The heart of Hafnarfjörður in the heart of Hafnarfjörður
The music and town festival, Heart of Hafnarfjörður, begins at the Bæjarbíó this week. The Icelandic crooner, Björgvin Halldórsson, will open the festival with a concert on Thursday evening, while the Heart of Hafnarfjörður outdoor area will open at 5 p.m. that day for visitors and passers-by.
The country's longest-running music festival – an essential part of the summer programme for residents of Hafnarfjörður and friends of the town.
The Music and Town Festival The Heart of Hafnarfjörður starts at Bæjarbíó this week. The festival is being held for the seventh year in a row, and has grown and flourished with each passing year, becoming one of the largest and longest-running music festivals in the country. The Icelandic crooner, Björgvin Halldórsson, will open the festival with a concert on Thursday evening, while at 5 p.m. on the same day, the Heart of Hafnarfjörður outdoor area will open to visitors. Björgvin has been an indispensable part of the Heart of Hafnarfjörður festival from the very beginning and is the only artist to have taken part every time.
Some of the biggest names in Icelandic pop music
Agenda The Heart of Hafnarfjörður This year it is as magnificent as ever and will feature some of the biggest names in Icelandic popular music of recent years and decades. In addition to Björgvin Halldórsson himself, others include Jón Jónsson, Stuðmenn, Bríet, Klara Elíasar, Una Torfa, Eyþór Ingi and Margrét Eir. This, the country's longest-running music festival, is the brainchild of Páll Eyjólfsson and Pétur Stephensen, who have run the cultural centre Bæjarbíó for the past few years, having a positive and beneficial impact on the artistic and cultural life, retail and services in the town. Visitors and guests are encouraged to take a fun photo of themselves in the heart of Hafnarfjörður this summer, hashtag the photo with ##hjartahafnarfjarðar and tag both the City of Hafnarfjörður and Bæjarbíó on Facebook and Instagram.