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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
Lists by type
The following is a list of music festival lists by genre or type:
Categories by region
Categories by type
Festivals by region
Africa
Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Egypt
Mali
Malawi
Morocco
Namibia
Nigeria
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
Uganda
Asia
China
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
Israel
Japan
Lebanon
Malaysia
Nepal
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
South Korea
Taiwan
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Europe
Austria
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
Croatia
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
Hungary
Iceland
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
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Montenegro
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 [
nl ] ,
Eindhoven
Down the Rabbit Hole
Duikboot Festival ,
Breda
Emporium [
nl ] ,
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
Norway
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 ,
Voss
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
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Benicàssim
[5]
Bilbao Live Festival ,
Bilbao
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
[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
Turkey
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
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
See also
References
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