Bolludagur is celebrated throughout Iceland on the Monday two days before Ash Wednesday, when Icelanders young and old give over the day to the consumption...
Celebrated throughout Iceland, Shrove Tuesday or "Bursting Day" is a day of great feasting, usually spent with friends, family and loved ones, when most...
Celebrated throughout Iceland, Ash Wednesday is a popular day among children who often go from door-to-door singing songs in exchange for sweets and treats....
One for the serious card sharks, the annual Icelandair Bridge Festival sees bridge players from around the world team up to compete in this heated card...
A tantalising treat for the taste buds, this annual festival sees visiting chefs from around the world travel to Iceland for a programme of food and culinary...
Held each February, this fun festival aims to revive the city in its celebration of the end of the long, dark winter months. Mixing an exciting programme...
Themes:
Art & Literature
, Entertainment
, Food & Drink
, History
, Dance
, Theatre & Film
, Kids' Stuff
, Sport
, Music
Much the same as in many European countries, Easter Sunday is celebrated with chocolate Easter eggs inside of which is usually an old proverb (known as...
For a country that spends months in almost total darkness during the winter, the arrival of summer and the light nights (and days) is something to be...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Dance
, Entertainment
, Exhibitions
, Food & Drink
, Music
Each May, bird watchers flock to the Westman Islands (also known as 'Vestmannaeyjar') located 32km (20 miles) south of mainland Iceland to view the return...
Presenting a varied programme of cultural events, this annual festival is a real treat for locals and visitors, young and old alike. Many of the country's...
Themes:
Dance
, Kids' Stuff
, Art & Literature
, History
, Exhibitions
, Music
Borne out of the old Icelandic tradition of Seamen's Day, the updated Festival of the Sea is a celebration that honours the many Icelanders who make a...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Kids' Stuff
, Art & Literature
, Dance
, Sport
, Exhibitions
, History
, Music
Celebrated throughout the country, 17 June commemorates the day in 1944 when Iceland gained full independence from Denmark. The day is honoured with all...
Few players can have experienced the sheer wonder of playing golf under the midnight sun in Iceland's Arctic Open. Hosted at the high altitude Akureyri...
Held every other year at Vindheimamelar in Skagafjordur in northern Iceland, the Icelandair Horse Festival is the biggest equestrian event in the country....
Attracted by the famously clean air and wonderful scenery, athletes travel to the world's most northerly capital to participate in the tough Laugavegurinn...
Storytelling was the way people spent their evenings before the advent of mass media, and those long Arctic evenings provided plenty of time for "sagnaskemmtum",...
Themes:
Culture
, Theatre & Film
, History
, Sport
, Art & Literature
, Food & Drink
, Dance
, Music
Held each July, the Reykholt Music Festival presents a programme of classical music concerts in the beautiful church in Reykholt in the west of Iceland....
Open to both male and female teams aged between 13 and 16 years old, the Reykjavik International Football Festival welcomes teams from all over Iceland....
A treat for ornithologists, the 'flight of the pufflings' refers to the time of year when thousands of baby puffins leave their mothers' nests and try...
Held over the first weekend in August which is always a bank holiday weekend, many Icelanders take the opportunity to get away and enjoy the great outdoors...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Culture
, Entertainment
, History
The biggest gay and lesbian event of the year, the city's annual Gay Pride brings a carnival of colour and celebrations to the streets, bars and clubs...
Themes:
Art & Literature
, Sport
, Gay & Lesbian
, Entertainment
, Food & Drink
, Exhibitions
, Dance
, Music
For one night each summer, Reykjavik hosts a festival programme which is surely one of the most varied to be found anywhere in the world. The eclectic...
Themes:
Entertainment
, Exhibitions
, Kids' Stuff
, Dance
, Food & Drink
, Culture
, Spectacle
, Sport
, Music
Each year thousands of professional and amateur runners travel to the world's most northerly capital to participate in the Reykjavik Marathon. Attracted...
Themes:
Exhibitions
, Sport
, Music
, Food & Drink
Growing in stature each year, the Reykjavik Jazz Festival presents a great programme of live jazz with performers ranging from international stars to...
Dedicated to the vibrant dance style that originated in 19th-century Argentina, Iceland's annual Tango festival is a fun event that includes classes by...
Themes:
Dance
, History
, Food & Drink
, Spectacle
, Music
Each autumn, Iceland's free-grazing sheep and horses are rounded up amidst a great carnivalesque atmosphere involving traditional folk songs and country...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Spectacle
, Dance
, Nature & Wildlife
, History
, Music
First held in 2004, this festival has fast established itself as Iceland's biggest and most important film festival. Visitors to the event are given the...
Themes:
Theatre & Film
, Exhibitions
, Art & Literature
, Entertainment
Hosted in disused warehouses, airplane hangers, clubs, bars and an assortment of other unusual venues around Reykjavik, this annual music festival has...
Keeping up a tradition that dates back to the middle of the 20th century, each year the city of Reykjavik holds a ceremony to turn on the lights of a...
Themes:
Music
, History
, Exhibitions
, Kids' Stuff
, Religion
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...
