Oslo World — festival guide

At a glance

Dates

25–31 Oct 2026 (7 days)

Location

TBA, Oslo, Norway

Sound

World Music

Tickets

€43 · 1 tier tracked

Venue type

Urban venue

Best nearby base

Oslo · 0 km · about 0 min

On-site camping

Not listed

Line-up announced

16 artists so far

The story

Oslo World is an annual world-music festival held in Norway's capital, Oslo, across various venues including clubs and concert halls. Established in 1994, the festival showcases music from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, blending traditional and contemporary styles. Alongside performances, it also features talks, seminars, and cultural events focused on social and political themes, creating a platform for dialogue and cultural exchange.

Oslo World is a 7-day world music festival at TBA in Oslo, Norway. The October 2026 edition runs 25–31 Oct 2026.

Announced so far: Los Thuthanaka, Bcuc, Dirty Three, Dubioza Kolektiv, Eldar Vågan & Trond-Viggo Torgersen, Elida Almeida, Frente Cumbiero and HovedOen Social Club with Hanne Krogh and 8 more. The line-up is spread across the 7 festival days, so a full-weekend ticket is the only way to catch every name.

Everything happens at TBA, in Oslo. Oslo · 0 km · about 0 min is the organiser's practical nearby base for accommodation and transfers to the festival site.

Oslo World keeps the same calendar slot each year: October 2026 for this edition, opening on a Sunday and closing on a Saturday. It falls in autumn, after the summer circuit closes, when flights and rooms come back down in price. That slot matters for the budget — flights and rooms in Oslo are priced for the festival weekend, not the week around it, so shifting your arrival by a day often saves more than any ticket tier does.

• Founded in 1994
• Takes place across various venues
• Features talks and seminars
• Emphasizes cultural exchange

Venue, camping & access

Venue type

Urban venue

Best nearby base

Oslo · 0 km · about 0 min

Camping

No on-site camping is listed by the organiser.

Getting to the gates

Accessible via public transport and walking.

What the trip costs from Paris

Door to door from Paris, a trip to Oslo World works out at roughly €794 per person on the cheapest combination we track — a mid-priced weekend by the standards of our index.

The ticket is only 5% of that: the rest is getting there and sleeping somewhere, which is exactly the part most ticket sites leave out.

Cheapest travel we price is air · 5h 22m each way, at €240 return.

Planning the trip, step by step

1. 1Book the ticket first: tiers at Oslo World are sold in waves and the cheapest wave is gone long before the line-up is complete.
2. 2Then price the travel from Paris — Cinderella compares train, bus, car and flight for the same dates, and the cheapest option is not always the obvious one.
3. 3Reserve 8 nights rather than 7: the last night of a festival almost always ends after the last train home.
4. 4Follow Oslo World on Cinderella to be emailed when a ticket price drops or a new tier opens.

Line-up, day by day

• Day 1 — Sunday 25 October

  Los Thuthanaka, HovedOen Social Club with Hanne Krogh, Twenty One Children

• Day 2 — Monday 26 October

  Bcuc, Imarhan, Yerai Cortés

• Day 3 — Tuesday 27 October

  Dirty Three, Jovanotti

• Day 4 — Wednesday 28 October

  Dubioza Kolektiv, Lido Pimienta

• Day 5 — Thursday 29 October

  Eldar Vågan & Trond-Viggo Torgersen, Mazaher

• Day 6 — Friday 30 October

  Elida Almeida, Nai Barghouti

• Day 7 — Saturday 31 October

  Frente Cumbiero, Nana Benz du Togo

Full line-up

Ordered as the poster reads it — headliners first, then most booked to least. Each name opens that artist's festival dates.

Past editions

Dates are the event's recurring calendar slot, so treat them as approximate — the organiser keeps the official archive.

• 2025

  25–31 Oct 2025 (approx.)

  Regulars: Los Thuthanaka, Bcuc, Dirty Three

• 2024

  25–31 Oct 2024 (approx.)

  Regulars: Bcuc, Dirty Three, Dubioza Kolektiv

• 2023

  25–31 Oct 2023 (approx.)

  Regulars: Dirty Three, Dubioza Kolektiv, Eldar Vågan & Trond-Viggo Torgersen

Travel tips from Paris

• The site itself is TBA, in Oslo.
• Accessible via public transport and walking.
• Book a bed in Oslo early — rooms around a festival sell out before the last ticket tier does.

• air5h 22m · €240