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The days are short and the plants are dormant at the Lystigarður - find out when they will awake.

Due to recent poor weather parts of the Lystigarður will remain closed to public for the weekend (16-17.11.24)

Opening ceremony of the Akureryi Cultural Festival will be held at the Lystigarður on 30th of August at 8:30pm

There is now a fee to use the WC at the Lystigarður.

There are more than forty Icelandic words for snow, and locals get enough opportunity to use them all.

Garden manager Guðrún describes the Lystigarður in a radio interview with RÚV English

In the old Icelandic calendar, Góa is the second last month of winter. Winter survival techniques vary among plants.

The festival of Þorri has a long history in Iceland and food plays a major part. Here is a little about how plants play a part.