LungA School is an artist-run residential arts institution based in one of the old factory buildings by the harbour. It runs intensive programmes in visual art, music, and creative practice throughout the year, attracting students from across Europe and beyond. The school has been central to the transformation of Seyðisfjörður into one of Iceland's most culturally active small towns — a disproportionate number of Icelandic artists have some connection to it.
The annual LungA Festival in late June or early July brings together the school community, visiting musicians, and the town itself for a week of concerts, art openings, workshops, and general creative spillover. It is small enough to feel intimate and large enough to have genuine energy. Even outside festival time the school's presence is visible: studios are often open, work is displayed around the harbour, and the café associated with it is a good place to meet the people who have chosen to live and work in this remote fjord.