Colin Gaff and John Eltong will be BEARS ON ICE 2013 guest DJs. Colin Gaff is originally from the UK but has been living in Australia for many years and is now returning to the Northern Hemisphere to perform. Coling has been very active performing at gigs within the Sydney Bear community at key parties such as Bear Pit, Honey and Chunky and having him for this year´s event is very exciting according to event organisers.
The local gay scene in Reykjavik is very small but it´s open and friendly. Most of the time you´ll find the local venues mixed with gays and straight people partying together with the exception of "men only" bars & clubs if they exist at all (which they dont as of this writing). Kiki on Laugavegur 22 is the current place to goto and the only operating LGBT club in town by the time this is written. Kiki is open Friday and Saturday nights. The Queer center on Laugavegur 3 (4th floor) is the home of the National Queer Organization, Samtokin 78. It´s a quiet little office and a library, open weekedays from 1-5 pm. Cafe and bar is open Thursday nights from 8 pm and is a nice spot to sit down and relax.
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The Gay European Tourism Association (GETA) has given its full backing to Iceland’s bid to host the World Outgames in 2017. This has been made clear in a recent press release GETA published this week. Reykjavik is bidding to host Outgames in 2017 and is competing with Miami, Rio de Janeiro and Rome but in speculation from people close to the bidding process Miami Beach and Reykjavik are the frontrunners in the bid process.
Reykjavik came second in the 2017 World Outgames bid with Miami winning the bid. "Ofcourse we wanted to win but it didn´t happen, not this time", says Ingi Thor Jonsson Reykjavik committee spokesperson, adding "we might try again for the 2021 games".
BEARS ON ICE 2013 registration now open. The four day event kicks off September 5th but this is the 9th year the event takes place in Reykjavik. Event program indlcudes Thursday welcome party, Golden Circle sight seeing tour and an afternoon visit to the world famous geothermal Blue lagoon as well as Friday night party and Saturday Central party with local and international DJs performing.
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Reykjavík 3-6 september 2026
Our only goal is to make a beartastic event to unite all bears and bear enthusiasts of the world to celebrate our community.
