Festivals Guide in the Countryside of Iceland

Festivals Guide in the Countryside of Iceland

April – Easter Weekend (Fri-Sat) – Aldrei fór ég suður Music Festival Ísafjörður.

May – Middle of May – The Icelandic Museum Day – open museum – All over.

First weekend of June (Fri-Sun) – The Merry Seaman Festival – Grindavík.

Second weekend of June – The Lamb Chop Festival (Selfoss), the National Day (June 17) – All over.

Third weekend in June – Borgarness – Brákarhátið – Borgames.

Fourth week of June (Tue-Mon) Sunset Festival at Gardaskagi Peninsula – Garður (S).

Fourth weeked of June (Fri-Sun) Lobster Festival at Höfn – H^fn in Hornafjödur.

Fourth weeked of June (Thu-Sun) Lummudagar Fest in Skagafjördur – Skagafjördur.

July

First week of July (Wed-Sun) The Folk Music Festival in Siglufjördur Skagafjördur.

First week of July (Thu-Sun) The Irish Days (The Most Redheade Icelander Competition) – Akranes.

First week of July (Thu-Sat) All Tomorrow’s Parties. Asbrù (NATO Base).

First weekend of July (Fri-Mon) Dyrafjardardagar Viking Festival Pingeyri.

Second week of July (Wed-Sat) Eistnaflug Festival – Neskaupstadur.

Second weekend of July (Wed-Sat) – Home to Budardalor – Budardalur.

Third week of July (Sun-Sun) LungA Festival – Seydisfjördur.

Third week of July (Fri-Sun) Triathlon Festival in the Westfjords – Isafjördur.

Third week of July (Sat) — Fin in Kjos – Kjos.

Third week of July (Sat-Sun) – Skalholt Festival (Pilgrim-walk of 6 days ends) – Skalholt.

Fourth week of July (Wed-Sun) Fire in Hunaphing (The Great Seal Count) – Hvammstangi.

Fourth week of July (Sat-Sun) – Braedslan Festival – Borgarfjördur eystri.

Fourth week of July (Thu-Sun) – Reykholtshatid Festival – Reykholt.

Fourth week of July (Fri-Sun) – Maerudagar in Husavik – Husavik.

Fourth weekend of July (Fri-Sun) – A godri stund Festival – Grundarfjördur.

Fourth weekend of July (Fri-Sun) – French Days in Faskrudsfjördur – Faskrudsfjördur.

Iceland's Mountains. Photo by Olga

August

First weekend of August (Thu-Mon) – Þjóðhátíð í Eyjum Fest – Vestmannaeyjar Islands.

First weekend of August (Fri-Mon) – Verslunarmannahelgin um land allt – All over (Bank Holiday).

Bank Holiday weekend.

First weekend of August (Fri-Mon) – The Herring Festival – Siglufjördur.

Second weekend of August (Wed-Sun) – The Great Fish Day – Dalvik.

Second weekend of August (Wed-Sun) – Act Alone – Sudereyri.

Second weekend of August (Thu-Sun) – Arctic Handcraft and Design Iceland -Eyjafjardarsveit.

Second weekend of August (Sat) – Jökulsa Run (13K, 21K, 33K) – Dettifoss to Asbyrgi.

Second weekend of August (Sat) – Olafsdalshatidin Fest in Gilsfjordur – Gilsfjördur.

Second weekend of August (Sat) – Danskir dagar – Stykkisholmar.

Second weekend of August (Sat) – 1900 Millennium Festival at Eyrarbakki – Eyrarbakki.

Third weekend of August – Turtle Filmfest – Holmavik.

Third weekend of August (Thu-Sat) – Gaeran – Saudarkrokur.

Third weekend of August (Thu-Sun) – Berjadagar Art Festival -Olafsfjördur.

Third weekend of August (Fri- Sun) – Djupavikurdagar Festival – Djupavik.

Third weekend of August (Fri- Sun) – Tödugjöld Rangarpingi ytra – Hella.

Third and fourth week of August (Fri-Sun-10d) – Lagaarfjots Worm Festival – A Héradi.

Fourth weekend of August (Fri-Sun) – Blueberry Festival – Sudavik.

Fifth weekend of August (Thu-Sun) – Sandgerdi Days – Sandgerdi.

Fifth weekend of August (Fri-Sun) – I tuninu heima (Seven Fell Run) – Mosfellsbaer (Capital).

Fifth weekend of August (Fri-Sun) – Akureyraarvaka – Akureyri.

September

First weekend of September (Thu – Sun) – The Night of Lights – Reykjanesbaer.

First weekend of September (Sat) – The Arctic Run (12K, 24K) – Grimsey Island.

Fourth week of September (Sat-Sat) – Cultural Week at Rufathöfn & Ram Lamb Day – Raufahröfn.

October

First weekend of October (Fri-Sun) – Glod Poem Festival – Neskaupstadur.

Second week of October (Thu-Sun) – Women’s Pampering Day – Akureyri.

Third week of October (Mon-Sun) – Northern Wave Filf festival – Grundarfjördur