Berlin – Reykjavík Creative (Cities) Talk
“Berlin - Reykjavík Creative (Cities) Talk” symposium will be held in Harpa, today, Wednesday 25 May at 17:00 - 20:00.
New display and street festival
On May 7, Reykjavík City Museum will open a new exhibition in Aðalstræti 10. A fun street theatre and festival will be held on this occasion, starting at 13:00 – 16:00.
The vast majority of inhabitants of Reykjavík have a favourable attitude to tourists
Inhabitants in the capital area of Reykjavík generally still have a favourable view of tourists, as they did last year, according to a survey carried out in April for Visit Reykjavík. In the intervening year the number of tourists has increased greatly: in the first four months of 2016 visitor numbers were 35% up on the same period in 2015, according to figures from the Iceland Tourist Board.
The Festival of the Sea
This weekend, the first weekend of June, an annual event of celebrating the Seaman’s Day is held throughout all of Iceland’s coastline towns and villages. The Seaman's Day has been celebrated in Iceland since 1938 to honour those who work at sea and the fishery in Iceland.
UEFA 2016 Fanzone in the heart of Reykjavík
An official Fanzone for the UEFA European Football Championship 2016 in France will formally open at Ingólfstorg on June 10 at 6 p.m. and be open to the public throughout the competition. All matches or 45 matches (apart from those played simultaneously in the last round of the group stage) will be shown along with family friendly entertainment.
Reykjavík Midsummer Music is just around the corner
For the fifth year in a row, exceptional musicians from all over the world are coming together in Reykjavík's beautiful concert hall, Harpa from 16-19 June, There they will spend a few bright, Icelandic summer evenings playing great music at the edge of their seats.
Reykjavík Classics
Iceland´s award-winning concert hall Harpa and Reykjavik City proudly present a new concert series, Reykjavik Classics in Eldborg Harpa, summer 2016.
HEIMA í Hafnarfirði Music Festival
HEIMA music festival, „heima“ meaning at home, takes place on the last day of winter each year in private homes in the downtown area of Hafnarfjörður
Secret Solstice - One of 10 most spectacular music festivals locations in Europe
Secret Solstice music festival was established for the first time in 2014 and immediately became an instant hit and is held now for the third time next weekend, 16 - 19 June 2016. The venue, Laugardalur Valley is the perfect location for such festival, creating a spectacular scene for midnight sun music celebrations.
Let an Icelandic horse answer your emails!
Today launches a new marketing campaign for Iceland as a destination: OutHorse your email. Iceland offers guests a revolutionary service this summer to ensure a better experience of the summer vacation without constant harassment from work. The service consists of inviting tourists to outsource the response of e-mails to Icelandic horses.