{"id":12993,"date":"2016-04-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/bjartir-dagar-i-hafnarfirdi\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T08:59:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T08:59:21","slug":"bright-days-in-hafnarfjordur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/bjartir-dagar-i-hafnarfirdi\/","title":{"rendered":"Bright days in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bjartir dagar cultural festival will be opened on Wednesday, 20th April. The festival has been held since 2003. On this occasion, the grants from the Cultural and Tourism Committee will be presented at a ceremony in Hafnarborg at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The Bright Days run for three days or until Sunday, 24th April. The festival is a participatory event, relying on various institutions, voluntary organisations, businesses and individuals to host a wide range of events. This year, a special emphasis is placed on children's culture and the participation of children and young people, as the First of May, which is organised by the Hraunb\u00faar Scout Group, is part of the celebrations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>At home in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<p>Various musical events, spearheaded by the Heima festival of the Cultural and Arts Society of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, feature prominently in this year's Bjartir dagar programme. The HEIMA festival is held on the last day of winter. \u00a0On Friday evening, shops and artists' studios will also be open late. It is ideal for residents of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, their friends and relatives, and other locals to walk into town and stroll between as many venues as possible, experiencing the variety and enjoying the moment. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The HEIMA opening ceremony will take place in the Fjords from 6pm to 8pm on Wednesday, 20th April.<\/p>\n<h4>Playgroup art<\/h4>\n<p>Nursery school children take an active part in the Bright Days and decorate businesses, shops and institutions in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur with their art.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Nursery school<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Establishment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arnarberg<\/td>\n<td>fjord<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elfstone<\/td>\n<td>The Sufficient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elf stone<\/td>\n<td>Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Icehouse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rock fields<\/td>\n<td>\u00c1svallalaug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>hill<\/td>\n<td>The library<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hl\u00ed\u00f0arberg<\/td>\n<td>Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Icehouse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hl\u00ed\u00f0arendi<\/td>\n<td>West End Ice Cream Parlour on Strandgata<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hraunvallar School<\/td>\n<td>The Eagle's Nest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hvammur<\/td>\n<td>South Bay Swimming Pool<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Harduvellir<\/td>\n<td>S\u00f3lvangur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Northern Hill<\/td>\n<td>Hrafnista: cheerful stones in a fountain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brekkuhvammur<\/td>\n<td>The library<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stekkjar\u00e1s<\/td>\n<td>Solvang Health Centre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lakeside pillar<\/td>\n<td>The library<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>West Farm<\/td>\n<td>Hraunkot at Keili Golf Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Meadows<\/td>\n<td>Hjallabraut 35 service flats for the elderly &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/media\/events\/bjartirdagardagskraapril2016.pdf\/\">The full programme for the Bright Days can be found here.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Examples of points include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Summer was sung in at Thorplani<\/li>\n<li>Exhibition at Kaupf\u00e9lagsreitur<\/li>\n<li>A book in the town cinema<\/li>\n<li>Free swimming on the first day of summer<\/li>\n<li>Family workshop at Hafnarborg<\/li>\n<li>Cross-country running at V\u00ed\u00f0ista\u00f0at\u00fan<\/li>\n<li>Circus \u00cdslands in Fir\u00f0i<\/li>\n<li>A walking tour of the old town<\/li>\n<li>Grandparents' cinema at the town cinema<\/li>\n<li>Comedy night at the Icelandic Rock Bar<\/li>\n<li>The Secret Theatre<\/li>\n<li>Walk into town and visit museums and artists' studios.<\/li>\n<li>Icelandic National Championships in Group Gymnastics at \u00c1sv\u00f6llur<\/li>\n<li>The Youth Club Talent Competition<\/li>\n<li>Sing-along rock party<\/li>\n<li>The Spring Walk of the Forestry Society<\/li>\n<li>Cycling workshop \u2013 a bike scavenger hunt ending at V\u00ed\u00f0ista\u00f0at\u00fan<\/li>\n<li>Face painting<\/li>\n<li>Synchronised swimming at L\u00e6kjarsk\u00f3li<\/li>\n<li>Open studios in the Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Icehouse<\/li>\n<li>Pop-up caf\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>Spring Festival of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Church<\/li>\n<li>A conversation about exhibitions at Hafnarborg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>...and more and more and more.<\/p>\n<p>Let's take our time and enjoy the Bright Days in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. Then let's invite family and friends to join us! There should be something for every member of the family.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Menningarh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0in Bjartir dagar ver\u00f0ur sett mi\u00f0vikudaginn 20. apr\u00edl en h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0in hefur veri\u00f0 haldin fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 2003. Vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri ver\u00f0a styrkir menningar- og fer\u00f0am\u00e1lanefndar afhentir vi\u00f0 h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0lega ath\u00f6fn \u00ed Hafnarborg kl. 17. Bjartir dagar standa yfir \u00ed \u00ferj\u00e1 daga e\u00f0a til sunnudagsins 24. apr\u00edl. H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0in er \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6kuh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 og byggir \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fdmsar stofnanir, f\u00e9lagasamt\u00f6k, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12993\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12993"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}