Set in the mystic Icelandic nature of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland Eclipse Festival invites you to Dance, Learn, Connect, and Explore in the wake of the highly anticipated total solar eclipse 2026, with a program spanning music, art, space, tech, wellness.
On August 12th at 17:47 UTC, solar eclipse totality will sweep across the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, bringing over two full minutes of complete darkness – one of the longest eclipse totalities in the world, thanks to Snæfellsnes position at the westernmost edge of Iceland. This once-in-a-lifetime eclipse won’t return to Iceland until 2196, and it sets the stage for four days of magic and exploration in a land of volcanic majesty, ocean winds, and mythic beauty.
Framed by Hellissandur‘s glaciers, craters, beaches, and waterfalls, and capped at 3,333 guests, Iceland Eclipse creates an immersive, close-knit setting for discovery and connection around Iceland’s last total eclipse until 2196 – uniting music, art, science, space, and technology through a program of performances, talks, Side Quests and excursions, and interactive experiences.
Now starting on 11 August with a welcome ceremony to deepen the experience, Iceland Eclipse is expanding its programming where the global community will gather to meet new friends and officially open the festival. The ceremony begins with an Icelandic elder sharing the mythology of the land alongside Icelandic musicians.
Hosted by Unify.org and closing with a music set by AWARË, the evening sets the tone for the days ahead. Due to the remote journey to the peninsula, they strongly encourage guests to arrive by 11 August to ensure they are present for the total solar eclipse on 12 August.
There will also be a special STARSEEDS Kids area, Eclipse meditation ceremony and check the Portal leading up to the festival.
Cosmic Connection: A Space for Wellness, Wisdom, Movement & Magic
At the outer edge of the Iceland Eclipse gathering will be Cosmic Connection. A dedicated space curated with Cosmic Pineapple, the area will bring together practitioners from Iceland and around the world to offer breathwork, movement, and elemental teachings focused on wellbeing and connection – all with a subtle thread of psychological exploration running throughout.
Within the Cosmic Activation Dome, participants will be invited into conscious and esoteric self-exploration: breathwork, meditation, yoga, mantra, ecstatic dance, cacao ceremonies, womb healing, sound healing, and psychological journeys including inner child work and family constellations.
Each night, the Sacred Fire will host storytelling and shared reflections with Icelandic elders and guests from global cultural traditions, alongside intimate performances from Ayla Schafer and Curawaka. A dedicated Healing Area will offer private sessions of massage, energy work, psychic readings, and more. A Cacao Elixir Bar and Tea Lounge, and additional restorative offerings round out the experience – creating a calm, purposeful space within the wider Iceland Eclipse journey.
Bridging worlds and traditions, space holders such as Icelandic wisdom keepers, Gudrun Bergmann, Heimir Logi and Dr Haruldur Erlendsson meet with modern magic and ancient elemental wisdom.
Heiðrún Magdalena, Julia’s Alchemy, Néfur, Luana Schwengber, Sara María Forynja (Eden Foundation), Tómas Oddur Eiríksson, Óli Björn Karlsson, ATMA, Nicolai Englebrecht, Tree Carr, Semra Haksever (Mama Moon), Giose Milli, Marisa Radha Weppner, Illi Adato, Jackie Knechtel, Kim Booth, Sofiah Thom (Temple Body Arts), Patrick Kronfli (Unify), Sacred Explorer, Tao Txana, The Blue Lions, Red Owl Medicine Woman, Winter Jendayi, and sharers from the Huni Kuin Family, the Diné people, Mayan cosmology, Wixarika tribe and more, will share their magic and wisdom in this intentional space.
Tickets available HERE.
