Nobel week starts 5 October: the full announcement schedule
The 2026 Nobel Prize laureates will begin to be announced on 5 October. Over eight days, the prizes in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economics will be revealed. Here is the official Stockholm timetable, where to watch and why pre-announcement candidate lists remain speculation.
The first announcement is on 5 October
Nobel week 2026 begins on Monday, 5 October, with the prize in physiology or medicine. The announcement will come no earlier than 11:30 Central European Summer Time. Every announcement will be streamed on the official Nobel Prize website.
The full schedule
- 5 October, 11:30 — physiology or medicine;
- 6 October, 11:45 — physics;
- 7 October, 11:45 — chemistry;
- 8 October, 13:00 — literature;
- 9 October, 11:00 — peace;
- 12 October, 11:45 — economic sciences.
Times are in CEST. Add three hours for Kazakhstan time.
Why there is no reliable winners list beforehand
Nominations and committee deliberations are confidential, so lists of “leading candidates” remain media or expert predictions. A result is verified only when the relevant Nobel committee announces it. The official broadcast also provides the first concise explanation of why the laureate’s work was selected.
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Source: Official Nobel Prize website
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