Nobel Prize Banquet - Detailed Schedule (2018)

Detailed schedule for 2018 Nobel Prize Banquet in the Blue Hall at Stockholm City Hall.

All times are Local Stockholm. Note: they do often run behind schedule.

(7 PM Stockholm = 6 PM London, 1 PM New York, 10 AM Los Angeles, 5 AM Thurs Sydney)

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6:30 PM

• Guests begin to arrive at the Banquet and take their seats

7:03 PM

• Guests at the Table of Honor process in
• These are the Laureates, Royals, Nobel Prize Officials, etc. 

7:15

• King Carl Gustaf gives a toast

(Photo are taken at the Table of Honor.)

7:25 

• 1st Entertainment performance

7:30

• 1st Course is served

(Photo are taken at the Table of Honor.)

8:20 PM 

• 2nd Entertainment performance

8:40 

• Main course is served

9:20 PM

• Dessert Wine is served

9:40 

• 3rd & 4th Entertainment performance

9:50

• Desert is served with coffee and liqueur

10:30 PM

• Student of Sweden parade their University Flags

10:30

• Speeches from Nobel Laureates (1 speech from each category)
• Physics: Donna Strickland
• Chemistry: Frances H. Arnold
• Physiology or Medicine: Tusuku Honjo
• Economic Sciences: William D. Nordhaus

10:50

• Banquet Ends and Table of Honor processes out
• After Party Begins

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