Holmenkollen Ski Festival
Holmenkollen Ski Festival takes place Mid-Mar 2027 (Nordic World Cup weekend; confirm exact dates on the official site in autumn) in Oslo, Norway. The dress code is Warm layers, waterproof boots and something to sit on. March in Oslo swings between sun-warm and raw sleet in the same afternoon. A Norwegian flag is close to compulsory. Typical cost ranges from 100 to 700 EUR per person.
A World Cup weekend of ski jumping, cross-country and Nordic combined at Oslo's Holmenkollen arena, contested since 1892 and traditionally attended by the Norwegian royal family. Tens of thousands of Norwegians camp out on the hillsides with grills, flags and thermoses, turning the forest into a party. Winning here still counts for more in Norway than an Olympic medal.
- When
- Mid-Mar 2027 (Nordic World Cup weekend; confirm exact dates on the official site in autumn)
- Where
- Oslo, Norway
- Dress code
- Warm layers, waterproof boots and something to sit on. March in Oslo swings between sun-warm and raw sleet in the same afternoon. A Norwegian flag is close to compulsory.
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 100 to 700 EUR per person.
- Weather
- -5 to +3C, variable snow, sun or sleet; the wind on the jump hill is the deciding factor
- When to book
- Grandstand tickets go on sale in the autumn and the Sunday ski-jumping stand sells first. Oslo hotels for that weekend fill 3 - 4 months out.
- Getting there
- OSL (Oslo Gardermoen), about 25 min by airport express to Oslo S, then metro line 1 to Holmenkollen
- Where to stay
- Scandic Holmenkollen Park (the grand dragon-style hotel beside the arena), Soria Moria Hotell (up in the hills, a short walk to the tracks), Hotel Continental Oslo (classic city-centre luxury, 25 min on the metro)
- Official site
- https://holmenkollenskifestival.no
How to attend
Watching from the cross-country tracks in the surrounding forest is completely free and is what most Norwegians do. Grandstand tickets for the ski-jumping arena are sold through the festival and Skiforeningen sites from the autumn, typically EUR 40 - 120 depending on stand and day, with hospitality packages above that. Take metro line 1 from central Oslo straight to Holmenkollen station - it is packed but it works, and there is no parking.
Insider tip
Skip the grandstand and walk into the cross-country forest loop - it is free, the atmosphere is far better, and you see the skiers four or five times a lap instead of once.
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