Food and Fun Festival ★ 4.5
Food and Fun pairs international guest chefs with Reykjavik restaurants for five days of exclusive menus built on Icelandic ingredients, the city's flagship.
Focus: Icelandic and international fine dining
Food festivals in Reykjavik worth planning a trip around, by month.
Festivals through the year
Annual Icelandic Beer Festival ★ 4.2
The Annual Icelandic Beer Festival builds a four-day March celebration around Beer Day, when Iceland's 1989 end of beer prohibition is marked with tastings.
Focus: Icelandic craft beer
Thorrablot ★ 4.3
Thorrablot is Iceland's midwinter feast through the old month of Thorri, when fermented shark, smoked lamb and soured ram form the Thorramatur spread eaten.
Focus: Traditional preserved Icelandic foods
Reykjavik Culture Night ★ 4.2
Reykjavik Culture Night, Menningarnott, fills the August streets with free food stalls of waffles, fermented shark and lamb plus open kitchens.
Focus: Icelandic street food and home baking
Fishermen's Day ★ 4.0
Fishermen's Day, Sjomannadagurinn, fills the Reykjavik Old Harbour each June with grilled langoustine and cod stalls plus a blessing of the fishing fleet.
Focus: Icelandic seafood