures)
May 7–11: MaiJazz, Stavanger (international jazz festival)
May 8: Liberation Day
May 15: St. Hallvard's Day, Oslo (theater, concerts)
May 17: Constitution Day (parades, closures)
May 21–June 4: Bergen International Festival (concerts, ballet, opera, theater)
May 29: Ascension (closures)
May 30–June 1: Oslo Middelalderfestival (medieval festival at Akershus Fortress)
June 8 & 9: Pentecost and Whit Monday (closures)
June 11–14: Bergenfest (rock, pop, hip hop, and folk music)
June 23: St. John's Eve (Sankthansaften; midsummer festival)
June 25–28: Gladmat, Stavanger (food festival)
August 5–10: International Chamber Music Festival, Stavanger
August 10–16: Oslo Jazz Festival
August 15–24: Oslo Chamber Music Festival
August 18–30 (likely): Grieg in Bergen (concert series)
September 11–20: Ultima Contemporary Music Festival, Oslo
October 16–19: 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)
2026
January 1: New Year's Day (closures)
April 2–6: Easter weekend (Maundy Thursday through Easter Monday; closures)
May 1: May Day (parades, some closures)