Icelandic Festival, Aug 1 2015
Pancake Breakfast. Sandcastle building contest. Volleyball Tournament. Shot-put competition. The Viking Village. Get Dinged! Jazz on the Rooftop and Music at the Park and Fireworks!...
Icelandic Festival, July 31 2015
Each August long weekend in Gimli Manitoba, people gather for one of the longest running cultural festivals in Canada. [caption id="attachment_39658" align="aligncenter"...
Icelandic Independence Day, June 17 2015
"Iceland celebrates its birthday today, and the party extends all the way to Winnipeg. It's been 71 years since Iceland won full independence from Denmark,...
núna (now), Dj Flugvél Og Geimskip + Ghost Twin + Slattern, April 24 2015
Dj Flugvél Og Geimskip (Airplane & Spaceship) + Ghost Twin + Slattern Friday, April 24, 2015 | 10pm The Good Will Social Club 625 Portage...
núna (now), Vikings and Apparat Organ Quartet, April 18 2015
núna (now) is a series of Icelandic / Canadian music, film, dance, visual art, book and theatre events curated and produced by a group...
Nordic Festival, November 1 2014
The WSO’s week-long Nordic Festival is dedicated to celebrating the music of Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden and features two of Iceland’s leading musicians:...
Sjón – Of Foxes, Whales and Muses, October 20 2014
Event Description: The Department of Icelandic Language & Literature and the Icelandic Collection at the University of Manitoba invite you to the Páll Guðmundsson Memorial...
Family Sports, Pavilion and Formal Program, August 4 2014
[caption id="attachment_35192" align="aligncenter" width="700"] All ages family races in Gimli[/caption] [caption id="attachment_35199" align="aligncenter" width="700"] First Place...
Icelandic Festival Parade, August 4 2014
[caption id="attachment_35128" align="aligncenter" width="700"] The Northern Lights over Gimli[/caption] [caption id="attachment_35129" align="aligncenter" width="700"] The Big Dipper[/caption] [caption id="attachment_35130" align="aligncenter" width="700"] A happy Viking...
Alternative Folk Festival, August 3 2014
Icelandic Festival of Manitoba Alternative Folk Festival - Gimli Park Main Stage 6 PM Join us for the Islendingadagurinn Alternative Folk Festival - 6:00 pm to...
Carnival and Reuben and the Dark, Aug 3 2014
[caption id="attachment_34884" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cotton Candy and rides in Gimli[/caption] Alternative Folk Festival - Gimli Park Main Stage 6 PM [caption id="attachment_34885" align="aligncenter" width="466"] Terry...
Gimli from above, August 3 2014
Prairie Helicopter flew me, and many others over Gimli on the August long weekend. Now I want to hire them all the time! The view...
Chain-Mail demo and more, August 3 2014
[caption id="attachment_34800" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Gimli, Manitoba[/caption] [caption id="attachment_34803" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Viking armour and shield demonstration[/caption] [caption id="attachment_34805" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Loose...
Gimli Road Races, August 3 2014
Runners lace up your sneakers! Register for the 10 Mile Road Race from Winnipeg Beach to Gimli Park. 2014 Islendingadagurinn Road Race a success! The...
Music and Fireworks, August 2 2014
[caption id="attachment_34703" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Street chalk in Gimli[/caption] [caption id="attachment_34705" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Fishing off the pier in Gimli Manitoba[/caption] [caption id="attachment_34706" align="aligncenter"...
Icelandic Runes and Horses, August 2 2014
[caption id="attachment_34674" align="aligncenter" width="466"] Carving Runes into Rock[/caption] [caption id="attachment_34675" align="aligncenter" width="539"] Elder Futhark and Anglo Saxon Runes[/caption] [caption id="attachment_34676" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Janey...
Viking Battle, August 2 2014
"Welcome to the web page of the Gimli Viking Village. For the past ten years, the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba and members of The Vikings...
Big Games and Icelandic Fashion Show, August 2 2014
Islendingadagurinn celebrates 125 years with a range of traditional and modern clothing from Iceland. And giant Connect Four. ...
DingaDunk and “Get Dinged” August 2 2014
Islendingadunk is a sport where two combatants sit on a soap-lubricated plastic pole suspended over the water in Gimli Harbour. The objects is to bat...
Beach Fun at Gimli, August 2 2014
Islendingadagurinn sports: Sandcastle building contest, Shot-put, and Volleyball. 8:30:00 AM Beach Volleyball Icelandic Tournament Check In - Gimli Beach North 9:00:00 AM Beach Volleyball Icelandic...
Islendingadagurinn, August 1 2014
"Visit the heart of New Iceland, Gimli, Manitoba - just 1 hour North of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and celebrate family, friends and Icelandic heritage and culture....
Bolludagur in Gimli, March 2 2014
"Bolludagur" is the first in a row of three peculiar Icelandic holidays. It roughly translates as "Cream Puff Day" in English. This is one of...
Logberg Heimskringla Open House, Oct 30 2013
127th Birthday of the Logberg Heimskringla Icelandic Cultural Newspaper. [caption id="attachment_30943" align="alignleft" width="700"] Lögberg-Heimskringla is a community newspaper serving the Icelandic community in North America....
Icelandic Festival of Manitoba, Aug 5 2013
[caption id="attachment_28811" align="aligncenter" width="700"] The McMahon Mile Road Race, Gimli Manitoba[/caption] McMahon Mile Run The McMahon Mile Road race course begins on the parade...