Food and Fun Festival

The Food and Fun Festival's origins can be traced back to the fact that the late winter months of February and March are considered off-season in Icelandic tourism. On Food and Fun Festival, there was a significant drop in seasonal tourism, and it was clear that something needed to be done. The idea of holding a competition between Icelandic and foreign culinary specialists was born, and the first Festival was conducted in February 2002 with the help of Icelandair, the Icelandic Hotel and Gastronomy School, and the City of Reykjavik. Since then, the festival has achieved international acclaim and has become an annual event hosted in Reykjavik in February or March.

For the one-week competition, chefs from the United States and Europe are invited to Iceland to collaborate with local eateries to prepare gourmet menus at accessible costs. Foreign chefs have been enthusiastic about the idea from the start, but only a handful have been able to join. As a result, this has become an internationally recognized gastronomical festival that draws chefs and visitors from all over the world to Reykjavik to participate in a cooking competition.

Date: February and March