Taste of Iceland Returns to Seattle
Photo: 'Inspired by Iceland'

If your looking to get a taste of Iceland, you have to go no further than Ballard in Seattle.

After taking a year off due to the pandemic, the Taste of Iceland is setting up shop this weekend at the National Nordic Museum.

This marks the 13th year for the event. As always, they come bearing the food, the drinks and the sounds of Icelandic culture with them.  And if you’re lucky, as one person was at a preview event last night, you could win a trip to Iceland.

The four-day fest runs through this weekend. Events are free but do require a reservation as space is limited.

Taste of Iceland in Seattle: event schedule

October 14-17
Food trucks
Sam Choy’s Poke to the Max and Monster Dogs Food Trucks put a twist on the Icelandic menu with ingredients from Iceland.

October 15-17
“Wheel of Prizes”
Icelandair presents the Wheel of Prizes where the lucky participants can spin the wheel for a chance to win a trip to Iceland.

Wheel of Prizes spins will take place:
October 15:  6:30 PM before the film screening
October 16:  7:30 PM before Reykjavik Calling concert
October 17:  12:30 PM & 2 PM online on Inspired by Iceland’s social channels

October 15, 5pm
Cocktail Class with Reyka
A class with cocktail ninja Trevor Schneider.

October 15, 7pm
Film screening – The Hero’s Journey to the Third Pole
‘The Hero’s Journey to the Third Pole’ is a Bipolar Musical Documentary with Elephants’ by Andri Snær Magnason.

October 16, 9am
Sound Bath
Join Jósa Goodlife for an hour of inner peace and healing meditation.

October 17, 1pm
Fireside chat with Nikulás Hannigan, Consul General of Iceland in New York.