Arctic Cathedral Opening Hours
Arctic Cathedral opening hours for 2026: 10:00 to 17:00 most of the year, 09:00 to 18:00 in summer, Sundays, Wednesdays, Easter, Christmas and closures for funerals.
In 2026 the Arctic Cathedral is open from 10:00 to 17:00 from 1 January to 30 May and from 16 August to 31 December, and from 09:00 to 18:00 between 1 June and 15 August. Sundays open at 13:00, and on Wednesdays outside the summer it closes from 13:00 to 14:00. It also closes to visitors during funerals and weddings, so a day’s hours can be shorter: the cathedral posts the coming days on its website. After it closes, the city’s evening concert is Best Arctic’s Midnight Concert in Tromsø Cathedral in the centre, from $32 a person, rated 4.8 from 2,094 reviews (checked October 2026).
General opening hours, 2026
| Period | Monday to Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January to 30 May | 10:00 to 17:00; Wednesdays closed 13:00 to 14:00 | 13:00 to 17:00 |
| 1 June to 15 August | 09:00 to 18:00 | 13:00 to 18:00 |
| 16 August to 31 December | 10:00 to 17:00; Wednesdays closed 13:00 to 14:00 | 13:00 to 17:00 |
On a phone, swipe the table sideways for Sundays.
From the Arctic Cathedral’s opening hours page, read on 29 October 2026.
Easter and Christmas 2026
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| 2 April, Maundy Thursday | 13:00 to 17:00 |
| 3 April, Good Friday | 13:00 to 16:00 |
| 4 April, Easter Saturday | 10:00 to 16:00 |
| 5 April, Easter Sunday | 13:00 to 15:00 |
| 6 April, Easter Monday | 10:00 to 17:00 |
| 24 December | Closed, except services at 12:00, 14:00 and 16:00 |
| 25 December | 13:00 to 15:00; service at 11:00 |
| 26 to 30 December | 11:00 to 17:00 |
| 31 December | 11:00 to 16:00; service at 18:00, New Year’s concert at 21:00 |
On a phone, swipe the table sideways if it is cut off.
From the Arctic Cathedral’s opening hours page, read on 29 October 2026.
Why a day’s hours change
Tromsdalen Church is a working parish church. It closes to tourists during funerals and weddings, and the cathedral updates its list of the coming days to show it. In the last week of October 2026, for example, it listed Saturday 24 October as 10:00 to 11:30 and 14:30 to 17:00, and Wednesday 28 October as 11:15 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 17:00. Look at that list on the cathedral’s website on the morning you go, especially if you are coming a long way or with a group. Services on Sundays are at 11:00, before the church opens to visitors at 13:00; you are welcome at the service itself, free.
Groups can ask for the church to open outside these hours, and the cathedral arranges guided tours of the building by appointment; both need an email well in advance to booking@ishavskatedralen.no.
Planning around the hours
- Short on time: the visit takes 20 to 30 minutes inside; with the walk over the bridge each way, an hour (getting there).
- Arriving late in the day: the Fjellheisen cable car, ten minutes’ walk away, runs from 09:00 to midnight, so visit the cathedral first and go up after.
- In the evening: the Arctic Cathedral’s own concerts start at 17:30 (Aurora Tunes, autumn Fridays) or 21:00 (summer series), see the concert schedule; on other nights, the 23:00 Midnight Concert is in the centre.
Check dates for the Midnight Concert →
Midnight Concert
Every evening in Tromsø Cathedral: folk tunes, psalms and Sami music. From age 8.
Check dates →Fjellheisen Cable Car
Ten minutes' walk from the Arctic Cathedral; the last car up is at 23:30, the last down at midnight.
See the cable car ticket →Prices and ratings from GetYourGuide (checked October 2026); operators change prices, so treat them as a guide, not a quote.
Opening hours, holiday hours, closures, the daily list and group openings from the Arctic Cathedral’s own website; service times from its service page; read on 29 October 2026. Fjellheisen’s hours from its own website and the ticket on GetYourGuide, read in US dollars on 29 October 2026.
After the Cathedral Closes
Best Arctic's Midnight Concert in Tromsø Cathedral, the wooden church in the city centre: doors at 22:30, 30 minutes of folk tunes, psalms and Sami music from 23:00, every evening. From age 8. On GetYourGuide in October 2026, free cancellation up to 24 hours before. It is not in the Arctic Cathedral.
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