Menningarnótt

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Stefán Hilmarsson
during a concert at Menningarnótt

Menningarnótt (Icelandic pronunciation:

Iceland's national day on June 17.[citation needed
]

It is estimated that as many as 100,000 people attend the annual concerts and festivities conducted in central Reykjavík, a staggeringly high percentage of Iceland's total population of 315,000 and Reykjavík's population of nearly 118,000 (203,000 in the Capital Region).

The festival often consists of a main stage in the city centre and many smaller events mostly in the city's centre but also spread over the city. The highlight of the festival is often an outside concert on the main stage by 3–4 of the most popular musicians in Iceland followed by a rather glamorous fireworks show.

References

  1. ^ "Menningarnótt". Reykjavíkurborg. Archived from the original on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 14 July 2019.

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