Schedule

Schedule

Draft of the schedule for ISLEK 2025 (Subject to change)

14.07 – Monday

14:00School accommodation opens
18:30-20:00Dinner

15.07 Tuesday

07:30-09:00Breakfast
08:00-12:00Tours 1 and 7
12:00-13:00Lunch
14:30-15:30Opening of the exhibition on the Icelandic national costume
16:00-17:00Folk dance and music on the square in the festival area
18:00-19:30Dinner
20:00-21:30Opening ceremony
21:30-24:00Nordic dance evening: each country leads dances for 20 minutes

16.07 Wednesday

07:30-09:00Breakfast
10:00-11:00 Lecture on folk music in Iceland
11:00-12:00Lecture on the Icelandic national costume
12:00-13:00Lunch
14:00-16:00Folk dance in downtown Reykjavik
17:00-18:00Folk music and open dance on the square
18:30-19:30Dinner
20:00-21:30Nordic dance show, 12 minutes from each country
21:30-23:00Dance accompanied by an accordion band
23:00-24:00Dance accompanied by  folk music
00:00Night dance

17.07 Thursday

05:30-08:30Breakfast
06:00Excursion to the Westman Islands
07:00-18:00Tours nr 3 and 4
08:00-18:00Tours nr 2 and 6
18:00Arrival from tours and excursions
18:30-19:30Dinner
20:00-21:30Nordic song evening
21:30-24:00Nordic dance evening: every country leads the dance for 30 minutes
00:00Night dance

18.07 Friday

07:00-08:30Breakfast
09:00-11:00Nordic folk music course
12:00-13:00Lunch
14:00-15:40Folk dance in downtown Reykjavík
16:30-17:30Nordic dance and folk music on the square
18:30-19:30Dinner
20:00-24:00Nordic dance evening: each country leads the dance for 30 minutes
00:00Night dance

19.07 Saturday

07:30-09:00Breakfast
09:30-11:30Historical dances from 1750-1900 which were danced in the Nordic countries
09:30-11:30Folk music jam session
12:00-13:00Lunch
14:00-16:00Dance show in Árbæjarsafn, the open air museum
17:30-24:00Gala Dinner and Closing Ceremony, led by festival participants in national costumes, beginning at the school

20.07 Sunday

07:00-09:00Breakfast
12:00The school closes