# Playing Instruments Made of Ice Geilo Ice Festival By Bianca | Published 2008-01-22 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/geilo-ice-festival References: [icefestival.no](http://www.icefestival.no/) Would you hike up stormy, icy mountain tops for a music festival? To celebrate the first full moon of every year, the [Geilo Ice Festival](http://www.icefestival.no) takes places in the mountains of Southern Norway. It's an extremely unique festival which literally unites incredible music with artistic ice sculptures. Ice is carefully selected and later sculpted into instruments which are actually played during the annual festival. The reward of making the trek up the blistering cold [Norwegian mountains](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zeitgeist-20) is more than just being entertained by art and music; it's about celebrating nature and praising the element of water, in this case in its frozen form. This year's festival ran from January 18-22 2008. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.6/10 - Popularity: 9% | Activity: 60% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Ice Sculpture Instruments:** Creating musical instruments out of ice presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the music industry, bringing together art and music in a unique way. - **Nature-themed Festivals:** Organizing festivals in natural settings, such as ice-covered mountains, offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for the event industry, providing memorable experiences in breathtaking locations. - **Sustainable Materials:** Exploring the use of sustainable materials, like ice, for artistic purposes opens up a disruptive innovation opportunity for the sustainability and art industries, promoting eco-friendly practices and creativity. ### Who This Affects Most - **Music Industry:** The music industry can explore the use of ice sculpture instruments to create novel and captivating musical performances. - **Event Industry:** The event industry can capitalize on natural settings like ice-covered mountains to create unique and memorable festival experiences. - **Sustainability and Art Industries:** The sustainability and art industries could collaborate to promote eco-friendly practices and innovative artistic creations using sustainable materials like ice. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Elaborate Winter Activities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-city-of-harbin.md) - [Immersive Icewine Festivals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/icewine-festival.md) - [Water Movement Sculptural Instruments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inner-waves.md) - [Haunting Glacial Fragrances](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joklalykt.md) - [Unique Illuminated Performances](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/candlelight.md) - [Rock Climbing Festivals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rock-climbing-festivals-the-north-face-will-host-its-climb-festival-at-nycs.md) - [Environment-First Tourism Festivals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paradise-city-festival.md) - [Dynamic Miniature Music Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/future-fan-stage.md) - [Sustainable Public Festivals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cloud-9-festival.md)