A cultural highlight of the town is the annual Humarhátíð (lobster festival) held on the first weekend of July, although today the Humarhátíð has been described by some as a "drink's fun festival". During the summer season, the Glacier Exhibition is held in the old supermarket building.
Höfn contains several museums, including the Höfn Glacier Museum (which has a variety of displays on the geology, ecology and history of the glacier and various examples of explorers' tents, models and climbing ropes), Höfn Folk Museum and Höfn Nautical Museum
