Det sker i Reykjavík (Iceland), Iceland året igennem

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, New Year's Eve fireworks

• Festival

  Thorrablot

  19. jan. – 25. feb. · normaltMad- & drikkefestival

  The midwinter feasts run through the old month of Thorri: soured ram, fermented shark, and a room of people singing. Community halls and a few restaurants both do them. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Aurora season (1. sep. – 31. mar. (normalt)), Highland roads closed (1. okt. – 15. jun. (normalt)), New Year's Eve fireworks (31. dec. – 1. jan.)

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Spring winter break i Iceland

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Thorrablot (19. jan. – 25. feb. (normalt)), Aurora season (1. sep. – 31. mar. (normalt)), Highland roads closed (1. okt. – 15. jun. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Easter break i Iceland

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Aurora season (1. sep. – 31. mar. (normalt)), Highland roads closed (1. okt. – 15. jun. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Easter break i Iceland

• Natur

  Whale watching season

  1. apr. – 15. okt. · normaltHvalsæson

  Minke and humpback come into Faxafloi through the summer and the boats run several times a day from the old harbour. Sailings are cancelled for wind, not for cold.

• Festival

  First Day of Summer

  23. apr.Stor festival

  A public holiday on the first Thursday after 18 April, celebrated with parades whatever the weather is doing, which is usually not summer. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Puffins on the cliffs

  20. apr. – 15. aug. · normaltFuglesæson

  The colonies come ashore in late April and are gone by late August; the ones reachable from town are on the islands in the bay rather than the south coast.

Stadig i gang: Highland roads closed (1. okt. – 15. jun. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — mellem toppene, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Stadig i gang: Whale watching season (1. apr. – 15. okt. (normalt)), Puffins on the cliffs (20. apr. – 15. aug. (normalt)), Highland roads closed (1. okt. – 15. jun. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, National Day

• 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 ↗

Stadig i gang: Whale watching season (1. apr. – 15. okt. (normalt)), Puffins on the cliffs (20. apr. – 15. aug. (normalt)), Highland roads closed (1. okt. – 15. jun. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Summer holidays i Iceland

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Whale watching season (1. apr. – 15. okt. (normalt)), Puffins on the cliffs (20. apr. – 15. aug. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Culture Night

• Festival

  Culture Night

  22. aug.Stor festivalTætpakket

  Menningarnott takes over the centre for a day in late August, ending with fireworks off Arnarholl, and the city marathon runs the same morning. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Whale watching season (1. apr. – 15. okt. (normalt)), Puffins on the cliffs (20. apr. – 15. aug. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — mellem toppene, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Natur

  Aurora season

  1. sep. – 31. mar. · normalt

  Dark enough to see them from roughly September to mid-April, cloud permitting, which is the part nobody can book. The city's own light means driving out for twenty minutes.

Stadig i gang: Whale watching season (1. apr. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Autumn winter break i Iceland

• Lukning

  Highland roads closed

  1. okt. – 15. jun. · normalt

  Iceland's F-roads shut outside summer; the road administration opens them in stages from late May. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Whale watching season (1. apr. – 15. okt. (normalt)), Aurora season (1. sep. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Iceland Airwaves

• Festival

  Iceland Airwaves

  5.–7. nov.MusikfestivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  Three days of music in bars, churches and the concert hall in the first week of November, which is the one thing that fills Reykjavik in the dark half of the year. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Aurora season (1. sep. – 31. mar. (normalt)), Highland roads closed (1. okt. – 15. jun. (normalt))

Tætpakket — New Year's Eve fireworks, Christmas break i Iceland

• Festival

  The Yule Lads

  12.–24. dec.Jul & nytår

  Thirteen of them, one a night from 12 December, each leaving something in a child's shoe. The city's Christmas runs on this rather than on Santa. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  New Year's Eve fireworks

  31. dec. – 1. jan.Jul & nytårTætpakket

  Private fireworks, bought from the rescue squads who are funded by them, go up from every street at once. It is loud, uncoordinated and unlike anywhere else. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Aurora season (1. sep. – 31. mar. (normalt)), Highland roads closed (1. okt. – 15. jun. (normalt))