Events and observations associated with the holidays we list may be canceled or otherwise affected due to measures taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Please check with event organizers for details.
Holidays and Observances in Norway in 2020
| Date | Name | Type | Flag Day | |
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| Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | National holiday |
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| Jan 21 | Tuesday | Princess Ingrid Alexandra's Birthday | Flag Day |
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| Feb 6 | Thursday | Saami National Day | Flag Day |
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| Feb 9 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance | |
| Feb 14 | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 21 | Friday | King Harald V's Birthday | Flag Day |
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| Feb 23 | Sunday | Carnival | Observance | |
| Mar 8 | Sunday | International Women's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 29 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance | |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | National holiday | |
| Apr 10 | Friday | Good Friday | National holiday | |
| Apr 11 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance | |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | National holiday |
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| Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday | National holiday | |
| May 1 | Friday | Labor Day | National Holiday, Flag Day |
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| May 8 | Friday | Day of Liberation | Observance, Flag Day |
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| May 17 | Sunday | 17 May Constitution Day (1814) | National Holiday, Flag Day |
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| May 21 | Thursday | Ascension Day | National holiday | |
| May 30 | Saturday | Whit Saturday | Observance | |
| May 31 | Sunday | Whit Sunday | National holiday |
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| Jun 1 | Monday | Whit Monday | National holiday | |
| Jun 7 | Sunday | Dissolution of Union With Sweden (1905) | Flag Day |
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| Jun 20 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 23 | Tuesday | Midsummer Eve | Observance | |
| Jun 24 | Wednesday | St. John's Day | Observance | |
| Jul 4 | Saturday | Queen Sonja's Birthday | Flag Day |
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| Jul 20 | Monday | Crown Prince Haakon's Birthday | Flag Day |
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| Jul 29 | Wednesday | St. Olaf's Day | Flag Day |
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| Aug 19 | Wednesday | Crown Princess Mette-Marit's Birthday | Flag Day |
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| Sep 22 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Oct 24 | Saturday | United Nations Day | Observance | |
| Oct 25 | Sunday | Repentance Day | Observance | |
| Oct 25 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Oct 31 | Saturday | Halloween | Observance | |
| Nov 1 | Sunday | All Saints' Day | Observance | |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance | |
| Nov 29 | Sunday | First Advent Sunday | Observance | |
| Dec 6 | Sunday | Second Advent Sunday | Observance | |
| Dec 13 | Sunday | Third Advent Sunday | Observance | |
| Dec 20 | Sunday | Fourth Advent Sunday | Observance | |
| Dec 21 | Monday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | National holiday |
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| Dec 26 | Saturday | Boxing Day | National holiday | |
| Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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