Seljalandsfoss
The waterfall you walk behind, with a path to neighbouring Gljúfrabúi, hidden in a cleft.
October 2027, dates to be confirmed · Iceland
Immersion Festival
A Viking village in east Iceland, five days of music and the aurora for a roof.
When
October 2027, dates to be confirmed
Where
Viking village, near Höfn, in the east
Getting there
Reykjavík, a five-hour drive
The reading
Every road leads to the same village. What changes is how you get there.
Immersion takes place inside a built Viking village in east Iceland, a five-hour drive from Reykjavík. Five days of music, nature and community, in October, when the nights are already long enough for the aurora to appear over the stage.
The choice that defines the trip is made before you leave home: cross Iceland in a motorhome, with the road as part of the festival, or arrive and find your accommodation ready inside the village. Two journeys, one destination.
Two ways to go
The road, or the village ready when you arrive.
There is no right way to do Immersion. One route begins days earlier, with the vehicle becoming your home. The other begins the moment you cross the village palisade.
The road
A motorhome or camper hired in Reykjavík. The five hours east become the opening chapter, with waterfalls and glaciers along the way. Inside the festival the vehicle is your home, in dedicated parking with power and waste disposal.
Ready when you arrive
A glass dome, Aurora Hut, trailer or private room, set up inside the village before you land. Arrive, unpack and walk into the festival.
What October gives you
Bathrooms and hot showers for every participant, and nights long enough to see the aurora from bed, when the sky plays along.
The artistic side
Six environments, a thousand people, and no name at the top of the bill.
Immersion does not lead with a line-up, and that is a position rather than an oversight. The curation comes from a community that ran gatherings in thirteen countries across five continents before this first festival edition, and it is guided by intention rather than trend. The base is electronic music and its more fluid edges: from minimal to house, through to the frankly experimental.
Capacity is one thousand guests. That number changes everything else.
The Village
The heart of it, where the festival meets and the night begins.
The Experimental Barn
The barn, kept for what escapes the expected format and metre.
The Hall
The hall, for long sets and close listening.
Viking Boat
The boat, the least likely stage of the six.
The Burrow
Small and hidden, where the early hours end.
SPA DOME
By Room Service, between the bath and the floor.
Some names on the bill
Petre Inspirescu, Priku, Cabanne, Dyed Soundorom, Dr Banana, Jonny Rock, Ag Swifty, Ahmed Spins, Dragana, Gawdat, Nesta, Melody, Maxime DB, E.Lina, and Ljósvaki and Freeman from Iceland.
The Brazilian presence is strong: Doozie, Duca, Gabriel Brasil, Jackson, Jair, Jame C, L_cio, Man From Rio and OSGEMEOS.
Partial list published by the festival, subject to change. There is no announced headliner: the environments set the night.
Beyond the music
What happens by day, and at the table.
Expeditions
Iceland as the experience
Small groups with local specialists, leaving from the Viking Café and returning to the village, on several days of the festival. Glacier, coast and what you only reach with someone who lives there.
The table
A chef’s dinner
Icelandic chef Bjarki Snær Þorsteinsson, formerly of the national culinary team, signs intimate dinners during the festival, each course telling a part of the landscape.
The market
Icelandic makers
A selection of artisans, clothing and objects tied to the journey, set up inside the village.
The village
A film set
The Viking village was built at full scale as a set for historical productions, near Höfn. For five days it becomes the entire festival.
The choice
Two journeys, one destination.
Motorhome or camper
The road
The festival begins long before the first set. The five hours from Reykjavík are the opening chapter, and once you arrive the vehicle becomes your home inside the grounds.
- Iceland at your own pace, stopping where you like
- Waterfalls and glaciers along the way
- Cooking and travelling with the people you brought
- Sleeping surrounded by nature
- Arriving already immersed
For anyone with days to spare before the festival who wants the island too.
Dome, hut, trailer or room
Ready when you arrive
No logistics. Everything set up inside the village before you land. You arrive, unpack and walk into the festival.
- Bed made and heating on when you get there
- Premium bathrooms and showers steps away
- The aurora from bed, when the sky plays along
- Nothing to drive after a long night
- Airport transfer handled
For anyone with few days who wants the festival without the middle part.
The five hours
The road east, stop by stop.
The south coast route is the most beautiful stretch in Iceland, and it turns the crossing into two days rather than half of one. Anyone driving sleeps along the way; anyone flying east can do the same route after the festival.
Skógafoss
Sixty metres of falling water and a stairway up the side, with the river running on above.
Reynisfjara
The black sand beach at Vík, with the basalt columns and a sea you do not go into.
Jökulsárlón
The glacial lagoon with icebergs adrift, and Diamond Beach across the road.
Vestrahorn
The jagged mountain over the black sand at Stokksnes, already in the east.
October in Iceland
What to expect of light and weather.
10hof daylight early in the month, dropping below 9h by the end
3°C to 8°Cthe typical range, with wind that makes it feel colder
Highaurora season, with nights already long enough
Layerswaterproof outside, wool inside, and boots that handle mud
Staying inside the village
Five formats, from the dome to the six-person trailer.
All of them sit inside the festival grounds, with premium bathrooms and showers steps away.
Glass dome
4.6 metres, queen bed with premium linens, table, heating and power outlets. Panoramic glass design, for up to 2 guests.
Aurora Hut
3.95 metres, double bed, built-in composting toilet, folding table and heating. Scandinavian interior, for up to 2 guests.
Compact trailer
Up to 4 guests, full kitchen, bathroom with hot shower, a dining area that converts into a bed and an inflatable awning.
Large trailer
Up to 6 guests, double beds and bunks, kitchen with a multi-burner stove, private bathroom and heating.
Private room, Village Cabin
An enclosed room inside a three-suite caravan, with its own entrance, double bed and bathroom. Up to 2 guests per room.
On the road
Motorhome and camper, with the right partner.
There is dedicated parking inside the village, and a separate RV pass covering the pitch, electricity and grey water. The hire is with local operators, and we arrange it alongside the rest of the trip.
What we arrange
From the flight to the pass, in one conversation.
Flights to Reykjavík
Business on a negotiated fare, with the European connection that makes sense for the date.
FlightThe stay in the village
Dome, hut, trailer or room, booked before the good categories run out.
StayThe motorhome
The vehicle, the RV pass and the five-hour route, with the stops worth making.
RoadThe days before and after
Reykjavík, the Blue Lagoon, the south coast and the glaciers, built around the festival.
IcelandTransfers and support
Arrival, transfers and someone available in your time zone for the whole trip.
SupportWe confirm in writing what is already secured before any payment. Accommodation categories inside the village are limited and go in booking order.
Iceland in October
Long nights, and a sky that does the rest.
Reference photographs of Iceland, not of the festival site.
Every road leads to the same village. Five days of music, nature and community.
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