The Learning Centre by the Stream is familiar to most residents of Hafnarfjörður, often known as Gamli Lækjó. On this joyous national day, we warmly welcome everyone to step inside, look around the building and enjoy the programme from 13:00 to 22:00.  Hot coffee on the pot all day and plenty going on. We look forward to seeing you and a happy 17th of June! 

Open house for Creative Summer Jobs from 2-4 pm. 

Birta Bjarkardóttir - Guiding and Art: Story Walks and Creative Workshops of Various Kinds age groups in Hafnarfjörður. Birta is offering two stations from 2 pm to 4 pm at the Innovation Centre. 

1. Station: a) A poetry/story station will be set up in the corridor of the Innovation Centre. There will be paper and pencils or pens with suggestions for items to inspire poems, stories or memories, along with explanations of several different types of poetry. A typewriter and a box will be available for people to submit their texts anonymously. 
2. A cutting-out and art centre, where people can cut out and stick all sorts of pictures (collage art), or draw pictures. A bowl with suggestions of things to draw will be available.

Egill Ari Hreiðarson - Live Video Works 

A LIVE VIDEO WORK by Egill Ari Hreiðarsson invites viewers to be more than just spectators and become part of the artwork itself. The viewer is live-streamed and, by moving around, blends into the subject matter of the video work. With this project, Egill is exploring colour, movement, and how the viewer approaches visual art. 

The Laugh and Cry Theatre Group - Remember the Summer 

The Laughing and Crying Theatre Group will present an excerpt from their project at the Innovation Centre on 17 June. The group is working on a radio play that attempts to capture the atmosphere of Hafnarfjörður in the summer of 2026 in an audible form. All the lines in the radio play are things the group has heard people say in public this summer. 

You'll find the theatre company in the Cube, the house's exhibition hall. 

Reynir Snær - Roots 

Reynir Snær Skarphéðinsson is working on the project Rætur. Rætur is a short film in production, which will be shot on 16mm film and follows the regulations of the Dogma 25 movement. The film is about a woman in her thirties who confronts her past and decides to visit her father in the countryside, with whom she has not been in contact for a long time. Upon her arrival, she is greeted by a family she never knew she had. 

Thor Ástþórsson - The Time 

On 17 June, Thor Ástþórsson, as part of the “Time” project, will host a portal where creative people can submit poetry, prose, musings and ideas in writing about time. Thór will then work on a small project based on this submitted material, collaborating with one writer whose work will ultimately be featured in Tímaritið, the anthology of the summer.  The portal will be in Hafnarfjörður on 17 June and open online on the @tima_ritid Instagram accounts. 

Outdoor 

Aster. Aster's Art Quirk will be roaming around Hafnarfjörður on 17th June, drawing stars and encouraging people to look for them. Aster is working on paintings and drawings this summer that draw a great deal of inspiration from history. Find as many stars as you can and enjoy a light-hearted scavenger hunt courtesy of Aster in the afternoon. 

Esjar Eiríkur Didziokas 

Esjar Eiríkur Didziokas has a project this summer which involves collecting the elven lore of Hafnarfjörður and creating a poetic and illustrated book/pamphlet about the hidden folk of the town. On the 17th of June, he plans to walk around the town and distribute information about the project in the real world and, perhaps, in the world of the elves. The distribution will take the form of illustrated cards, encouraging people to ponder the hidden folk that live among us and to contact Esjar with any stories or knowledge they have about these wondrous beings. 

Ish Sveinsson Houle - Litter pick-up (Starts at 2 pm outside the Town Cinema)  

Ish Sveinsson Houle would like to invite everyone to come and pick up litter with him from 10 am to 1 pm on 17th June. Her project is called “Litter Picking”, and she is picking up litter all over Hafnarfjörður while she looks for inspiration to write and compose. “I'm also learning Icelandic and I'm especially welcoming people who are also learning Icelandic. I'll be wearing a high-visibility vest so people can find me, and I'm going to start in front of Bæjarbíó! See you! 

Smári Hannesson - Writing the Great Summer 

On 17 June, from 1 pm to 4 pm, Smári Hannesson will be giving a reading of previously unheard fiction at the Menntasetrið við Lækinn. 

Pop-up opening of the Youth Centre The Nest from 5 pm to 7 pm 

The youth centre, Hreiðrið, will be open from 5 pm to 7 pm. You can drop in for a game of pool, darts or cards. People of all ages are welcome to visit. 

Concert from 17:15 – 19:00 in the Kubbin at the Innovation Centre 

Thrumadætur, a girl punk band with attitude to spare. They have diverse voices and stories to tell. Their music has been compared to Babes in Toyland, Bikini Kill and Hole. 

Thrumadætur went all the way to the final of Músíktilraunir this spring.  

j. bear & the cubs are a queer, Hafnarfjörður-based indie-pop band who came second in Músíktilraunir 2025. Since then, they have been working on arranging the singer's older songs for the full band, as well as writing new material. Their music has been compared to that of Cavetown, The Smiths and Bears in Trees.