Icelandic Festival of Manitoba
The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba (also known as Islendingadagurinn, Icelandic for 'Icelander's Day') is an annual festival of Icelandic culture, held in Gimli, Manitoba, Canada, and thought to be the oldest Icelandic festival in North America. It is held for three days during the first weekend of August, i.e., the Terry Fox Day long weekend.
| Icelandic Festival in Manitoba Islendingadagurinn | |
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Reenactment of a Norse battle during the Icelandic Festival in Gimli. | |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location(s) | Gimli, Manitoba |
| Established | August 2, 1890 |
| Website | icelandicfestival |
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Having been celebrated since 1890, and held in Gimli since 1932, organizers of the festival believe it to be the second oldest continuous ethnic festival in North America. (Only an Irish festival held annually in Montreal, Quebec, is a few years older.) The festival is now visited by several thousand tourists each year. The community of Gimli, part of the broader region of New Iceland, is home to the largest concentration of Icelanders outside of Iceland.