A list of music festivals around the world. A [music festival](https://bliptext.com/articles/[music](https://bliptext.com/articles/music)-[festival](https://bliptext.com/articles/festival)) is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending, performance art, and social activities. The Pythian Games at Delphi included musical performances, and may be one of the earliest festivals known. During the Middle Ages festivals were often held as competitions.

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Lists by type

The following is a list of music festival lists by genre or type: • List of classical music festivals • *List of chamber music festivals • List of early music festivals • List of opera festivals • List of folk festivals • *List of country music festivals • *List of maritime music festivals • *List of Celtic culture festivals • *List of bluegrass festivals • List of jazz festivals • List of Christian music festivals • List of free festivals • List of jam band music festivals • List of heavy metal festivals • List of reggae festivals • List of hip hop music festivals • List of electronic music festivals • *List of electronic dance music festivals • *List of technoparades

Categories by region

Categories by type

• Category:Classical music festivals • *Category:Chamber music festivals • *Category:Choral festivals • *Category:Contemporary classical music festivals • *Category:Early music festivals • *Category:Opera festivals • Category:Electronic music festivals • *Category:Electroacoustic music festivals • *Category:Technoparade • *Category:Trance festivals • Category:Experimental music festivals • Category:Hip hop music festivals • Category:Folk festivals • *Category:Blues festivals • *Category:Bluegrass festivals • *Category:Celtic music festivals • **Category:Eisteddfod • *Category:Country music festivals • *Category:Old-time music festivals • Category:Jazz festivals • Category:Rock festivals • *Category:Free festivals • *Category:Goth festivals • *Category:Reggae festivals • *Category:Heavy metal festivals • Category:World music festivals

Festivals by region

Africa

Angola

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Egypt

Mali

Malawi

Morocco

• Gnaoua World Music Festival, Essaouira • Mawazine, Rabat (2001–present) • Tanjazz, Tangier (2000–present) Jazz • World Sacred Music Festival, Fes (1994–present)

Namibia

Nigeria

• The Experience, Lagos (2006–present) Gospel • Felabration, Lagos (1998–present) Afrobeat • Gidi Culture Festival, Lagos (2014–present) • Lagos International Jazz Festival, Lagos (2008–present) Jazz • Snazzy Fest, Lagos, (2022–present) • Star Mega Jam, Lagos & Abuja (2000–2010)

South Africa

• Cape Town International Jazz Festival, Cape Town (2000–present) Jazz • FACT! Durban Rocks Music Festival, eThekwini • Mangaung Cultural Festival, Bloemfontein • Aardklop Festival, Potchefstroom • In the City, Johannesburg (2012–present) • Little Hearts Festival, Cape Town (2008) • National Youth Jazz Festival, Grahamstown (1974–present) Jazz • Oppikoppi, Northam (1994–present) • RAMFest (2007–2014) • Mahika-Mahika Cultural Festival, Mahikeng • Splashy Fen, Underberg (1990–present) • Ultra South Africa, Cape Town & Johannesburg (2014–present) • World Peace Party, Cape Town (1991) Warehouse rave • Ebubeleni Festival, Nelson Mandela Bay (2012–present)

Tanzania

Tunisia

• Festival international de musique symphonique d'El Jem, El Jem (1985–present) Symphonic music • Hammamet International Festival, Hammamet • International Festival of Carthage, Carthage (1964–present) • Tabarka Jazz Festival, Tabarka (1973–1976, 1997–present)

Uganda

Asia

China

• Beijing Pop Festival, Beijing • Midi Modern Music Festival, Beijing • Modern Sky Festival, Beijing

Hong Kong

India

• The Great Indian October Fest, Bangalore • Music in the Hills • Sunburn Festival, Goa • Hornbill Festival, Kohima • Mood Indigo, IIT Bombay, Mumbai • NH7 Weekender, Pune • Rock Ethos, Bangalore • Rock 'n India, Bangalore • Ruhaniyat – The All India Sufi & Mystic Music Festival, Mumbai-Delhi-Kolkata-Bangalore-Hyderabad-Chennai-Pune • Saarang (IIT Madras), Chennai • Enchanted Valley Carnival, Pune

