Over 4,000 attended the Heimar & Himingeimar festival

The Heimar & Himingeimar festival was a great Hit!

“It was crazy,” says Unnur Helga Möller, project manager for events at Hafnarfjörður´s Library. “Everyone is so happy. It went so tremendously well. The library was packed from opening to closing,” she says about the large number of guests who attended the costume and game gathering Heimar & Himingeimar in Hafnarfjörður over the weekend. Over 4,000 guests attended. The town’s library organized the gathering and expected about a thousand guests.

The event lasted for three days. There was a lot to see and participate in. Workshops included; making Larp swords and costumes and competing for the best seat in a Cosplay costume competition. The goal was to introduce the fantastic world of different costume communities. Unnur says that large groups have a second life in these costumes, as they step out of reality into a reality that is shaped from their own creative ideas.

An important festival that opens new doors

“The atmosphere was crazy this weekend,” she says. When asked what stood out, she says the Star Wars spaceship was unique and the 501st Regiment always attracts a lot of attention. Larpers have surprised many with the adventure pubs and games, and then on Sunday, the DeLorean car, better known as the time machine from the movies Back To The Future, showed up to great appeal.

Unnur Helga says that a festival like this is important. “It has opened many people’s eyes to how big the costume community is. Everyone can find something to their liking within the community. There is joy that everyone can enjoy. Everyone can play and participate,” she says and thanks the groups that organized the festival for their selfless work.

“The joy and the power of collaboration was so great. They showed up and made it happen. That was the best thing about the festival.”

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