Bucharest 2026

Upcoming Contest

Bucharest 2026

Bucharest, Romania has been selected to host the 23rd International Linguistics Olympiad in late July 2026.


Important Dates

Website Launch

Scheduled for December 2026

Requesting new working language*

Before Jan 31, 2026

  • A new working language means a language that was not present in the previous IOL. Please, note that countries can ask for any language. Asking for a particular language (e.g. English) does NOT give an advantage during the contest – all language versions are equal.

The list of the IOL 2025 working languages can be seen on the IOL 2025 working languages page. Please, make sure that you have read through the Working language(s) selection page carefully before requesting a new language.

Early Bird registration

TBA

Deposits for the teams with Early Bird registration

TBA

Standard registration

TBA

Payment for the teams with Standard registration

TBA


Future host venues

List of future IOL host venues (provisional)
Year Venue Contact Website
2026 Romania Flag N/A <N/A> N/A
2027 Bangkok, Thailand Flag TBA N/A