The Family Festival
This festival takes place in the middle of July.
Summer 2024 July 12th - 13th
Hrísey Festival
The annual Hrísey festival takes place in July each year and includes family friendly events such as kid-disco, bonfire, live-music, art-shows and mysteri tours.
The Program 2024
Friday, July 12th
Coffee in private gardens 15.00 - 18.00: Júlíusarhús, Austurvegur 11 and Skólavegur 5.
Children's adventure tour at 18.00 hosted by the local youth club Narfi
Adventure tour 13 -17 years old at 18.00 hosted by the local youth club Narfi
Adventure tour 18 years and older at 22:00. Price: 5.000 ISK.
Saturday, July 13
Program starts at 13:00
Rhubarb festival at the clockstring exhibition home, Miðbraut 11, open 13.00 - 17.00
Local market at Miðbraut 2a, open 13.00 - 17.00
Coffeé shop by the local womens society 14.00 - 17.00
Skralli the clown and The Húlladúlla will visit the kids. Lots of activity for kids at the playground.
Tactor group driving at 18.00
Campfire and songs at 21.00
- Music and perfomance at the stage outside.
Campfire with Kiddi Árna and Ómar Hlynsson singing
Our own Dj. Siggi Gunnar on the stages after the campfire.
Gallery Perla:
Friday: 12.30 -17.00 Saturday: 12.30 -17.00 Sunday: 12.30 -17.00
Store Hríseyjarbúðin:
Friday: 12.00 - 21.00 Saturday: 11.30 - 24.00 Sunday: 11.30 -16.30
Swimming pool:
Friday: 10.30 - 19.00 Saturday: 10.30 - 17.00 Sunday:10.30 -17.00
Brekka Bistro:
Friday: from 12.00 Saturday: from 12.00 hours Sunday: from 12.00 - 17.00
Verbúðin 66:
Friday: from 12.00 Saturday: from 12.00 hours Sunday: from 14.00 - 17.00
Hrísey ferry Sævar:
From Hrísey From Árskógssandur
09.00 09.30
11.00 11.30
13.00 13.30
15.00 15.30
17.00 17.30
19.00 19.30
21.00 21.30
23.00 23.30
Games, music, campfire and dancing – all in all adds to create a great family based festival and fun.
During this weekend the islanders invite people to come and enjoy music, tractor rides, taste of the islands food among a great many other things. The festivities begin Friday afternoon with separate adventure tours for kids, teenangers and grown ups. The main festivities begin around noon on Saturday and go on into the night. There is music, orienteering, a playground, tractor rides, a trip to the beach with the world famous local clown and lots of other activity. In the evening the festival high point is held on the stage in the middle of the grounds which concludes with a bonfire where everybody joins in singing.
This festival is first and foremost a Family festival where everyone should find something to his or her liking. Scheduled ferry crossing are from the village Árskógs-sandur to Hrisey up to nine times a day and the trip takes about 15 minutes.
