First of May
There will be plenty going on on the first day of summer – find out about the programme here on the website.
Thursday 23 April –
8-17 Free swimming at Suðurbæjarlaug and Ásvallalaug. Open from 8 am to 5 pm.
11 Hafnarfjörður Cross-Country Run at Víðistaðatún. Competitions are held in 7 age groups.
11-17 Open at the Folk Museum. Free admission.
12-21 Open at Hafnarborg. Free admission.
12-17. Hafnarfjörður Icehouse, 90 Strandgata. Introducing the Íshús Hafnarfjarðar pop-up shop. You are most welcome.
13 Scout Mass at Vidistaðakirkja.
13:45 Parade from Víðistaðakirkja which ends in the town centre of Hafnarfjörður.
14-16 Family programme at Thorsplan, organised by Hraunbúar.Pipe band, Flensborg School Choir, a musical by Víðistaðaskóli, Laddi and Zumba. Let's celebrate summer together.
15 Bjartmar on Bright Days.Opening of the painting exhibition „The Orchestra of the House“ by Bjartmar Guðlaugsson in the foyer of Bæjarbíó. The exhibition will be on display at Bæjarbíó from now until 26 April. Open from 1 pm to 5 pm, admission free.
The musician and painter Bjartmar Guðlaugsson will be at Björtir dagar in Hafnarfjörður.
The exhibition will be in the foyer of the Bæjarbíó cinema on Strandgata and of course, everyone is welcome.
Bjartmar's artistic career began in his youth at the Vestmannaeyjar Art School under Páll Steingrímsson, Magnús Á. Árnason, Þórður Ben Sveinsson and Sigurfinnur Sigurfinnsson from Fagradal. Bjartmar studied fine art in Odense, Denmark, under Bendt Veber, rector of the Det Fynske Kunstakademi, from 1992 to 1997, ran a studio there and took part in the Danish art scene with numerous exhibitions. In 2011, Bjartmar published the book “Háseta vantar á bát“ to mark the Festival of the Sea, featuring poems, short stories and pictures. Bjartmar has exhibited widely across the country, most recently at the Goslokahátíð in the Westman Islands in 2013.
17 A Townscape in Bright Days – opening at Hafnarborg. On the first day of summer, we showcase Hafnarfjörður in the beautiful costumes of Snorri Þór Tryggvason and Pétur Stefánsson. They are the creators of a highly detailed hand-drawn map of Hafnarfjörður's town centre. The map shows the houses, vegetation and landscape of the town. It consists of 30 watercolour paintings created over a six-month period. These original watercolours will now be on display and for sale in the Hafnarborg museum shop, in collaboration with Spark, a design gallery, from 23 April to 18 June.
Open at Hafnarborg from 12:00 – 21:00. Free admission. Two exhibitions are on display.