Reykjavík, Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland’s capital, as well as the largest city, is thought to be the location of the first permanent settlement in the country. Established around 870, according to Landnáma, or the Book of Settlement, Ingólfur Arnarson decided the site by using a traditional Viking method - casting his high seat pillars (Öndvegissúlur) into the ocean until he saw the coastline, and then selecting the spot where the pillars landed on the shore. Steam from hot springs in the region are said to have inspired Reykjavík's name, which loosely translates to Smoke Cove, with the city often referred to as the Bay of Smoke.
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Visit Reykjavik-Iceland Tourism
january
- Dark Music Days
- New Year’s Day
- Reykjavík International Games
- Thorrinn (through February)
- Twelfth Night
february
- Museum Night
- Reykjavik Winter Lights Festival
march
- Beer Day
- DesignMarch
- Food and Fun Festival (through April)
- Imagine Peace Tower
- The Icelandic Horse Festival (through April)
- Musiktilraunir: Icelandic Music Experiments
- Reykjavík Fashion Festival
april
- First Day of Summer
- Reykjavík Blues Festival
- Reykjavik Music Mess
- Sequences Real Time Art Festival
may
- Reykjavík Arts Festival (through June)
june
- Festival of the Sea
- National Day
- Viking Festival in Hafnarfjörður
july
- Innipukinn Festival
- Rey Cup
august
- The Icelandic Chamber Music Festival
- Reykjavík Culture Night
- Reykjavík Gay Pride
- Reykjavík Jazz Festival (through September)
- Reykjavík Marathon
- Tango on Iceland
september
- Iceland Airwaves Festival
- LÓKAL
- Reykjavik International Film Festival (through October)
october
- Iceland Airwaves
- Imagine Peace Tower (through December)
- Völuspá-Nordic Food Expedition
november
- Advent and Christmas (through December)
- Unglist (Young Art) Festival
december
- Christmas Day
- New Year’s Eve
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