--- ---  # Celebrate 96 Hours of Straight Sunlight at Iceland's Secret Solstice Festival ## Video: What to Know About the Longest Day of the Year [Watch (HLS stream): What to Know About the Longest Day of the Year](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/hcrZvI2T.m3u8) (2:31)  _Published 2018-06-20. Your guide to the summer solstice._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 24, 2018 12:00 PM UTC  A general view of crowd atmosphere during Secret Solstice Music Festival 2014 on June 22, 2014 in Reykjavik, Iceland. A general view of crowd atmosphere during Secret Solstice Music Festival 2014 on June 22, 2014 in Reykjavik, Iceland.Matthew Eisman/Redferns via Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 24, 2018 12:00 PM UTC The Secret Solstice festival in [Reykjavik](http://time.com/5070112/best-holiday-travel-places/) celebrates the 96 straight hours of sunlight [Iceland’s capital city](http://time.com/money/5033571/10-trips-everyone-should-take-lifetime-tripadvisor/) experiences each year at the [start of summer](http://time.com/4370905/first-summer-solstice-2016/). And with a top-notch musical lineup and attractions like a lava tunnel and a party-within-an-actual-glacier, the 2018 celebration is shaping up to be quite the experience. Thanks to an Arctic phenomenon called the [midnight sun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight%5Fsun), Reykjavik will have four days of continuous sunlight from June 21-24, a period of time when tourists and locals alike can take advantage of the extra hours of daylight by attending the fifth annual Secret Solstice festival. [Secret Solstice 2018](http://secretsolstice.is) will feature performances from a variety of of international and Icelandic artists—including Slayer, Stormzy, Gucci Mane and Bonnie Tyler—and attractions that let attendees experience Iceland’s natural beauty, such as a [tour](http://secretsolstice.is/the-lava-tunnel-2018/) of a 5,000-year-old lava tunnel and a [party](http://secretsolstice.is/into-the-glacier-2018/) inside Europe’s second largest glacier. [Standard passes](http://secretsolstice.is/book-now/) for the weekend are available for the multi-stage festival for around $215\. However, for all those high rollers out there, there is also a six-person, all-expenses-included ticket option that can be purchased for the tidy sum of $1 million. This luxury package includes everything from transportation in a private jet to daily access to a glam squad to a VIP yacht party to a helicopter tour over the glaciers and volcanoes of South Iceland. The choice is yours. Secret Solstice 2018 runs from June 21-24. 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