Time Out's Best Music Festivals in the World

Field Day Festival

May 23, 2026 London, England, United Kingdom

Java Jazz Festival

May 29, 2026 - May 31, 2026 Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

Primavera Sound Barcelona

Jun 3, 2026 - Jun 7, 2026 Barcelona, Catalunya, España

The Governors Ball Music Festival

Jun 5, 2026 - Jun 7, 2026 Flushing Meadows Corona Park, New York City, New York

Sónar

Jun 18, 2026 - Jun 20, 2026 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Rock in Rio Lisboa

Jun 20 - 28 & Jun 20 - 21 & Jun 27 - 28, 2026 Lisbon, Portugal, Portugal

Afro Nation Portugal

Jul 3, 2026 - Jul 5, 2026 Portimão, Algarve, Portugal

Roundhay Festival

Jul 3, 2026 - Jul 4, 2026 Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Montreux Jazz Festival

Jul 3, 2026 - Jul 18, 2026 Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland

Birdsville Big Red Bash 2026

Jul 7, 2026 - Jul 9, 2026 Birdsville, Queensland, Australia

NOS Alive

Jul 9, 2026 - Jul 11, 2026 Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Exit Festival

Jul 10, 2026 - Jul 13, 2026 Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia

FIB Benicàssim

Jul 16, 2026 - Jul 18, 2026 Benicàssim, Valencia, Spain

Tomorrowland

Jul 17 - 19 & Jul 24 - 26, 2026 Boom, Antwerp, Belgium

Latitude Festival

Jul 23, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026 Southwold, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Outlook Origins

Jul 23, 2026 - Jul 27, 2026 Tisno, Šibenik-Knin, Croatia

Fuji Rock Festival '26

Jul 24, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026 Naeba, Niigata, Japan

Dekmantel Festival

Jul 29, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

Wilderness Festival

Jul 30, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 West Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Lollapalooza

Jul 30, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Houghton Festival

Aug 6, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026 King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Outside Lands

Aug 7, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026 San Francisco, California, United States

Sziget Festival 2026

Aug 11, 2026 - Aug 15, 2026 Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

Boomtown

Aug 12, 2026 - Aug 16, 2026 Winchester, England, United Kingdom

Way Out West

Aug 13, 2026 - Aug 15, 2026 Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden

Green Man Festival

Aug 20, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026 Wales, United Kingdom

MUTEK Montréal

Aug 25, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Forwards Festival

Aug 29, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026 Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Burning Man

Aug 30, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026 Black Rock City, Nevada, United States

MOGA Essaouira

Sep 30, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026 Essaouira, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco

Tomorrowland Thailand

Dec 11, 2026 - Dec 13, 2026 Wisdom Valley Pattaya, Bang Lamung, Thailand

WAV Festival

Jan 2, 2027 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

EDC Thailand

Jan 16, 2027 - Jan 18, 2027 Phuket, Phuket Province, Thailand

Bahidorá

Feb 13, 2027 - Feb 15, 2027 Tlaltizapán, Morelos, Mexico

SXSW

Mar 15, 2027 - Mar 21, 2027 Austin, Texas, United States

Tremor

Mar 24, 2027 - Mar 28, 2027 Ribeira Grande, Azores, Portugal

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Apr 22, 2027 - May 2, 2027 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States