Iceland Events
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64.150002 -21.9499 | 1 Reykjavik Winter Lights Festival With the longest, darkest winter nights coming to an end, Reykjavikites celebrate the light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak, with a multi-arts festival. Street theatre, music, dance… | |
64.979359 -18.457031 | 2 The consumption of food is a prominent feature of many Icelandic festivals and the aptly-named Bolludagur (Buns Day) is no exception. | |
64.979359 -18.457031 | 3 Never missing an opportunity to indulge themselves, Icelanders typically celebrate Sprengidagur - Bursting Day, and their name for Shrove Tuesday - with a culinary feast. |  |
4 International chefs work their magic on Icelandic ingredients during the Food and Fun Festival, held at Reykjavic Art Museum and local restaurants. | ||
64.150002 -21.9499 | 5 Only legalised in March 1989, beer is celebrated and drunk in abundance throughout Iceland every year on Beer Day - 1 March - with people partying especially hard in Reykjavik. | |
64.164217 -21.851463 | 6 Yoko Ono's Peace Tower on tranquil Viðey Island in Reykjavík, is a wishing well with the words 'Imagine Peace' inscribed in 24 languages. It emanates light on certain significant dates every… | |
64.150002 -21.9499 | 7 Blues music fills the streets, cafes, shops and concert halls of the Icelandic capital every spring, as international artists come to perform at the Reykjavík Blues Festival. There's even a… | |
64.149178 -21.940389 | 8 Icelandic music talent is set to impress once again at the Nokia on Ice Music Festival, held at the Reykjavik Art Museum (Hafnarhús) and at nightclub Sódóma Reykjavík. The festival invites… | |
64.979359 -18.457031 | 9 The magnificence of the midnight sun in Iceland is countered by the bleakness of midwinter, when there's almost no sun at all. To mark its reappearance early in the season, the First Day of… | |
10 Fish are to Iceland what chips are to Britain and the Reykjavik Maritime Museum takes an in-depth look at the country's fishing industry and its seafaring heritage. |  | |
11 In spring, bird watchers and nature lovers flock to the Westmann Islands for the 'Puffin Season' to welcome the return of the diminutive seabird (lundi in Icelandic) from its long winter at sea. |  | |
12 The open-air Reykjavik City Museum gives visitors a glimpse into Iceland's past. With displays of ancient Icelandic architecture, including a Viking age longhouse dated to around 930 AD, and… |  | |
64.150002 -21.9499 | 13 First held in 1970, the Reykjavík Arts Festival celebrates the arts with a vibrant mix of national and international performances throughout the island. Music, visual arts and theatre are all… | |
64.979359 -18.457031 | 14 Sjomannadagur (Seafarers' Day) & Festival of the Sea All the fishermen of Iceland - and there are lots of them - take this June Sunday off as a holiday. Officially known as Sjomannadagur (Seafarers' Day), it's a time for rowdy parties, parades… |  |
64.979359 -18.457031 | 15 On 17 June Iceland commemorates the birthday of national hero Jón Sigurdsson (1811-1879). National Independence Day starts off on a solemn and patriotic note, but by the afternoon the mood… |  |
16 The Vikings started to settle Iceland around 874 AD. The specially-built Viking Village near Reykjavík stages an annual Viking Festival, where modern-day Icelanders and visiting Vikings from… |  | |
64.979359 -18.457031 | 17 Visitors are welcomed by Icelanders as they gather around Reykjavik and across the country to celebrate the magic of the midnight sun on the longest day of the year. |  |
18 Arctic Open International Golf Tournament First held in 1986, this four-day championship event, open to international professional and amateur golfers, takes place at the Akureyri Golf Club, the most northerly 18-hole golf course in… |  | |
19 Landsmot - Icelandic National Horse Show Held biennially, Landsmot - Iceland's National Horse Show - returns to Vindheimamelar in north-west Iceland in 2008. |  | |
20 The Rey Cup is an international football tournament for youth teams of boys aged under 13, 14 and 16, as well as girls under 13 and 15, held at Reykjavik's Laugardalur Sport Centre. |  | |
64.979359 -18.457031 | 21 Verslunarmannahelgi (Labour Day Weekend) The first weekend in August is a bank holiday weekend, which sees festivals and events taking place all over Iceland. Thousands of Icelanders take advantage of the holiday by driving out into… |  |
65.9707 -18.532692 | 22 On Great Fish Day, fresh seafood is cooked up using traditional Icelandic recipes and fusion styles, then offered free of charge to visitors to Dalvik harbour. Street entertainment and live… |  |
64.150002 -21.9499 | 23 The second week in August is the focal point for the Reykavik Gay Pride celebration, with parties, parades and theatre shows throughout the capital city. |  |
64.150002 -21.9499 | 24 The Reykjavík Cultural Night has become an essential part of the city's cultural scene. With the midnight sun still keeping things light for almost 24 hours, Reykjavíkites fill the streets to… |  |
64.150002 -21.9499 | 25 Reykjavík Marathon livens up the downtown streets every August with hundreds of visitors taking part alongside thousands of locals. For many, the famously fresh air is a welcome change from… |  |
