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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Did you know that ketchup tastes best when eaten through a mitten? Have you ever felt the same joy as a mackerel heading out into the open sea? Why are there so few songs about autumn? And why are ...

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 ...

What does Daði Freyr’s synth-pop sound like with classical arrangements by Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands? The answer will be revealed on November 5 in Eldborg at Harpa, where Daði Freyr and the Iceland ...