Hafnarfjörður transforms into a veritable Christmas town in the run-up to Christmas, where families and groups of friends experience a warm and relaxed Christmas atmosphere.
In the run-up to Christmas, Hafnarfjörður transforms into a veritable Christmas town, where a warm and relaxed festive atmosphere prevails. The town fills with gentle tunes, soft Christmas lights, tempting goods, a flourishing cultural scene, unexpected events and a unique Christmas programme. A Christmas trail through the heart of Hafnarfjörður offers a mix of entertainment, shopping, dining and plenty of the invigorating, fresh sea air. Advent is a time for togetherness, and the Christmas town of Hafnarfjörður is the perfect place to create beautiful and fond memories.
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The Christmas Village is open on Fridays from 5 pm to 8 pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 pm to 6 pm. The village is bustling with life and the beautifully decorated Christmas houses have become a nationally renowned and popular marketplace for a variety of gifts, gourmet treats, crafts and designer items, perfect for putting in a Christmas stocking.
The Heart Swell will be open from Friday to Sunday from 13 November to 23 December 2026. The Heart-shaped Ice Rink is located in Town Hall Square, in front of the Bæjarbíó cinema and the Hafnarfjörður Library, and funnily connects the Christmas Village in the town centre with the light display in Hellisgerði.
A splendour of lights and a world of wonder reign in Hellisgerði, the century-old and beautiful pleasure garden in the centre of Hafnarfjörður. A red Christmas heart welcomes visitors at the entrance from Reykjavikurvegur, and in the garden, you can enjoy treats at a café while light displays and figures delight the eye and the soul.
A tradition has developed for a Christmas trail that winds through the heart of Hafnarfjörður, offering a blend of experiences, entertainment, outdoor activities, shopping, services, dining, and a whole lot of invigorating Icelandic sea air.
The City of Hafnarfjörður runs the Christmas Village, which is a Christmas market modelled on European traditions. For over twenty years, the Christmas Village has been a feature of the social life in the town centre of Hafnarfjörður. The village has been a great success, attracting visitors from far and wide.
Opening hours
The Christmas village opens on Friday, 13 November 2026.
Information telephone number
The staff on duty at the Christmas Village can be reached on 664-5566. Enquiries can be sent to jolathorp@hafnarfjordur.is.
Here you can find photos from the Christmas Town which the media and others are free to use.
There are plenty of parking spaces in the centre of Hafnarfjörður. If a space cannot be found close to the town centre, you can park in various locations and walk, for example:
Guest toilets are located behind Bæjarbíó. Public toilets are also available at the Hafnarfjörður Library, the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum, Hafnarborg, and on the second floor of the Firði Shopping Centre.
The Strand (from Lækjargata to Reykjavíkurvegur) will be converted into a pedestrianised street and will therefore be closed to car traffic during the opening hours of the Christmas village on the following days and at the times listed, until 23 December 2026:
Bins are widely available in the area, along with recycling bins for cans and bottles – please keep our town tidy while the Christmas Village is open, and on other days too.
Hafnarfjörður advises those who wish to fly drones to refer to Article 12 of the regulation on the operation of remote-controlled aircraft. The first article states that it is forbidden to fly a remote-controlled aircraft over a crowd of people.
To ensure the safety of visitors to the Christmas village, a plan has been drawn up for all parties involved in security on the site.
The Christmas Village organising committee has been working in close cooperation with, among others, representatives from the fire brigade, ambulance service and the police. Particular attention has been paid to the organisation of the area and potential incidents, the response of the police, fire brigade, ambulances and other emergency services, as well as their roles and responses.
