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  • The Freaky Fringe Family Reunion Of Norðanpaunk

    The Freaky Fringe Family Reunion Of Norðanpaunk

    You’re in a dimly lit community center. It’s 14:00. On stage, a masked man bashes on a drum kit while another screams into a megaphone in Finnish. They bow to an audience composed of oddly dressed individuals eating vegan soup, before grabbing…

  • Where Elves Dare Not Tread

    Where Elves Dare Not Tread

    The first weekend of August is known as Verslunarmannahelgi (“Merchant’s Weekend”), a national holiday that sees numerous festivals taking place around the island, with plenty of drunken debauchery on offer. Scores of folks make their way to festivals such as Vestmannaeyjar’s Þjóðhátíð…