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Winter Lights Festival
Mid-month, Reykjavík sparkles with this winter-warmer encompassing Museum Night
and Pool Night (late-opening museums and swimming pools), illuminated landmarks, light
installations, concerts, and celebrations to mark International Children's Day. See
Food & Fun
International chefs team up with local restaurants and vie for awards at this capital feast.
Teams are given the finest Icelandic ingredients (lamb and seafood, natch) to create their
masterpieces. See
www.foodandfun.is
.
March
Winter is officially over, but it's not quite time to start celebrating. The coun-
try wakes from its slumber; winter activities such as skiing are popular as
daylight hours increase.
Beer Day
Hard to imagine, but beer was illegal in Iceland for 75 years. On 1 March, Icelanders cel-
ebrate the day in 1989 when the prohibition was overturned. They need little prompting,
but pubs, restaurants and clubs around Reykjavík are especially beer-lovin' on this night.
Iceland Winter Games
Snowy activities take centre stage in Akureryri, Iceland's winter-sports capital - including
an international freeski and slopestyle competition, timed to coincide with the Éljagangur
(Blizzard) festival. See
www.icelandwintergames.com
.
DesignMarch
The local design scene is celebrated in Reykjavík at this four-day feast of all things aes-
thetically pleasing: from fashion to furniture, architecture to food design. It's organised by
the Iceland Design Centre; see
www.designmarch.is
.
