Oslo Christmas Market

The Oslo Christmas market, Jul i Vinterland, sets up at Spikersuppa, alongside the Karl Johans gate ice rink, a stone’s throw from the Nationaltheatret, from 7 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, every day except 24 December. Entry is free; the rides are paid for, including a 40-metre Ferris wheel, the Julestjernen. The organiser, Lund Gruppen Arrangement AS, founded in 2007, comes from a group of fairground operators active since 1895. For a more traditional market, the Norsk Folkemuseum, on the Bygdøy peninsula, opens its own on two December weekends, with more than 100 stalls among its old houses.

2026 dates and opening hours

Jul i Vinterland opens on 7 November 2026 and stays open every day until 3 January 2027, with the exception of 24 December. The 2026 opening hours are on julivinterland.no. 25 and 26 December and 1 January are public holidays in Norway: shops close on those three days, and many attractions on 24, 25 and 31 December and 1 January, according to Visit Oslo.

Ferris wheel, free ice rink and a sky of stars

The Julestjernen Ferris wheel, “the Christmas star”, rises to 40 metres; the organiser presents it as brand new. The Spikersuppa ice rink reopens with the market in November 2026, free of charge, with your own skates or ones hired on site. Above the street, the Stjernehimmelen, a sky of lights installed in 2018, runs from the Nationaltheatret to Eidsvolls plass. Free concerts and shows punctuate the season, according to Visit Oslo. On the plates in 2025: gløgg and cocoa, julegrøt (Christmas rice pudding) served piping hot, sausages, grilled elk at Bekkereinan, raclette and street food.

Norsk Folkemuseum: the traditional Christmas market on Bygdøy

The Norsk Folkemuseum’s julemarked is held on 5 and 6 December, then 12 and 13 December 2026, from 10am to 4pm, among more than 100 stalls. The museum’s houses are decorated according to their period, costumed guides bring them to life, dancers in bunad from Setesdal perform, songs alternate with a talk on the sinister characters of Christmas, and everyone gathers for the dance around the tree on the Festplassen at 3.45pm, according to the programme for 5 December. The Nissetunet welcomes children. Entry 200 NOK per adult, free from 0 to 17 years; tickets on norskfolkemuseum.no.

Two designers’ markets: SALT and Gamle Logen

Oslos Supermarked brings together 80 artisans and designers at SALT, Langkaia 1, on 5, 6, 12 and 13 December 2026 from 11am to 4pm, entry from 49 NOK, according to Visit Oslo. Earlier in the season, The Grand Christmas Market occupies the hall of Gamle Logen on 22 November 2026, from 12pm to 5pm, with selected exhibitors, from 75 NOK, free under 3. Outside the city, Visit Oslo also points to the Hadeland glassworks, an hour to the north, which starts its festivities from late October, and Bærums verk, to the west.

Getting to the Oslo Christmas market

The nearest T-bane stations are Nationaltheatret and Stortinget; trams 11, 12 and 13 stop at Øvre Slottsgate and Nationaltheatret; from the central station, Oslo S, allow 10 to 15 minutes on foot, according to the organiser. The Norsk Folkemuseum is on Bygdøy, around three kilometres to the west; SALT and Gamle Logen are less than a kilometre from the market. Oslo is reached by air from France, Belgium, Switzerland, London, Madrid and Rome: compare the direct flights for winter 2026-2027 with the airlines and on Gardermoen Airport’s website, some routes are seasonal.

• The Copenhagen Christmas market opens on Nytorv and Gammeltorv from 6 November to 21 December 2026, and Tivoli puts on its Christmas decor until 3 January 2027.
• The Stockholm Christmas market brings together Stortorget, held since 1837, and the Skansen market, at weekends from 27 November to 20 December 2026.