64.150002 -21.9499 | 26 Tango on Iceland invites fans of the sultry Argentine dance to come and watch international professionals doing it right. Plus there are workshops giving festival-goers a chance to learn the… | |
64.121243 -21.930427 | 27 Just south of the Arctic Circle, you would be crazy to take a dip in the sea, but in Reykjavík you can do just that during the summer, thanks to the geo-thermally heated beach at Nauthólsvik Bay. |  |
28 The open-air Reykjavik City Museum gives visitors a glimpse into Iceland's past. With displays of ancient Icelandic architecture, including a Viking age longhouse dated to around 930 AD, and… | | |
29 The Medical Museum at Nesstofa is part of the National Museum of Iceland, but is operated as a separate entity. A specialist museum on the history of medicine, it also serves as a centre for… | ||
64.150002 -21.9499 | 30 The Reykjavík Jazz Festival presents the best of the burgeoning Nordic jazz scene at venues around the city. The festival hosts performances in a variety of styles, from contemporary jazz and… |  |
31 Summer Concerts at Sigurjon Olafsson Museum Every year during the long, light summer months, the Sigurjon Olafsson Museum moves aside the sculptures in its main hall for a series of classical concerts on Tuesday evenings. |  | |
66.105918 -17.283039 | 32 Icelandic Phallological Museum A brave group of scientific entrepreneurs set up the world's first Penis Museum (officially known as the Icelandic Phallological Museum). Once in Reykjavík, it is now to be found in the town… |  |
64.150002 -21.9499 | 33 Reykjavik International Film Festival Reykjavik International Film Festival (RIFF) screens films from around the world, but focuses on promoting Icelandic film culture. During the festival, seminars and courses take place around… | |
64.979359 -18.457031 | 34 Salmon Fishing in the Hitara & Nordura The Nordura and Hitara rivers on Iceland's west coast are two of the country's most beautiful salmon rivers. Salmon weighing over 20 pounds are regularly caught during the season. The Nordura… |  |
64.979359 -18.457031 | 35 Annual Sheep and Horse Round Up Iceland's Annual Sheep and Horse Round Up (Réttadgur) takes these hardy animals from highland pastures to sheltered low-level fields for winter. With over a million sheep it's no easy task, so… | |
64.150002 -21.9499 | 36 Going strong since 1999, the Iceland Airwaves Festival is the world's northernmost music festival. It features an exciting mix of both up-and-coming and long-established Icelandic and… |  |
64.164217 -21.851463 | 37 Yoko Ono's Peace Tower on tranquil Viðey Island in Reykjavík, is a wishing well with the words 'Imagine Peace' inscribed in 24 languages. It emanates light on certain significant dates every… | |
64.164217 -21.851463 | 38 Yoko Ono's Peace Tower on tranquil Viðey Island in Reykjavík, is a wishing well with the words 'Imagine Peace' inscribed in 24 languages. It emanates light on certain significant dates every… | |
64.164217 -21.851463 | 39 Yoko Ono's Peace Tower on tranquil Viðey Island in Reykjavík, is a wishing well with the words 'Imagine Peace' inscribed in 24 languages. It emanates light on certain significant dates every… | |
64.979359 -18.457031 | 40 Christmas Traditions in Iceland At Christmas time the traditional Santa Claus doesn't get much of a look-in in Iceland. Here 13 naughy "Yuletide Lads" visit children over subsequent days in an ancient tradition with more… | |
64.150002 -21.9499 | 41 Reykjavik's long winter nights are brightened up by Dark Music Days, a classical music festival organised by the Iceland Composer Society in collaboration with many of the country's top… | |
42 Fish are to Iceland what chips are to Britain and the Reykjavik Maritime Museum takes an in-depth look at the country's fishing industry and its seafaring heritage. | | |
43 The open-air Reykjavik City Museum gives visitors a glimpse into Iceland's past. With displays of ancient Icelandic architecture, including a Viking age longhouse dated to around 930 AD, and… | | |
63.879937 -22.448201 | 44 Iceland's most famous geothermal wonder, the Blue Lagoon, is a pool of pure, mineral-rich geothermal seawater in the middle of a lava field. It's set on the stunning Reykjanes Peninsula, near… |  |
64.145976 -21.924247 | 45 Built between 1906 and 1908, The Culture House in Reykjavík is home to temporary and permanent exhibitions tracing the country's history and heritage. With exhibitions dedicated to literature… |  |
64.141596 -21.926693 | 46 Designed by state architect Githjon Samuelson in 1937, Hallgrimskirkja church is a minimalist monolith lording over Reykjavík. Take a trip to the viewing platform in its tower for spectacular… |  |
47 Iceland is richer in geothermal activity than any other country. The most famous and spectacular attractions are the geysers. Found all over the island, the Stokkur Geyser at Geysir is the… |  | |
64.139912 -21.947636 | 48 The Grasagardur Botanical Garden, in the Laugar Valley in Reykjavík, is the perfect place to see a vast selection of Iceland's delicate flora. The gardens include some plants that are… |  |
64.99 -18.5929 | 49 Whether it's a bad back, debilitating migraines, depression or familiar stress, many swear by the healing effects of a good soak at Iceland's Landmannalaugar Hot Springs. |  |
64.149178 -21.940389 | 50 The Reykjavík Art Museum is spread over three separate sites around the city: at Ásmundarsafn, Hafnarhus and Kjarvalsstadir. Each building focuses on one artist as well as promoting visiting… |  |
