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 Magnús Þór lést við strandveiðar Innlent Andlát í Garðabæ: Úrskurðuð í gæsluvarðhald umfram hámarkslengd Innlent Stjórnarformaðurinn segir stund sannleikans runna upp fyrir Eurovision Innlent Óvissa uppi um „stóra og fallega“ frumvarpið og Musk hótar hefndum Erlent Með barnaníðsefni í símanum þegar hann var „laminn í stöppu“ Innlent „Þetta er komið út fyrir öll mörk“ Innlent „Þetta er ekkert líf“ Innlent Ræðurnar verði nógu margar til að taka veiðigjöldin af dagskrá Innlent Lágkúra og della að mati ráðherra Innlent Beðið eftir krufningarskýrslu 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 Magnús Þór lést við strandveiðar Innlent Andlát í Garðabæ: Úrskurðuð í gæsluvarðhald umfram hámarkslengd Innlent Stjórnarformaðurinn segir stund sannleikans runna upp fyrir Eurovision Innlent Óvissa uppi um „stóra og fallega“ frumvarpið og Musk hótar hefndum Erlent Með barnaníðsefni í símanum þegar hann var „laminn í stöppu“ Innlent „Þetta er komið út fyrir öll mörk“ Innlent „Þetta er ekkert líf“ Innlent Ræðurnar verði nógu margar til að taka veiðigjöldin af dagskrá Innlent Lágkúra og della að mati ráðherra Innlent Beðið eftir krufningarskýrslu Innlent