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Reykjavík Festival City Symposium!
Visit Reykjavík, the city’s official marketing agency, recently hosted a successful multi-media business symposium at the award winning Harpa concert hall.Apart from presenting Reykjavík as an exciting festival city with some great video snapshots showcasing all the city’s current major festivals; the main objective of the gathering was to introduce the new festival fund and bring…
Reykjavík Pride
AugustThis colourful event brings tens of thousands of people into the city centre every year to show solidarity and to have fun with the LGBTQ community in Reykjavik. People of all genders, friends, relatives, and a fast-growing number of tourists, all come together to celebrate and support universal human rights.
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…
Hafnarfjörður
Get off the beaten track and take bus number 1 from downtown Reykjavík for 20 minutes to Hafnarfjörður. Harbour Village is perfect to explore on foot, with free museums, curious little jewellers, cafés, boutiques and galleries.
History Museums
If you want to learn a little about the history of Iceland and Reykjavík, you should check out one of these museums and places
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…
Reykjavík Arts Festival
June BiannuallyThe Reykjavik Arts Festival is a biennial multidisciplinary festival with a special focus on new commissions and the creative intersection of the arts.
Art Museums
Despite the capital area’s relatively petite size, Reykjavík is a city that is famous for its devotion to the arts and culture. Visitors to Reykjavík will find themselves with a plethora of choices
Elliðaárdalur Valley
Elliðaárdalur is an urban oasis: a lush, green valley where salmon leap in the river, waterfalls tumble through lava rock, and walking trails wind through woodlands.
Sunny Reykjavík!
The weather has truly been treating us nicely here in Reykjavík! With more sunshine hours in the past week than we got almost the whole summer of last year, people are truly making the most of of it! Check out these top ten things you can do during these sunny days! 1. Stay up late and make your way down to the impressive Solfar Sun Ship sculpture by the waterfront in Reykjavik to watch…