Celebrate New Year's Eve 2025 / 2026 in Oslo
For those of you who are in Oslo on New Year's Eve, you can choose from various ways to celebrate the new year. Have a delicious New Year's dinner at a restaurant, book a hotel package with a show, go on a New Year's cruise or head out on the town as the clock strikes midnight.
It is forbidden to use your own fireworks in central parts of Oslo - within Ring 2. But there will certainly be New Year's fireworks in the sky. To see fireworks in the night sky, head to places like Akershus Fortress or Aker Brygge. There will also be a popular laser light show from the roof of Oslo City Hall. Get up high to enjoy the show. Some of the best places to watch the laser show are St. Hanshaugen, Ekeberg, Torshovdalen or Grefsenkollen.
Things to do during Christmas and New Year in Oslo
There are many different activities to do during the winter in Oslo and especially on New Year's Eve. You may also find yourself in Oslo during Christmas which is a magical time.
Go on a New Year's cruise in the Oslofjord
A luxurious experience on New Year's Eve is to go out on a boat in the Oslofjord and wait for the stroke of midnight and the new year. On board the Vision of The Fjords you cruise with a view of Oslo, DJ and saxophonist, snacks and a glass of bubbly included. Boarding begins at 10:00 PM at Langkaia. The cruise departs at 11:00 PM and returns at 1:00 AM. At midnight you can look out over Oslo from the boat and the laser light show from the City Hall and watch fireworks that light up the night sky. Book the Oslo New Year Cruise here.
Celebrate New Year's Eve in Oslo with accommodation and festivities
Oslo offers various hotel packages during New Year's that include both accommodation and New Year's events. Clarion Hotel The Hub at Oslo Central Station offers a 3-course New Year's dinner, entertainment with Show De Vida, DJ with dancing until the wee hours, accommodation, breakfast buffet and hangover brunch the next day.
The hotel also offers a hotel package with a 4-course dinner in restaurant Norda and when the stroke of midnight approaches, you gather on the hotel's roof with a panoramic view of Oslo and the New Year's fireworks, after which you can dance to good music and stay overnight with breakfast. Hotel packages offered by Strawberry you book directly on Strawberry's website.
Visit Oslo's Winterland
The annual Christmas market Christmas in Winterland can be found in the area around the Spikersuppa ice rink, which is located in a park area between Karl Johans gate and Stortingsgata in central Oslo. Admission to Christmas in Winterland is free and on New Year's Eve they are open until .. Even though Christmas Eve is over, it is cozy to stroll around this Christmas market in Oslo and enjoy what is in the stalls. Something good to eat and drink. You might even find something nice to buy. Christmas in Winterland is open between November 8, 2025 to January 4, 2026..
Activities in Oslo during Christmas and the New Year's days 2025 / 2026
For those of you visiting Oslo before Christmas and during the holidays and New Year, the city offers various activities to see and do. Here are some tips on what to experience in Oslo this winter.
Hotels i Oslo
In central Oslo you can choose from several hotels in the Thon Hotels chain.