Fishermen´s Day is celebrated at Hafnarfjörður harbour on June 4th.

Festival programme by the Hafnarfjörður marina from 13:00 to 17:00 (Flensborgarhöfn)

• Free Boat Cruise – departure every 30 minutes
• A large variety of sea creatures is on display by the Marine and Freshwater Research Institue, Fornubúðum 5
• Strongest men in Iceland competitions
• The local ICE-SAR accident prevention division and youth section set up a café and the ICE-SAR rescue team set up an obstacle course on sea, water slide, zipline and pillow fight
• The local sailing club Þytur hosts an open house and lets families try rowboats and kayaks
• 13:00-14:00 Traditional rowing competition
• 13:00-14:00 Tufti and his troll children stomp around the area
• 13:30 Hafnarfjörður brass band plays around the harbour area
• 14:00-16:00 Meet the Mermaid Princess and the Pirate
• 14:00 Honouring of sailors
• 15:00 Sylvía Erla and Árni Beinteinn play the cildren’s best songs
• 15:30 Tónafljóð perform and adventurous music performance
• 16:00 Gedda carrot and Red apple sing songs from the Fruit Basket musical
• Icelandic Coast Guard’s rescue helicopters and Hafnarfjörður SAR joint rescue exhebition

Artists, shops and restaurants by the harbour open their workshops

• 13:00-16:00 Cake buffet at Kænan restaurant and a taste of free fish soup
• 13:00-17:00 Íshús Hafnarfjarðar – around 30 artists workshops
• 13:00-17:00 Gára handverk

Hafnarfjörður Museum

• 11:00-17:00 Hafnarfjörður Heritage museum‘s are open
• Photographs depicting the life and times of the people who built the town of Hafnarfjörður on display around the Promanade.

The Fishermen’s Day has been celebrated in Hafnarfjörður since 1953 to honour those who work at sea and in the fishing industry in Iceland.

There are toilet facilities in the Þytur Sailing Club, Íshús Hafnarfjarðar, Kænan restaurant and the Maritime Research Institute.

Drones are prohibited in the festival area.

The program is subject to change without notice and events may be added or postponed.