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Your Holiday Guide to Christmas Markets in Reykjavík
Experience the enchanting Christmas markets in Reykjavík. Enjoy festive treats, unique gifts, and holiday cheer in the heart of Iceland’s charming capital.
December in Reykjavík
Our wonderful Holiday season, crowned regularly with displays of enchanting Northern Lights, is one of the city’s main winter attractions; however, it’s not just those otherworldly illuminations and extravagant decorations getting all the attention.
Christmas in Reykjavík: A Winter Welcome
Experience the magic of Christmas in Reykjavík - where twinkling lights, festive markets, and centuries-old traditions fill the city with warmth. Taste piparkökur and laufabrauð, join locals for jólahlaðborð, and hear the church bells ring in Christmas Eve. From cosy cafés to lively shopping streets and spectacular New Year’s fireworks, Reykjavík shines with winter wonder.
Thirteen Footsteps in the Snow: The Story of Iceland’s Yule Lads
Christmas in Iceland arrives one visitor at a time, as thirteen mischievous Yule Lads step down from the mountains and into the heart of winter stories.
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.
Mark Christmas's end with bonfires in Reykavík
Get a taste of the celebrations, and perhaps catch a glimpse of the elves at a Þrettándabrenna bonfire.
The illuminaton of the Yule Cat
On Saturday the 16th of November at 15:30, the illumination of the famous Icelandic Yule Cat will take place on Lækjartorg square. The mayor of Reykjavík Dagur B. Eggertsson will welcome the cat with a few words, and the choir Graduale Futuri will sing some Christmas songs. We also heard that the infamous troll parents of the Yule Lads, Grýla and Leppalúði will be there to greet and meet guests. …
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.
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.
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.