🎄 Christmas with babies and toddlers in Oslo

One of Oslo's most atmospheric Christmas markets, in the old farmyards on Bygdøy. An open barn with pigs, sheep, calves, rabbits and hens, and Christmas activities for children. Under-18s get in free but need a ticket.

When:

5–6 and 12–13 December, 10:00–16:00

Where:

Norsk Folkemuseum, Museumsveien 10

Oslo's largest Christmas market in the city centre, with stalls and an ice rink. Best with a pram on weekday mornings – it gets crowded in the evenings and at weekends.

When:

7 November–3 January (closed on Christmas Eve). The ice rink usually opens around 30 November.

Where:

Spikersuppa, Karl Johans gate

The manor by Bogstadvannet is decorated for Christmas with candles and trees in the rooms, and there is usually a Christmas market and a workshop for children one weekend at the end of November. The animals in the petting barn are a bonus.

When:

Usually the last weekend of November – check the 2026 dates

Where:

Bogstad gård, Sørkedalsveien 450

Well-loved Christmas songs and stories by Alf Prøysen at Oslo Nye Centralteatret. About 50 minutes – a lovely first theatre experience.

When:

From 14 November

Where:

Oslo Nye Centralteatret, Akersgata 38

A big family show on the Oslo Nye main stage, based on the popular Christmas calendar series. Best suited to slightly older children.

When:

From 12 November

Where:

Oslo Nye Hovedscenen, Rosenkrantz’ gate 10

A Christmas show by Plutselig Barneteater at Nordstrand Kulturarena. Check the recommended age with the organiser.

When:

Sunday 6 December at 14:00

Where:

Nordstrand Kulturarena

The children's Christmas concert is back. Welcome to a musical Christmas experience for the whole family! Musicians from the Oslo Philharmonic offer an hour of traditions and Christmas spirit. This year there are both classic songs and newer Christmas music, ending with a big children's choir and John Williams' «Somewhere in My Memory» from Home Alone. Come early and join the Christmas workshop in the foyer an hour before the concert starts! Suitable from age 4. Rasmus Hella Mikkelsen, conductor. Direction: Charlotte Brænna. Actor/host

• 📍Oslo KonserthusMunkedamsveien 14, Oslo

Join a Christmas workshop inspired by the colours and scents of the Middle Ages.

• 📍Historisk museumFrederiks gate 2, Oslo

What if all Christmas wishes came true, if all the soft presents were the best ones, if the Christmas stocking never ran empty or if Father Christmas took you on a journey in his sleigh? What would you wish for this Christmas if you could really wish for anything? Based on the audience's Christmas wishes, the performers improvise stories on the spot – they can be funny, strange, scary and magical! Bring a Christmas wish and we'll make sure it's anything but boring! Psssst: there are drawing activities one hour before the show

• 📍Det Andre TeatretTorggata 16, Oslo