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Christmas Village
A feast of sights and sounds, the Christmas Village in Hafnarfjörður offers live entertainment, visits from the Icelandic Yule Lads and quaint village of Christmas houses selling everything from Icelandic design and craft to snacks and hot drinks. And don't forget to try some of the homemade Icelandic delicacies.
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.
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.
Lighting of the Oslo Christmas tree 2013!
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 festivities start at 15:30 with a Christmas concert by the Reykjavík Brass Band followed by a wonderful performance by Ragnhildur Gísladóttir and Sigríður Thorlacius - two of Iceland’s most remarkable chanteuses: they’ll be…
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.
Lighting of the Oslo Christmas tree this Sunday
Next Sunday, 29 November 2015, the annual event of lighting the Oslo Christmas tree will take place at Austurvöllur. For decades the lighting of the Oslo Christmas tree has marked the beginning of our Christmas preparations in the city. It has its place in the hearts of the people in Reykjavík, who gather each year to enjoy both the spirit of Christmas and each others company. The lighting…
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Austurvöllur Christmas market
Kvosin in Reykjavík dresses up in festive costume in December. Jólakvosin is a Christmas market that opens in the heart of Kvosinn by the Ice skating rink at Ingólfstorg
December Delights in Reykjavík
The month of December will offer a packed programme of events in Reykjavík, formally launched on 27 November with the lighting of the Christmas lights on the Oslo tree on Austurvöllur. The event begins at 16:00, and some of the Icelandic Yuletide Lads (jólasveinar) are expected to make an appearance.
Heiðmörk
Get ready for the diverse landscapes and unbelievable lava formations of Heiðmörk Nature Reserve. Enjoy hiking, fishing or horseback riding, walk among the 26 species of trees and spot some of the 60 species of wild birds. Watch the northern lights away from the city lights. You can experience the diversity of Icelandic nature all within the capital.