Indonesia

• Djakarta Warehouse Project, Jakarta • Hammersonic Festival, Jakarta • Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival, Jakarta • Joyland Festival, Jakarta and Bali • LaLaLa Festival, Jakarta • Pestapora, Jakarta • Prambanan Jazz Festival, Yogyakarta • Rock In Solo, Solo • Synchronize Festival, Jakarta • We the Fest, Jakarta

Israel

Japan

Lebanon

Malaysia

Nepal

Philippines

• 7107 International Music Festival, Clark, Pampanga • Sinulog Festival, Cebu City • Dinagyang Festival, Iloilo City • Ati-Atihan Festival, Kalibo • MassKara Festival, Bacolod • Pulp Summer Slam, Manila • Wanderland Music and Arts Festival, Manila

Singapore

• Baybeats, Singapore • Mosaic Music Festival, Singapore • Singfest, Singapore • St Jerome's Laneway Festival, Singapore • ZoukOut, Singapore

Sri Lanka

South Korea

Taiwan

Thailand

United Arab Emirates

Vietnam

Europe

Austria

• Donaufestival, Krems an der Donau • Donauinselfest, Vienna • Frequency Festival, Sankt Pölten • Nova Rock, Nickelsdorf • Snowbombing, Mayrhofen • Wien Modern

Belgium

• 10 Days Off, Ghent • Ars Musica, Brussels • Couleur Café, Brussels • Dour Festival, Dour • Folk Dranouter, Dranouter • Gentse Feesten, Ghent • Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel • Groezrock, Meerhout • I Love Techno, Ghent • Jazz Middelheim, Antwerp • Les Ardentes, Liège • Marktrock, Leuven • Beir-Total, Kapellen • Na fir bolg, Vorselaar • Pukkelpop, Hasselt • Rampage, Antwerp • Reggae Geel, Geel • Rock Werchter, Werchter • Tomorrowland, Boom

Bulgaria

• Kavarna Rock Fest, Kavarna • March Music Days, Ruse • Spirit of Burgas, Burgas

Croatia

• The Garden Festival, Tisno, Zadar • Hartera, Rijeka • Hideout festival, Island of Pag • INmusic festival, Zagreb • Metalfest Croatia, Zadar • Outlook festival, Pula • Ultra Europe, Split & Hvar

Cyprus

Czech Republic

• Brutal Assault, Jaroměř • Colours of Ostrava, Ostrava • Czechtalent Zlín, Zlín • CzechTek • The International Music Festival of F. L. Vek, Dobruška • Masters of Rock, Vizovice • Metalfest, Plzeň • Mighty Sounds, Tábor • Prague Gothic Treffen, Prague • Prague Spring International Music Festival, Prague • Rock for People, Hradec Králové • Trutnov Open Air Music Festival, Trutnov • Votvírák, Milovice

Denmark

• Copenhagen Distortion, Copenhagen • Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Copenhagen • Copenhell, Copenhagen • Midtfyns Festival, Ringe • NorthSide Festival, Århus • Roskilde festival, Roskilde • Skanderborg Festival, Skanderborg • SPOT, Århus • Tinderbox, Odense • Tønder Festival, Tønder

Estonia

Finland

• Ankkarock, Vantaa • DBTL, Turku • Finnish Metal Expo, Helsinki • Ilosaarirock, Joensuu • Jalometalli Metal Music Festival, Oulu • Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, Kaustinen • Maata Näkyvissä, Turku • Pori Jazz, Pori • Provinssirock, Seinäjoki • Ruisrock, Turku • Sauna Open Air Metal Festival, Tampere • Savonlinna Opera Festival, Savonlinna • Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, Helsinki • Weekend Festival, Helsinki

