Author: - The Reykjavik Grapevine

VIDEO: World’s Largest Game Of Pong – Playing Pong On Harpa’s Façade

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Harpa, the multifunctional music hall and conference center has finally proved itself to be money well spent. Harpa has hosted…

VIDEO: New Documentary Reveals Iceland’s Underground Weightlifting Scene

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At Steve’s Gym, men are picked up off the street, turned into championsNew Icelandic documentary Hellacious portrays an underground powerlifting…

Reykjavík Peace Festival Has Started!

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Look what we have here! A festival that focuses on love, peace and singing! Awesome! Reykjavík Peace Festival commenced yesterday…

Grapevine’s Super Special Sónar Special, pt. 5: Dark Beats and Unknown Translators

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In this final episode (so sad) Árni Grétar meets with the talented Natalie Gunnarsdóttir who is Sónar Reykjavík twice, once…

Grapevine’s Super Special Sónar Special, pt. 4: DJ Magic And Elves

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In this fourth delightful Sonar Super Special Episode, our host Futuregrapher hangs out in front of the best corner store…

Grapevine’s Super Special Sónar Special, pt. 3: Samaris And Young Karin

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In this third episode, Futuregrapher sits down to have some sensual coffee with very interesting people at Stofan Café. In…

Grapevine’s Super Special Sónar Special, pt. 2: The Mecca Of Vinyl

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Hey guess what? We made you all a series of fantastically rough and short videos where we check in with…

Grapevine’s Super Special Sónar Special, pt. 1: The Best Kebab In Town

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Hey guess what? We made you all a series of fantastically rough and short videos where we check in with…

An Autistic Eleven-Year-Old Is Building The World’s Biggest Lego Ship

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We dropped in at the workshop of one of Iceland’s youngest shipbuilders.Last summer, eleven year old Brynjar Karl set out…

Reykjavík International Games Start Tomorrow!

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Whoa! An international sporting event! In Reykjavík! Whoa!The Reykjavík International Games, RIG for short, will commence tomorrow and promise to…

Watch An Unbelievable, Amazing, Death-Defying, Flaming Viking Escape In Reykjavík Harbour

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Canadian escape artist Dean Gunnarsson is in Iceland with a ten man camera crew to film for his series Escape…

The Yule Lads Get Appy!

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Now appearing at a smartphone near youAs every Iceland-enthusiast knows, the thirteen mischievous Yule Lads take turns leaving small gifts…