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This is a list of music festivals listed alphabetically by origin.

Contents 1 Music festivals 1.1 Europe 1.1.1 Austria 1.1.2 Belgium 1.1.3 Bulgaria 1.1.4 Croatia 1.1.5 Czech Republic 1.1.6 Denmark 1.1.7 Finland 1.1.8 France 1.1.9 Germany 1.1.10 Greece 1.1.11 Hungary 1.1.12 Iceland 1.1.13 Ireland 1.1.14 Italy 1.1.15 Latvia 1.1.16 Lithuania 1.1.17 Republic of Macedonia 1.1.18 Netherlands 1.1.19 Norway 1.1.20 Poland 1.1.21 Portugal 1.1.22 Romania 1.1.23 Serbia 1.1.24 Slovakia 1.1.25 Slovenia 1.1.26 Spain 1.1.27 Sweden 1.1.28 Switzerland 1.1.29 Turkey 1.1.30 United Kingdom 1.2 North America 1.2.1 Canada 1.2.2 USA 1.3 Central America 1.3.1 Mexico 1.4 Latin America 1.4.1 Argentina 1.4.2 Brazil 1.4.3 Chile 1.4.4 Colombia 1.4.5 Dominican Republic 1.5 Australasia 1.6 Asia 1.6.1 China 1.6.2 Hong Kong 1.6.3 India 1.6.4 Indonesia 1.6.5 Japan 1.6.6 Korea 1.6.7 Malaysia 1.6.8 Lebanon 1.6.9 Singapore 1.6.10 Taiwan 1.6.11 Thailand 1.6.12 Vietnam 1.7 Africa 1.7.1 Malawi 1.7.2 Nigeria 2 See also 3 References

[edit] Music festivals

See also Category:Music festivals by country

Lists of music festivals in:

• Australia
• Canada
• Indonesia
• Malaysia
• New Zealand
• United Kingdom
• USA

[edit] Europe

Europe's biggest music festival is the Donauinselfest in Vienna. In 2005, approximately 3 million people visited this open air event.^[1]

[edit] Austria

• Donauinselfest
• Frequency Festival
• Nova Rock
• Nuke
• Snowbombing s

[edit] Belgium

• Rock Werchter
• Pukkelpop
• Dour
• Na fir bolg
• Graspop Metal Meeting
• Groezrock
• Couleur café
• Nandrin
• Esperanzah
• Lokerse feesten
• Axion beach rock
• 10 days off
• Suiker rock
• Marktrock

see festival.be for more exhaustive list

[edit] Bulgaria

• Bansko Jazz Festival, Bansko
• European Music Festival (annual), Varna
• International May Choir Competition (annual), Varna
• Kaliakra Rock Fest, Kavarna
• March Music Days, Rousse
• Operosa opera festival (annual), Euxinograd, Varna
• Sofia Music Weeks, Sofia
• South-East European Music Еvent (SeeMe), Sofia
• Spirit of Burgas, Burgas
• Varna Summer International Jazz Festival (annual), Varna
• Varna Summer International Music Festival, founded 1926 (annual), Varna
• Park Live Festival, Open air live music festival, Sofia

[edit] Croatia

• T-Mobile INmusic festival (formerly Vip INmusic) in Zagreb
• Rokaj Fest in Zagreb
• Outlook Festival in Pag previously in Petrcane

[edit] Czech Republic

• Colours Of Ostrava[1] in Ostrava
• Rock for People in Hradec Králové
• Masters Of Rock in Vizovice
• Sázavafest[2] in Kácov, Kutná Hora District
• Brutal Assault in Fortress Josefov

[edit] Denmark

• Roskilde festival in Roskilde
• Danish Folk, Blues & Ragtime Guitar Festival[3]
• Copenhagen Distortion in Copenhagen
• Danmarks Smukkeste Festival in Skanderborg
• Skive Beach Party in Skive
• Summerangel in Østerhurup
• Open Air in Østerhurup
• Nibe Festival in Nibe
• Langelandsfestivalen
• Aalborg Metal Festival in Aalborg
• Metalstone in Copenhagen

