06 - Clubs
Sports and hobbies
Practices, choirs, music lessons, outdoor groups, community clubs and courses across East Iceland, for children, teenagers and adults.
Ages 8–13
Arts and crafts
Varied week-long workshops with artists – visual art, drama, music, Fab Lab and more – in different towns of Fjarðabyggð. Places are limited; registration opens in spring via the municipal portal.
Menningarstofa Fjarðabyggðar · Austurland
Neskaupstaður, Reyðarfjörður, Eskifjörður og Fáskrúðsfjörður
Week-long courses, afternoons
June (every year)
15,000 ISK per course (2025), sibling discount
Ages 6+
Arts and crafts
A 60-year-old amateur theatre group staging plays for adults and children; in autumn 2026 it is touring the comedy Blakkát. It values work with children and teens and cast over 20 children in Óvitar in autumn 2025.
Leikfélag Fljótsdalshéraðs · Egilsstaðir
Sláturhúsið og fleiri staðir
Adults
Arts and crafts
Bookbinding at the community centre, for beginners and the experienced alike. Open to everyone; you don't need to be a member of the seniors' club.
Félagsmiðstöðin Hlymsdalir · Egilsstaðir
Félagsmiðstöðin Hlymsdalir
Wed 13:00-16:00
September–May
Adults
Arts and crafts
Knitting, sewing and other crafts at the community centre, which has a sewing machine, an overlocker and more. Open to everyone; you don't need to be a member of the seniors' club.
Félagsmiðstöðin Hlymsdalir · Egilsstaðir
Félagsmiðstöðin Hlymsdalir, Miðvangi 6
Mon and Tue 13:00-16:00, Wed and Thu 9:00-12:00; open craft room Thu and Fri 13:00-16:00
September–May
Adults
Arts and crafts
A group that meets to make bobbin lace. Open to everyone; you don't need to be a member of the seniors' club.
Félagsmiðstöðin Hlymsdalir · Egilsstaðir
Félagsmiðstöðin Hlymsdalir
Tue 16:30-19:00
September–May
Adults
Arts and crafts
A woodwork shop with morning coffee, run by volunteers as part of the seniors' programme. Open to everyone; you don't need to be a member of the seniors' club.
Félagsmiðstöðin Hlymsdalir / Félag eldri borgara á Fljótsdalshéraði · Egilsstaðir
Vonarland (gamla sundlaugin), Egilsstöðum
Mon–Thu 9:00-12:00
September–May
All ages
Arts and crafts
Monthly five-hour gatherings for all ages with writing experiments, crafts, concerts and short walks. No registration needed – just turn up.
Gunnarsstofnun – Franziskuskólinn · Fljótsdalur
Skriðuklaustur
Once a month, Sunday 13:00-18:00
Winter 2026–2027
Free
Ages 13+
Arts and crafts
An amateur theatre group in Neskaupstaður that performs in Egilsbúð; in spring 2025 it staged the musical Heathers with VA's arts academy and about 40 people, and it has had a youth section before.
Leikfélag Norðfjarðar · Neskaupstaður
Egilsbúð
Adults
Arts and crafts
Members get unlimited access to the print workshop for five months plus three included courses (intaglio, risograph and screen printing); new members attend a compulsory introduction at the start of term.
Skaftfell – myndlistarmiðstöð Austurlands · Seyðisfjörður
Prentverk Seyðisfjarðar, Öldugötu 14
Spring term February–June
15,000 ISK per term + materials
Ages 60+
Arts and crafts
Older residents meet with their own handicrafts for a chat over coffee.
Vopnafjarðarhreppur – félagsstarf eldri borgara · Vopnafjörður
Sambúð, félagsmiðstöð eldri borgara
Twice a week
September–May