Night of the Lights festival in Reykjanes

WORK/PROJECT: SEEDS volunteers will help with the Night of the Lights festival in the town of Reykjanesbær. Our host for this project is the municipality of Reykjanesbær.

The main tasks in this project will be to set up for the festival and to clean after the festival. Volunteers will assist during the festival as needed and should be flexible and willing to assist with various projects.

Volunteers will also help to beautify the town of Reykjanesbær, as well as the surrounding area. This could possibly include paint work, light maintenance, and cleaning the coastline.

ACCOMMODATION: SEEDS volunteers will stay in a fully equipped house and sleep in beds in shared rooms. Please bring your own sleeping bag.

Volunteers will receive food and be in charge of the cooking and cleaning activities.

Do not forget some traditional/typical food from your home country for the international evening.

LOCATION: The work camp will take place in Reykjanesbær, the largest town on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. About 14,500 people live in the town of Reykjanesbær, which is Iceland’s fifth largest town.

The Night of the Lights Festival, Ljósanótt, is held yearly in Reykjanesbær during the first weekend of September. It starts on a Thursday and ends on a Sunday. This cultural festival has various shows, concerts, and gatherings, and people from all over come to participate in the festivities. 

Reykjanesbær is only a five minute drive from Keflavik International Airport and only a 40 minute drive to the capital city of Reykjavík.

The Reykjanes peninsula is marked by active volcanism under its surface, and large lava fields allow for little vegetation. There are numerous hot springs and sulphur springs in the southern half of the peninsula, around Kleifarvatn Lake and the Krýsuvík geothermal area where hot springs which spew water and mud dominate the landscape.

The peninsula is famous for its hiking trails that zigzag through the region, where the contrasting colours of the landscape delight visitors. Amazing ocean cliffs up to 70 metres high are inhabited by numerous bird species, often a wonderful spot for bird and whale watching.

Reykjanes has eleven spectacularly sited lighthouses along its wild coast. Iceland's oldest lighthouse, Reykjanesviti, dates back to 1878, and Iceland's highest is located at Garðsskagi.

There is also a geothermal power station at Svartsengi from which the hot, mineralized water of the famous Blue Lagoon originates. The Blue Lagoon Spa is the only spa in the world which is ranked as one of the 25 wonders of the world.

LANGUAGE: English will be the language in the camp; basic conversational skills are needed.

TERMINAL: Closest international Airport: Keflavík/Reykjavík (KEF).

SEEDS organises the “minibus option”, a shared transport from Reykjavík to and from the camps. The minibus option for this camp costs EUR 10 for one way or EUR 20 for both ways. This price is about 25% lower than the price of public transportation services.

EXTRAS / SPECIAL REMARKS: Participation fee EUR 150 (Euros). Please note that these fees are to be paid to SEEDS on arrival in either Euros or Icelandic krónas.

Our host will provide an excursion to the Blue Lagoon and other activities.   

Please bring warm clothes and outdoor wear as the weather in Iceland can be quite unpredictable, even during the summer months.

AGE: 18+