Join us at Iceland’s top cultural festival to savor the best of Icelandic cuisine, beverages, music, comedy, nature, design, and more!
Taste of Iceland is an annual event celebrating Icelandic culture across North America. With food tastings, film screenings, concerts, and more, attendees can experience a taste of Iceland closer to home.
In 2025, Taste of Iceland from Inspired by Iceland returns to the United States and Canada with festivals planned in Chicago, Nashville, Boston and Toronto!
Photo: From the exhibit Icelandair presents Viewpoint: A true-to-life look at Iceland. See below for more information!
Taste of Iceland is held In partnership with local businesses and Taste of Iceland's official partners, featured events will be hosted at Bistronomic, Martyrs, The Drake Hotel, The Hive on Hubbard, Wax Vinyl Bar and Ramen Shop, NYCH Gallery, and Yogaview.
We've highlighted a sampling of daily events at Taste of Iceland Chicago 2025 below, with full details available now from Inspired by Iceland.
When: April 3, 2025
Time: 7 - 11 pm
Where: Martyrs', 3855 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Enjoy a free concert with a lineup curated by Iceland Airwaves and featuring Icelandic artists, including lúpína, gugusar, and DJ Hermigervill.
Icelandair's Wheel of Prizes will be on-site during the concert. Several lucky guests will be randomly selected for the chance to spin to win a round-trip flight from Chicago to Iceland and assorted goods from Iceland.
When: April 4, 2025
Time: 11 am - 1 pm
Where: Bistronomic, 840 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Ready to savor the flavors of Iceland? Chefs Haflidi Halldorsson and Kristín Birta Ólafsdóttir take you on a culinary adventure where guests will learn how to prepare and present the main ingredients on the Taste of Iceland menu
Now that you're hungry, indulge in a showcase of Iceland's finest ingredients and flavors, crafted into an outstanding dining experience at Bistronomic, hosted daily from April 3-5 from 4 PM. The Icelandic Menu will feature centerpiece ingredients from Iceland, including cod and lamb.
When: April 5, 2025
Time: 12 - 5 pm
Where: NYCH Gallery, 2025 S. Laflin Street, Chicago, IL 60608
Come see us in Chicago!
Icelandair Presents “Viewpoint”: A True-to-Life Look at Iceland.
Photos shape how we see the world. We’ve all grown accustomed to the familiar portrayal of Iceland, which resembles something from a postcard: majestic cliffs dotted with puffins and snowy peaks bathed in the northern lights. This vision is only half the story.
Viewpoint is a group exhibition exploring a different side of Iceland. It gathers a diverse range of work by a group of Icelandic artists, each offering their own unique perspective.
The images capture moments often overlooked: chasms in the landscape, desolate fields, mundane urban life, and striking juxtapositions of nature and human presence.
As a part of the exhibit, María Kjartans, the current head of the Association of Icelandic Contemporary Photographers and one of the exhibiting artists, will take part in an artist talk Q&A on the challenges of capturing Iceland’s myriad aspects.
The exhibition will be open for one day and opens at noon. The artist talk will start at 3 PM at NYCH Gallery, where DJ Hermigervill will spin Icelandic tunes, and there will be complimentary drinks. Click here for more information.
We invite you to join us in Chicago to expand your view of our beautiful, multi-faceted island.
Taste of Iceland is held In partnership with local businesses and Taste of Iceland's official partners, featured events will be hosted at Bistronomic, Martyrs, The Drake Hotel, The Hive on Hubbard, Wax Vinyl Bar and Ramen Shop, NYCH Gallery, and Yogaview.
We've highlighted a sampling of daily events at Taste of Iceland Chicago 2025 below, with full details available now from Inspired by Iceland.
,When: April 3, 2025
Time: 7 - 11 pm
Where: Martyrs', 3855 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Enjoy a free concert with a lineup curated by Iceland Airwaves and featuring Icelandic artists, including lúpína, gugusar, and DJ Hermigervill.
Icelandair's Wheel of Prizes will be on-site during the concert. Several lucky guests will be randomly selected for the chance to spin to win a round-trip flight from Chicago to Iceland and assorted goods from Iceland.
