Music Festivals in Europe
Durable guides to Europeโs biggest music festivals โ when and where each one happens, what to expect, and every upcoming edition in our listings, updated automatically.
Tomorrowland
Boom, Belgium ยท Late July
Tomorrowland is a Belgian electronic dance music festival held in the town of Boom, near Antwerp, at the De Schorre recreation park. First sโฆ
Ultra Music Festival
Miami, USA ยท Ultra Europe: Split, Croatia ยท March (Miami) ยท July (Europe)
Ultra Music Festival is an outdoor electronic music festival founded in 1999 in Miami, Florida, named after Depeche Modeโs album โUltraโ. Itโฆ
Lollapalooza
Chicago, USA (+ Berlin, Paris, Stockholm) ยท Summer (varies by city)
Lollapalooza is a music festival founded in 1991 by Janeโs Addiction singer Perry Farrell, originally as a farewell touring festival that beโฆ
Creamfields
Daresbury, England ยท August bank holiday
Creamfields is a British dance-music festival launched in 1998 by Cream, the legendary Liverpool superclub. It is one of the United Kingdomโโฆ
Wacken Open Air
Wacken, Germany ยท Early August
Wacken Open Air (often just โWackenโ or โW:O:Aโ) is the worldโs largest heavy-metal festival, held since 1990 in the tiny village of Wackenโฆ
Superbloom Festival
Munich, Germany ยท Early September
Superbloom Festival is a music and culture festival in Munich, Germany, first held in 2022 across the Olympiapark โ the site of the 1972 Olyโฆ
Down The Rabbit Hole
Beuningen, Netherlands ยท Early July
Down The Rabbit Hole is a Dutch music and culture festival launched in 2014 by promoter Mojo Concerts, held at De Groene Heuvels in Beuningeโฆ
Lowlands
Biddinghuizen, Netherlands ยท Late August
Lowlands โ full name โA Campingflight to Lowlands Paradiseโ โ is a Dutch music and performing-arts festival held since 1993 in Biddinghuizenโฆ
North Sea Jazz Festival
Rotterdam, Netherlands ยท Mid-July
The North Sea Jazz Festival is one of the worldโs largest and most renowned jazz festivals. Founded in 1976 in The Hague, it moved in 2006 tโฆ
Awakenings
Hilvarenbeek / Amsterdam area, Netherlands ยท Summer
Awakenings is a Dutch techno institution founded in 1997, running as both an indoor event series and a large open-air festival. It is one ofโฆ
Defqon.1
Biddinghuizen, Netherlands ยท Late June
Defqon.1 is the flagship festival of Dutch promoter Q-dance and the worldโs best-known event for hardstyle and the harder styles of electronโฆ
Reeperbahn Festival
Hamburg, Germany ยท Late September
Reeperbahn Festival is a club festival and music-industry conference held since 2006 in and around the Reeperbahn in Hamburgโs St. Pauli disโฆ
LMF โ Loud Music Festival
Limassol, Cyprus (originally Nicosia) ยท Early July
LMF (Loud Music Festival) is a Cypriot summer music festival that began in Nicosia in the mid-2010s and later moved to Limassol, where it haโฆ