Nobel 2026: calendar of announcement dates and award ceremony

Nobel 2026, the dates

The first Nobel to be announced, on October 5, will be the one for Physiology or Medicine, while the last one, a week later, will be the one for Economics. Below is the complete calendar.

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Monday 5 October, from 11.30am (Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden);

Nobel Prize in Physics, Tuesday 6 October, from 11.45am (The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden);

Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Wednesday 7 October, from 11.45am (The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden);

Nobel Prize for Literature, Thursday 8 October, from 1pm (The Swedish Academy, Stockholm, Sweden);

Nobel Peace Prize, Friday 9 October, from 11am (The Norwegian Nobel Committee, The Norwegian Nobel Institute, Oslo, Norway);

Bank of Sweden Prize for Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, Monday 12 October, from 11.45am (The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden).

The delivery ceremony

The Nobel award ceremony is held, as per tradition, on 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death (10 December 1896), at the Konserthuset in Stockholm.

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The history of the Nobel Prizes

The first edition of the Nobel Prizes was held in 1901 (while the one for Economic Sciences debuted in 1969). They were wanted by the Swedish entrepreneur and inventor Alfred Nobel, who in his will wrote that he wanted to use his fortune to reward those who, in the previous year, had contributed to bringing "the greatest benefits to humanity": in addition to a gold medal and a diploma, there is also a cash prize, which in 2025 amounted to around one million euros. The prizes are awarded by four institutions: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for Chemistry, Physics and Economics, The Swedish Academy for Literature, The Norwegian Nobel Committee for Peace and the Karolinska Institutet for Physiology or Medicine.

How assignment works

The path leading to the award is long and begins in September of the year preceding the Prize, when the Nobel Committees officially invite thousands of people in letters to propose, by the following 31 January, some personalities or organizations for the awards (this formal step is not mandatory for the Nobel Peace Prize). It is not possible to self-nominate. From February onwards, the Committees study the nominations and select some, submitting them, together with their recommendations, to the four institutions that will award the Awards. Winners are announced annually starting on the first Monday in October.

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