The 2026 Nobel Announcements Run October 5–12: Here Is the Official Order

Six announcements, spread across eight days

The Nobel Prize organization's calendar places physiology or medicine on Monday, October 5; physics on Tuesday, October 6; chemistry on Wednesday, October 7; literature on Thursday, October 8; peace on Friday, October 9; and economic sciences on Monday, October 12.

The first five arrive on consecutive weekdays. The economics announcement follows after the weekend, so a viewer who stops on Friday has not seen the complete 2026 sequence.

• Medicine: October 5, 11:30 a.m. CEST at the earliest.
• Physics: October 6, 11:45 a.m. CEST at the earliest.
• Chemistry: October 7, 11:45 a.m. CEST at the earliest.
• Literature: October 8, 1 p.m. CEST at the earliest.
• Peace: October 9, 11 a.m. CEST.
• Economic sciences: October 12, 11:45 a.m. CEST at the earliest.

Why 'at the earliest' matters

Most listings use the phrase 'at the earliest.' That wording means the scheduled time is a floor for the announcement, not a guarantee that the name will be read at that exact minute. Viewers should open the official stream before the listed time and allow for the briefing to begin later.

The peace announcement is made by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo. The other listed announcements are made by institutions in Sweden, including the Nobel Assembly, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Swedish Academy.

Use the official feed, then read the primary material

The Nobel organization says every announcement will be broadcast live on its official digital channels and that deeper material will be published on NobelPrize.org. The useful sequence is to watch the official announcement, then read the press release, popular information and scientific background where those documents are provided.

An announcement names a laureate and explains the awarding body's decision. It is not the December award ceremony, and a social-media prediction before the announcement is not an official result.