City festival conversation platform

Description of the action and objectives

Green Deal action

A discussion platform for city festivals that have a collaboration agreement with Reykjavík City. The aim of this collaborative platform is to facilitate cooperation and knowledge sharing on the operation of city festivals.

 

Implementation period

Ongoing projects

Status: In progress

Status report on January 1, 2024

A consultation forum is now in place, with representatives of city festivals meeting at the end of 2023 along with representatives from both the Department of Culture & Sports and the offices of the Mayor and Chief Executive Officer. The forum aims to facilitate communication and shorten communication lines. It was also decided to create and sign an addendum regarding the City's services for city festivals.

Older status reports

Below you can find older status reports with information on the progress of the action since its inception (if you're using your phone, it's better to turn it sideways).
Timing Progress description
July 2023

A consultation forum for city festivals is scheduled for fall 2023. Representatives of the six city festivals will be assembled this fall, and the consultation forum will be formally established. The idea is for leaders of the city festivals to meet with Reykjavík City to discuss various issues related to their collaboration with the City and ways to strengthen cooperation among the festivals, such as resource sharing. In this forum, city festivals will also have the opportunity to receive interesting education on topics like green steps in event planning, marketing and promotion, funding, and more. The idea is to bring the festivals together at least once a year.
January 2023 Every third year, five city festivals are funded through the City Festival Fund. The goal of the Fund is to support community, development, and the operational foundation of festivals in Reykjavík. Applications were open this year, and in May, the festivals Hinsegin Dagar, Hönnunarmars, and Reykjavík Dansfestival received 7.5 million in support. Óperudagar was newly added as a city festival and received 5 million.
July 2022 Every third year, five city festivals are funded through the City Festival Fund. The goal of the Fund is to support community, development, and the operational foundation of festivals in Reykjavík. This year, the application process was open, and in May, Reykjavík's city festivals for the years 2023-2025 were selected from the submitted applications.

Connection of action to Reykjavík City's policies:

 

Reykjavík City departments: