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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…

Viking Festival Hafnarfjörður
The Viking reenactment group Rimmugýgur hosts the annual Hafnarfjörður Viking Festival, the oldest and largest event of its kind in Iceland. Held each year around 17 June, the festival runs five to six days in the picturesque Víðistaðatún Park in the centre of Hafnarfjörður. Almost overnight, the tranquil green space is transformed into a bustling viking marketplace, with tents spread across the…

Hamraborg Festival
Hamraborg Festival is a multidisciplinary artist-run art festival focusing on visual arts, site-specific works, performance art and social engagements.

International Festival of Children’s Literature
Next in 2023 The International Festival of Children’s Literature: In the Moorland is a children’s and youth literature festival held biennially.

ECM Spring Meeting in Reykjavík
Reykjavík was a proud host of European Cities Marketing’s annual spring meeting in 2018.

Christmas Market at Elliðavatnsbær in Heiðmörk
The annual Christmas market in Heiðmörk woods is located on the outskirts of Reykjavík. The market is generally open on Advent weekends

ARISING - Yoko Ono's exhibition at Reykjavík Art Museum
Reykjavík Art Museum is currently working on a project in collaboration with Yoko Ono, an exhibition of Yoko Ono's artwork which opens 7 October. One of the artist's artworks, ARISING, is created with the audience's participation, both before the exhibition as well as while the exhibition is on-going.

Reykjavík Jazz Festival starts today!
The annual Reykjavík Jazz festival is an increasingly prestigious event on the international jazz scene. Founded in 1990 it is the second longest running music festival in Iceland.

Reykjavík Botanical Garden
The Botanic Garden is an outdoor collection of living plants.The garden’s main role is to conserve plants for education, research and delight. It conserves some 3000 plant species in eight plant collections. The collections give an idea of the enormous diversity of vegetation in the northern temperate zone.

Iceland Airwaves
Iceland Airwaves is a critically acclaimed international music festival showcasing the hottest new international bands and the best up-and-coming Icelandic artists.