Magnificent Darkness – Winter Festival

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The magnificent Winter Festival will be held from 4th to 7th February and will take place.
the festival is being held in all six municipalities of the capital region. This is in
the thirteenth time this festival of light and darkness has been held but four main pillars
The festival's events are: Museum Night, Swimming Pool Night, Snow Celebration and Light Art, along with 150
events and their associated activities. The main purpose of the Winter Festival is to entertain people at
the capital region and give it the opportunity to enjoy culture and the outdoors in
own municipality and/or visit their neighbours in nearby
municipality. Höfuðborgarstofa oversees the festival and all
Events on it are free. 

Winter Festival Programme:

• Thursday, 4 February, at.
  19:30: Opening night at Harpa, light art and a snowboard party.
• 5 February, Friday at.
  19-24: Museum night in nearly 40 museums.
• 6 February, Saturday.
  16-24: Swimming pool night in 10 swimming pools.
• 7th February, Sunday:
  Snow celebration in Bláfjöll.
• +150
  Events

Opening night
Winter festivals

Winter Festival
will be inaugurated with the unveiling of the work Slettireku, Thursday, 4 February
At 19:30 at Harpa. Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson opens the festival. At
On opening night, the Harpa's light dome will be transformed into a giant interactive canvas.
which the public can decorate with virtual paint. The decoration goes
thus to the website paint.is is opened on the phone and there you will be able to
Choose colours to apply to the glass glaze. The work Sleatereka is
the winning proposal of Halldór Eldjárn and Þórður Hans Baldursson on
The most promising artwork on the Harpa light dome for the 2016 Winter Lights Festival. By
A ski and snowboard party gets underway on
Arnarhóll, where the country's most skilled skiers and snowboarders show off their skills.
to lively music from DJs. Passers-by are also invited to come.
with a board or skis and slide down the specially set-up ski run
for this event. This is the second time that the Capital Region Tourism Board, Ski Area
The Capital Region and the company Mintsnow are holding a ski and snowboard party at Arnarhóll, but last year it was held
A comparable party that was a great success.

Museum Night

A museum night will be held
on Friday evening, 5th February, when nearly forty museums across the country open
in the capital region, open their doors from 7 p.m. and offer a fun and
A varied programme until midnight. Residents and visitors of the city of all ages
can enjoy over 100 events of all shapes and sizes at museums on
in the capital region. You will be able to take part in The Museum Night Game but
Lucky visitors can win, among other things, annual passes to museums, art books and more.
A special Museum Night bus runs between the museums throughout the capital region and
makes the visit easier for guests. The Museum Night bus hub will be at Kjarvalsstaðir.

Swimming pool night

There will be a swimming pool night.
to be held on Saturday evening, 6th February, but swimming will be free from four o'clock.
until midnight in 10 swimming pools in the capital region. Guests get to experience
A unique evening at the swimming pools where light, darkness and joy will be
All-encompassing. This year's programme is extremely varied, but among the offerings are
Yoga, dance, water polo and a choir performance in a steam bath. Those swimming pools
Taking part in the Swimming Pool Night this time are:

Álftanes Swimming Pool,
Árbæjarlaug, Ásvallalaug, Klébergslaug, Lágafellslaug, Laugardagslaug, Salalaug
(Laugavegur Swimming Pool), Reykjavík Swimming Pool, Kópavogur Swimming Pool and
West End Pool.

Snow celebration

We celebrate
Snow and bright weather in Bláfjöll on Sunday, 7th February, the final day of the Winter Festival.
where residents of the capital region are invited to enjoy a fun
Programme of events. A DJ will be on site entertaining from 2 pm to 4 pm, etc.
Entry to the mountain is free for those aged 15 and under, and a 20% discount is also available.
from the hire of ski equipment.

More detailed
Information on: vetrarhatid.is/