Reykjavik Arts Festival will take place 1-16 June 2024.

Our programme is brimming with exciting and diverse events, with the festival reaching far beyond the city limits. Do you want to enter an immersive visual arts exhibition, chase sea monsters around the harbour, experience new music, watch a fascinating dance performance, take an audio walk in nature, listen to world famous musicians - maybe all of this? You are sure to find something to tickle your fancy on this year's festival programme.

Click here to browse through an electronic copy of our printed programme which will also be available around the city.

We are proud to introduce the visual arts programme of our 2024 festival! From June 1 to 16 we will offer a diverse flora of events for art enthusiasts. Featuring a large number of artists, there are installations, sculptures, photography, audio works and festivals set to open in galleries and museums in the capital area and around the country.

Reykjavík Art Museum hosts Jónsi's first solo exhibition in Europe, Flood, where his immersive audio installations will reveal new worlds, starting from the opening day of the festival. By Reykjavík Pond, artists Anna Andrea Winther and Agnes Ársæls will exhibit art for birds and people under the title Inter-bite: Feathers, fingers, antennas. Auður Lóa Guðnadóttir's delightful sculpture exhibition, In Mid-Air, will open in Outvert Art Space in Ísafjörður. At Sláturhúsið in Egilsstaðir, photographer Agnieszka Sosnowska and Ingunn Snædal engage in a creative dialogue in their exhibition Rask. Akureyri Art Museum presents Is This North? a major group exhibition exploring the Arctic. The thriving cultural activities of Alþýðuhúsið in Siglufjörður received the Eyrarrósin Award 2023-24 and the venue will host a three day international festival, INTO. In a transformed captain's bridge in Seyðisfjörður, Kiosk 108, a music and performance art festival will take place, curated by Captain Monika Fryčová. Ásmundarsalur-on-the-go travels the city with a container where guests can experience an installation by artists Shu Yi and Þórdís Erla Zoëga. Tumi Magnússon presents Loop, a new video and audio installation, at the National Gallery of Iceland. Kling & Bang hosts two solo exhibitions: Magnús Sigurðarson's HAPPY TALES of DEATH and MELANCHOLY or THE GREAT AMERICAN FAILURE, and Guðrún Marta Jónsdóttir's Silfurgjá. The Living Art Museum presents a group exhibition, Course, which addresses the paradox of "exhibiting sound". Artist Yuliana Palacios will exhibit new video work, Here is my home, in Gerðarsafn. The Nordic House invites guests to experience an international group exhibition, (Post), tackling the anthropocene. Þorgerður Ólafsdóttir's solo exhibition, Future Fragments, will be held by the National Museum of Iceland.

The festival programme will be announced in its entirety in April - stay tuned!

With the rising sun, we look with growing anticipation towards the upcoming festival, as the new Festival Hub Managers of the Reykjavík Arts Festival are busy putting together an exciting programme. Our dynamic duo - performing artist Aude Busson and drag legend Siggi Starr - are committed to bringing guests a wide variety of fascinating events. For the third edition running, the Hub is situated in the heart of downtown in the historic theatre Iðnó. Follow the festival on Instagram and Facebook to get all the latest news on events and artists and a look at what happens behind the scenes!

The Festival Hub is an indispensable part of the Reykjavík Arts Festival. The Hub offers a diverse programme throughout the festival, from June 1-16, whether our guests crave some thought-provoking discussions, sizzling art events, artist workshops or simply want to dance the night away.

The Hub encourages democratic participation and all events are free of charge. In addition to hosting art events, takeovers by different groups and exciting experiments, the Hub serves as a meeting place and an informal venue to connect with new people and ideas.

Admission to the Festival Hub is always free and everyone is welcome!

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