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Demonic Agoraphobia At Austurbæjarbíó
Here’s a rundown of Reykjavík’s biggest Versló affair Twenty-three artists, three days, two stages, one new venue: this is the 2025 Innipúkinn. In this year’s iteration, indoor demons will take refuge in Austurbæjarbíó. Back in 2014, a Grapevine writer previewing the event…
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Grapevine New Music: FM Belfast, Ghostigital, RÁN & Páll Óskar, And More
OK. You’ve got your tent, the beer’s in the fridge, and you’ve got all the essentials for a happy Merchant’s Day weekend: alcohol, Treo, and not a care in the world. If there’s ever a time to throw out your smartphone and…
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Party On: What To Do On Verslunarmannahelgi
You know that feeling when summer is winding down, your vacation is already a distant memory, and the return to quotidian drudgery hangs over you like the sword of Damocles? Doesn’t it just make you wanna get on your bike and go?…
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The Eighth Gate Of Hell
Norðanpaunk, Iceland’s biggest DIY festival in the world One does not simply go to Norðanpaunk. Firstly, because it is held two and a half hours away from the capital and the Icelandic public transport system is almost non-existent and dubiously reliable. Secondly,…
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Grapevine Events: A Run-Down Of Merchant’s Day Weekend & RVK Pride
After months of being starved for a good long holiday since the Extended Easter Remix holidays ended, we’re finally heading into Merchant’s Day long weekend! Yay! Merchant’s Day, or Verslunarmannahelgi as it is called in Icelandic, is the biggest inner-country travel of…
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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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The Indoor Demon Strikes Again: Get Ready For Innipúkinn
You all know Verslunarmannahelgi (“Shopkeeper’s Weekend”). You’re going to get shitfaced in the Westman Islands and camp in the god-forsaken rain, while the wind blows the beer out of your hand. Doesn‘t sound like too much fun, does it? The team behind…
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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…
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Merchants’ Weekend Is Here! A Guide To Entertaining Yourself
Every year in Iceland, the first weekend in August is dedicated to celebrating Verslunarmannahelgi (“Merchants’ Weekend”), a labour day / bank holiday equivalent. While not everyone is actually a Merchant, every Icelander is encouraged to celebrate like the holiday is their own,…
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Verslunarmannahelgi
Chances are you have not been properly introduced to the term Verslunarmannahelgi. This labour day / bank holiday equivalent, dedicated to Icelandic merchants, is celebrated every summer on the first Monday in August (and all through the preceding weekend). While only a…
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Survive Verslunarmannahelgi
This guide does not cover the basics. If you can’t remember to pack your sleeping bag or an extra pair of underwear, you shouldn’t go anywhere, anyway. For what we do have here: we cannot guarantee that it will prevent you from…