Latest Events in Iceland(May Updated)

The Reykjavik Festival is a biennial arts festival, and this year's festival will be held from May 30 to June 14, 2026. The Reykjavik Festival brings together outstanding artworks from around the world while building a strong and vibrant relationship with its audience, continuously expanding its reach so that as many people as possible can enjoy art in their own way. The Reykjavik Festival embraces multiculturalism and prioritizes accessibility and environmental protection in all decisions. The festival's programming is guided by courage, professionalism, passion, and vision.

The location of this great race is Laugardalur, Reykjavik. Runners can choose between a half marathon, 10 km race and 5 km race. Runners can choose between competition category or general category in each distance. All participants are invited to a wonderful geothermal outdoor swimming pool, Laugardalslaug after the race. Runners participating in all three distances will start running at the street Engjavegur and finish by the old springs in Laugardalur. Laugardalur is in full bloom by this time of year. The course is measured by a certified AIMS measurer and accredited by the Icelandic Athletic Federation.

The annual Sigrúfěrður Folk Music Festival received a special award in recognition of outstanding cultural events in rural Iceland. Since 1999, the festival has featured Icelandic folk songs, folk dances, classes, and lectures. In 2026, the festival will be held from July 1st to 5th. The town of Sigrúfěrður is home to the annual Folk Music Festival (July 4th to 8th, 2018), which features music from around the world as well as traditional Icelandic music. Simultaneously, children and adults can participate in special classes on Icelandic music, dance, and handicrafts. The festival is one of Iceland's most popular musical events.

Welcome the brand new gallery/ venue, Hella Bees to Oakland in trapxart style. We will have live art displays, music performers, an avant garde fashion exhibit, drinks and food. Trapxart is back to Oakland THE BRAND NEW venue, Hella Bees. There is indoor and outdoor space, full bar & kitchen. We will have gallery set ups for art, one of a kind fashion exhibits and some live performances. There is no vending fee for artists, contact us if you are interested in showcasing. Information Source: @trapxart / trapxart.com | eventbrite

The complete work of The Brotherhood is an installation that originally consisted of six respective works. It had been developed over ten years when it was exhibited in its entirety for the first and only time in 1998, at the then-newly opened museum, NTT InterCommunication Center (ICC) in Tokyo. Additionally, it was the first major solo exhibition to open in the museum. The ICC took on the marvelous task of commissioning and shipping three parts of the installation from the United States to Japan and published an in-depth exhibition catalog, consisting of numerous scholarly insights into the exhibition and the importance of Woody Vasulka’s work, alongside interviews with the artist himself.

Established in 1980, Dark Music Days has been the foremost platform for showcasing innovative and progressive contemporary music in Iceland for over 40 years Dark Music Days is an Icelandic contemporary music festival held annually in Reykjavík, Iceland. Held during some of the darkest days of winter, Dark Music Days provides the foremost platform for showcasing innovative and progressive contemporary music in Iceland. Established by the Society of Icelandic Composers in 1980, the festival places emphasis on premiering new and often experimental pieces that reflect the ever-growing diversity and creativity of contemporary music. The role of Dark Music Days in the musical community in Iceland is vital both as an eye-opener for the general public and well as being an incubator for innovation, collaboration and inspiration within the musical community itself. Dark Music Days particularly focus on encouraging new projects to debut and the daring nature of the festival’s programming has resulted in it premiering more new works of music every year than any other Icelandic cultural event. It is a festival celebrating the wealth of contemporary music creation in Iceland, showcasing a variety of concerts and compositions in different styles by diverse composers. Dark Music Days puts an emphasis on presenting composers and performers ranging in age, nationality and gender while continuously celebrating the versatile and vivacious contemporary music scene in Iceland.

In mid-January, many Icelanders celebrate Þorrablót. Þorri is a month in the Icelandic old calendar, which runs from mid-January to mid-February. Þorrablót means "Feast of Þorri Month". However, the special food of this festival may be daunting. Many people think it is the darkest dark cuisine in the world: sour sheep testicles, sheep faces, fermented (stinky) shark meat... Do you dare to challenge these traditional "delicacies" under the Arctic Circle? In the past, Icelanders often stored food by pickling, smoking, burying or fermenting. People still enjoy these traditional "delicacies" today. You just wash it all down with brennivín (traditional Icelandic liquor) and pray that you get drunk quickly, because the food is so delicious!