,When: April 4, 2025
Time: 11 am - 1 pm
Where: Bistronomic, 840 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Ready to savor the flavors of Iceland? Chefs Haflidi Halldorsson and Kristín Birta Ólafsdóttir take you on a culinary adventure where guests will learn how to prepare and present the main ingredients on the Taste of Iceland menu
Now that you're hungry, indulge in a showcase of Iceland's finest ingredients and flavors, crafted into an outstanding dining experience at Bistronomic, hosted daily from April 3-5 from 4 PM. The Icelandic Menu will feature centerpiece ingredients from Iceland, including cod and lamb.
,When: April 5, 2025
Time: 12 - 5 pm
Where: NYCH Gallery, 2025 S. Laflin Street, Chicago, IL 60608
Come see us in Chicago!
Icelandair Presents “Viewpoint”: A True-to-Life Look at Iceland.
Photos shape how we see the world. We’ve all grown accustomed to the familiar portrayal of Iceland, which resembles something from a postcard: majestic cliffs dotted with puffins and snowy peaks bathed in the northern lights. This vision is only half the story.
Viewpoint is a group exhibition exploring a different side of Iceland. It gathers a diverse range of work by a group of Icelandic artists, each offering their own unique perspective.
The images capture moments often overlooked: chasms in the landscape, desolate fields, mundane urban life, and striking juxtapositions of nature and human presence.
As a part of the exhibit, María Kjartans, the current head of the Association of Icelandic Contemporary Photographers and one of the exhibiting artists, will take part in an artist talk Q&A on the challenges of capturing Iceland’s myriad aspects.
The exhibition will be open for one day and opens at noon. The artist talk will start at 3 PM at NYCH Gallery, where DJ Hermigervill will spin Icelandic tunes, and there will be complimentary drinks. Click here for more information.
We invite you to join us in Chicago to expand your view of our beautiful, multi-faceted island.
,Taste of Iceland is held In partnership with local businesses and Taste of Iceland's official partners, featured events will be hosted at Cannery Hall, Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, and Sudekum Planetarium at Adventure Science Center.
We've highlighted a sampling of daily events at Taste of Iceland Nashville 2025 below, with full details available now from Inspired by Iceland.
,When: June 26, 2025
Time: 7 - 11 pm
Where: Row One Stage at Cannery Hall, 1 Cannery Row
, Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Enjoy a free concert with a lineup curated by Iceland Airwaves and featuring Icelandic artists, including Arny Margret, superserious, and DJ Hermigervill.
Icelandair's Wheel of Prizes will be on-site prior to the concert. Several lucky ticketed guests will be randomly selected to spin the wheel for a chance to win a trip to Iceland or luxury items from some of Iceland's best brands.
,When: June 26, 2025
Time: 7-10 pm
Where: Nelson's Green Brier Distillery, 1414 Clinton St., Nashville, TN, 37203
Ready to savor the flavors of Iceland? Icelandic Chef Hafliði Halldórsson will prepare and demonstrate how to cook up an Icelandic feast, drawing inspiration from the award-winning courses of the 2024 Icelandic Culinary Team and previous Taste of Iceland dining events.
For the first time, Taste of Iceland will feature wine pairings from Maison Wessman—a collaboration between Icelandic entrepreneur, winemaker Robert Wessman and KALEO frontman Jökull Júlíusson.
,When: June 28, 2025
Time: 12 - 3 pm (last show at 2pm)
Where: Sudekum Planetarium at Adventure Science Center, 800 Fort Negley Blvd, Nashville, TN 37203
Icelandia invites you to a special limited-time showing of Áróra at the Sudekum Planetarium—an immersive Northern Lights experience that fuses science with art. Narrated by the goddess of dawn, Áróra (pronounced aurora) takes you from Reykjavík to the edge of space, revealing the beauty and mystery of the auroras dancing across the outer atmosphere. Cutting-edge technology brings this cosmic phenomenon to life in a show that’s as unforgettable as the lights themselves.
The film will be shown at the top of every hour from 12 to 2 PM (the last show starts at 2 PM at the Sudekum Planetarium; the museum is open until 3 PM).
,Details coming soon!
,Details coming soon!