Celebrating a Decade of Exploration: The 10th Annual Explorers Festival in Húsavík, Iceland
Húsavík, Iceland – August 31, 2024 – The 10th edition of the Explorers Festival is set to take place from November 6-10, 2024, in Húsavík, Iceland. This year’s festival will celebrate the enduring spirit of exploration under the theme EARTHRISE, reflecting on how space exploration can impact life on Earth. The festival commemorates the legacy of astronaut Bill Anders, who took the iconic Earthrise photograph, described by National Geographic as “the most influential environmental photograph ever taken.”
Nov 6 WED
20:00 – Informal get-together at Húsavík Cape Hotel
Nov 7 THU
10:30 – Field Trip to Tungulending fossil site and Ásbyrgi Canyon
Nov 8 FRI
14:30 – Iceland Solar Eclipse 2026 with Sævar Helgi Bragason (via live link)
14:45 – The Legacy of Earthrise by Orly Orlyson
15:00 – Apollo 8: Go for TLI! by Lois Huneycutt
15:40 – Reflections on Apollo: A Live Q&A with Fred Haise from Apollo 13 (via live link)
16:15 – How Apollo Paved the Way for Today’s Digital World by Tira Shubart
17:30 – Contingency Sample: Exhibition Opening at Húsavík Lighthouse
20:00 – Film Festival (Group 1) – Screening of 3 Films
Nov 9 SAT
10:30 – Polar Exploration: The Camera & Time Travel by Neil Weisbrod
11:15 – Lessons from Apollo: Charting the Course for Artemis Missions by Tira Shubart
15:00 – Film Festival (Group 2) – Screening of 3 Films
19:30 – Leif Erikson Dinner
21:30 – Visit to Geosea Baths
Nov 10 SUN
15:00 – Film Festival (Group 3) – Screening of 3 Films
17:30 – Announcement of Film Festival Winners
21:00 – GeoSpace Training: Beverly Turner Lynds Memorial Scholarship announcment
21:15 – Space Hipsters with Tira Shubart and Lois Huneycutt
The Explorers Festival is funded by Northeast Iceland Development Fund
