Icestock

Icestock is an all-day, outdoor music festival held annually at McMurdo Station, Antarctica on or around New Year's Day.

It was started in 1989 by three United States Antarctic Program employees who wanted to host a music festival in the style of Woodstock.

[1][2] The organizers, performers, and attendees of Icestock are all personnel working at McMurdo or nearby Scott Base.

Because of the restrictions of the station's working schedule, Icestock falls on the Saturday closest to New Year's Day.

Because it occurs during the Antarctic summer, the entire festival, including the midnight countdown, takes place in sunlight.