Events in the year 2026 in Iceland.
Incumbents President: Halla Tómasdóttir Prime Minister: Kristrún Frostadóttir Althing: 2024-present Althing Speaker of the Althing: Birgir Ármannsson President of the Supreme Court: Karl Axelsson
Events 10 February – Europol announces it dismantled a drug trafficking network that was smuggling cocaine into Iceland and arrested 24 people. 12 March – Iceland and the Netherlands announce they will both intervene on the side of South Africa in the International Court of Justice's genocide case against Israel. 16 May – 2026 Icelandic municipal elections 12 August – A total solar eclipse occurs at the Moon's descending node of the orbit in North America and Europe. The total eclipse passes over the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, northeastern Portugal and northern Spain. 29 August – 2026 Icelandic European Union membership negotiations referendum: A motion to restart accession negotiations with the EU is rejected by 52.8% of voters. 8 September — Iceland sanctions products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Holidays
1 January – New Year's Day 2 April – Maundy Thursday 3 April – Good Friday 5 April – Easter Sunday 6 April – Easter Monday 23 April – First day of summer 1 May – May Day 14 May – Ascension Day 24 May – Whit Sunday 25 May – Whit Monday 17 June – National Day 3 August – Commerce Day 24 December – Christmas Eve 25 December – Christmas Day 26 December – Boxing Day 31 December – New Year's Eve
Art and entertainment List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Deaths 10 January – Sturla Böðvarsson, 80, minister of communications and transportation (1999–2007), president of the Althing (2007–2009) 23 January – Kristinn Svavarsson, 78, saxophonist (Mezzoforte). (death announced on this date) 1 March – Davíð Oddsson, 78, prime minister (1991–2004). 13 March – Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson, 73, composer. (death announced on this date) 9 April – Björgvin Halldórsson, 74, musician. 17 June – Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir, 86, actress. 7 July – Megas, 81, musician. 30 July – Gunnar Þórðarson, 81, musician. (death announced on this date)
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References
External links Online calendar