Steampunk Iceland 2015

It is a lot of work to put on a festival like the Steampunk Iceland. Steampunk is relatively new phenomena in Iceland and in Icelandic culture and history the industrial revolution and its optimistic dreams didn't reach Iceland until just before the first world war. Yes we were living in caves and mud houses up to the 30's

But in the remote fjords in the west coast of Iceland called the Westfjords in the start of the 20th century a group of individuals came together and build a flourishing fishing industry. Bíldudalur was the center of production of "bacalao" a salted cod directly transported to Spain and Portugal.

Electricity, steamship and machinery not known before became the everyday working place of this little village in the corner of the world. Therefore Bildudalur is the ideal place to have the Steampunk Iceland festival.
The longest days of the year 22nd and the 23rd of june will create a beautiful frame for the festival which will be from june 20 to june 27

The whole of the southern region of the Westfjords will turn into the Kingdom of Bildalia for a week and adventurous people will gather their gears and costumes to make this festival að thrill of a lifetime.

The midsummer sun will be playing along with this only Steampunk festival in Iceland. This is the largest theater in the world. Everyone is the leading actors in this week long live action role play at the end of the world.