Det sker i Akureyri, Iceland året igennem

Travlt — Christmas break i Iceland, skoleferie på 7 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: Aurora season (1. sep. – 10. apr. (normalt)), Christmas market and New Year fire (1. dec. – 1. jan.), Hlidarfjall ski season (15. dec. – 25. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — Spring winter break i Iceland, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Aurora season (1. sep. – 10. apr. (normalt)), Hlidarfjall ski season (15. dec. – 25. apr. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Iceland Winter Games, Easter break i Iceland

• Festival

  Iceland Winter Games

  15. mar. – 1. apr. · normaltSportsbegivenhedTætpakket

  Freeski and snowboard competitions on Hlidarfjall in the second half of March, when the days are long enough to ride all day and the town fills with the circuit. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Aurora season (1. sep. – 10. apr. (normalt)), Hlidarfjall ski season (15. dec. – 25. apr. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Iceland Winter Games, Easter break i Iceland

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Iceland Winter Games (15. mar. – 1. apr. (normalt)), Aurora season (1. sep. – 10. apr. (normalt)), Hlidarfjall ski season (15. dec. – 25. apr. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Natur

  Whales in Eyjafjordur

  1. maj – 30. sep. · normaltHvalsæson

  Humpbacks work the length of the fjord through the summer and the boats leave from the town quay rather than a separate harbour. Sailings stop for wind, not for cold.

Tætpakket — National Day, Summer holidays i Iceland

• Festival

  Listasumar arts summer

  15. jun. – 25. aug. · normaltKunstfestival

  The town's galleries, churches and the botanical garden run a rolling programme of concerts and shows through the summer rather than one weekend of it. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  National Day

  17. jun.National helligdagLukningerTætpakket

  17 June is a public holiday marking independence: towns hold parades with brass bands, speeches and children's entertainment, flags fly everywhere and many shops and offices close. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Arctic Open golf

  20. jun. – 2. jul. · normaltSportsbegivenhedBook tidligt

  Golf played through the small hours around the solstice at Jadarsvollur, tee times running past midnight. Entry is open to anyone with a handicap and it sells out well ahead. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Whales in Eyjafjordur (1. maj – 30. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer holidays i Iceland, skoleferie på 7 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Whales in Eyjafjordur (1. maj – 30. sep. (normalt)), Listasumar arts summer (15. jun. – 25. aug. (normalt)), Arctic Open golf (20. jun. – 2. jul. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Akureyrarvaka, Summer holidays i Iceland

• Festival

  Akureyrarvaka

  24.–31. aug. · normaltStor festivalTætpakket

  The town's birthday weekend, closest to 29 August: street concerts, guided walks through the old timber houses and everything in the botanical garden open late. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Whales in Eyjafjordur (1. maj – 30. sep. (normalt)), Listasumar arts summer (15. jun. – 25. aug. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Natur

  Aurora season

  1. sep. – 10. apr. · normalt

  Dark enough from early September to April, and the fjord walls block the town's own light better than most places. Cloud, not the lights, is what decides the night.

Stadig i gang: Whales in Eyjafjordur (1. maj – 30. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Autumn winter break i Iceland, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Aurora season (1. sep. – 10. apr. (normalt))

Stille — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Stadig i gang: Aurora season (1. sep. – 10. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — Christmas break i Iceland, skoleferie på 7 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Christmas market and New Year fire

  1. dec. – 1. jan.Jul & nytår

  Stalls on Radhustorg through Advent, then a bonfire on New Year's Eve before the private fireworks start. Rooms are cheap and half the shops keep short hours. Kilde ↗

• Sæson

  Hlidarfjall ski season

  15. dec. – 25. apr. · normalt

  The country's main ski hill sits ten minutes above the town, so you stay in Akureyri and take the bus up. Lifts usually run from around Christmas to late April, and the light in March is the reason to go then. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Aurora season (1. sep. – 10. apr. (normalt))