France

• Aix-en-Provence Festival, Aix-en-Provence • Eurockéennes, Belfort • Festival Interceltique de Lorient, Lorient • Hellfest Summer Open Air, Clisson • La Route du Rock, Saint-Malo • Lollapalooza Paris, Paris • Main Square Festival, Arras • Musicalta Festival, Rouffach • Musilac, Aix-les-bains • Printemps de Bourges, Bourges • Rock En Seine, Saint-Cloud • Soy Festival, Nantes • Vieilles Charrues Festival, Carhaix • Villette Sonique, Paris

Germany

• Airbeat One, Neustadt-Glewe • Berlin Festival, Berlin • Das Fest, Karlsruhe • Fusion Festival, Lärz • Haldern Pop, Haldern • Hurricane Festival, Scheeßel • JazzFest Berlin, Berlin • Lollapalooza Berlin, Berlin • Mayday, Dortmund • M'era Luna Festival, Hildesheim • Melt! Festival, Gräfenhainichen • Nature One, Kastellaun • Neubrandenburg, Neubrandenburg • Rock am Ring and Rock im Park • Splash, Ferropolis, Gräfenhainichen • SonneMondSterne, Bleilochtalsperre • Southside Festival, Tuttlingen • Summer Breeze Open Air, Dinkelsbühl • Summerjam, Köln • Wacken Open Air, Wacken • Wave-Gotik-Treffen • Desertfest Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Greece

• Rockwave Festival, Malakasa • Plisskën Festival, Athens

Hungary

• Balaton Sound, Zamárdi, Lake Balaton • Miskolc Opera Festival, Miskolc • Ozora Festival Psychedelic Tribal Gathering, Ozora • Sziget Festival, Budapest

Iceland

• Eistnaflug, Neskaupstaður • Iceland Airwaves, Reykjavík • Þjóðhátíð, Heimaey

Ireland

• Castlepalooza, Tullamore • Cois Fharraige, Kilkee • Cork Jazz Festival, Cork City • Electric Picnic, Stradbally • Forbidden Fruit Festival, Dublin • Garden Party, Athboy • Harvest Time Blues, Monaghan • Indiependence, Mitchelstown • Life Festival, Mullingar • Lismore Music Festival, Waterford • Live at the Marquee, Cork • Longitude Festival, Dublin • Midlands, Mullingar • Oxegen, Naas • Slane Concert, Slane Castle • Temple Bar TradFest, Dublin

Italy

Latvia

• Latvian Song and Dance Festival, Riga (~100 000 visitors, takes place once in five years) • Positivus Festival, Salacgrīva (46 000 visitors) • Saulkrasti Jazz Festival, Saulkrasti

Lithuania

Luxembourg

• Rock um Knuedler, Luxembourg • Open Air Field, Lintgen

Malta

• Festival Internazzjonali tal-Kanzunetta Maltija (1960–2013) • L-Għanja tal-Poplu • Malta Jazz Festival (1990–present) • Malta Song for Europe (known also as Malta Eurovision)

Montenegro

• Sea Dance Festival, Buljarica

Netherlands

• 5 Days Off, Amsterdam • Afrika Festival Hertme • Appelsap, Amsterdam • Arrow Rock Festival, Biddinghuizen • Awakenings, Spaarnwoude • By the Creek, Vianen • Decibel Outdoor • Defqon.1 Festival, Biddinghuizen • Dominator (festival), Eindhoven • Down the Rabbit Hole • Duikboot Festival, Breda • Emporium (festival), Wijchen • Incubate, Tilburg • Intents Festival, Oisterwijk • Into The Woods, Amersfoort • Kingsland • Le Guess Who?, Utrecht • Liquicity, Amsterdam • Lowlands, Biddinghuizen • Masters of Hardcore, Den Bosch • Mysteryland, Haarlemmermeer • North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague • Parkpop, The Hague • Paaspop, Schijndel • Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf • Qlimax, Arnhem • Sensation, Amsterdam • Soenda Festival, Utrecht • Solar Weekend • State-X, The Hague • WOO HAH!, Tilburg • Valkhof Festival (formerly known as de-Affaire), Nijmegen • Vierdaagse, Nijmegen • Zwarte Cross, Lichtenvoorde

