Europe's 2027 festival summer at a glance
Europe is where electronic music festivals were invented and it still has the deepest calendar in the world. From the first big weekend in April to the last beach party in September there is a major festival somewhere on the continent every week. This list covers the twenty that matter most in 2027, in date order, with the dates organisers have confirmed and the usual slot where 2027 is still to be announced. Each festival links to its RaveConnects page for the lineup, set times and the friends who are going.
Spring
Time Warp — Mannheim, Germany — 3 to 4 April 2027
Nineteen hours of techno across five floors in the Maimarkthalle. Time Warp is the benchmark indoor techno festival and now runs a single German edition each spring.
DGTL — Amsterdam, Netherlands — 26 to 28 March 2027
Techno and house on the NDSM wharf, and the first big open-air of the year. See our full guide to Amsterdam festivals in 2027.
June
World Club Dome — Frankfurt, Germany — 4 to 6 June 2027
The Deutsche Bank Park stadium becomes the biggest club in the world, with big-room EDM on the mainstage and techno and house in the club areas around it.
Sónar — Barcelona, Spain — 17 to 19 June 2027
Sónar by Day for the forward-thinking end of electronic music and Sónar by Night for the big names. The festival for people who want art and technology with their techno.
Defqon.1 — Biddinghuizen, Netherlands — 24 to 27 June 2027
The world's biggest hardstyle festival. Four days, camping and the Saturday night closing show that the Dutch hard dance scene plans its year around. The 2027 edition sold out within days.
Ikarus Festival — Memmingen, Germany — 25 to 27 June 2027
A former airbase in Bavaria with an EDM mainstage and a strong techno programme. Easy to combine with a trip to Munich or the Alps.
Hideout Festival — Zrće Beach, Croatia — 29 June to 2 July 2027
Beach clubs, boat parties and house, tech house and drum and bass on Zrće Beach. The pick for a week in the sun.
July
Kappa FuturFestival — Turin, Italy — 2 to 4 July 2027
Techno and house in Parco Dora, a former steelworks that is one of the most photographed festival sites in Europe. Daytime only, so the city's clubs host the afters.
Airbeat One — Neustadt-Glewe, Germany — 7 to 11 July 2027
Germany's biggest EDM festival, famous for a mainstage that is rebuilt every year on the theme of a different country. EDM, hardstyle and techno over five days.
Electric Love — Salzburg, Austria — 8 to 10 July 2027
EDM, hardstyle and house at the Salzburgring race track with the Alps as the backdrop. Three days and a camping scene that rivals the festival itself.
Ultra Europe — Split, Croatia — 9 to 11 July 2027
The European edition of Ultra fills the Park Mladeži stadium for three nights, then moves to the islands of Hvar, Brač and Vis for the official after-parties. The strongest big-room lineup on the continent.
Awakenings Summer Festival — Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands — 9 to 11 July 2027
The biggest techno festival in the world. Three days at Beekse Bergen with more than a hundred techno acts, from Charlotte de Witte and Amelie Lens to the underground. 2026 sold out, so book early.
Parookaville — Weeze, Germany — 16 to 18 July 2027
A fictional city built on an airfield near the Dutch border, with its own town hall, church and prison alongside EDM, house and hardstyle stages. Germany's answer to Tomorrowland.
Tomorrowland — Boom, Belgium — two weekends in late July 2027
The most famous festival in the world needs no introduction. Two weekends at De Schorre, more than 600 artists across sixteen stages and a global ticket lottery. If you only ever go to one European EDM festival, this is the one. 2027 dates are normally confirmed in autumn.
Nature One — Kastellaun, Germany — 29 July to 1 August 2027
On a former NATO missile base in the Hunsrück hills, Nature One is the German festival where trance, techno and house still share the bill and the camping grounds run their own stages.
August
Untold Festival — Cluj-Napoca, Romania — 5 to 8 August 2027
Eastern Europe's biggest festival, with 350,000 visitors across four days in the Cluj Arena and the surrounding park. EDM headliners on the mainstage, techno and house in the Galaxy and Alchemy stages, and the best value tickets on this list.
Dekmantel — Amsterdam, Netherlands — usually the first weekend of August
Not EDM in the mainstage sense, but the most respected lineup in Europe. Techno, house and electro in the Amsterdamse Bos, curated for people who follow labels rather than headliners.
Medusa Sunbeach Festival — Cullera, Spain — 12 to 15 August 2027
EDM, hardstyle and techno on the beach south of Valencia, with a mainstage design that changes theme every year. Spain's biggest electronic festival.
Loveland Festival — Amsterdam, Netherlands — 14 to 15 August 2027
Techno and tech house in the Sloterpark over two days. The big Amsterdam open-air for people who find Awakenings too far from the city.
Mysteryland — Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands — usually late August
The oldest electronic festival in the Netherlands and the most varied: EDM, hardstyle, house and techno across a dozen themed stages, with camping for the full weekend.
Creamfields — Daresbury, United Kingdom — 26 to 29 August 2027
The UK's biggest dance festival, four days over the August bank holiday with EDM, trance, techno and house, and the Steel Yard structure that is a festival in itself.
How to choose
- Mainstage EDM and spectacle: Tomorrowland, Ultra Europe, Parookaville, Untold, Airbeat One.
- Techno: Awakenings, Time Warp, Kappa FuturFestival, Dekmantel, Loveland.
- Hardstyle: Defqon.1, then Electric Love and Medusa.
- Sun and sea: Hideout, Ultra Europe, Medusa.
- Best value: Untold, Nature One, Ikarus.
Practical tips
- Tickets: Tomorrowland, Awakenings, Defqon.1 and Dekmantel sell out at release. Follow them in RaveConnects for the on-sale alert.
- Travel: the Dutch, Belgian and German festivals cluster within a few hours of each other by train, so many ravers chain two or three in July.
- Camping versus city: Kappa, Sónar, Loveland and DGTL are city festivals with no camping. Everything else runs a campsite.
- Friends: save your festivals and RaveConnects shows which friends and crews are going, with a shared plan for the weekend.
Frequently asked questions
What is the biggest EDM festival in Europe?
Tomorrowland, with around 400,000 visitors over two weekends. Untold and Creamfields are the next largest by attendance.
Which European festival is best for techno?
Awakenings Summer Festival is the largest, Time Warp the most iconic indoor event and Dekmantel the best curated.
When is festival season in Europe?
Late March to early September, with the peak in July when Ultra Europe, Awakenings, Parookaville and Tomorrowland all take place within three weeks.
