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Music festivals in 2026

Every festival we cover running in 2026, sorted by date.

31 festivals

Oct 2–11, 2026 Austin City Limits Austin, Texas Austin City Limits Music Festival 2026 returns to Zilker Park in Austin, Texas, for two three-day weekends: October 2–4 and October 9–11. 9 Stages All the Music $170Major Oct 16–25, 2026 Melbourne International Jazz Festival Melbourne, Victoria Ten-day jazz festival across Melbourne venues, from the Sidney Myer Music Bowl and Hamer Hall to small clubs. Runs 16-25 October 2026. TBAUnlisted Oct 16–18, 2026 Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival Vancouver, British Columbia October festival of outsider visual art with live performances at Vancouver's Roundhouse; the 10th edition runs October 16-18, 2026. TBAUnlisted Beginner Oct 22–Nov 1, 2026 Perth International Jazz Festival Perth, Western Australia Eleven nights of international and local jazz across Perth venues, from theatres to free park events. The 2026 festival runs 22 October to 1 November. TBAUnlisted Oct 23–26, 2026 Earth Frequency Festival Woodford, Queensland Four-day independent electronic and multi-genre camping festival at Woodfordia, Woodford QLD, 23-26 October 2026. All ages, strictly BYO. TBAUnlisted Oct 30–Nov 8, 2026 Rock the Mountain Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro Music and arts festival in the mountains at Itaipava, Petrópolis, over two weekends. 2026 runs 30 Oct-1 Nov and 6-8 Nov. R$1,070Unlisted Oct 30–Nov 1, 2026 Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues Wangaratta, Victoria Long-running regional jazz and blues festival in Wangaratta, north-east Victoria. The 36th festival runs 30 October to 1 November 2026. $165 AUDUnlisted Nov 6–8, 2026 EDC Orlando Orlando, Florida EDC Orlando returns to Tinker Field on November 6–8, 2026 — three days of house, bass, techno and trance from Insomniac, in the middle of the city. TBAMajor Beginner Nov 7–8, 2026 AFROPUNK Bahia Salvador, Bahia Salvador's edition of the AFROPUNK Black culture festival, on 7-8 November 2026 at the Parque de Exposições with Kehlani, Jorja Smith and Gilberto Gil. R$144Unlisted Nov 13–22, 2026 EFG London Jazz Festival London, England Ten days of jazz across London venues each November, from the Barbican and Royal Festival Hall to small clubs. The 2026 festival runs 13-22 November. TBAUnlisted Nov 13–16, 2026 Wild Horses Festival Carapooee West, Victoria Three-day psychedelic electronic music and camping festival in the bush at Carapooee West, Victoria. The 10th edition runs 13-16 November 2026. $385 AUDIntimate Nov 14, 2026 Creamfields Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Argentine edition of the UK electronic music festival, first held in 2001. The 18th edition is on 14 November 2026 at Parque de la Ciudad. TBAUnlisted Nov 20–22, 2026 Corona Capital Mexico City, Ciudad de México Mexico City's indie and alternative rock festival, held since 2010. The 2026 edition runs 20-22 November with Gorillaz, Twenty One Pilots and The Strokes. $2,600 MXNUnlisted Nov 21, 2026 Harbourlife Sydney, New South Wales Fuzzy's one-day house music party at Fleet Steps on Sydney Harbour, Saturday 21 November 2026, 2-10pm, with Honey Dijon heading the bill. $156 AUDUnlisted Nov 21, 2026 Town Folk Festival Castlemaine, Victoria Sold-out one-day contemporary folk festival across four stages in Castlemaine, Victoria, on Saturday 21 November 2026; Aldous Harding and Kevin Morby lead. TBAUnlisted Nov 26–28, 2026 Fauna Primavera Santiago, Región Metropolitana Santiago festival of alternative rock, indie and electronic music at Parque Ciudad Empresarial, Huechuraba, on 26-28 November 2026. $69,000 CLPUnlisted Nov 27–30, 2026 A3 Festival Lardner, Victoria Three-night electronic music camping festival at Lardner Park, Gippsland, returning for a third year on 27-30 November 2026. $435 AUDUnlisted Nov 28–29, 2026 Coca-Cola Flow Fest Mexico City, Ciudad de México Two-day reggaeton and Latin urban festival at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, on 28-29 November 2026. $1,840 MXNUnlisted Nov 28–29, 2026 Primavera Sound Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Argentine edition of Barcelona's Primavera Sound, returning to Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires on 28-29 November 2026 after a three-year gap. $185,000 ARSUnlisted Nov 28–29, 2026 Scarborough Beach Weekender Scarborough, Western Australia Two-day beachfront music festival at Scarborough Beach Amphitheatre in Perth, with Six60 and Ziggy Alberts heading the bills on 28-29 November 2026. $119 AUDUnlisted Dec 5–6, 2026 Primavera Sound São Paulo São Paulo, São Paulo Brazilian edition of Barcelona's Primavera Sound, returning to Interlagos in São Paulo on 5-6 December 2026 after a two-year break. R$851Unlisted Dec 11–13, 2026 Meredith Music Festival Meredith, Victoria Three-day BYO camping festival on the Nolan farm near Meredith, Victoria; Meredith 34 runs December 11-13, 2026 and is sold out. $541 AUDMid-size Dec 11–13, 2026 Tomorrowland Thailand Pattaya, Chon Buri Tomorrowland comes to Thailand for the first time: December 11–13, 2026 at Wisdom Valley. A new chapter for the world's best-known electronic festival. ฿12,500Major Intermediate Dec 12–20, 2026 Spilt Milk Canberra, Gold Coast, Geelong, Perth, Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia One-day touring pop, hip hop and dance festival visiting Canberra, Gold Coast, Geelong and Perth on December 12-20, 2026, led by Lewis Capaldi and Raye. $215 AUDUnlisted Dec 27–Jan 4, 2027 Universo Paralello Ituberá, Bahia Week-long New Year electronic and arts festival on Pratigi beach in Bahia. The 19th edition runs 27 December 2026 to 4 January 2027. R$1,250Unlisted Dec 27–Jan 1, 2027 Woodford Folk Festival Woodford, Queensland Six-day folk and arts gathering at Woodfordia, north of Brisbane, from December 27, 2026 to New Year's Day 2027, with on-site camping. $560 AUDUnlisted Dec 28–Jan 1, 2027 Beyond The Valley Hesse, Victoria New Year's camping festival at Barunah Plains in western Victoria, December 28, 2026 to January 1, 2027, with John Summit and Black Eyed Peas. $519 AUDUnlisted Dec 30–Jan 1, 2027 NYE on the Hill Loch, Victoria Boutique three-day, two-night music and camping festival on a South Gippsland farm near Loch, capped at 3,000 people. Runs 30 Dec 2026 to 1 Jan 2027. $289 AUDIntimate Dec 31, 2026 New Year's at the Bowl Melbourne, Victoria Inner-city New Year's Eve festival at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne. Year two on 31 December 2026 with three stages; strictly 18+. $170 AUDUnlisted Dec 31–Jan 2, 2027 Wildlands Festival Queensland / Western Australia 18+ one-day dance music festival in Brisbane (31 Dec 2026) and Perth (2 Jan 2027), led by John Summit, Skepta, KI/KI and WORSHIP. $215 AUDUnlisted Apr 16–18, 2027 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Indio, California The 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival brought two weekends of music, art and desert camping to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, on April 10–12 and April 17–19 TBAMajor