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![Woman with a lot of shoes at the Act Alone Festival in Suðureyri, Iceland.](https://images.prismic.io/inspired-by-iceland/ZnGLqZm069VX12DS_actalone20193.jpg?ixlib=gatsbyFP&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&rect=0%2C75%2C1400%2C784&w=459&h=257)
Act Alone Festival
Act Alone: A Unique Artistic Experience. Iceland’s premier solo performance festival celebrating 20 years of free, diverse one-person shows in Suðureyri.
![Award winners at Iceland's Landsmot.](https://images.prismic.io/inspired-by-iceland/ZnvyYpbWFbowe3on__00A01p29copy.jpg?ixlib=gatsbyFP&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&rect=0%2C234%2C4390%2C2458&w=459&h=257)
Summer Festivals in Iceland
Mark your calendar! From June through the end of August, Iceland hosts a wide array of festivals.
![Philip Rosenthal of the Netflix show "Somebody Feed Phil" enjoying wolffish on a skewer at the Sea Baron restaurant in Reykjavík, Iceland.](https://images.prismic.io/inspired-by-iceland/Zf2maccYqOFdyCLj_SomebodyFeedPhilS7.jpg?ixlib=gatsbyFP&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&rect=0%2C5%2C3840%2C2150&w=459&h=257)
Somebody Feed Phil Food Trail
Looking for those places where Phil ate? Here are the stops he made while in Iceland.
![Chef Haflidi Halldorsson preparing a meal.](https://images.prismic.io/inspired-by-iceland/a4d5cc2c-082b-4de4-a4d0-3b2f11879193_Hafli%C3%B0i%20Halldo%CC%81rsson-3704.jpg?ixlib=gatsbyFP&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&rect=0%2C27%2C1000%2C560&w=459&h=257)
Taste of Iceland Cooking Class Recipes & More
Your online cookbook for the Taste of Iceland Cooking Class.
![Young Icelandic children holding hand-drawn Icelandic flag.](https://images.prismic.io/inspired-by-iceland/1138a28f-2a7c-4eb5-8e67-f0f87a8ae397_MBL_children_1.jpg?ixlib=gatsbyFP&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&rect=0%2C188%2C5760%2C3225&w=459&h=257)
Icelandic Language Day: A Day of Preservation and Pride
When it comes to preserving a language and its cultural heritage, few countries are as proactive and passionate as Iceland.
![Trick-or-treaters going door to door on Halloween in Iceland.](https://images.prismic.io/inspired-by-iceland/79658f4a-033f-437a-b7c7-961a6592012b_MBL0318931%20Hrekkjavaka%20-%20Halloween.jpg?ixlib=gatsbyFP&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&rect=0%2C157%2C3000%2C1680&w=459&h=257)
Halloween in Iceland
For good, or worse, there has been a scary rise in celebrating Halloween among Icelanders.
![Óx Restaurant](https://images.prismic.io/inspired-by-iceland/1add5ab4-02e4-4275-94c5-7c7f1a0c8f4b_1C0A7008.jpg?ixlib=gatsbyFP&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&rect=0%2C193%2C3543%2C1984&w=459&h=257)
Iceland's culinary stars align
Famed Michelin Guide awards another star to a third Icelandic restaurant in June 2023.
![The parade on Iceland's National Day on June 17 is often spectacular. Photo: Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson](https://images.prismic.io/inspired-by-iceland/75a3125b-a2d0-4961-a0e2-e830d6a8bd12_%C3%9Ejo%CC%81%C3%B0ha%CC%81ti%CC%81%C3%B0ardagur%203.jpg?ixlib=gatsbyFP&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&rect=0%2C80%2C1600%2C896&w=459&h=257)
June 17th – Iceland's National Day
Icelandic independence was a long time in the making.
![Reykjavik Culture Night](https://images.prismic.io/inspired-by-iceland/04dec12a-187b-40bb-9256-994193def4a1_12410-157-473.png?ixlib=gatsbyFP&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&rect=0%2C172%2C1600%2C896&w=459&h=257)
Reykjavik Culture Night 2024
You're invited to Reykjavík's birthday party on August 24, 2024!
![Icelandic fisherman at sea](https://images.prismic.io/inspired-by-iceland/40545144-9d7a-49a4-a9c0-4490ad53f166_Icelandic_GY1A0643.jpg?ixlib=gatsbyFP&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&rect=0%2C118%2C2250%2C1260&w=459&h=257)
Fishermen's Day
A day to honor the women and men who are the backbone of Iceland's seafaring culture.