Iceland Events and Festivals

12/31/2009 - 1/01/2010New Year's Eve

Known as 'Gamlarskrold' in Icelandic, New Year's Eve is a day of big celebrations throughout the country. Many mark the occasion with a lavish evening meal with friends and family before heading out to one of the many bonfire and fireworks displays taking place around the country. The events are particularly spectacular in Reykjavik where an incredible fireworks display never fails to impress the large crowds that gather here to watch this spectacle on the stroke of midnight. But that is just the start of it; afterwards, parties continue until dawn in the city's many bars and clubs.