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The Krás food market is very popular in the late summer.

Gourmet Reykjavik street food market back this weekend

6 Aug 2016 The KRÁS food market opened for the summer two weeks ago in central Reykjavik. KRÁS is a market set up by various Reykjavik restaurants who offer street versions of their dishes. Iceland Monitor captured the atmosphere in photos.

Dagur B. Eggertsson.

Mayor of Reykjavik to take part in Reykjavik Pride Parade

5 Aug 2016 Mayor of Reykjavik Dagur B. Eggertsson will be making his first appearance on an official Pride float at this year’s Reykjavik Pride parade tomorrow.

PHOTOS: Reykjavik Pride 2016 Opening Ceremony

PHOTOS: Reykjavik Pride 2016 Opening Ceremony

5 Aug 2016 Fun, colour and unity were the order of the evening in Reykjavik’s iconic Harpa Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre last night, as the 2016 edition of Reykjavik Pride officially got under way.

Sigurður Karlsson.

Iceland eats 1 million Dunkin’ Donuts in one year

4 Aug 2016 Peckish Icelanders and visiting foreigners have chomped their way through over one million doughnuts sold by the Dunkin’ Donuts chain since the first outlet opened in Iceland one year ago.

Páll Óskar: Iceland’s shining Pride Parade star

3 Aug 2016 It is of course Reykjavik’s annual Pride Parade this weekend and, as every year, the many thousands of onlookers will be waiting for the highlight of the camp extravaganza – the arrival of the Páll Óskar float.

This is the first time that an Icelandic president takes part in Reykjavik Pride.

Iceland's new President to make speech at Reykjavik Pride

2 Aug 2016 President Guðni Th.Jóhannesson who signed the oath of office yesterday will be making a speech at Reykjavik Pride which takes place this week culminating in a Gay Pride parade on Saturday.

Nordfront demonstrating on Sweden's National Day in Stockholm.

Nordic neo-nazis set their sights on Iceland

2 Aug 2016 A neo-nazi movement set up in Sweden is trying to recruit Icelandic supporters, wth flyers being put through people’s doors in parts of the capital Reykjavik.

Has Iceland’s love affair with tourists peaked?

2 Aug 2016 A new study of how Icelanders view foreign tourists visiting their country has shown a significant drop in happiness levels over the last twelve months.

Hallgrímskirkja at Christmas time.

Jethro Tull Christmas Show comes to Iceland

2 Aug 2016 British rock band Jethro Tull have announced two Christmas 2016 gigs in Reykjavik’s iconic Hallgrímskirkja church.

View on Iceland: Happiness, Airbnb and Performance Art

30 Jul 2016 Once you finished browsing Iceland Monitor’s wide selection of news, events and features, you might like to have a look at some other Iceland-related material from around the world that we shall be collecting for you weekly.

Holtagarðar.

A new gourmet food market for Reykjavik

28 Jul 2016 A new food market – to be called ‘The Gourmet Hall’ – is planned for the Reykjavik retail park of Holtagarðar.

Iceland minkes in danger of straying into hunting zones

27 Jul 2016 Visitors to Reykjavik peeping round the back of the city’s iconic Harpa building earlier this month might have caught sight of a new vessel – the R/V Song of the Whale – which was on mission in Iceland 12-19 July.

Camp in Iceland in safari-style luxury

27 Jul 2016 Visitors to the well-known Laugdardalur campsite now have the option of staying in one of Reykjavik Safari Camping’s luxury safari-style tents.

The parade is the high point of Reykjavik Pride for many.

Don’t miss Reykjavik Pride 2016!

26 Jul 2016 Next week sees the 2016 running of Reyjavik Pride – and it promises to be bigger and better than ever before.

The Slut Walk is followed by speeches and festivities in the city centre.

Reykjavik Slut Walk on Saturday

22 Jul 2016 The Reykjavik Slut Walk takes places for the sixth time on Saturday leaving from Hallgrímskirkja church at 2 pm and ending at downtown Austurvöllur square.

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