Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies

10 December - A magic date

Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been presented to Nobel Laureates at ceremonies on 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death.

As stipulated in Nobel’s will, the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, while the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway.

Since 1969 an additional prize has been awarded at the ceremony in Stockholm - the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

See the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony from the Stockholm Concert Hall

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“My dress became a story I could tell.”

The dress code

For most people, attending the Nobel Prize banquet or award ceremony is a once in a lifetime experience – and one with a strict dress code.

“Being a teacher is an important task − one of the most important in our society today.”

- Carl-Henrik Heldin, Chairman of the Nobel Foundation

Read the full 2017 Nobel Prize award ceremony opening address

John Legend performs at the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony

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Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies

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“Being a teacher is an important task − one of the most important in our society today.”

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