Hard rock festivals worldwide

13 active · 14 total

There are 14 hard rock music festivals worldwide. 13 are currently active and 1 is defunct or on hiatus.

The oldest is Monsters of Rock, founded in 1980. The largest by capacity is Download Festival at 111,000.

The most popular month for hard rock festivals worldwide is june, with 3 festivals typically held during that period.

Festival	Location	Month	Genres	Capacity	Status
Hellfest Trenton, United States	Trenton, United States	june	hard rockheavy metal	—	defunct
Monsters of Rock United Kingdom	United Kingdom	—	hard rock	—	active
Nova Rock Festival Austria	Austria	—	hard rock	—	active
Wacken Open Air Wacken, Germany	Wacken, Germany	august	hard rockheavy metal	—	active
Hellfest Clisson, France	Clisson, France	june	hard rockheavy metal	60k	active
Download Festival Donington Park, United Kingdom	Donington Park, United Kingdom	june	alternative rockhard rock	111k	active
Welcome to Rockville Daytona Beach, United States	Daytona Beach, United States	may	alternative rockhard rock	40k	active
Aftershock Festival Sacramento, United States	Sacramento, United States	september	alternative rockhard rock	50k	active
Rock Fest United States	United States	—	hard rock	—	active
Ozzfest United States	United States	—	extreme metalhard rock	—	active
Hard Rock Hell United Kingdom	United Kingdom	—	hard rockrock	—	active
Hard Rock Laager Estonia	Estonia	—	hard rockrock	—	active
Spetakkelfestivalen Larvik, Norway	Larvik, Norway	—	hard rockheavy metal	—	active
California Jam United States	United States	—	hard rock	—	active