ImpovIceland - now in English!
Improv Ísland has become hugely popular in recent years. Finally, their shows are available in English!
New App for disabled travellers in Iceland
With Travable, disabled travelers can find restaurants, pools and other attraction based on their accessibility. The information is gathered via users' submission and ratings.
ROAD CLOSURES
On Culture Night the whole of downtown Reykjavík becomes one big pedestrian area. It will be closed to vehicles from 07.00 until 02.00. This arrangement aims to ensure safety.
Food map with some of Reykjavík's best restaurants!
Food bloggers Anders Husa and Kaitlin Orr chart a course for some of Reykjavik's best food & drink.
The illumination of the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER on 9th of October
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER in Viðey Island will be illuminated for the 12th time in a beautiful ceremony on Thuesday October 9th at 8 pm. The programme starts at 5:45 pm and lasts until 9:00 pm.
ICELAND AIRWAVES MUSIC FESTIVAL
Celebrating its twentieth year in 2018, Iceland Airwaves Festival is the world’s most northerly music showcase and industry festival, situated halfway between North America and Europe. Iceland Airwaves brings together the country’s brightest emerging musical talent and forward-thinking international acts. Each November for four days and nights, downtown Reykjavík comes alive, filled non-stop…
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…
NEW EXHIBITION IN REYKJAVÍK PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM
...now | Páll Stefánsson ...now is the title of a new exhibition with photos by the Icelandic Photographer Páll Stefánsson that will be opened at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography on Saturday 19 January at 15:00. After thirty-seven years as a traveller and photographer, it’s the silence that is most memorable. The howling silence in the endless wilds of the Vatnajökull glacier. The…
THRIFT SHOPS IN REYKJAVÍK
Shopping in Iceland is usually not a very budget-friendly activity. Luckily for shopping-enthusiasts, there’s a large number of thrift stores in the Reykjavik area. These stores sell all kinds of stuff, ranging from household wares to rare gems of fashionable clothing and jewellery. Iceland seems to have a knack for this kind of aesthetic, it's almost as if the best things just continue to…
"BÓNDADAGUR" THE 25TH OF JANUARY
Bóndadagur is a day where Icelanders celebrate husbands, fiancés and boyfirends. This takes place during the first day of Þorri in the fourth month of winter, according to the ancient Norse calendar. The master of the house was therefore supposed to rise before the rest of the household on the first day of Þorri to welcome Þorri with a special ceremony: He was to exit the house, wearing only…