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Design March starting today
DesignMarch is Iceland’s annual design festival. It will take place for the eleventh time on 28–31 March 2019. This will be the largest and most significant festival yet with over one hundred events transforming the most northerly capital in the world into one big venue for design. From fashion to furniture, architecture to the environment, food to product design, the festival showcases the…
Three exhibitions opening at Reykjavík Art Museum –Hafnarhús next Saturday
Three exhibitions will be opened at Reykjavík Art Museum –Hafnarhús next Saturday 14th of September at 4 p.m. These are exhibitions by Zilvinas Kempinas, Tomas Martišauskis along with the joint exhibition Icelandic Video Art from 1975-1990. Zilvinas KempinasZilvinas Kempinas (b. 1969, Lithuania) has been using magnetic tapes from VHS cassettes to create works that apparently deny the…
THE REYKJAVÍK CHILDREN'S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014
Fun, films and family entertainment coming up at The Reykjavík International Children's Film Festival!The festival opens on March 20th at the city’s Bíó Paradís movie theatre in Downtown Reykjavík and runs until March 30th. During the festival a number of interesting films, animations, documentaries and shorts (for children of all ages) will be screened in addition to some special…
NORTHERN LIGHTS RUN 9th of february
The Northern Lighst Run is a 4-5 km long fun run or a walk through downtown Reykjavik where runners will see the city in a new and colourful light. Ditch your inhibitions and go all out in the illuminated streets of Reykjavík. All participants get their very own illuminating merchandise to use during the event, making you a part of the entire show from start to finish. This event is part of the…
Reykjavík’s literary life blooming in September
The 79th PEN International Congress will be held in Reykjavík from September 9 – 12 2013. The theme is Digital Frontiers: Linguistic Rights and Freedom of Speach. Parts of the Congress programme are open to the public, as part of PEN International’s roaming event series, Free the Word! The Reykjavík International Literary Festival will coincide with the congress, as it starts on…
Fosshotel Baron
Just steps away from the waterside, Fosshotel Baron is an excellent base for a stay in Reykjavík. In this incredible location, the possibilities are truly endless. Enjoy a scenic walk by the seaside, visit the prestigious Harpa Concert Hall and try some of Reykjavík's great restaurants and cafés, all just a short distance from the hotel. Fosshotel Baron is an accessible and comfortable stay…
THE REYKJAVÍK WINTER LIGHTS FESTIVAL 2014 OPENS TONIGHT!
IT'S TIME TO LIGHT THE LIGHTS AT THE REYKJAVÍK WINTER LIGHTS FESTIVAL 2014! The Winter Lights Festival will be opened officially at 7:30pm tonight by the Mayor of Reykjavík, Jón Gnarr, at the Einar Jónsson Museum. From this location ten stunning light installations, which appear at various locations around the city, will be ceremoniously switched on. In addition to the illuminations, this…
World in Words
At World in Words, visitors can view the Icelandic manuscripts, the nation’s most precious cultural heritage. The manuscripts contain many ancient and renowned sagas and poems, as well as various other texts that reflect how previous generations thought about their lives and society.
Meet the Icelandic Horse
At National Icelandic Horse competition you will have an opportunity to meet up close with the Icelandic horse and see some of the most beautiful creatures in the country.
Check out Lókal Performing Arts Festival
LÓKAL performing arts festival is being held in Reykjavík from the 14th until the 22nd of September. Don't miss out in seeing this performing arts platform that produces and introduces contemporary performance to audiences in Iceland and connects local performance practitioners with fellow artists and presenters from abroad. For more information about the festival and it's program check out…