North Macedonia

• Ohrid Fest, Ohrid • Ohrid summer Festival, Ohrid • Skopje Fest • Skopje Jazz Festival

Norway

• AnJazz, Hamar • Balejazz, Balestrand • Bergenfest, Bergen • Bodø Jazz Open, Bodø • Borealis Festival, Bergen • By:Larm, Oslo • Bukta Tromsø Open Air Festival, Tromsø • Canal Street, Arendal • DølaJazz, Lillehammer • Festspillene i Bergen, Bergen • Hardanger Musikkfest, Hardanger • Hole in the Sky, Bergen • Hove Festival, Tromøy • Ice Music Festival, Geilo • Inferno Metal Festival, Oslo • Kongsberg Jazzfestival, Kongsberg • MaiJazz, Stavanger • Moldejazz, Molde • Narvik Winter Festival, Narvik • Nattjazz, Bergen • Nordlysfestivalen, Tromsø • Norwegian Wood, Oslo • Notodden Blues Festival, Notodden • Oslo Jazzfestival, Oslo • Oslo Operaball, Oslo • Parkenfestivalen, Bodø • Polarjazz, Longyearbyen • Punktfestivalen, Kristiansand • Risør kammermusikkfest, Risør • Quart Festival, Kristiansand • Sildajazz, Haugesund • Stavernfestivalen, Stavern • Storåsfestivalen, Meldal • Tromsø Jazz Festival, Tromsø • Vossajazz, Vossevangen • Øyafestivalen, Oslo

Poland

• Coke Live Music Festival, Kraków • Creamfields, Wrocław • Mayday, Katowice • Metalmania, Katowice • National Festival of Polish Song, Opole • Off Festival, Katowice • Open'er Festival, Gdynia • Orange Warsaw Festival, Warsaw • Piknik Country, Mrągowo • Sonisphere Festival, Warsaw • Sopot International Song Festival, Sopot • Unsound Festival, Kraków • Pol'and'Rock Festival, Kostrzyn nad Odrą

Portugal

• Boom Festival, Idanha-a-Nova • Festival de Vilar de Mouros, Vilar de Mouros • Música Viva Festival, new music, Lisbon http://www.misomusic.com • Optimus Alive!, Lisbon • Optimus Primavera Sound, Porto • Rock in Rio, Lisbon • Sudoeste Festival, Zambujeira do Mar • Super Bock Super Rock, Meco • Vagos Open Air, Vagos • Vodafone Paredes de Coura, Paredes de Coura

Romania

Russia

• Afisha Picnic, Moscow • Empty Hills, Kaluga Oblast • InProg, Moscow • Intervision Song Contest • Maxidrom, Moscow • Nashestvie, Moscow Oblast • Park Live Festival, Moscow • Systo Palty, Leningrad Oblast

Serbia

• Arsenal Fest, Kragujevac • Belgrade Beer Fest, Belgrade • EXIT, Novi Sad • Gitarijada Rock Festival, Zaječar • Guča trumpet festival, Guča • Nišville Jazz Festival, Niš

Slovakia

• Bratislava Music Festival, Bratislava • Grape music festival, Piešťany • Košice Music Spring Festival, Košice • Pohoda, Trenčín

