The town of Gimli was alive with colour, culture, and community spirit over the August long weekend, as the 136th Icelandic ...

The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba, also called Islendingadagurinn — which means "the spirit of Iceland" — returned to Gimli this weekend after a pandemic hiatus, presenting a glimpse of the ...

Aug. 2 was chosen for the festival date because on that day in 1874, the first Icelandic celebration in North America had taken place in Milwaukee, according to the Islendingadagurinn history page.

An Icelandic choir from Gimli’s sister city in Iceland, Akuryri (pop. 17,000) will perform that day on the Gimli on the stage.

They called it New Iceland, built crude shelters, fished, farmed and named their first settlement Gimli, from an ancient prophecy. In 1881, New Iceland joined Manitoba but kept its own government ...

Gimli Lutheran Church was established by Icelandic settlers soon after their arduous journey from Iceland to the western shores of Lake Winnipeg. This year it is celebrating its 135th anniversary.

The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba, otherwise known as Islendingadagurinn, drew thousands of people to Gimli in its first two days. It kicked off on Friday with several features to turn Gimli in ...