Halloween in Hafnarfjörður – Trick or treat

Residents are encouraged to share fun photos from this year’s Halloween

A fun tradition has arisen for Halloween in Hafnarfjörður in recent years, where entire neighborhoods, NGOs and school communities get together and offer frightening entertainment or house visits. It is safe to say that Halloween has become increasingly popular with every year and in many neighborhoods there has been a tradition of children going door-to-door “trick or treating” as well as, both kindergartens and elementary schools having implemented elements from Halloween in their school activities. This year Halloween is on Tuesday, October the 31st, and most, if not all, of the towns neighborhood social media pages have maps of the homes that intend to welcome everyone interested to go out trick or treating. Some townspeople have taken a head start on the bliss, last week and this past weekend, where strange beings of all ages were seen out and about or heading to Halloween parties. Hafnarfjörður´s streets are expected to be filled with whole families in all sorts of wonderful costumes today.

The Haunted garden on Suðurgata 9 received funding from the town council’s autumn allocation

Anthony Vincent Bacigalupo recently received a grant from the Hafnarfjörður Town Council to install The haunted garden, which is an event and tradition that is growing with every Halloween in the heart of Hafnarfjörður. Anthony and his family, have at their home, on Suðurgata 9 (The Shed), created a place for all ages to come and experience a creepy atmosphere and enjoy everything related to art and creativity. With their initiative, they want to create connections, especially between neighbors in the neighborhood and educate all those interested about the growing tradition of Halloween, which was not even practiced in Iceland until recently. All interested parties are encouraged to attend and experience the “horror”.

Enjoy the terrifying fun!