Iceland Eclipse — festival guide

At a glance

Dates

12–12 Aug 2027 (1 day)

Location

Hellissandur, Iceland, Hellissandur, Iceland

Sound

Tech House · Downtempo

Crowd

around 812 people

Tickets

€747 · 1 tier tracked

Nearest airport

Not specified

Nearest station

Not specified

Line-up announced

29 artists so far

The story

Iceland Eclipse is a four-day transformational gathering taking place from 12-15 August 2026, during Iceland’s once-in-a-century total solar eclipse. The event combines music, art, science, wellness, and exploration of Iceland's unique landscapes. It aims to provide a space for participants to connect with nature and each other.

Iceland Eclipse is a tech house, downtempo festival at Hellissandur, Iceland in Hellissandur, Iceland. The August 2027 edition runs 12–12 Aug 2027. It draws around 812 people.

Announced so far: Meduza, Agzilla, Ali Love, Ash Lauryn, berlioz, BigRedMachine, Captain Hook and Carbon Based Lifeforms and 21 more. Expect stages split between Tech House and Downtempo.

At around 812 attendees it stays on the intimate side, which usually means shorter bar queues and a crowd that is there for the music rather than the spectacle. Everything happens at Hellissandur, Iceland, in Hellissandur. Hellissandur is the base for the trip: it is where the affordable beds, the late trains and the after-parties are, and where prices climb fastest as the dates approach.

Iceland Eclipse keeps the same calendar slot each year: August 2027 for this edition, opening on a Thursday and closing on a Thursday. It is a high-summer date, which is peak season for both travel and accommodation across the region. That slot matters for the budget — flights and rooms in Hellissandur are priced for the festival weekend, not the week around it, so shifting your arrival by a day often saves more than any ticket tier does.

• Takes place during a total solar eclipse
• Four-day event
• Dates: 12-15 August 2026
• Blend of music, art, science, and wellness
• Cost: $812

What the trip costs from Paris

Door to door from Paris, a trip to Iceland Eclipse works out at roughly €564 per person on the cheapest combination we track — a mid-priced weekend by the standards of our index.

No ticket price is published for this edition yet, so the total below covers travel and a bed only. It updates automatically as soon as the organiser opens sales.

Cheapest travel we price is air · 6h 47m each way, at €354 return.

Planning the trip, step by step

1. 1Book the ticket first: tiers at Iceland Eclipse are sold in waves and the cheapest wave is gone long before the line-up is complete.
2. 2Then price the travel from Paris — Cinderella compares train, bus, car and flight for the same dates, and the cheapest option is not always the obvious one.
3. 3Reserve 2 nights rather than 1: the last night of a festival almost always ends after the last train home.
4. 4If you fly into Not specified, check the transfer time to Hellissandur before booking the earliest departure — the airport bus is usually the cheapest leg of the whole trip.
5. 5Follow Iceland Eclipse on Cinderella to be emailed when a ticket price drops or a new tier opens.

Line-up, day by day

• Day 1 — Thursday 12 August

  Meduza, Agzilla, Ali Love, Ash Lauryn, berlioz, BigRedMachine, Captain Hook, Carbon Based Lifeforms, Carla Rose, Cici, Dave Clarke, DJ Margeir, dj. flugvél og geimskip, Exos, Gus Gus, Ida Engberg, Kenny Dope, Luana Schwengber, Nick Warren, Nightmares on Wax, Orang Volante, Rechulski, Ryan Crosson, Ryan Hope, Sam Wise, Samwise (IS), Shaun Reeves, Vök (IS), Zero 7

Full line-up

Ordered as the poster reads it — headliners first, then most booked to least. Each name opens that artist's festival dates.

Past editions

Dates are the event's recurring calendar slot, so treat them as approximate — the organiser keeps the official archive.

• 2026

  12–12 Aug 2026 (approx.)

  Regulars: Meduza, Agzilla, Ali Love

• 2025

  12–12 Aug 2025 (approx.)

  Regulars: Agzilla, Ali Love, Ash Lauryn

• 2024

  12–12 Aug 2024 (approx.)

  Regulars: Ali Love, Ash Lauryn, berlioz

Travel tips from Paris

• Fly into Not specified, the closest airport to the site.
• Rail arrivals come through Not specified; shuttles usually run from there.
• The site itself is Hellissandur, Iceland, in Hellissandur.
• Book a bed in Hellissandur early — rooms around a festival sell out before the last ticket tier does.

• air6h 47m · €354