Winnipeg, MB: Invitation from the Icelandic Consul General of Iceland in Winnipeg, Vilhjalmur Wiium. Celebrating Icelandic Language Day in Winnipeg. Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 764 Erin St. Doors 6 p.m. Event begins at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. Cash bar and light refreshments will be served.

Icelandic Language Day (dagur íslenskrar tungu) is celebrated in Iceland on November 16 each year. This date was chosen to coincide with the birthday of the Icelandic poet Jónas Hallgrímsson. The day was first celebrated in 1995 and currently the celebration spans almost a whole week each year.

The focus of the celebration will be on how young people in Canada can be introduced to Icelandic culture and the Icelandic language through the Snorri Programs and the Youth Mobility Agreement between Canada and Iceland. There will be a presentation on the Icelandic Special Collection at the University of Manitoba. Of course there will be musical performances. Sponsored by the Consulate General of Iceland in Winnipeg.