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🎄 Christmas holiday with kids in Oslo

The days between Christmas and New Year can feel long with little ones at home. Here is the best of the city for the youngest – out in the winter air, and inside when it gets too cold or wet.

🗓️ Christmas Eve is Thursday 24 December 2026, and the days between Christmas and New Year (27–30 December) are known in Norway as romjul.

Events over the Christmas holiday

Make a forest with Kubbe – Nasjonalmuseet

Make a forest with Kubbe – Nasjonalmuseet

🎉 Event
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Kubbe needs help! He has to make a big forest for a play, but he can't manage it on his own.

  • 📍NasjonalmuseetBrynjulf Bulls plass 3, Oslo
Saturday 5 December at 12:00+6 more

Outdoors: skating, sledging and winter walks

Spikersuppa ice rink

Spikersuppa ice rink

🧸 Play
Free
👶 From age 1
Open November–March, 11:00–21:00 daily. Ice resurfacing at 15:00. Winter season only.
Frogner stadion ice rink

Frogner stadion ice rink

🧸 Play
Free
👶 From age 1
Open November–March. See oslo.kommune.no for public skating times.

Liabakken ski centre

🌳 Outdoors
See prices
👶 From age 3
Open in the winter season when there is snow – check times before you go.
Ekebergparken

Ekebergparken

🌳 Outdoors
Free
👶 From age 1
Park: open 24 hours a day, all year · Museum: Wed–Sun 11:00–16:00 (Jan–Mar/Oct–Dec), Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00 (Apr–Sep).
Sognsvann

Sognsvann

🌳 Outdoors
Free
👶 All ages
Open all year. Swimming and kiosk are seasonal (June–August).
Akerselva – a walk along the river

Akerselva – a walk along the river

🌳 Outdoors
Free
👶 All ages
Open all year. Most pleasant spring to autumn.

Indoors: museums, play centres and pools

Norsk Teknisk Museum

Norsk Teknisk Museum

🏛️ Museum
135 kr
👶 All ages
Tue–Fri 09:00–16:00, Sat–Sun 10:00–17:00. Closed on Mondays. Longer opening hours in school holidays (10:00–17:00).
Naturhistorisk museum

Naturhistorisk museum

🏛️ Museum
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👶 From age 1
Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00. Closed on Mondays. Botanical Garden: free entry, open daily.
Leo's Lekeland Oslo

Leo's Lekeland Oslo

🧸 Play
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👶 All ages
Tue–Fri 10:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–19:00. See website for summer and holiday hours.
Tøyenbadet

Tøyenbadet

🏠 Indoors
40 kr
👶 All ages
Mon–Fri approx. 07:00–19:30, Sat–Sun 10:00–16:30. Times vary – check badebillett.no.
Barnas Cinematek (children's cinematheque)Photo: Bjoertvedt

Barnas Cinematek (children's cinematheque)

🎬 Cinema
60 kr
👶 From age 3
Screenings on Saturdays and Sundays. See cinemateket.no for the programme and times.
International Museum of Children's ArtPhoto: Hellando

International Museum of Children's Art

🏛️ Museum
See prices
👶 From age 1
See barnekunst.no for opening hours and workshops.

Tips

  • Baby singing, open kindergartens and many courses take a break in the school holidays – check before you go.
  • Museums and play centres are busiest in the middle of the day. Arrive early, especially with a pram.
  • Many museums are free or cheap for the youngest – check prices for children under 2–4.
  • Many places are closed or have shorter hours on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day – check before you go.
  • The days between Christmas and New Year are busy at museums and play centres. Arrive early in the day to avoid the longest queues.

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