Ice Music Festival 2025 in Norway

At this festival, music is played with horns, percussions, cellos, talatuts, harps, and other instruments – all carved of ice blocks, except for the strings, of course. It is amazing how ice musicians manage to find the necessary string on the harp wearing a glove or how they blow into the trumpet and do not stick to the icy instrument.

Highlights

The concert is actually a great improvisation as you can never know for sure which sound the ice instrument will produce, for the quality of ice music depends largely on the temperature. The festival is held annually in late January in the small mountainous village Geilo.

2025's Edition

From March 6th to 9th, 2025, Ilulissat will host a unique blend of outdoor concerts, art installations, and a science camp, all set against the breathtaking backdrop of the UNESCO World Heritage site, Ilulissat Icefjord. Located 250km north of the Arctic Circle on Greenland’s west coast, the Icefjord offers stunning views of the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier and its massive icebergs. Known as one of the fastest-moving glaciers in the world, Sermeq Kujalleq is responsible for over 10% of Greenland Icecap's total mass loss.

Tickets

Visitors must purchase an orchestra ticket for each concert they wish to attend. Prices range from 150 NOK to 400 NOK.