Bansko 2023

Upcoming Contest

Bansko 2023

Bansko (Bulgaria) has been chosen as the host of the 20th International Linguistics Olympiad on July 21 - 29, 2023.


Important Dates

Requesting new working language*

Before Jan 31, 2023

  • 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 IOL19 working languages can be seen on the IOL19 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

Jan 9 – Jan 31, 2023

Deposits for the teams with Early Bird registration

By Feb 23, 2023 (30% non-refundable)

Standard registration

Feb 1 – March 31, 2023

Payment for the teams with Standard registration

By April 30, 2023

Late registration opens

April 1, 2023


Future host venues

List of future IOL host venues (provisional)
Year Venue Contact Website
2023 Bansko, Bulgaria Flag Aleksandar Velinov <20.iol.2023@gmail.com> Link
2024 Brasília, Brazil Flag Bruno L'Astorina <b.lastorina@gmail.com> N/A
2025 Taipei, Taiwan Flag TBA N/A