Reykjavik's traditional public New Year's Eve fires are called Áramótabrennur.
Áramótabrennur are Icelandic New Year's Eve bonfires, and Reykjavik has long included them among the city's seasonal celebrations. The Icelandic word combines áramót, meaning the turn of the year, with brenna, meaning a bonfire or burning. Communities gather around designated fires before or around midnight as part of the festive evening.
The bonfires belong to a broader Icelandic New Year's tradition that also includes fireworks, family gatherings, and humorous annual television programs. Fireworks are especially prominent in Reykjavik, where residents traditionally buy and launch large quantities to support Icelandic search-and-rescue organizations.
The fires are sometimes incorrectly described as a single national bonfire or as the same event as the fireworks display. In reality, individual communities may organize separate fires, and local arrangements can change. Áramótabrennur is the specific Icelandic term for these New Year's bonfires.