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Children's Culture Festival - About
Guiding Light
The guiding principles of the festival are quality, diversity, equality and good access to children's culture, with children and for children.
The venue of the festival is the whole city and various events take place in elementary schools, kindergartens, leisure centres, cultural institutions, art schools and elsewhere. The Children's Culture Festival accommodates all art forms for children and their families.
Children's Culture Festival is one of the city's main participatory festivals. The festival is organized by the city's event department and the children's culture project manager.
About Children's Culture Festival
Children's Culture Festival in Reykjavík is held in April every year.
The guiding principles of the festival are quality, diversity, equality and good access to children's culture, with children and for children.
The venue of the festival is the whole city and various events take place in elementary schools, kindergartens, leisure centres, cultural institutions, art schools and elsewhere. The Children's Culture Festival accommodates all art forms for children and their families. Admission to all events is free.
Children's Culture Festival is one of the city's main participatory festivals. The festival is organized by the city's event department and the children's culture project manager.
Project managers:
- Eva Halldóra Guðmundsdóttir, project manager - children's culture
- Björg Jónsdóttir, event project manager
- Guðmundur Birgir Halldórsson, event project manager
- Aðalheiður Santos Sveinsdóttir, event project manager
- Védís Guðmundsdóttir, web project manager
Children's Culture Festival Board of Directors:
Representatives of the Department of Culture and Sports:
- Ingibjörg Ösp Óttarsdóttir b.h. City Library
- Jón Páll Björnsson b.h Reykjavík City Museum
- Ariana Katrín Katrínardóttir b.h. Reykjavík Art Museum
Representatives of the School and Leisure Department:
- Harpa Þorvaldsdóttir b.h. elementary schools
- Guðrún Kaldal b.h. leisure centres
- Kristín Petrína b.h. kindergartens
Representatives of the Reykjavik Youth Council:
- Snæ Humadóttir
- Karen Hrannarsdóttir
Events team of the city of Reykjavík
Reykjavík City Hall, Tjarnargata 11 | 101 Reykjavík | Phone: 411 6000
barnamenningarhatid@reykjavik.is | Facebook
For the press
We help media that want to cover the festival and can point out events that might be suitable for each media. For more information, footage and interviews, contact Hulda Gunnarsdóttir, at hulda.gunnars@reykjavik.is