Events

Sinfóníuhljómsveitin opnar dyrnar að lokaæfingum á tónleikadegi fyrir flesta áskriftartónleika í gulri, rauðri og grænni tónleikaröð. Hægt er að kaupa aðgang að æfingunum í miðasölu Hörpu og á sinfonia.is. Lokaæfingin hefst kl. 10:00 en aðgangur er takmarkaður við ákveðin sæti í Eldborg á 1. svölum. Þetta er tilvalið tækifæri til að dýpka upplifun og skilning á tónlistinni sem flutt verður á tónleikum um kvöldið.

Tekið skal fram að æfingarnar eru ekki tónleikar, heldur vinnuæfingar og dagskrá þeirra því ekki endilega í fullu samræmi við tónleika kvöldsins.

Handicrafts & Book Chat Do you love knitting or crocheting as well as reading and chatting about good books? Then these meetups are something for you. We will meet on Thursdays between 3 pm and 5 pm in the Handicraft Corner on the 2nd floor in Grófin. It’s nice to combine those two interests and even better to connect with others who share the same passion. Guðrún Dís, amateur knitter, takes care of the meetups, shows up with some interesting books and leads the discussion. This is not a traditional reading club because you don’t have to read specific books before each meeting. Just show up and take part! The meetups can be in Icelandic and/or English, depending on the group. No registration needed, just pop in when you are in the mood for good company.

Further information: Guðrún Dís Jónatansdóttir [email protected] | 411 6115

Halla Margrét Jóhannesdóttir will lead an audio-described tour for blind and visually impaired visitors of the exhibition Liquid Bodies, Shared Worlds at Reykjavík Art Museum – Hafnarhús on Thursday, 15 October, at 18:00.

The audio-described tour takes place on White Cane Safety Day, the international awareness and advocacy day for blind and visually impaired people, observed annually on 15 October. The day highlights the white cane and raises awareness of issues affecting blind and visually impaired individuals.

Leaky Bodies, Shared Worlds is an exhibition featuring works by thirty contemporary Polish artists from the collection of Bunkier Sztuki in Kraków. The exhibition includes photographs, paintings, sculptures, and installations exploring the body, identity, relationships, and society.

Most of the works were created in the 21st century and reflect how our lives are shaped by our surroundings, technology, and interactions with others. The exhibition highlights the diversity of contemporary Polish art and creates a space for dialogue between Polish culture and Icelandic society.

Guide dogs are welcome.

Admission is free for the guided tour.

Hear the music rise up to us from the depths as two enchanting compositions by Jean Sibelius frame the concert. At the beginning, the Oceanides rise from the sea in the Finnish composer's tone poem of the same name. Sibelius paints an artful picture of the goddesses' play and the sea, this great force that one moment seems innocent but the next swells up with menacing force. To finish the concert, the composer's magnificent Symphony No. 7 is played, which, like the tone poem, is only in one movement. The symphony is considered a beautiful testament to the composer's originality and is considered by many to be one of Sibelius' greatest works. The young Swedish star, Johan Dalene, performs a moving violin concerto by Thomas Adès. His star has risen rapidly since he last played with the orchestra. The concerto by Adès, one of the most renowned composers of our time, is at once complex and precise, poetic and emotional. A work from another British composer, Benjamin Britten will also be performed; an interlude from the opera Peter Grimes in which the sea shapes the characters' lives, just as it does here on the island in the north.

Program

Jean Sibelius The Oceanides

Thomas Adés Concentric Paths, Violin Concerto

Benjamin Britten Passacaglia from Peter Grimes

Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 7

Conductor

Daníel Bjarnason

Soloist

Johan Dalene

RESCUE26 stands as a prestigious international search and rescue conference to be hosted in Reykjavik, Iceland. This esteemed event marks its 17th iteration, scheduled from October 16th to 18th, 2026.

Could It Be True?

An Interactive Storytime for Preschool Children

Can a piano really fall from the sky? And is everything we see and hear actually true?

In this interactive storytime, we explore rumors and learn how to tell the difference between facts and fiction. The session is based on the activity “I’ve Heard That a Piano Can Fall from the Sky”, originally developed for the Swedish information website Lajka.

