Posted 9th Feb 2026.
aluu! (Hello!) Ice Music fans.
It is not long before our 3rd Ice Music Festival in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), which will take place in the wonderful town of Ilulissat on the west coast of Kalaallit Nunaat, located next to the world-famous UNESCO’s World Heritage Ilulissat Kangerlua (Ilulissat Icefjord), which is home to an epic array of enormous icebergs.
This year, the festival will take place from February 26 - 28, 2026, with a fantastic lineup of musicians and artists who will accompany the Ice Music Pioneer, Terje Isungset, for a series of ice music concerts. Please visit our Programme 2026 page for full details.
All concerts will be held outdoors near the amazing Icefjord Centre. We plan to build an amphitheatre from snow so you are protected from the wind, but will still be able to see the stars and the moon.
The amazing Sissel Vera Pettersen, a versatile artist who combines creative vocal techniques with live electronic processing, will be accompanied by a special local guest singer from Ilulissat: Paninnguaq Jensen, who will be throat singing and performing Greenlandic lullabies.
We are also excited that Kalaallit Nunaat national star Miké Thomsen will be performing with both ice guitar and ice percussion!
There will be family & science workshops, along with an ambitious connection to a live audio stream from a glacier and the breathtaking Disko Bay in Greenland in a performance called The Wisdom of Animals - Let the Nature Talk. Check out the Disko Bay page for a list of the mammals we hope to hear.
You can buy tickets from our online shop.
New to Ice Music? All instruments are made out of naturally formed ice, and the sound is etheral. The Guardian says that the album Winter Songs is one of the 100 essential albums to listen to in life. Take a listen to our Ice Music Playlist
Photograph by Emile Holba