Reykjavik bear weekend in coming up. BEARS ON ICE kicks off Thursday night, September 9th, with a welcome party at the Queer Center (Laugavegur 3). Over the next few days visiting bears and friends will have the opportunity to see a little bit of Iceland including geysers, The Golden waterfall and get soaked in the world famous (or so we think) geothermal Blue Lagoon (don't forget to put the blue silica mud face mask on!).
Hörður Torfason throws his annual concert at the City Theater (Borgarleikhúsið), September 9th, while celebrating the 40 year anniversary his first album which was released 1970. Hörður is both well know for his music and as a human rights campaigner. In 1975 he came out to the public as a gay man in an infamous interview which left the nation in a total shock. After the interview he found himself forced to leave the country returning a few years later. His contribution to the Icelandic gay rights movement is an important one influencing the foundation of Samtökin '78, The National Queer Association Iceland in 1978. Read more ...
Another successful Gay Pride weekend is over with over 80.000 people attending the Saturday Gay Pride parade through Reykjavik´s city center lead by the Mayor of Reykjavik dressed in drag. What a weekend! Gayice.is pictures from Gay Pride weekend are now online. Read more ...
For the 6th year BEARS ON ICE kicks off Thursday September 9. This four day event welcomes bears and friends and is a great opportunity to see a little bit of Iceland and have some fun with like-minded guys from around the world. Since the first event held in 2005 BEARS ON ICE has become an important part of Reykjavik´s gay scene while adding some flavour to the small but open gay scene. Visit BEARS ON ICE web page for more information, program and registration. Bears of Iceland are on Facebook. Click here for BEARS ON ICE 2009 pictures.
The mayor of Reykjavik, Mr. Jón Gnarr took everyone with surprise when showing up in drag during Gay Pride´s opening ceremony Thursday night marking the beginning of Reykjavik´s Gay Pride weekend. But this was not to be his first or last appearances during the weekend. Dressed up in drag Mr. Jón Gnarr lead the merry and colorful parade through the city center today, sending flowers and kisses to the crowd which earned him admiration and applause. The city of Reykjavik has been a great supporter of Reykjavik Gay Pride through the years and with the mayor himself participating is important for the event and a great way to show support to the LGBT cause.
Reykjavík 29 Aug - 1 Sept, 2024
Our only goal is to make a beartastic event to unite all bears and bear enthusiasts of the world to celebrate our community.
