Taste of Iceland 2024

Taste of Iceland is on tour and making its third stop in New York. During the two-day festival, New Yorkers can transport themselves to Iceland through a series of events inspired by and celebrating Icelandic culture through food, music, nature, comedy, and wellness.

Taste of Iceland will host two days of events with local businesses in New York and official partners, including The James Beard Foundation, The Ivory Peacock, Pianos, Gallery AP, and Scandinavia House.

SCHEDULE
Icelandair Wheel of Prizes, September 5th-7th
Several lucky event attendees will have an opportunity to spin Icelandair’s Wheel of Prizes for a chance to win a trip to Iceland or luxury items from some of Iceland’s best brands.

Thursday, September 5th
Demo & Dine: A Taste of Iceland’s Gastronomic Bounty, 6:30pm
Learn and savor recipes for Icelandic lamb, cod, and more. Join Chefs Haflidi Halldorsson and Snaedis Xyza Mae Ocampo at Platform by James Beard Foundation. They will demonstrate how to prepare a delicious meal using these classic Icelandic ingredients. Best of all, guests will get to taste the results!

Designing with Nature, 4-6pm
Iceland Design and Architecture and DesignMarch, in collaboration with Blue Lagoon, will host a symposium about the role of design thinking in emergency design during natural uncertainties. Can we design our relationship with nature?

Reykjavik Presents: Iceland Airwaves Off-Venue, 7-11pm
Enjoy a free concert at Pianos with a lineup curated by Iceland Airwaves in collaboration with Iceland Music featuring Icelandic artists superserious and Klemens Hannigan.

Friday, September 6th
Icelandic Cocktail Class with Reyka Vodka, 5-7pm
A two-hour Icelandic Cocktail Class at The Ivory Peacock with Reyka Vodka’s brand ambassador and mixologist Jeff Naples.

Dark Music Days at PAC NYC, 5:30pm
Enjoy a free concert at Perelman Performing Art Center with Yunge Eylands Varpcast Netwerkið live radio play weaving together multilingual songs, stories, music, and archives.

Dinner: An Icelandic Feast Presented by A Taste of Iceland, From 7pm
The Icelandic Culinary Team’s Manager, Chef Snaedis Xyza Mae Ocampo, and Chef Olof Olofsdottir, in collaboration with the James Beard Foundation, will prepare a delicious pop-up menu inspired by Icelandic ingredients and flavors.

Saturday, September 7th
Elemental Sound Bath & Breakfast Bar, 11am
With Blue Lagoon Iceland and Icelandic Provisions. Escape for an hour of peace and meditation with Jósa Goodlife.

Iceland’s Crime Fiction Royalty, 1pm
A conversation with writers Ragnar Jónasson and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir moderated by Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi, former NYC homicide prosecutor and creator of Anatomy of Murder podcast.

Icelandia Presents: Northern Lights in Manhattan, 3-4:30pm
Join Sævar Bragason, Iceland’s renowned astronomy educator and media personality, as he brings his expertise in astronomy and celestial wonders to NYC. Learn more about the spectral beauty of the Northern Lights and the 2026 solar eclipse.

Style from the Skies: Icelandair X Flétta: Turnaround, 3-8pm
From the friendly skies to style: Icelandair uniforms reimagined by design studio FLÉTTA into unique handbags

Icelandair Presents: Comedy & Cocktails, 6-8pm
Join us for an evening of mile-high laughter and libations at AP Gallery Space in New York during the Icelandair comedy extravaganza!