During the storytime, we will also explore what artificial intelligence is and how technology can generate text, images, and information. Children will have the opportunity to consider whether everything they see and hear can be trusted, while learning to ask questions, look more closely at information, and think critically.

The aim of the storytime is to strengthen children’s information and media literacy on their own terms, while sparking curiosity about how we evaluate information and decide what to believe.

Thorunn Vignisdóttir leads the storytime session. She has worked for many years in public libraries, both in Reykjavík and Stockholm. She specializes in digital literacy, media literacy, and the creative use of technology with children and young people.

This event is part of Soft Networks – Digesting Information Together, a programme series supported by the Icelandic Library Fund. From 11th - 18th of October, Reykjavík City Library will offer a variety of events for children and families across all eight library branches as a lead-up to Media Literacy Week.

Further information:

Ingibjörg Ösp Óttarsdóttir

[email protected] | 411 6146

💬 Join us for a free Icelandic practice in the cozy and relaxed environment at the Library.

🎲 Practice your Icelandic vocabulary and learn some new words by playing fun board games with others who are also learning the language.

Very experienced teachers will be there to help if needed.

All welcome - also beginners 🌻

More info: https://borgarbokasafn.is/.../lets-chat-and-play-games...

Experience the magic of Princess Story Hour!

Join the Mermaid Princess, Garðabrúða and Fríða for enchanting stories in Polish, English, German and French. Afterward, make your own lantern to take home during a special craft activity!

Be ready to sing and dance between stories with your favorite characters in this delightful, interactive event.

Free entry—a perfect outing for children and families alike. Come be part of the magic!

Event sponsored by the City of Reykjavik

Repair Café is a monthly event where volunteers and participants get together to fix things and avoid creating more waste.

Bring an item you care about that has stopped working—clothing, electronics, a broken mug, a leaky air mattress—and enjoy free repairs, coffee and good company. We can't wait to see you!

♻️ LET'S FIX IT TOGETHER ! ♻️

PROGRAM 2026 - see https://borgarbokasafn.is/en/repair-cafe

Sunday, Mar 1st - as a part of the Future Festival

Sunday, Apr 12th

Sunday, May 3rd

Sunday, June 7th

*Sunday, Sep 6th – CANCELLED*

Sunday, Oct 18th – Repairathon 🎉 International Repair Day

Sunday, Nov 1st

Sunday, Dec 6th

Project by Hringrásarsetur Íslands and Munasafn RVK Tool Library.

Curator – led tour

Oleksandra Shevliuga, curator guides guests through the exhibition, Icons from the Ukraine.

The rich cultural heritage of Ukrainian icon painting will be presented in an exhibition of works from the collection of the National Art Museum of Ukraine in Kyiv. With a focus on Christian painting, the works in the exhibition span the period from the late 12th to the early 19th century, tracing the development of Ukrainian art from the early influence of Byzantine culture and, later, that of Gothic and Renaissance art. The Baroque era brought new influences on Ukraine’s national culture, characterized by the introduction of secular motifs, rich color palettes, and magnificent decorative embellishment.

The exhibition is a collaboration among the National Gallery, the National Museum of Iceland, and the National Art Museum of Ukraine to promote cultural exchange.

The event will be held in English.

A valid museum admission ticket is required to attend the event.

Curators Sigurður Trausti Traustason and Sunna Ástþórsdóttir will guide visitors through the exhibition Big Little City – Images of Reykjavík on the closing day of the exhibition in Kjarvalsstaðir on Sunday, 18 October at 2:00 PM.

On the occasion of Reykjavík’s 240th anniversary in 2026, the city’s appearance throughout history is examined in a summer exhibition at Kjarvalsstaðir.

We present new contemporary artworks, showcase interesting works from the museum’s collection, and borrow curious objects from other museums and institutions. Here, we see the city evolve from a trading post and fishing village into a multicultural center of culture and tourism, depicted in a lively, fragmented, and ever-changing way. The exhibition raises questions about identity, urban planning, social structure, and cultural self-perception. The tangible is displayed alongside the lyrical, the historical, and the artistic, the personal and the collective.

Admission with museum ticket. Free for Annual pass- and Culture Card holders, free for visitors under 18.

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