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First Day of Summer Programme 2023

17.04.2023 X

The Icelandic first day of summer will be celebrated at Árbær Open Air Museum on Thursday, 20 April, from 13:00-16:00. Free entry and everyone is welcome. The event is part of Reykjavík's Children Festival.

Mynd af konu og barni að teyma hest á túni Árbæjarsafns — Photo of a woman and child taming a horse in the field of the museum

Programme:
13:00-13:20 The school band of Árbær and Breiðholt plays and marches around the museum
13:00-16:00 Puzzles and outdoor activities, cake sale and candy floss with scouts from Árbær
13:00-15:00 Summer greeting workshop in Lækjargata.
14:00-16:00 Art workshop in the Granary
14:00-14:20 Fairy tales with the folklorist Dagrún Jónsdóttir at Álfhóllinn
15:00-15:20 Fairy tales with the folklorist Dagrún Jónsdóttir at Álfhóllinn 13:30-15:30 Children are offered a train ride around the square in the museum's locomotive
14:00-16:00 Children are invited to ride on friendly and calm horses from Faxaból
14:30-15:00 Aquarius race for children and parents. Caution it could splash water! 15:30-16:00 Aquarius race. Relay race for children and parents. Caution the water can splash.
13:00-16:00 The Stolen Museum Artifact – Puzzle game
13:00-16:00 "lummur" (traditional small pancakes) and wool work in the old farm Árbær.

Since we have limited parking places, we recommend arriving on foot, on a bicycle, or by bus.