[edit] Finland

• Ankkarock Festival in Vantaa
• Provinssirock Festival in Seinäjoki
• Ruisrock Festival in Turku
• Tuska Open Air Metal Festival in Helsinki
• Sauna Open Air Metal Festival in Tampere
• Jalometalli Metal Music Festival in Oulu
• Jalometalli Winterfest in Oulu
• Finnish Metal Expo in Helsinki
• Ilosaarirock Festival in Joensuu
• Pori Jazz Festival in Pori
• Myötätuulirock Festival in Vantaa
• Puistoblues Festival in Järvenpää
• Pipefest in Vuokatti
• Faces Etnofestival in Karjaa
• Flow Festival in Helsinki
• Tammerfest in Tampere
• Wanajafest in Hämeenlinna
• Savonlinna Opera Festival in Savonlinna
• DBTL Festival (Down by the Laituri) in Turku
• Kaustinen Folk Music Festival in Kaustinen
• DocPoint Documentary Film Festival in Helsinki
• Midnight Sun Film Festival in Sodankylä, Lapland
• Espoo Ciné Film Festival in Espoo

[edit] France

• Printemps de Bourges, Bourges
• Aix-en-Provence Festival, Aix-en-Provence
• Festival Interceltique de Lorient, Lorient
• Rock En Seine, Paris
• La Route du Rock, Saint-Malo
• Les Eurockéennes, Belfort
• Hellfest Summer Open Air, Clisson
• Rencontres aubrac, Festival of literature, Aubrac (Aveyron)
• Vieilles Charrues Festival, Carhaix
• Les Nuits du Jazz de Nantes

[edit] Germany

• Heimatfestival Homezones,Potsdam
• club transmediale, Berlin
• Force attack
• Baltic Soul Weekender, Weissenhäuser Strand
• Hurricane Festival
• Love Parade
• Mayday (music)
• M'era Luna
• Nature One
• Oktoberfest
• Rock am Ring and Rock im Park
• Southside Festival
• splash! Festival
• Wacken Open Air
• Wave-Gotik-Treffen
• Summerbreeze Open Air
• Ragnarök Festival
• With Full Force
• Irish Folk & Celtic Music, Balve
• TFF.Rudolstadt
• Q-Base
• TDK Time Warp

[edit] Greece

• THHF in Thessaloniki

[edit] Hungary

• Sziget in Hajógyári-sziget, Budapest
• VOLT in Sopron
• Balaton Sound at Lake Balaton

[edit] Iceland

• Iceland Airwaves in Reykjavík

[edit] Ireland

• Belsonic
• Castlepalooza
• Cois Fharraige
• Day of Darkness
• Download Festival Ireland
• Electric Picnic
• Element Festival
• Féile Festival
• Garden Party
• Harvest Time Blues
• Indie-pendence
• Live at the Marquee
• Life Festival
• Midlands
• Oxegen
• Solas Festival
• Tennents ViTal
• Witnness
• PlanetLove

[edit] Italy

• Festival dello Stretto in Reggio Calabria
• Paleariza in Reggio Calabria
• Neapolis Festival in Naples
• Ravello Festival in Ravello
• Flame Fest in Bologna
• Independent Days Festival in Bologna
• Flippaut Festival in Bologna
• Netmage in Bologna
• Castelfranco Blues Festival in Castelfranco Emilia
• Ferrara sotto le stelle in Ferrara
• Porretta Soul Festival in Porretta Terme
• Play It Loud! Festival in Orzinuovi
• Rototom Sunsplash in Osoppo
• Liri Blues Festival in Isola del Liri
• Amore Festival in Rome
• Dissonanze in Rome
• Roma Tango Meeting in Rome
• Goa-Boa Festival in Genoa
• Festival della canzone italiana in Sanremo
• Mantova Musica Festival in Mantova
• Elita Festival in Milan
• Evolution Festival in Milan
• IdroscaloRock in Milan
• Gods of Metal in Milan
• Festival Latino Americando in Assago
• Tradate Iron Fest in Tradate
• Celtic Music Festival in Cremona
• Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro
• Traffic Festival in Turin
• Carpino Folk Festival in Carpino
• Festival Notte della Taranta
• Rockaralis in Cagliari
• Arezzo Wave in Arezzo
• Italia Wave in Livorno
• Agglutination Metal Festival in Sant'Arcangelo
• Folkest in Spilimbergo
• Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto
• Umbria Jazz in Perugia
• Heineken Jammin Festival in Venice
• Festival della Montagna in Trento
• Festival dell'Economia in Trento

[edit] Latvia

• Baltic Beach Party in Liepāja
• Fontaine Festival in Liepāja
• Liepājas Dzintars in Liepāja
• PositivusAB in Salacgrīva

