Festival in Húsavík 24. júlí 2006 12:01 Húsavík, Mærudagar, Sænskir dagar A week-long family festival begins in Húsavík today. The festival is geared towards people from Húsavík that have moved away and want to visit family and friends but also towards tourists. The festival was held for the first time in 1997 and this year the festival has a Swedish tone to it. The town of Húsavík has been working closely with the Swedish embassy towards an exhibition on Garðar Svavarsson, the Swedish viking who came to Iceland in 870 and was the first to dwell in Iceland over winter. The master chef from the Embassy will cook and there will be a Swedish menu in the town's restaurants. Many events will take place during the week, such as a sailing course for children and teenagers, golf tournament, car show, theatre play, concerts, amusement park and a Swedish circus will teach circus tricks. The festival is free of charge but some events charge admission. News News in English Mest lesið „Hér er ekki ódýr orka í neinum alþjóðlegum samanburði“ Innlent Læknir nýtti sér sjúkraskrár til að afla viðskiptavina Innlent „Kennarar eiga ekki að vera í einhverjum lögguhlutverki“ Innlent Setti byssukúlu í póstkassa: „Næsta kemur ekki í umslagi“ Innlent Stefnir Hödd vegna ásökunar um nauðgun Innlent Bandaríska utanríkisráðuneytið tjáir sig ekki um undirróðursherferð Erlent Gunnfaxi ekki á safnið nema annar þristur fáist á sandinn Innlent Lögreglan vill ná tali af þremur mönnum Innlent Kjördæmapot og pólitískar sveiflur megi ekki ráða för Innlent Stytta þurfi sumarfrí barna um að lágmarki tvær vikur Innlent
A week-long family festival begins in Húsavík today. The festival is geared towards people from Húsavík that have moved away and want to visit family and friends but also towards tourists. The festival was held for the first time in 1997 and this year the festival has a Swedish tone to it. The town of Húsavík has been working closely with the Swedish embassy towards an exhibition on Garðar Svavarsson, the Swedish viking who came to Iceland in 870 and was the first to dwell in Iceland over winter. The master chef from the Embassy will cook and there will be a Swedish menu in the town's restaurants. Many events will take place during the week, such as a sailing course for children and teenagers, golf tournament, car show, theatre play, concerts, amusement park and a Swedish circus will teach circus tricks. The festival is free of charge but some events charge admission.
News News in English Mest lesið „Hér er ekki ódýr orka í neinum alþjóðlegum samanburði“ Innlent Læknir nýtti sér sjúkraskrár til að afla viðskiptavina Innlent „Kennarar eiga ekki að vera í einhverjum lögguhlutverki“ Innlent Setti byssukúlu í póstkassa: „Næsta kemur ekki í umslagi“ Innlent Stefnir Hödd vegna ásökunar um nauðgun Innlent Bandaríska utanríkisráðuneytið tjáir sig ekki um undirróðursherferð Erlent Gunnfaxi ekki á safnið nema annar þristur fáist á sandinn Innlent Lögreglan vill ná tali af þremur mönnum Innlent Kjördæmapot og pólitískar sveiflur megi ekki ráða för Innlent Stytta þurfi sumarfrí barna um að lágmarki tvær vikur Innlent