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, 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.

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 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: