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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.

The onset of winter brings about change at the Lystigarður.

Saturday the 16th of September is Icelandic Nature Day, why not enjoy it surrounded by nature at the Lystigarður

All manner of entertainment on offer at Lystigarðurinn between 2 and 5pm on Iceland's National Day (17th of June) for the 80 year anniversary of Icelandic independence

Seeress and horticulturist Bryndís Fjóla has created a map of the dwellings of hidden people and elves in Akureyri's Botanic Garden