Last weekend saw the third annual ‘Jesus Manifestation’ in Stockholm, with Christian bikers the most noticeable group among the 25,000-strong crowd. Read the full story

Saga Sigurdardóttir and Margrét Bjarnadóttir will be a part of TUPP, an international performance festival i Uppsala, Sweden. This will be the first ever performance for saga&magga in Sweden. Read the full story

The eleventh annual Reykjavik Gay Pride parade and outdoor concert with Pall Oskar (probably Iceland’s biggest pop star) attracted about 80,000 people to the middle of Reykjavik on Saturday. Read the full story

Visitors to the annual celebration in the Westman Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) this weekend report an excellent atmosphere and little trouble. More than 13 thousand people took to the islands via plane, helicopter, or ferry to enjoy the festivities, concerts, and other events as well as camping and partying. Police and security personnel reported that this year’s festivities had gone very well with very few incidents. Read the full story

Put a Nobel Prize winner, a renegade artist, and a few thousand music fans who don’t mind rolling around in the mud as their favourite bands play on stage and you’ve got the makings of something special. This year’s Roskilde Festival truly put the ‘human’ into their traditional mix of humanitarian awareness, art and rock music with a unique piece of artwork.
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Greenland celebrated the beginning of Self Rule from Denmark yesterday. While differences on a daily basis will be few, the move gives Greenland a renewed sense of nationhood and gradually increasing control over its own destiny, including policing, justice and 50 percent of energy and mineral revenues. Read the full story

Denmark’s perennially popular Roskilde Festival has completed its final line-up of musical stars and will rock out, rain or shine, from 2 to 5 July. The range of performers includes more than 150 musicians from nearly every continent and genre of music. Read the full story

The Reykjavik Food and Fun Festival of food and culture kicked off yesterday, RUV.is reports. This is the 18th time the festival has brought stars of global cuisine to the city and shone a light on Iceland’s ever-growing reputation as a culinary kingdom. Read the full story

The Nordic House in Iceland is hosting the first Nordic Fashion Biennale from 19th March to 5th April. Launching the event in Reykjavik is no coincidence since the focus this year will be on fashion and jewellery from the West-Nordic countries: Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland. Read the full story

The Icelandic capital, Reykjavik has been constantly gaining popularity as a destination for years; and one of the most enduring reasons has been the city’s non-stop festivals and celebrations.

Right now the city is preparing for two of its biggest festivals: Iceland Airwaves and the Reykjavik International Film Festival. The festival season might be drawing to a close in the UK, but it’s only just begun in the hip Icelandic capital of Reykjavik.

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