Don't miss the Reykjavík International Film Festival!
RIFF - Reykjavík International Film Festival - held this year from the 26th of Sept to 6th of Oct - is one of the biggest and most diverse cultural events in Iceland. RIFF is an independent non-profit organization. For eleven days every fall since 2004 Icelandic people and tourists alike go to the cinema to enjoy the best and freshest of international filmmaking. Guests can also meet and…
Design March starting today
DesignMarch is Iceland’s annual design festival. It will take place for the eleventh time on 28–31 March 2019. This will be the largest and most significant festival yet with over one hundred events transforming the most northerly capital in the world into one big venue for design. From fashion to furniture, architecture to the environment, food to product design, the festival showcases the…
Lighting of the Oslo Christmas Tree tomorrow!
Celebrate the start of Christmas and take part in a time-honoured Reykjavík tradition, with the lighting of the Oslo Christmas tree at Austurvöllur Square. The lights on the Oslo Christmas tree will be turned on tomorrow December the 1st at 16:00 in front of the Parliament at Austurvöllur square. The schedule begins at 15:30 with the Reykjavík brass band and the Sagene Janitsjarkops band from…
Rainbow street in Reykjavík
One of the main streets in downtown Reykjavík has been dressed up in the colors of the rainbow to celebrate Reykjavík Pride which is now held for the seventeenth time. The festival started on Tuesday and ends on Sunday. The rainbow street in Reykjavík is a sign of joy and support for diversity. The initiative is organized by the city of Reykjavík in cooperation with Reykjavík Pride. The rainbow…
Locals Celebrate the First Day of Summer Tomorrow
The First Day of Summer (Sumardagurinn fyrsti) is an annual public holiday in Iceland held on the first Thursday after 18 April.
ECM Spring Meeting in Reykjavík
Reykjavík was a proud host of European Cities Marketing’s annual spring meeting in 2018.
Arriving by Cruise Ship
Reykjavík is a popular destination for cruise travelers, offering a warm welcome, stunning scenery, and easy access to the heart of the city.
Intriguing and Unique Reykjavík
Our beautiful little city has so much to offer, we have compiled a list of some unique and intriguing things you can do while visiting Reykjavík.
48 Hour Itinerary Culture Edition
Visit Reykjavik knows that visitors to Reykjavík are looking for things to do in the capital, and culture is a large part of wanting to check out Iceland. For a tiny nation in the middle of the North Atlantic, Iceland sure does have a lot of culture!
Fun Over the holidays
Are you looking for fun festivities in Reykjavík during the holidays? Do you need information about opening hours of museums, cultural institutions, thermal pools, restaurants, shops, pharmacies or other services?