The wonder of Iceland. Closer than you think.
Réttir sheep round-ups, town festival weekends, midsummer nights and harvest gatherings, around the whole ring road. Free, curated, in English, and updated weekly.
10 events and growing. All Villagly countries
"Known informally as the Great Seal Count, this beloved North Iceland village festival in tiny Hvammstangi on the Vatnsnes seal-watching peninsula combines music, food and local coastal traditions in one of Iceland's most under-visited fjord communities."
Eldur í Húnaþingí
"Chamber music concerts held in Reykholt, one of Iceland's most historically significant small settlements and home of medieval scholar Snorri Sturluson, combining intimate classical performance with a uniquely ancient rural Icelandic landscape."
Reykholt Chamber Music Festival
"Húsavík's annual town festival brings live music and community celebrations to the North Iceland whale-watching capital each July, with the dramatic Skjálfandi bay as a backdrop."
Mærudagar
"A community music and food festival in the small Snæfellsnes Peninsula fishing town of Grundarfjörður, held beneath the iconic spike of Kirkjufell mountain, one of Iceland's most dramatic village settings."
Á góðri stund Festival
"Only around 800 tickets are sold for this intimate annual concert held inside a converted fish factory in a remote village of 130 people, with a cult reputation for extraordinary folk, indie and world music acts in a once-in-a-lifetime setting."
Bræðslan
"Hveragerði's Blooming Days festival celebrates the geothermal greenhouse town's unique flower-growing tradition with a town-wide festival including the legendary one-day-only fermented shark ice cream and other wild local flavours."
Blómstrandi Dagar
"One of Iceland's most celebrated named réttir corrals, Skaftholtsréttir in Þjórsárdalur valley hosts the traditional autumn sheep round-up where hundreds of farmers on horseback drive thousands of sheep down from the highlands into the ancient circular sorting pen, followed by the raucous Réttarball harvest party."
Réttir
"A community music festival held in the small East Fjords fishing town of Neskaupstaður, celebrating a range of genres in a remote and atmospheric setting accessible only by mountain road or tunnel."
Eistnaflug Festival
"Selfoss's beloved annual BBQ festival fills the South Iceland market town with the aroma of grilled lamb and live music through the long summer evening, offering a quintessentially Icelandic celebration of outdoor cooking."
Kótilettan Festival
"A week-long arts and music festival founded by young locals in the rainbow-streeted fjord village of Seyðisfjörður, blending gallery exhibitions, workshops, live concerts, market pop-ups and a harvest weekend finale in one of Iceland's most painterly small towns."
LungA Art Festival