List of music festivals
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A list of music festivals around the world. A music 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.[1] During the Middle Ages festivals were often held as competitions.
Related lists and categories
[edit]Lists by type
[edit]The following is a list of music festival lists by genre or type:
- List of classical music festivals
- List of early music festivals
- List of opera festivals
- List of folk 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
Categories by region
[edit]Categories by type
[edit]Festivals by region
[edit]Africa
[edit]Angola
[edit]- Luanda International Jazz Festival, Luanda (2009–present) Jazz
Democratic Republic of the Congo
[edit]Egypt
[edit]- Cairo Congress of Arab Music, Cairo (1932)
Mali
[edit]- Festival au Désert (2001–2012)
Malawi
[edit]- Lake of Stars Music Festival, Lake Malawi (2004–present)
Morocco
[edit]- Gnaoua World Music Festival, Essaouira
- Mawazine, Rabat (2001–present)
- Tanjazz, Tangier (2000–present) Jazz
- World Sacred Music Festival, Fes (1994–present)
Namibia
[edit]Nigeria
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Tunisia
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Milege Festival, Entebbe (2010–present)
- Pearl Rhythm Festival, Kampala (2012–present)
Asia
[edit]China
[edit]- Beijing Pop Festival, Beijing
- Midi Modern Music Festival, Beijing
- Modern Sky Festival, Beijing
Hong Kong
[edit]- Clockenflap, Hong Kong
India
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Japan
[edit]Lebanon
[edit]Malaysia
[edit]Nepal
[edit]- Goon lā
- Fête de la Musique, Kathmandu
- Himalayan Blues Festival, Kathmandu
- Jazzmandu, Kathmandu
Philippines
[edit]Singapore
[edit]- Baybeats, Singapore
- Mosaic Music Festival, Singapore
- Singfest, Singapore
- St Jerome's Laneway Festival, Singapore
- ZoukOut, Singapore
Sri Lanka
[edit]- Fête de la Musique, Sri Lanka
- SAGA, Sri Lanka
South Korea
[edit]Taiwan
[edit]- Amis Music Festival, Taitung County
- Beigang International Music Festival, Beigang
- Hohaiyan Rock Festival, Gongliao
- Spring Scream, Kenting
- Taroko Music Festival, Hualien County
Thailand
[edit]United Arab Emirates
[edit]Vietnam
[edit]Europe
[edit]Austria
[edit]Belgium
[edit]- 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
[edit]Croatia
[edit]Cyprus
[edit]Czech Republic
[edit]- 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
[edit]Estonia
[edit]Finland
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Hungary
[edit]- Balaton Sound, Zamárdi, Lake Balaton
- Miskolc Opera Festival, Miskolc
- Ozora Festival Psychedelic Tribal Gathering, Ozora
- Sziget Festival, Budapest
Iceland
[edit]Ireland
[edit]- 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
[edit]Latvia
[edit]- 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
[edit]Luxembourg
[edit]Malta
[edit]- 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
[edit]Netherlands
[edit]- 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, Eindhoven
- Down the Rabbit Hole
- Duikboot Festival, Breda
- Emporium, 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
[edit]Norway
[edit]- AnJazz, Hamar
- Balejazz, Balestrand
- Bergenfest,[3] 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,[4] 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Russia
[edit]- 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
[edit]Slovakia
[edit]Slovenia
[edit]Spain
[edit]- Benicàssim[5]
- 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
[edit]- Arvika Festival, Värmland
- Bråvalla festival, Norrköping
- Hultsfred Festival, Småland
- Knarrholmen[5]
- 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
[edit]Turkey
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]North America
[edit]Canada
[edit]Dominican Republic
[edit]Haiti
[edit]Mexico
[edit]- 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
[edit]Oceania
[edit]Australia
[edit]New Zealand
[edit]South America
[edit]Argentina
[edit]Bolivia
[edit]Brazil
[edit]Chile
[edit]Colombia
[edit]Ecuador
[edit]See also
[edit]
- List of festivals
- Lists of festivals – festival list articles on Wikipedia
References
[edit]- ^ Storr, Francis (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 445.
- ^ "Supreme's guide to the 2014 music festivals". Philstar.com/. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- ^ "Forside – Bergenfest". Bergenfest.no. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ^ "Norwegian Wood". Norwegianwood.no. Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ^ a b The Guardian. "The best European festival listings of 2013 | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
External links
[edit]
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Music Festival Circuit.
- SoundAndScene.com – The most extensive music festival listings (worldwide)