Hva som skjer i Reykjavík (Iceland), Iceland gjennom året

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, New Year's Eve fireworks

• Festival

  Thorrablot

  19. jan – 25. feb · vanligvisMat- og 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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (1. sep – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Highland roads closed (1. okt – 15. jun (vanligvis)), New Year's Eve fireworks (31. des – 1. jan)

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Spring winter break i Iceland

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

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

Travelt — mellom toppene, Easter break i Iceland

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (1. sep – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Highland roads closed (1. okt – 15. jun (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Easter break i Iceland

• Natur

  Whale watching season

  1. apr – 15. okt · vanligvisHvalsesong

  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. aprStor 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 · vanligvisFuglesesong

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Highland roads closed (1. okt – 15. jun (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — mellom toppene, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

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

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, National Day

• Helligdag

  National Day

  17. junNasjonaldagStengningerMye folk

  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 ↗

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

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Summer holidays i Iceland

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Whale watching season (1. apr – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Puffins on the cliffs (20. apr – 15. aug (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Culture Night

• Festival

  Culture Night

  22. augStor festivalMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Whale watching season (1. apr – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Puffins on the cliffs (20. apr – 15. aug (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — mellom toppene, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Natur

  Aurora season

  1. sep – 31. mar · vanligvis

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Whale watching season (1. apr – 15. okt (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Autumn winter break i Iceland

• Stengt

  Highland roads closed

  1. okt – 15. jun · vanligvis

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

Fortsatt på gang: Whale watching season (1. apr – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Aurora season (1. sep – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Iceland Airwaves

• Festival

  Iceland Airwaves

  5.–7. novMusikkfestivalMye folkBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (1. sep – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Highland roads closed (1. okt – 15. jun (vanligvis))

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

• Festival

  The Yule Lads

  12.–24. desJul og nyttår

  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. des – 1. janJul og nyttårMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (1. sep – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Highland roads closed (1. okt – 15. jun (vanligvis))