Sjómannadagurinn Ísafjörður

Date: 7 June 2026

Location: Ísafjörður, Iceland

Organizer: Ísafjarðarbær

Ísafjörður's celebration of Iceland's Seamen's Day on the first Sunday of June. One of the two original birthplaces of the holiday (founded jointly with Reykjavík in 1938), with harbour parades, blessing of the boats, rowing competitions and family festivities.

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