The annual Faroe Islands’ national celebration is held on July 28 & 29

Ólavsøka is the biggest and most eagerly-awaited event of the year, which draws thousands of people to the capital to take part in the festivities.

Ólavsøka is the Faroe Islands national celebration,
held over two days in late July every year, in honour
of King Olav the Holy, who died on this day in 1030 at Stiklestad in Norway.

The Faroe Islands’ national celebration is held on July 28 & 29 in the capital, Tórshavn.

July 29 is also the day when the Faroese parliament, Løgtingið, which can trace its history back to Viking times, assembles after the summer recess. People fill the streets, proudly dressed in national costume, and Tórshavn is abuzz with all
manner of events and activities for both young and old.