Building on the global response sparked by its First Contact announcement, Iceland Eclipse unveils its Second Contact programming with new participants, along with additional Side Quests, and Excursions. From August 12-15, 2026, beneath Iceland’s last total eclipse until 2196, the festival will unite music, art, science, space, and technology through a mix of performances, keynotes, interactive labs, and panels. Set among Hellissandur’s glaciers, volcanic craters, beaches, and waterfalls, and limited to just 3,333 guests, Iceland Eclipse offers an intimate celebration of celestial wonder, creativity, and community, set to be as transformative as the eclipse itself.
On the artistic side, Iceland Eclipse has unveiled ARC DE SOLEIL, a composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, alongside EAST FOREST, whose music weaves together ambient, electronic, contemporary classical, and indie-pop elements. They are joined by REGGIE WATTS, the American comedian, musician, actor, and improviser known for blending music and humour through live-looping and AMÉLIE RAVALEC, a London-based Parisian filmmaker and photographer recognised for her work as a director, producer, editor, and colourist.
The cross-disciplinary lineup adds pioneering technologist and producer IMOGEN HEAP; DR. RICK DOBLIN, founder of MAPS; SHAIG ABDURAGIMOV and ANOUK MUIS of OpenAI; ANOUK WIPPRECHT, whose work in FashionTech resides at the intersection of design and robotics; BEN REIN, an artist whose lyricism explores themes of society and independence; PHNAM BAGLEY, futurist, space architect, and co-founder of Nonfiction; JESSICA FERN, psychotherapist and author of Polysecure; and DR. ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWS, volcanologist and science writer covering Earth and planetary science.
Further celebrating Iceland’s creative community, additions include HJALTALÍN, blending indie rock with orchestral textures; experimental collective TRPTYCH, merging acoustic, electronic, and ambient soundscapes; architect MAGNÚS ALBERT JENSSON, a leader in sustainable design; painter BJARNI SIGURBJÖRNSSON, known for textured explorations of psychological themes; and mixed-media artist RAGNHEIÐUR GUÐMUNDSDÓTTIR, whose textile works embed spiritual and poetic texts.
Second Contact artists and participants join the previously announced MEDUZA³, BERLIOZ, DAÐI FREYR, BOOKA SHADE, NIGHTMARES ON WAX, EMILANA TORRINI, AND GUSGUS; ASTRONAUTS FROM THE LIKES OF NASA, ESA, SPACE FOR HUMANITY, SPACEX, BLUE ORIGIN, AND VIRGIN GALACTIC; AND INNOVATION LEADERS FROM THE UNITED NATIONS, CITIZEN’S FOUNDATION, EDEN FOUNDATION, MAMA REYKJAVÍK, REWILDINGICELAND and UNIFY.ORG.
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