The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2026 in music in Norway.
Past Events January 8 – The All Ears festival started in Oslo (January 8 - 11). 22 – The Djangofestival started on Cosmopolite, Oslo (January 22 - 24). 29 – Nordlystfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 29 - February 7). Elisabeth Misvær won the Nordlysprisen award.
February 28 – Jonas Lovv won Melodi Grand Prix with the song "Ya Ya Ya" and is the Norwegian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
March 13 – The 70th Narvik Winter Festival started in Narvik (March 13 - 22). 21 – Nordic Eurovision Party 2026 was hosted at Rockefeller music hall in Oslo. 22 – The 2025 Spellemannprisen awards proceeded with Mari Kvien Brunvoll as the recipient. 27 – The 43rd annual Rock Mot Rus was hosted in Andenes. Thrash metal band Deprived won the competition. (March 27 - 28).
April
2 – The Inferno Metal Festival started in Oslo (April 2 - 5). 18 – The Emergenza Festival Oslo semifinals took place at Rockefeller in Oslo.
May
5 – The Maijazz festival starts in Stavanger (May 5 - 10).
8 – Deserfest Oslo started at Rockefeller in Oslo (May 8 - 9). 16 – Norway placed 14th in the Eurovision Song Contest. 22 – The Emergenza Festival Oslo finals took place. 29 – The Nattjazz festival started in Bergen (May 29 - June 6).
June
5 – NEON Festival started in Trondheim (June 5 - 6). 12 – The Sommerbris festival started in Odderøya, Kristiansand (June 12 - 13). 17 – The OverOslo festival started in Oslo (June 17 - 20). 24 – The 10th annual Tons of Rock festival started at Ekebergsletta, Oslo (June 24 - 27).
July
8 – The annual Træna Music Festival started in Træna (July 8 - 11). 13 – The annual Moldejazz started in Molde (July 13 - 18).
August
12 – The 9th annual Midgardsblot Festival started in Borre (August 12 - 15).
Future Events
List of albums released
January DayAlbumArtistLabelNoteRef23Sorgenfri InnBeathovenWarner Music Norway30Always and Never the SameBenedicte Maurseth & Ensemble neoNAurora Records
February DayAlbumArtistLabelNoteRef6Liturgy of DeathMayhemCentury Media27The Gaia II Space CorpsMotorpsychoDet Nordenfjeldske Grammofonselskab
March DayAlbumArtistLabelNoteRef6The Skies Turn BlackVreidIndie Recordings
April DayAlbumArtistLabelNoteRef3A Dark Poem, Pt. II: SanguisGreen CarnationSeason of Mist17Here Be DrakenDrakenDark Essence Records24Vox OccultaEinar SolbergInside Out Music
May +DayAlbumArtistLabelNoteRef8Pre-Historic MetalDarkthronePeaceville15HeimakjærTobias StenUniversal Music Group22Grand Serpent RisingDimmu BorgirNuclear Blast
June DayAlbumArtistLabelNoteRef12Spring FloodMariam Wallentin & Vestnorsk JazzensembleHubro Records
July DayAlbumArtistLabelNoteRef3MørketidMortemPeaceville
List of albums set to be released
New artists
Deaths
January
February 7 – Kåre Grøttum, jazz pianist and composer (born 1934). 28 – Amina Sewali, singer and actress (born 1989).
March
April 15 – Pete Knutsen, musician and composer (born 1947).
May
June
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