Iceland Eclipse Festival reveals 5-day expansion, adds Maribou State (Live), Quantic, AWARË, Darren Aronofsky, Proanguí, Snow Raven

Iceland Eclipse has revealed its Fourth Contact programming, announcing new artists, speakers, and experiences while expanding the festival to five days, now running August 11-15, 2026, on Iceland’s Snæfellsnes Peninsula.

Timed around Iceland’s last total solar eclipse until 2196, the gathering brings together music, art, science, wellness, and exploration in a remote landscape of glaciers, volcanoes, waterfalls, and black sand beaches.

New performers include Maribou State (Live), Quantic (DJ Set), AWARË, Desert Hearts, Justin Sloe (Droog), Snow Raven, and Poranguí, joining an already expansive lineup featuring Imogen Heap, Reggie Watts, CloZee, Ida Engberg, Kenny Dope, Dave Clarke, Nightmares on Wax, Booka Shade (Live), Zero 7 (DJ Set), GusGus, MEDUZA³, Daði Freyr, and more

The LEARN and CONNECT programming includes astronauts, scientists, technologists, and cultural leaders from organisations including NASA, ESA, Space for Humanity, the United Nations, OpenAI, and the Iceland Space Agency – new additions include the likes of Darren Aronofsky, Carl Hayden Smith, Amanda Sage, Brent Pella, and Emily Fletcher.

Limited to 3,333 participants, the festival will now open on August 11 with a Welcome Ceremony rooted in Icelandic mythology and music, while the eclipse itself will be marked by an Eclipse Meditation Symphony – a 45-minute performance featuring 15 musicians and a 30-voice choir unfolding during totality.

Secure your passes now here.