On the first day of summer, 24 April, the Reykir Horticultural School - FSu in Ölfus by Hveragerði, will open from 10 am to 17 pm. There will be a variety of activities in the school’s buildings, such as a vegetable market, waffles and coffee, education presentation, sales booths, and more.

All are welcome, with a special attention brought to the festival program, which starts at half past two. The President of Iceland, Halla Tómasdóttir, will present the Horticultural Prize 2025.

Festival schedule

24 April 2025, 13.30-14.40

Chair: Björgvin Örn Eggertsson

13.30 Opening – Guðríður Helgadóttir, Steward at Reykir

13.35 The Horticultural Prize 2025

• President of Iceland, Halla Tómasdóttir

• The Gardening Incentive Award

• Vocational Training Centre of the Year

• Gardener’s Honourable Award

13.55 Music number - Einar Clausen, singer

14.00 The Hveragerði Environment Prize.

• Minister of Education and Children's Affairs, Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson.

14.15 Music number - Einar Clausen, singer

14.20 Address – Soffía Sveinsdóttir, Schoolmaster of the University of South Iceland

14.30 Music number - Hveragerði’s Men’s Choir

14.40 Closing statement - Björgvin Örn Eggertsson, President of the Meeting