Public holidays in Norway 2026
12 national public holidays in Norway in 2026. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. Next: Christmas Day on 25 December (Friday).
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2 April | Thursday | Maundy Thursday |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 5 April | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 6 April | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May | Friday | Labour Day |
| 14 May | Thursday | Ascension Day |
| 17 May | Sunday | Constitution Day |
| 24 May | Sunday | Pentecost |
| 25 May | Monday | Whit Monday |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Saturday | Boxing Day |
Other observances
Bank holidays, optional and observance days. Most are not days off for everyone.
- 21 January · Birthday of Princess Ingrid Alexandra (observance)
- 6 February · Day of the Sami people (observance)
- 8 February · Mother's Day (observance)
- 14 February · Valentine's Day (observance)
- 15 February · Carnival (observance)
- 18 February · Ash Wednesday (observance)
- 21 February · Birthday of King Harald V (observance)
- 8 March · International Women's Day (observance)
- 29 March · Palm Sunday (observance)
- 1 April · April Fools' Day (observance)
- 8 May · Liberation Day (observance)
- 7 June · Union Dissolution Day (observance)
- 23 June · Midsummar Eve (observance)
- 4 July · Birthday of Queen Sonja (observance)
- 20 July · Birthday of Crown Prince Haakon Magnus (observance)
- 29 July · Olsok (optional)
- 19 August · Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit (observance)
- 1 November · All Saints' Day (observance)
- 8 November · Father's Day (observance)
- 29 November · First Sunday of Advent (observance)
- 6 December · Second Sunday of Advent (observance)
- 13 December · Third Sunday of Advent (observance)
- 20 December · Fourth Sunday of Advent (observance)
- 24 December · Christmas Eve (bank)
- 31 December · New Year's Eve (bank)
Source: date-holidays rules v3.26.5 (ISC (data: CC BY-SA 3.0)). About our data
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