The Reykjavík Grapevine presents our daily, comprehensive coverage of 2025 Iceland Airwaves. This year, we are pleased to introduce a number of new writers joining us as we try to document and explain ...

Shout out to Seattle-based writer Ruben Lira, who saw RAKEL at SXSW in 2026 and documented her intimate, stunning Austin ...

Local legend has it that the hill got the nickname “Gun Hill” at this time. This slowly morphed into the more breezy ...

Veður leyfir’ is an upcoming exhibition by Jón Helgi Pálmason and Einar Viðar Guðmundsson Thoroddsen, opening on the 5th of November at Herma Gallery from 17-20:00. Water splits the stone, not ...

This year, we are continuing our Iceland Music Feedback Program. The goal is to recruit new writers to explore cultural ...

The annual Search and Rescue Team fundraiser, the selling of neyðarkall, is underway. Sold in the form of a keychain or a ...

Sunna Eyþórsdóttir turns butter, sugar and eggs into fantastical sculptures, spending days creating cakes that sometimes ...

Kaktus Einarsson presents a unique and intimate concert at Fantasía on Thursday, November 12th.

Reykjavík Blues Society Blues Night The next Blues Night, hosted by the Reykjavík Blues Society, will take place on November 12th at 8:00 PM at a new venue: Café Rósenberg, located at ...

The drag party band The Gender Benders returns with their biggest concert to date, celebrating Halloween in spectacular fashion! They’ll be playing all your favourite songs, along with a some new, raw ...

British bibliotherapist and author Bijal Shah will give a public talk at Reykjavík City Library Grófin entitled: The Healing Power of Books: An Introduction to Bibliotherapy. In the talk, she will ...

The grassroots of Iceland’s music scene take over the stage in Hitt Húsið with a vibrant lineup featuring Falinn gjóður (winners of Icelandic Music Experiments 2026), Þrumudætur, Brenninetla and ...