Slovenia

• Metaldays, Tolmin • Lent Festival, Maribor

Spain

• Benicàssim • Bilbao Live Festival, Bilbao • Boombastic Festival • Creamfields Andalucía, El Ejido • Festival Internacional de Benicàssim, Benicàssim, Castelló • Interceltic Festival of Avilés, Asturias • Mad Cool, Madrid • Monegros, Desierto de los Monegros, Huesca • O Son Do Camiño, Santiago de Compostela • Primavera Sound, Barcelona • Rock in Rio, Madrid • Sónar, Barcelona • Sonorama, Aranda de Duero, Burgos • Summercase, Madrid and Barcelona • Telecogresca, Barcelona • Medusa Sunbeach Festival, Cullera, Valencia

Sweden

• Arvika Festival, Värmland • Bråvalla festival, Norrköping • Hultsfred Festival, Småland • Knarrholmen • Lollapalooza Stockholm, Stockholm • Metaltown Festival, Gothenburg • Peace & Love, Borlänge • Siesta!, Hässleholm • Storsjöyran, Östersund • Sweden Rock Festival, Norje • Umeå Jazz Festival, Umeå • Uppsala Reggae Festival, Uppsala • Way Out West, Gothenburg • Where the Action Is, Stockholm • Green World Yoga & Sacred Music Festival, Skåne

Switzerland

• Avo Session Basel, Basel • Caribana Festival, Crans • Greenfield Festival, Interlaken • Gurtenfestival, Bern • Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux • Nox Illuminata, Basel • Paléo Festival, Nyon • Verbier Festival, Verbier

Turkey

• Ankara International Music Festival • Istanbul International Jazz Festival, Istanbul • Istanbul International Music Festival, Istanbul • İzmir European Jazz Festival, İzmir • Mersin International Music Festival, Mersin • Neon International Psychedelic Music & Art Festival, Bursa • Rock'n Coke, Istanbul • RockIstanbul, Istanbul • Sonisphere Festival, Istanbul

Ukraine

• Atlas Weekend, Kyiv • Chervona Ruta • Global Gathering, Kyiv • Crimea Music Fest, Yalta • Gogolfest, Kyiv • Kazantip, Popovka • Koktebel Jazz Festival, Zatoka • Kyiv Music Fest, Kyiv • LvivMozArt, Lviv • MRPL City Festival, Mariupol • Stare Misto, Lviv • Trypilske kolo, Rzhyshchiv • Two Days and Two Nights of New Music, Odesa • Zaxidfest, Lviv

United Kingdom

North America

Canada

Dominican Republic

Haiti

Mexico

• Baja Beach Fest • Carnaval de Bahidora, Las Estacas Natural Reserve and Spa, Morelos • Ceremonia, Toluca or Mexico City • Coordenada, Guadalajara • Corona Capital, Mexico City and Guadalajara • Cosquin Rock, Guadalajara • Cumbre Tajin, Papantla, Veracruz • Domination, Mexico City • Electric Daisy Carnival, Mexico City • Hell & Heaven Metal Fest, Toluca • Hellow Festival, Monterrey and Mexico City • Machaca Fest, Monterrey • MUTEK, Mexico City • NRMAL, Mexico City • Pal Norte, Monterrey • Pulso GNP, Queretaro • Tropico, Acapulco • Vive Latino, Mexico City

United States

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

South America

Argentina

• Cosquin Rock, Cosquín • Creamfields BA, Buenos Aires • Lollapalooza, San Isidro • Monsters of Rock, Buenos Aires • Pepsi Music Festival, Buenos Aires • Personal fest, Buenos Aires • Quilmes Rock, Quilmes

Bolivia

Brazil

• Tomorrowland, Itu • Lollapalooza, São Paulo • Rock in Rio, Rio de Janeiro • SWU Music & Arts, Paulínia

Chile

• Life in Color, Santiago • Lollapalooza Chile, Santiago • Maquinaria Festival, Santiago • Mysteryland, Picarquín • Sensation, Santiago • Ultra Music Festival, Santiago or Viña del Mar • Viña del Mar International Song Festival, Viña del Mar • Rock in Rio, Santiago

Colombia

Ecuador