Ceremonies

At the heart of the festival is the Ceremony Garden, a series of experiences built around personal intention, live ceremonial music, and collective stillness. The centerpiece is the Circle of Tröð, a large ceremonial mandala built in an amphitheater sloped meadow.

You enter through one of four pyramid gates, each held by a spirit keeper of Icelandic mythology: the Eagle, the Ox, the Dragon, and the Fire Giant.

Inside, fifteen rings of seating curve around a six foot tall water altar. A fountain sits at its center, with lava rocks and crystals on an eighteen foot diameter star tetrahedron base, and wildflowers radiating outward in a living mandala. Fifteen hundred of us face inward together. This is the portal we step into as the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun align.

The Welcoming

11 August 2026, 17:00 UTC. The opening ceremony sets the foundation for the week. Icelandic elders and singers guide us through mythology, story, and ancient folk songs, bringing to life the myths of glaciers, elves, dwarves, whales, fire giants, and water dragons. The cacao and elixir bar runs alongside the experience, offering warm drinks as intentions are set for the week ahead.

The ceremony closes with a set from AWARË, carrying the circle into sunset from the central Water Altar.

• Hosted by Unify.org
• Dr. Haraldur Eriendsson, Icelandic Elder
• Bless Sing, local Icelandic musicians performing ancient folkloric music
• Closing set with AWARË

The Eclipse Ceremony

12 August 2026, 16:00 UTC. More than fifteen live musicians, a choir of eighteen women, and a drum crew of twelve men guide a forty five minute journey into the eclipse, built around ritual performance rooted in Icelandic mythological tradition. The ceremony moves through a multi chapter musical storyline, building toward a shared climax in silence during totality.

Hosted by Patrick Kronfli of Unify.org and Isis Indriya of the Academy of Oracle Arts, featuring Poranguí, Snow Raven, Marakame Rogelio Carrillo, Ruby Chase, Tina Rodriguez, Emily Fletcher, Ashley Klein, Franko Heke, Júlía Óttarsdóttir, Scarlett de la Torre, Dr. Haraldur, Diana Carr, local Icelandic musicians, and a choir of eighteen women with twelve drummers.

Evening Dance with Poranguí

12 August 2026, following the Eclipse Ceremony. As light returns to the land, the circle moves from stillness into motion. Poranguí leads the transition, blending rhythm, breath, and voice into a living ceremonial soundscape. What was held in silence is released through dance, carrying the moment forward as the circle celebrates together.