[edit] Lithuania

• Baltijos Garsas
• Be2Gether
• Rock Nights [4]
• Moon BlackHorn (Mėnuo Juodaragis) [5]
• Street Music Day (Gatvės muzikos diena) [6]
• Devil Stone (Velnio Akmuo) [7]
• Kilkim Žaibu [8]

[edit] Republic of Macedonia

• Ohrid summer Festival
• Ohrid Fest
• Skopje Fest
• Skopje Jazz Festival

[edit] Netherlands

• 5 Days Off
• Lowlands
• Arrow Rock Festival
• Defqon.1
• Dominator
• Fields of Rock
• In Qontrol
• Masters of Hardcore
• Megarave
• Mindcontroller
• Pinkpop
• Qrimetime
• Qlimax
• Redheadday
• Reset
• Sensation Black
• Sensation White
• Thunderdome
• Waldrock
• Waterpop
• X-Qlusive

[edit] Norway

• Hole in the Sky, Bergen
• Hove Festival, Tromøy
• Storåsfestivalen, Meldal
• Quart Festival, Kristiansand
• Øyafestivalen, Oslo
• Notodden Blues Festival, Notodden

[edit] Poland

• Open'er Festival in Gdynia
• Off Festival in Myslowice
• Coke Live Festival in Krakow
• Warsaw Summer Jazz Days in Warsaw
• Metalmania in Katowice
• Hunter Fest in Szczytno
• SLOT Art Festival in Libiaz
• Low Fi Festival in Bydgoszcz
• Unsound Festival in Krakow
• Cracow Screen Festival in Krakow
• NowaMuzyka Festival in Cieszyn
• Przystanek Woodstock in Kostrzyn nad Odrą

[edit] Portugal

• Festival Heineken Paredes de Coura in Paredes de Coura
• Festival Marés Vivas in Vila Nova de Gaia
• Festival de Vilar de Mouros in Vilar de Mouros(canceled in 2007 and 2008)
• Super Bock Super Rock in Lisbon (and Porto in 2008)
• Festival Sudoeste TMN in Zambujeira do Mar
• Optimus Alive! Festival in Oeiras
• Rock in Rio in Lisbon

[edit] Romania

• BestFest - Bucharest
• Coke Live - Bucharest
• Peninsula (felSziget) - Târgu Mureş
• Transilvania International Guitar Festival - Cluj-Napoca
• Stufstock - Vama Veche
• Székelyföldi Rockmaraton - Szejke

[edit] Serbia

• EXIT in Novi Sad
• Festival of Street Musicians in Novi Sad
• Gitarijada in Zaječar
• Green Fest (Serbia) in Belgrade
• Guča trumpet festival in Guča
• Jelen Pivo Live in Belgrade
• Mermer i zvuci in Aranđelovac
• Novi Sad Jazz Festival in Novi Sad
• Oplenac vintage in Topola
• Šumadija Beer Open in Kragujevac

[edit] Slovakia

• Hodokvas[9] in Piešťany
• Pohoda in Trenčín
• Topfest[10] in Nové Mesto nad Váhom
• Wilsonic Festival in Bratislava

[edit] Slovenia

• Metalcamp in Tolmin
• Soča Reggae Riversplash in Tolmin
• Rock Otočec in Otočec

[edit] Spain

• Seville, Music Festival Joaquin Turina[11]
• Bilbao Live Festival
• Creamfields Andalucía, El Ejido
• Electrosonic Festival, Burgos
• Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
• Festival Contempopránea, Alburquerque, Badajoz
• Interceltic Festival of Avilés, Asturias (Official Site in Spanish)
• Primavera Sound, Barcelona
• Sónar, Barcelona
• SOS 4.8
• Summercase, simultaneously in Madrid and Barcelona
• Territorios, Seville

[edit] Sweden

• Hultsfred Festival in Småland
• Arvika Festival in Värmland
• Uppsala Reggae Festival
• Peace & Love in Borlänge
• Augustibuller in Lindesberg
• Way Out West in Göteborg
• Where the Action Is in Stockholm
• Storsjöyran in Östersund
• Sweden Rock Festival
• Emmaboda
• FestiValborg
• Gävle Cityfest
• Göteborgs kulturkalas
• House of Metal
• Kalmar Stadsfest
• Luleåkalaset
• Malmöfestivalen
• Piteå Dansar och Ler
• Storsjöyran in Östersund
• Metaltown Festival in Göteborg

