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The Iceland Airwaves festival starts tomorrow, Wednesday 2 November 2016 and is being held for the 18th time! This biggest celebration of music in Iceland boasts an unrivaled line-up of established and up-and-coming artists.

As We Grow received the Icelandic Design Award 2016 and Geysir received the award for Best Investment in Design in a ceremony at Culture House in October.

Join the Reykjavík Art Museum´s docent for a tour through the exhibitions of Jóhannes Kjarval (1885-1972) and Hildur Bjarnadóttir (b. 1969) every Friday at Kjarvalsstaðir at 2 p.m.

Thinking about coming to Iceland this winter to check out the Northern Lights? We´ve combined some informative articles that will get you started. Planning your trip ahead of time and reading up on how to photograph the lights is a good start.

Three of the recipients of the 2016 Lennon Ono Grant For Peace, announced by Yoko Ono earlier this year, will be travelling to Reykjavik, Iceland to be presented the award on John Lennon’s Birthday - October 9.

IMAGINE PEACE TOWER in Viðey Island will be illuminated for the 10th time in a beautiful ceremony on Sunday October 9th at 8 pm. The programme starts at 5:15 pm and lasts until 9:30 pm.

The University of Iceland and the City of Reykjavík are launching Höfði Reykjavik Peace Centre on October 7, 2016. The opening seminar entitled Rethinking Peace and Power will take place between 13:00 and 17:30 in the Ceremonial Hall of the University of Iceland, with opening remarks by Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland. The panelists and audience will engage in a dialogue on the enhanced role of cities and citizens in promoting sustainable peace and on the power of the visual narrative in affecting opinion and igniting action in the world today.

The 13th Reykjavík International Film Festival starts today. As before, RIFF focusses on introducing brand new films and documentaries from young and upcoming directors, this time with a particular emphasis on world peace.

Due to a great aurora forecast for the evening, Reykjavík City will have street lights turned off between 22:00 and 23:00 in selected areas so everyone can enjoy the Northern lights.

The exhibition PORTRAITS by Hasselblad Award Winners will be opened on Saturday, September 24 at 15:00 in Reykjavík Museum of Photography.

Reykjavík City has put forward a climate policy paper with an action plan where goals are established for a carbon neutral city by 2040.

Russian film days in Iceland will be held in Bíó Paradís September 15th to 18th 2016 with financial support from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation in the Year of Russian Cinema in 2016.