Annual Events

Þrettándinn

Þrettándinn, Twelfth Night - January 6th

The last day of Yule, celebrated with another round of bonfires and possibly som...
Reykjavík

Reykjavík International Games - January 24th - 2tth, 2013

The city of Reykjavík will for the sixth time welcome sports participants to a m...
Dark

Dark Music Days - January 31st - February 3th 2013

The annual contemporary music festival Dark Music Days is becoming an increasing...
Winter

Winter Lights Festival- February 7th - 10th 2013

The Winter Lights Festival is designed to be an annual event to stimulate and en...
Museum

Museum Night - February 8th 2013

Reykjavik's museums stay open past midnight and offer special events, including ...
Thorrinn

Thorrinn January 25th - February 22nd 2013

Every winter at the end of January Icelanders celebrate the annual Thorrablot. T...
Food

Food and Fun - February - March 2013

Food and Fun mixes outstanding culinary skills, fresh natural ingredients, Icela...
Reykjavik

Reykjavik Chess Open - March, 2013

The Icelandic Chess Federation, in co-operation with the Reykjavik Chess Academy...
Imagine

Imagine Peace Tower - March 21st – 28th 2013

A work of art by Yoko Ono dedicated to the memory of John Lennon and the yearnin...
DesignMarch

DesignMarch - March 14th-17th, 2013

Featuring Iceland's internationally renowned veterans in the field as well as fl...
The

The Icelandic Music Experiments March 23rd - 31st 2012

Iceland's got volcanoes and geysers galore, but the capital Reykjavik really roc...
Reykjavík

Reykjavík Fashion Festival - March, 2013

The Reykjavík Fashion Festival presents Iceland’s most provocative and skilled d...
The

The Icelandic Horse Festival in Reykjavik - March - April 2013

The programme will consist of various events ranging from breeding shows to sadd...
Sequences

Sequences - April 2013

Sequences is a real-time art festival with a focus on time-based work, performan...
Reykjavík

Reykjavík Blues Festival March 31st - April 5th 2012

International Reykjavík Blues Festival will be held at Hilton Reykjavík Nordica....
Children's

Children‘s Culture Festival - April 17th – 22nd 2012

Children's culture, culture for children and culture with children.
Art

Art Without Boundaries April 18th - May 2nd 2012

List án landamæra (Art Without Boundaries) is an annual art festival in Iceland...
First

First Day of Summer April 19th 2012

Icelanders celebrate the First Day of Summer (according to the old Icelandic cal...
Reykjavik

Reykjavik Art Festival - May 18th - June 3rd 2012

Established in 1970, this is Iceland's premier cultural festival, bringing toget...
Reykjavik

Reykjavik Music Mess May 25th - 27th 2012

Reykjavík Music Mess is an independent music festival in downtown Reykjavík, wit...
Bright

Bright Days in Hafnarfjordur - May 31st - June 3rd 2012

The Hafnarfjordur arts and cultural festival Bright Days is held annually in Jun...
Festival

Festival of the Sea - June 2nd – 3rd 2012

The first Sunday in June is a very special day in Iceland. It reminds us of how ...
Viking

Viking Festival in Hafnarfjörður - June 14th - 17th 2012

In olden times Vikings divided the year into summer and winter halves, marking t...
National

National Day - June 17th

The National Day of Iceland has been celebrated on June 17th since 1944. The fes...
Rey

Rey Cup - July 25th-29th 2012

Rey Cup - Reykjavik International Football Festival (Soccer). Age Groups: U14 ...
Innipukinn

Innipukinn Festival - August 3rd - 5th 2012

Innipúkinn is an annual music festival, held in Reykjavík on the August bank hol...
artFart

artFart - August

artFart is a performance art festival that takes place every year in August.
Tango

Tango Festival - August 2012

The tango festival TANGO ON ICEland has been growing over the years and features...
The

The Icelandic Chamber Music Festival - August 8th - 18th 2012

The Icelandic Chamber Music Festival was originally initiated by young Icelandic...
Reykjavík

Reykjavík Gay Pride - August 9th - 12th 2012

This colourful event brings tens of thousands of people into the city centre eve...
Reykjavík

Reykjavík Jazz Festival - August 2012

The annual Reykjavik Jazz Festival is an increasingly prestigious event on the i...
Culture

Reykjavik Culture Night August 18th 2012

Reykjavik Culture Night has become an essential part of cultural life in Iceland...
Reykjavik

Reykjavik Marathon - August 18th 2012

This annual event involves thousands of participants from Iceland and abroad, an...
LÓKAL

LÓKAL - August 23th - 26th 2012

Lókal is Reykjavík’s only international professional theatre festival. It aims a...
The

The Reykjavik International Literary Festival - September 4th- 8th 2013

The Reykjavík International Literary Festival will take place at the Nordic Hous...
Reykjavík

Reykjavík International Film Festival - RIFF - September 27th - October 7th 2012

The festival was founded in 2004 by a group of film enthusiasts and professional...
Unglist

Unglist (Young Art) Festival - November 2012

Unglist, the art festival of young people, has been an annual event in Reykjavik...
Imagine

Imagine Peace Tower October 9th – December 8th

A work of art by Yoko Ono dedicated to the memory of John Lennon. A wishing well...
Iceland

Iceland Airwaves October 31st – November 4th 2012

What started as a showcase for local DJs has evolved into a full-blown, internat...
Advent

Advent and Christmas - December 2nd - 26th 2012

Christmas is very important in Iceland. It is celebrated everywhere in society; ...
Lighting

Lighting of Oslo Christmas Tree - December 2nd 2012

Every year since 1952, the City of Oslo, Norway has presented Reykjavik City wit...
New

New Year’s Eve - December 31st

After a few long and dark winter months New Year’s Eve is the perfect time to go...