[edit] Switzerland

• Avo Session Basel, Basel
• Bad Bonn Kilbi, Düdingen
• Blue Balls Festival, Lucerne
• Caribana Festival, Crans / Nyon
• Greenfield Festival, Interlaken
• Gurtenfestival, Bern
• Nox Illuminata, Basel
• Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux
• Moon And Stars, Locarno
• OpenAir St.Gallen, St.Gallen
• Open Air Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld
• Open Air Gampel, Gampel
• Paléo Festival, Nyon
• Rock Oz'Arènes, Avenches
• Stone Hill Festival, Alterswil
• Verbier Festival, Verbier

[edit] Turkey

• Barışarock
• Rock'n Coke in Istanbul
• Istanbul International Jazz Festival

[edit] United Kingdom

• Aberdeen International Youth Festival
• Adur Festival - The first two weeks of June every year
• All Tomorrow's Parties
• Beachdown Festival
• Bangface Weekender
• Bestival
• Bloodstock
• Cambridge Folk Festival
• Connect Music Festival
• Creamfields
• Download Festival
• Edinburgh Festival Fringe
• Edinburgh International Book Festival
• Edinburgh International Festival
• Edinburgh International Film Festival
• Edinburgh International Television Festival
• End of the Road Festival
• Gatecrasher
• Get Loaded In The Park
• The Glade
• Glastonbury Festival
• Global Gathering
• Golowan Festival
• The Green Man Festival
• Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade
• Hello Digital
• Infest
• Isle of Wight Festival
• Latitude Festival
• Montol Festival
• Offset festival
• Party in the Pie
• The Proms
• Radio 1's Big Weekend
• Reading and Leeds Festivals
• Secret Garden Party
• Summer Sundae
• T in the Park
• Tartan Heart Festival
• The Square Festival
• Truck Festival
• Underage Festival
• V Festival
• Wakestock
• Wickerman Festival
• Wrongtock
• 2008 Temple Festival
• Godiva Festival
• Y Not Festival

[edit] North America

[edit] Canada

• Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival in Burnaby, BC
• Capital Idea!
• Connect Electronic Music Festival in Saskatchewan
• Eclipse Festival in Quebec
• Green Festival in New Brunswick, Maritimes
• Space Gathering in Quebec
• Festival du Voyageur
• Folklorama
• Mutek electronic music festival
• Montreal International Jazz Festival
• Les FrancoFolies de Montréal
• Halifax Pop Explosion
• Jazz Winnipeg Festival
• Montreal's Just for Laughs Comedy Festival
• Kitchener Blues Festival
• Lilith Fair, a travelling festival
• Merritt Mountain Music Festival in Merritt, British Columbia
• North by Northeast in Toronto
• Osheaga Festival in Montreal
• Ottawa Bluesfest in Ottawa
• Ottawa Chamber Music Festival in Ottawa
• Ottawa Folk Festival in Ottawa
• Ottawa International Animation Festival in Ottawa
• Ottawa International Jazz Festival in Ottawa
• Shambhala in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia
• Vicotria Ska Festival in [[Victoria]
• Virgin Festival in Toronto and Vancouver
• Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival
• Winnipeg Folk Festival
• Winnipeg International Writers Festival
• Winnipeg Music Festival

