Music festivals in October 2026

Swampfest

October 2026 (TBC) Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand

Alternative Rock

Listen In Festival

October 2026 (TBC) Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Drum & BassRap

Rock the South

Oct 1, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 Decatur, AL, United States

Country

33 artists

RNB Fridayz Live

October 2026 (TBC) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Hip HopHousePop

Aftershock

Oct 1, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 Sacramento, California, United States

Hard Rock

AFI, Chiodos, Counterparts + 139 more

Floriade Night Fest

Oct 1, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

IndiePop

Busby Marou, Christine Anu, Pacific Avenue + 2 more

AUDIOHOLICS x UB FESTIVAL

Oct 2, 2026 Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Techno

4 artists

Rocking the Daisies

Oct 2, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 Darling, Western Cape, South Africa

ElectronicHip HopHouse

Jorja Smith

Austin City Limits Music Festival

Oct 2 - 4 & Oct 9 - 11, 2026 Austin, Texas, United States

Country

Charli xcx, Geese, Kings of Leon + 121 more

Deni Ute Muster

Oct 2, 2026 - Oct 3, 2026 Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia

Country

30 artists

The River Folk Festival

Oct 2, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 Warburton, Victoria, Australia

Folk

Hanneke Cassel, Natalie Haas, Stiff Gins + 18 more

Nanga Music Festival

Oct 2, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 Pinjarra, Western Australia, Australia

AmericanaBluesFolk

10 artists

Guildford Banjo Jamboree

Oct 2, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 Guildford, Victoria, Australia

AmericanaBluegrassFolk

17 artists

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Oct 2, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 San Francisco, California, United States

Country Calling

Oct 2, 2026 - Oct 3, 2026 Ocean City, MD, United States

Chris Stapleton, Dierks Bentley, Lainey Wilson + 23 more

Mandurah Country Music Festival

Oct 3, 2026 Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia

AmericanaCountryFolk

7 artists

Twisterella Festival

Oct 3, 2026 Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

Alternative Rock

13 artists

EDC Korea

Oct 3, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 Seoul, South Korea, South Korea

ElectronicHouse

Bou, DJ Snake, ILLENIUM B2B Dabin + 67 more

Knockout Outdoor Music Festival

Oct 3, 2026 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Hardstyle

Freeform Festival

Oct 3, 2026 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Barry Can't Swim, Interplanetary Criminal, RICHIE HAWTIN + 21 more

Skydance Festival

Oct 3, 2026 - Oct 5, 2026 (TBC) Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

Minimal TechnoNu-Disco & Disco

Yours & Owls Festival

Oct 3, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Alternative Rock

Ball Park Music, bbno$, Bootleg Rascal + 94 more

Savannah in the Round

Oct 8, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 Mareeba, Queensland, Australia

CountryFolk

66 artists

Port Fairy Spring Music Festival

Oct 9, 2026 - Oct 12, 2026 Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia

Jazz

72 artists

Fleurieu Folk Festival

Oct 9, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 Willunga, South Australia, Australia

AmericanaBluegrassFolk

41 artists

Gidgestock Music Festival

Oct 9, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 Gidgegannup, Western Australia, Australia

BluesFolk

24 artists

Mempho Music Festival

Oct 9, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 Memphis, Tennessee, United States

BluegrassFunk

Gary Clark Jr., Pretty Lights, Spoon + 35 more

Strummingbird

Oct 10 & Oct 17 & Oct 18, 2026 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Country

Bailey Zimmerman, Post Malone + 17 more

Head Trip

Oct 10, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 Indio, CA, United States

Tech House

8 artists

Rock al Parque

Oct 10, 2026 - Oct 12, 2026 Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia

Ska & Rocksteady

Apocalyptica, Ministry, Mon Laferte + 59 more

Afrosoul Festival

Oct 10, 2026 Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Afro & LatinHip HopR&B & Soul

13 artists

Tenement Trail

Oct 10, 2026 Glasgow, United Kingdom

Cliffords, The Orielles, Willie J Healey + 40 more

Marrickville Music Festival

Oct 11, 2026 Marrickville (Sydney), New South Wales, Australia

IndiePopRock

Wellington Jazz Festival

Oct 14, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026 Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

BluesJazz

1 artist

Mode Festival

October 2026 Cockatoo Island / Wareamah, Sydney, Australia

Barry Can't Swim, Interplanetary Criminal, RICHIE HAWTIN + 23 more

Munna Creek Country Music Walkup

Oct 15, 2026 - Oct 17, 2026 Munna Creek, Queensland, Australia

Country