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It’s Verslunarmannahelgi! What’s Your Plan This Merchants’ Weekend?
Every year, thousands of Icelanders trek to festivals at all ends of the country, to listen to varying calibres of music while most get increasingly intoxicated (maybe, to forget how summer is drawing to a close). We’ve already introduced you to Innipúkinn,…
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National Festival Expected To Bring 15,000 People
Organisers say this year’s Merchant’s Holiday Weekend Festival could boast the festival’s largest turnout with an expected 15,000 people heading to the Westman Islands for the event, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs, face…
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Iceland Airwaves: The Unheard Festival
The pandemic silencing of Iceland Airwaves—for the second year running—has led to claims that the government isn’t listening to live music. In the first week of November, Reykjavík will be a lot quieter than it should be. Iceland Airwaves— arguably the nation’s…
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Þjóðhátíð Looks For Government Funding Following Postponement
The annual music festival in the Westman Islands, Þjóðhátíð, is requesting funding from the state following its postponement among tighter COVID restrictions. The music festival represents a large source of income for the entire island community. In a recent statement to RÚV,…
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All Systems Go For Þjóðhátíð Among Rising COVID Cases
Þjóðhátíð, the annual music festival in the Westman Islands, is still set to be held despite recent increases in COVID cases. In a recent statement to RUV, Hörður Orri Grettisson, chairman of the festival committee said: “We are determined to hold this…
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Battle of Petitions Following Ingó Veðurguð’s Cancellation
Petitions for and against the cancellation of Icelandic musician Ingó Veðurguð from the music festival Þjóðhátíð in the Westman Islands have sprung up following the official decision of the festival committee. Ingó’s cancellation follows the testimony of dozens of women who allege…
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National Festival Tickets on Sale Soon
The largest multi-day festival in Iceland, Þjóðhátíð in the Westman Islands, was canceled last year due to COVID-19. However, music and beer enthusiasts can rejoice in the upcoming return to a sense of normalcy because mbl just announced that tickets for the…
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Your Merchants Weekend Bulletin: Party With The Punks, Couch Potatoes, Country Folk And Christians
The first weekend in August is known to Icelanders as Merchants’ Weekend. It’s a bank holiday—for Icelanders, a phrase synonymous with driving somewhere in the countryside to get messy drunk. However, as the years have passed, new family-friendly and alternative festivals have…
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Let’s Talk About The Elephant In The Room
Þjóðhátíð í Eyjum is an annual outdoor festival that has been celebrated in Vestmanneyjar since 1874. The three-day bash takes place on Verslunarmannahelgin (“Merchants’ Weekend,” Iceland’s version of bank holiday) and features performances from some of Iceland’s most popular musicians as well…