15th Meat Soup Day - Reykjavik 2017
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Usually held around late October.
Based on 14 past editions
Event Details
- Date & Time
- Saturday, October 21, 2017
- Location
- Skólavörðustígur, Reykjavík, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Price
- free
About This Event
Kjötsúpudagurinn, the Icelandic Meat Soup Day, began as a neighbourhood idea by two Skólavörðustígur shopkeepers and grew into a street party with chefs, farmers and thousands of visitors. Several restaurants run soup stations along the street, each with its own take on the lamb, root vegetable and rice soup, and the first bowl traditionally goes to the inmates of the old Hegningarhúsið prison. Soup is free and served in the early afternoon until it runs out, which it usually does. Queues are part of the fun, so go at the start.
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Organizer
- Skólavörðustígur merchants and residents, with sheep farmers and vegetable growers
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Location
Skólavörðustígur, Reykjavík, Reykjavik, Iceland
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What's on
The 15th year in a row: about 1,500 litres of soup at nine soup stations along the street, with entertainers all along it. One week before the parliamentary elections, a tractor with a hay wagon was placed by the old Hegningarhúsið prison and party candidates were invited to a light-hearted 'candidate fun' debate about agriculture while farmers ladled soup from the pots. The day peaked, as usual, between 1 and 4 pm.