On the 1^st and 2^nd of July, the Museum held its annual Whale Festival, which was filled with events organized by the Museum staff. On Friday, everyone was invited to help create a life-size (33 meters) model of a blue whale in the sand at the beach in Húsavík. A series of lectures on a variety of topics were hosted throughout the week-end. Ómar Ragnarsson, an Icelandic documentary filmmaker, and Árni Finnsson from the Nature Conservation Organization gave presentations on environmental issues, and the Museum staff introduced a series of lcetures on specific aspects of Cetacean life. Included in the festivities was a sand castle competition after a ceremonial procession to the beach with our own inflatible Keiko, the famous Orca. The local paper covered the events held during the Whale Festival.