Load Up North 2026

Name: Load Up North 2026
Start: 2026-08-27T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-29T15:00:00+02:00
Location: Load Up North Boden

took place · 27 Aug 2026

festival family party outdoor

Description was written before the event

Load Up North is a festival in Boden offering music, activities and community spirit for all ages.

About the festival: Load Up North 2026

~7 500

visitors (2025 Umeå edition)

~7 300

visitors (2024 Boden edition)

Since 2013

years running

~200

exhibitors

Runs 3 days: Thu 27 Aug 09:00-17:00, Fri 28 Aug 09:00-17:00, Sat 29 Aug 09:00-15:00
Free entry - pre-registration required
Age limit: 16+ unaccompanied (under 16 must be with a guardian)
Venue: Boden Arena (Bodens Energi Arena), Flygfältsvägen 31, Boden
~150-200 exhibitors across 5 sectors
Live machine and truck test-drive demos on site
Knowledge programme with speakers and industry seminars included
Organised by Nolia AB, Umeå

2026-01
Multiple exhibitors confirmed participation at Load Up North 2026 in Boden, 27-29 August, with booth bookings described as filling up rapidly.
2026-01
The official Load Up North website confirmed the 2026 edition will be held in Boden, returning from the 2025 Umeå edition.
2025-08
The 2025 Umeå edition attracted 7,525 visitors, the highest attendance since the fair last visited Boden.
2024-08
The 2024 Boden edition drew over 7,300 visitors, up from 7,005 the year before, with a record number of exhibitors and one of the largest fair areas in the event's history.