I inadvertently scheduled a 3 day stop over trip to Iceland November 6-9 during the big music festival, "Iceland Airwaves", in downtown Reykjavik. I was planning to stay in the center of town all 3 days. While I love music, the purpose of my trip was not to attend a music festival alone. I was planning to spend 1 day in Reykjavik and 1-2 days on tours/hikes of natural areas, (still TBD where/what). I am looking for some guidance from the forum as I am considering moving my stay outside Reykjavik to avoid the festival. Does this festival consume the entire town? How busy is it? Is there a different and charming neighborhood/location within Reykjavik to get hotel that is not in the mix of the festival? Am I making too big a deal out of the festival?
Thank you!