Oslo

===Music and events===
[[File:Am 11. Juli 2005 wurde in Oslo das Nobel Friedenszentrum eröffnet. 03.jpg|thumb|[[Nobel Peace Center]]]]
Many festivals are held in Oslo, such as Oslo Jazz festival, a six-day [[jazz]] festival which has been held annually in August for the past 25 years.<ref name="OJF">{{cite web |url=http://www.oslojazz.no/indexENG.php |title=Oslo Jazzfestival |last=OJF |work=oslojazz.no |year=2011 |access-date=5 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701021437/http://www.oslojazz.no/indexENG.php |archive-date=1 July 2011}}</ref> Oslo's biggest [[rock music|rock]] festival is Øyafestivalen or simply "Øya". It draws about 60,000 people to the [[Tøyen Park]] east in Oslo and lasts for four days.<ref name="Øya">{{cite web |url=https://oyafestivalen.no/ |title=Øyafestivalen 2021 |website=Øyafestivalen – Øya 2020 |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916082452/https://oyafestivalen.no/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The Oslo International [[Church Music]] Festival<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kirkemusikkfestivalen.no/index.php?lang=en |title=Oslo Internasjonale kirkemusikkfestival |publisher=Kirkemusikkfestivalen.no |access-date=12 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517105645/http://www.kirkemusikkfestivalen.no/index.php?lang=en |archive-date=17 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> has been held annually since 2000. The Oslo [[World Music]] Festival showcases people who are stars in their own country but strangers in Norway. The Oslo [[Chamber Music]] Festival is held in August every year and world-class chamber musicians and soloists gather in Oslo to perform at this festival. The Norwegian Wood Rock Festival is held every year in June in Oslo.

The [[Peace prize|Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony]] is headed by [[Norwegian Nobel Institute|the Institute]]; the award ceremony is held annually in [[Oslo rådhus|The City Hall]] on 10 December.<ref name="NobelPrize">{{cite web |url=http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2010/award-video.html |title=The Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony 2010 |last=NobelPrize.Org |work=nobelprize.org |year=2011 |access-date=5 July 2011 |archive-date=14 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814153844/http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2010/award-video.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Even though [[Sami people|Sami]] land is far away from the capital, the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History marks the Sami National Day with a series of activities and entertainment.

The World Cup Biathlon in [[Holmenkollen]] is held every year and here male and female competitors compete against each other in Sprint, Pursuit and Mass Start disciplines.<ref name="Biathlon">{{cite web |url=http://www.visitoslo.com/en/world-cup-biathlon.77706.242653rd17.tlp.html |title=World Cup Biathlon – Official Travel & Visitor's Guide to Oslo, Norway |last=VisitOslo.Com |work=visitoslo.com |year=2011 |access-date=5 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917133809/http://www.visitoslo.com/en/world-cup-biathlon.77706.242653rd17.tlp.html |archive-date=17 September 2011}}</ref>

Other examples of annual events in Oslo are Desucon, a convention focusing on Japanese culture<ref name="Desucon">{{cite web |url=http://www.desu.no/ |title=Desu |last=Desu.No |work=desu.no |year=2011 |language=no |access-date=5 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110803022917/http://www.desu.no/ |archive-date=3 August 2011}}</ref> and [[Færderseilasen]], the world's largest overnight regatta with more than 1100 boats taking part every year.<ref name="Færderseilasen">{{cite web |url=http://kns.no/nor/Regatta/Regattasider/Fokus_Bank_Farderseilasen/ |title=Fokus Bank Færderseilasen – KNS |last=KNS.No |work=kns.no |year=2011 |access-date=5 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706075423/http://kns.no/nor/Regatta/Regattasider/Fokus_Bank_Farderseilasen/ |archive-date=6 July 2011}}</ref>

[[Rikard Nordraak]], composer of the [[national anthem of Norway]], was born in Oslo in 1842.

Norway's principal orchestra is the [[Oslo Philharmonic]], based at the [[Oslo Concert Hall]] since 1977. Although it was founded in 1919, the Oslo Philharmonic can trace its roots to the founding of the ''Christiania Musikerforening'' (Christiania Musicians Society) by [[Edvard Grieg]] and [[Johan Svendsen]] in 1879.<ref name="Oslo-Filharmonien">{{cite web |url=http://www.oslofilharmonien.no/lang/en/ |title=Filharmonien |last=Oslo-Filharmonien |work=oslofilharmonien.no |year=2011 |access-date=5 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814052414/http://www.oslofilharmonien.no/lang/en/ |archive-date=14 August 2011}}</ref>

Oslo has hosted the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] twice, in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1996|1996]] and [[Eurovision Song Contest 2010|2010]].