Your official calendar of all the holidays and important dates to know in Iceland for 2016. Discover all the goings-on for this year.
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= Observance day
= Public holiday
January
1 January – New Year’s Day
21 – 31 January – Reykjavik International Games
28 – 30 January – Dark Days Music Festival
February
18 – 20 February – Sonar Reykjavik
March
2 – 6 March – Food & Fun Festival
10 – 13 March – Design March
24 March 3 April – Iceland Winter Games
24 March – Maundy Thursday
25 March – Good Friday
27 March – Easter Sunday
27 – 30 March – Reykjavik Fashion Festival
28 March- Easter Monday
April
21 April – Summer Day
May
1 May – International Worker’s Day
5 May – Ascension Day
14 May – Pentecost Eve
15 May – Whit Sunday
25 May – Whit Monday
June
6 June – 5 July Ramadan
17 June – Icelandic National Day
17 – 19 June Secret Solstice Festival
July
2 – 4 July – All Tomorrow’s Parties Music Festival
August
1 August – Trading Day
12 – 16 August – Reykjavik Jazz Festival
September
9 – 23 September Reykjavik International Literary Festival
29 September – 9 October – Reykjavik International Film Festival
October
31 October – Halloween
November
2 – 6 November – Iceland Airwaves
December
4 December – Second advent
11 December – Third advent
13 December – St Lucy’s Day: Luciadag
20 December – Forth advent
24 December – Christmas Eve
25 December – Christmas Day
26 December – Second Day of Christmas/ Boxing Day
31 December – New Year’s Eve
There are so many exciting events in 2016. Let us know about any we missed!
Featured image is the Playtype 2016 Calendar Poster in White.