Hrísey Festival (July)
The Hrísey Festival 2025 will take place 11th - 12th July
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. Hrísey is a small island in the middle of Eyfjafjörður 35 km from Akureyri with population of 165. During one of the first weekends in July a Family Festival has been held in the island since 1997. During this weekend the islanders invite people to come and enjoy music, tractor trailer rides, taste local food among many other things.
This festival is first and foremost a family festival where everyone should find something to his or her liking. Scheduled ferry connects Hrísey to the village Árskógssandur, about 35 km from Akureyri. There are up to nine departures a day; each crossing is about 15 minutes. Here is the schedule for the ferry and all transportation to and from the island.
All information about how to get to Hrísey and other details can be found on www.hrisey.is.
Popular things to do in Hrísey are enjoying the small village, having a walk or visit the local exhibition about shark fishing and the local history. Hrisey is also known as the tranquil energy point where you can recharge your batteries with the mysterious lay-line power emerging from the great Mount Kaldbakur on the mainland. Service includes overnight facilities, a restaurant shop and geothermal swimming pool.
The program for 2025 will be added when closer to the date. Until then the Program 2024 can be viewed here
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
The program for 2024 will be added when closer to the date.
For more info regarding Hrisey island visit their webpage www.hrisey.is
The festival was first held in 1997 og has been a annual event since.