Festivals

EXIT to Montenegro's festivals in Ulcinj and Budva drew 150,000 people from over 100 countries this summer, both considered one of the largest and most significant free-to-attend music festivals of its kind globally, and the centrepiece of EXIT's first international season since being forced out of Serbia over its support for student protests.

Today, FNGRS CRSSD has unveiled the Phase One lineup for PROPER NYE/NYD 2026, returning to San Diego’s Petco Park on December 31 and January 1. Spanning the many corners of global club culture, this year’s lineup moves from stadium-sized house and melodic sounds to uncompromising techno, underground grooves, and left-field electronic selections, setting the stage to close out 2026 and usher in the new year.

By 2pm on Sunday August 30, the Daresbury Estate fields resembled swamps rather than grounds for a festival. The skies had broken open on more than one occasion during the four day weekend, and where there used to be green Cheshire fields, there were now churned up grounds covered in mud thick enough to suck your boots right off. None of which mattered.

Tomorrowland together with its global presenting partner Budweiser, and China partners Hero Esports and INS LAND, is proud to unveil the full artist lineup and ticket details for the return of The Magic of Tomorrowland in Shanghai, China. Following the excitement surrounding the event's inaugural edition, this year's experience returns to a new and improved Hero Dome on October 17 and 18 with a world-class lineup, an expanded two-day format, and a premium festival experience for fans.

The global dance music experience curator Insomniac today announces the full artist lineup for 2026 edition of Boo Arizona. Taking place on Friday, October 30 - Saturday, October 31, 2026 at WestWorld of Scottsdale, the Halloween-themed festival will make its return to Arizona for the first time since 2019.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19 - The global dance music experience curator Insomniac and worldwide techno brand Time Warp today announce the full artist lineup for the ninth edition of Time Warp New York City, taking place on November 20 + 21, 2026.

The fifth edition welcomed 43K people from all over 60 countries to Cave del Duca, with performances from Solomun, Peggy Gou, Mochakk, PAWSA, Mau P, BLOND:ISH B2B Vintage Culture, and more.

56 artists, 14 B2Bs and four Mexican premieres will mark the festival’s first edition outside Europe. Born in Turin, FUTUR FESTIVAL will bring to Monterrey a vision built around music, club culture and creative freedom.

Padre Guilherme once again took to Europe’s major stages with boundless energy, bringing a unique artistic experience that blends electronic music, spirituality, hope and human connection.

There is only two weeks to go until the mighty Creamfields returns. One of the world’s leading electronic festivals will host 250 huge names, including Calvin Harris, Sonny Fodera, Becky Hill, Duke Dumont, Swedish House Mafia, Fatboy Slim, Pete Tong, Paul Oakenfold and many more.

Boardmasters 2026 has officially concluded in Newquay, welcoming a cumulative 158,000 attendees across five days at Watergate Bay and Fistral Beach and closing out the UK festival season on the Cornish coast.

Dennis Ferrer, Rafael and OMRI. have been announced as the first headliners for Bateleur, a new 500-capacity house music festival taking over an entire five-star resort in Elounda, Crete from 22–25 October. Celebrating its third edition in 2026, Bateleur is a brand-new type of festival, one that takes over an entire five-star resort, blending a full wellness programme with open-air house music performances in one of the most sought-after secluded areas of Crete.

The world-renowned techno institution arrives in Southern California with three stages and 24 hours of music across two days.

The renowned hard dance celebration makes its Central Florida debut, featuring three unique stages for a two-day takeover

Across Yahn Dawn 2026, ‘A Trip Thru Time’ will unfold as a chronological exploration of the Pretty Lights catalog, kicking off with a DJ set by Pretty Lights founding members (Derek & Michal) on Thursday, September 17 for Early Arrival pass holders The concept then extends through three consecutive nights of headlining Pretty Lights live performances LP Giobbi (Friday), MADHAUS (Friday) Emancipator (Saturday), Gramatik (Sunday), RJD2 (Sunday) and more fill out the Yahn Dawn 2026 lineup — which expands to three days for its second annual edition

Yard Portugal has announced that its annual end-of-season festival, One Last Summer Dance, will take place in collaboration with The Moment, the festival brand founded by Danish indie-electronic trio WhoMadeWho. Taking over the White Sand Mountains outside Lisbon on 11–12 September, the two brands will unite around a shared vision of music, art and design, with WhoMadeWho, Damian Lazarus, Dennis Cruz, DJ Tennis, Jimi Jules and more performing across two days in one of Portugal’s most distinctive festival settings.

Untold one wrapped up its 2026 edition with a spectacular show by flo rida, alongside alan walker, steve aoki, meduza³ live, jamie Jones, Sara landry and andy c

“You made my day! You guys are the best thing that happened this weekend!” Eko Fresh shouted into the microphone on Saturday night. The two masterminds behind Electrisize, Raphael Meyersieck and Michael Frentzen, would probably agree. On Sunday evening, the 17th edition of Electrisize Festival came to a close with a record-breaking 55,000 festivalgoers in attendance. More than 150 artists provided the soundtrack to three days of full-on festival madness, and the organizers are looking back proudly on this year’s edition. “For me, this was the most beautiful, best and at the same time still the most family oriented Electrisize we’ve ever had,” says Raphael Meyersieck.

CircoLoco returns to Brooklyn Storehouse for a two-night Halloween celebration on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31, marking the closing weekend of programming at Brooklyn Storehouse.

The three-day festival over FRIDAY OCTOBER 30 - SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2026 will feature Chase & Status, Chloé Caillet, Eric Prydz, Joseph Capriati B2B Seth Troxler, Indira Paganotto, Jamie Jones B2B Franky Rizardo, Odd Mob B2B Cassian, Prospa, Purple Disco Machine, Todd Edwards, + More.

The global dance music experience curator Insomniac today announces the full artist lineup for 2026 edition of its flagship Halloween music festival, Escape Psycho Circus.

LED Presents announces Temper, a brand-new electronic music experience arriving at Petco Park in San Diego on December 30.

Zamna is set to return to Egypt's Khoroum Valley from the 20th - 22nd November, expanding the desert festival experience to a 20,000-capacity event.

Cyprus is set to welcome a brand-new addition to its electronic music calendar as KAMAYA Festival makes its highly anticipated debut on 15 August 2026.