[edit] USA

See also List of bluegrass festivals in the Pacific Northwest

• All Good Music Festival in Masontown, West Virginia[12]
• Art & Soul Festival in Oakland, California[13]
• Atlantic Music Festival in Waterville, Maine[14]
• Austin City Limits Music Festival
• The Bamboozle in East Rutherford, New Jersey
• Bayou Boogaloo in New Orleans, Louisiana]
• Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee
• Big Spring Jam in Huntsville, AL
• Boston Early Music Festival in Boston
• Burning Man in Black Rock City, Nevada
• CMA Music Festival in Nashville- The world's largest music festival, attracting over 2 million every year.
• Bumbershoot in Seattle, Washington
• Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
• Comstock Music Festivals in Comstock, Nebraska
• Decibel Festival in Seattle, Washington
• Deer Valley Music Festival in Park City, Utah
• The Echo Project in Atlanta, Georgia
• Electric Daisy Carnival (Electronic Music Festival) at the Memorial Coliseum and Exposition park, Los Angeles, California
• Extravaganza at the University of California, Santa Barbara
• Festival International in Lafayette, Louisiana
• Festival of African and African American Music[15], St. Louis, Missouri
• Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance in Trumansburg, NY
• Gathering Of The Juggalos in Cave-In-Rock, Illinois [www.juggalogathering.com]
• Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in Oak Hill, NY [16]
• Harvest Festival & Freedom Fair in Hancock, New York [17]
• Hogansville Hummingbird Festival in Hogansville, GA
• Islewilde
• Intonation Music Festival in Chicago
• Jamboree In The Hills in Morristown, Oh[18]
• Langerado in Sunrise, Florida
• Lightning in a Bottle
• Lollapalooza in Chicago, Illinois
• [[Luiston art festival in luiston, NY
• MayDay Parade and Festival by In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
• Mayhem festival
• Mendocino Music Festival in Mendocino, CA
• Musikfest in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• Masterworks festival in Winona Lake, Indiana
• Nearfest in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
• Nocturnal Festival (Electronoic Music Festival) in Southern Californoia
• Noise and Confusion
• Ozzfest
• Electronic Music Midwest
• Global Peace Festival - US
• Pitchfork Music Festival
• Provincetown Jazz Festival
• Red Gorilla Music Festival in Austin, Texas
• Rock N Resort Music Festival in North Lawrence, Ohio
• Rothbury Festival in Rothbury, Michigan
• Sasquatch! Music Festival in George, Washington
• Signal - The Southeast Electronic Music Festival in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, North Carolina [19]
• Sonshine Festival in Willmar, Minnesota [20]
• South by Southwest in Austin, Texas
• Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Summer Solstice Parade and Pageant
• Takoma Park Folk Festival
• Vegoose in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Virgin Festival in Baltimore, Maryland
• Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Warped Tour
• [[Waterbands Waterfest
• Woodstock
• World Pulse Festival in South Bend, Indiana

• [[Bonanzaville Pioneer Village/Museum "Pioneer Days Festival"[21]

[edit] Central America

• Festival Imperial

[edit] Mexico

• Festival internacional cervantino
• Vive Latino
• Motorokr Fest
• Coca Cola Zero Fest
• Mx Beat
• Manifest

[edit] Latin America

[edit] Argentina

• Bue Festival
• Cosquin Rock
• Gesell Rock
• Moonpark
• Nokia Trends
• Pepsi music festival
• Personal en Vivo
• Personal fest
• Quilmes Rock
• Rosario Musica Fest
• South American Music Conference (SAMC)
• Southfest (Buenos Aires)

[edit] Brazil

• Rock in Rio

[edit] Chile

• Viña del Mar International Song Festival

[edit] Colombia

• Rock al parque

[edit] Dominican Republic

• Dominican International Film Festival
• Festival Presidente de la Musica Latina
• Procigar Festival

[edit] Australasia

• Awesome Festival
• Bass in the Grass
• Big Day Out (Australia and New Zealand)
• CoastFest
• East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival
• Edgefest (New Zealand)
• Falls Festival
• Homebake
• The Great Escape
• Livid
• Rock-It
• Soundwave festival
• Southbound
• Splendour in the Grass
• V Festival
• West Coast Blues & Roots Festival
• Woodford Folk Festival

The Village Festival

[edit] Asia

[edit] China

• Beijing Pop Festival
• Midi Modern Music Festival
• Modern Sky Festival
• International Youth Music Festival Chengdu

[edit] Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
• Hong Kong Arts Festival
• Rockit Hong Kong Music Festival

[edit] India

• Sawai Gandharva Music Festival

[edit] Indonesia

• Bali Arts Festival
• Balispirit Festival
• Java jazz Festival
• Java Soulnation Festival

[edit] Japan

• Concert on the Rock
• Fuji Rock Festival
• Summer Sonic Festival

[edit] Korea

• Pentaport Rock Festival
• Ssamzi Sound Festival
• Busan Rock Festival
• ETPFEST
• TIMF; Tongyeong International Music Festival

[edit] Malaysia

• Sunburst KL International Music Festival
• Rainforest World Music Festival

[edit] Lebanon

• Aramaic Music Festival
• Byblos International Festival
• Beirut Nights

[edit] Singapore

• Mosaic Music Festival
• Singfest

[edit] Taiwan

• Beigang International Music Festival
• Formoz Festival
• Hohaiyan Rock Festival
• Urban Simple Life Festival
• Mega Port Festival

[edit] Thailand

• Fat Festival
• Pai Reggae Music Festival
• Pattaya Music Festival

[edit] Vietnam

• Tết

[edit] Africa

[edit] Malawi

• Lake of Stars Festival

[edit] Nigeria

• Agbarha Warri Festival

[edit] See also

• List of celtic festivals
• List of heavy metal festivals
• Party
• Tailgate party – social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle

[edit] References