National Day celebrated in Hafnarfjörður

Hello, ho and jibber-jay in Hafnarfjörður 

National Day begins in Hafnarfjörður
at the first cock crow with a flag-hoisting on the Rock and throughout the town. All interested
can take part in a parade which starts at Hraunbyrgi at 1 pm and ends at
The Learning Centre by the Stream where the Hafnarfjörður Brass Band plays a few tunes. A year ago, the people of Hafnarfjörður and friends of Hafnarfjörður were encouraged
to hold their own national day in the garden at home, but this year there will be an entertainment programme on offer everywhere.
roads around the town.

Entertainment at four venues

Thorsplan has for years been the main festival site for National Day in Hafnarfjörður. This year, the event will take place at the Græna Húsið.
entertainment programme, however, at four venues; Hellisgerði, Hörðuvellir, Víðistaðatún and
Thorsplan. The programme is varied;
Everything from concerts to circus and bubble art. Artist in Residence of Hafnarfjörður.
In 2021, Friðrik Dór will be taking over two venues with GDRN, and the disco Dísa will
keeping up the fun, Vikings will be roaming Víðistaðatún and the scouts are offering in
play, a climbing wall and canoeing. An open house will be held, among other places, at the Sports Hall at
Strandgata, Hafnarfjarðarbibliotekið, Hafnarborg and the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum.
Unexpected events will then be on offer around town. The 2021 Mountain Maiden of Hafnarfjörður and
Hafnarfjörður's 2020 Artist in Residence, Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir, will recite a poem.
at the opening of the national day programme in Hellisgerði.

Celebrate the national day with us at home
in Hafnarfjörður – See the programme