The Bright Days 2022 are about to begin.
Do you have an idea for the programme of Bright Days? The cultural festival begins on 20 April and runs until summer.
The Bright Days are coming, a cultural festival that reflects all the diverse cultural activities taking place in Hafnarfjörður, organised by institutions, voluntary organisations, businesses and individuals. The Bright Days begin with the first town festival of the summer, from 20th to 24th April. The festival has coincided with the first day of summer in recent years but, as in the last two years, will run for longer and serve as the centrepiece of a diverse range of cultural events this summer. Events that encourage residents to take an active part and enjoy quality time together.
Summer takes over from winter on Bright Days
The festival begins on the last day of winter with a summer song by the students, the selection of Hafnarfjörður's town artist, the presentation of cultural grants and the HEIMA music festival, a unique music festival that takes place in private homes in the centre of Hafnarfjörður. On the first of May, there will be birdwatching at Hvaleyrarvatn, a cross-country run in the centre of Hafnarfjörður, and a Scout programme at Thorsplani.
Would you like to register an event for participation?
Hafnarfjörður is responsible for the overall planning and coordination of events, publishes the programme, and promotes the festival. We are now looking for ideas for the programme, so please send your suggestions and information about upcoming events to the following email address: menning@hafnarfjordur.is
Some examples of fun programme items
- Third-year students will sing in the summer at Thorsplan on Wednesday, 20th April at 10 a.m.
- Nursery art. Nursery children take an active part in decorating businesses, shops, institutions and the immediate vicinity of the nurseries.
- Birdwatching in Höfðaskógur. Setting off from Þöll, Kaldárselsveg at 11 a.m. on May Day.
- The Road goes ever on. A group of young artists will perform a cycle of songs from Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, set to music by Donald Swann, at Hafnarfjörður Library on the first of May at 4 p.m.
- Evening Tones at Hafnarborg on Friday 22 April at 6 p.m.
- The Big Tidy-up Day. Hafnarfjörður residents are encouraged to get stuck in and clean up their town.
- The town's museums will be open: the Museum of the Town's Warehouse, the Hafnarfjörður Library and Hafnarborg.