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Your Holiday Guide to Christmas Markets in Reykjavík
Experience the enchanting Christmas markets in Reykjavík. Enjoy festive treats, unique gifts, and holiday cheer in the heart of Iceland’s charming capital.
December in Reykjavík
Our wonderful Holiday season, crowned regularly with displays of enchanting Northern Lights, is one of the city’s main winter attractions; however, it’s not just those otherworldly illuminations and extravagant decorations getting all the attention.
Christmas in Reykjavík: A Winter Welcome
Experience the magic of Christmas in Reykjavík - where twinkling lights, festive markets, and centuries-old traditions fill the city with warmth. Taste piparkökur and laufabrauð, join locals for jólahlaðborð, and hear the church bells ring in Christmas Eve. From cosy cafés to lively shopping streets and spectacular New Year’s fireworks, Reykjavík shines with winter wonder.
CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS IN REYKJAVÍK
Celebrating Icelandic Christmas Tree Traditions December is one of the most magical months in Reykjavík. Marking the beginning of the holiday season, for more than half a century, is the lighting of the iconic Oslo Christmas tree on the Austurvöllur Parliament square, followed by lighting of Christmas trees all around the capital area such as in Hafnarfjörður Heritage Harbor, Mosfellsbær…
Thirteen Footsteps in the Snow: The Story of Iceland’s Yule Lads
Christmas in Iceland arrives one visitor at a time, as thirteen mischievous Yule Lads step down from the mountains and into the heart of winter stories.
The Christmas Creatures
All of the Icelandic Christmas Creatures will be present at the Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús, at City Hall, and in various places around the city from the 1st of December and throughout the holidays.
Mark Christmas's end with bonfires in Reykavík
Get a taste of the celebrations, and perhaps catch a glimpse of the elves at a Þrettándabrenna bonfire.
There's a new Christmas Creature in town!
The Christmas Creatures are back in town and this year we have a new addition to the family.Leiðindaskjóða or 'Sadsack' is the little sister of the Yule Lads and is anything but sad! She's best known for the sack she carries around with her in which she collects all the hassle, stress and bad things in life. Sadsack is just one of the curious Christmas Creatures you can look-out for…
The Christmas Cat
The Christmas Cat is among the best-known Icelandic Christmas creatures. It is a humongous animal, well known to people of all ages in Iceland.
Christmas Valley in Laugardalur
In December, the whole family can have fun together in Laugardalur Christmas Valley, where Christmas lights and decorations set the mood for a festive Advent.