Heavy metal festivals worldwide

78 active · 83 total

There are 83 heavy metal music festivals worldwide. 78 are currently active and 5 are defunct or on hiatus.

The oldest is Heavy Metal Holocaust, founded in 1981. The largest by capacity is Download Festival at 111,000.

The most popular month for heavy metal festivals worldwide is june, with 4 festivals typically held during that period.

Festival	Location	Month	Genres	Capacity	Status
Wave-Gotik-Treffen Leipzig, Germany	Leipzig, Germany	may	alternative rockebm	—	active
Tuska Open Air Metal Festival Helsinki, Finland	Helsinki, Finland	june	heavy metal	—	active
Metalcamp 2009 Tolmin, Slovenia	Tolmin, Slovenia	—	heavy metal	—	active
Bang Your Head!!! Balingen, Germany	Balingen, Germany	—	heavy metal	—	defunct
M'era Luna Festival Hildesheim, Germany	Hildesheim, Germany	august	heavy metal	—	active
Metalcamp 2006 Tolmin, Slovenia	Tolmin, Slovenia	—	heavy metal	—	active
Metalcamp 2008 Tolmin, Slovenia	Tolmin, Slovenia	—	heavy metal	—	active
Padova Metal Fest 2025 Padova, Italy	Padova, Italy	—	heavy metal	—	active
Metalcamp Slovenia	Slovenia	—	heavy metal	—	active
Boulevard des Jeunes Musiciens Morocco	Morocco	—	heavy metalhip hop	—	active
Metaltown Festival Sweden	Sweden	—	heavy metal	—	active
Rock Festiwal Pogranicza Prudnik, Poland	Prudnik, Poland	—	heavy metalrock	—	active
Midgardsblot Norway	Norway	—	heavy metalworld	—	active
Hellfest Trenton, United States	Trenton, United States	june	hard rockheavy metal	—	defunct
Rock on the Range Columbus, United States	Columbus, United States	—	heavy metalpunk rock	—	active
Sziget Festival Budapest, Hungary	Budapest, Hungary	august	alternative rockelectronic	100k	active
Sauna Open Air Metal Festival Finland	Finland	—	heavy metal	—	active
Rock Imperium Festival Cartagena, Spain	Cartagena, Spain	—	heavy metalrock	—	active
Summer Breeze Open Air Germany	Germany	—	heavy metal	—	active
Download Festival Donington Park, United Kingdom	Donington Park, United Kingdom	june	alternative rockhard rock	111k	active
Wacken Open Air Wacken, Germany	Wacken, Germany	august	hard rockheavy metal	—	active
Hellfest Clisson, France	Clisson, France	june	hard rockheavy metal	60k	active
Arch Enemy at Metal Female Voices Fest Belgium, Belgium	Belgium, Belgium	—	heavy metal	—	active
Rock & Metal Forever 2018: Red Stage Budapest, Hungary	Budapest, Hungary	—	heavy metalrock	—	active
Ladies Rock Metal Fest 2 Paris, France	Paris, France	—	heavy metalrock	—	active
Rock & Metal Forever 2018: Black Stage Budapest, Hungary	Budapest, Hungary	—	heavy metalrock	—	active
Metalmania Poland	Poland	—	heavy metal	—	active
Metalfest Poland	Poland	—	heavy metal	—	active
Rock Hard Festival Germany	Germany	—	heavy metal	—	active
Full Force Germany	Germany	—	heavy metal	—	active
Ozzfest United States	United States	—	extreme metalhard rock	—	active
MetalFront Fest Yerevan, Armenia	Yerevan, Armenia	—	heavy metal	—	active
Metal for the Brain Australia	Australia	—	heavy metal	—	defunct
Rock al Parque Colombia	Colombia	—	heavy metal	—	active
Masters of Rock Czech Republic	Czech Republic	—	heavy metal	—	active
Bloodstock Open Air United Kingdom	United Kingdom	august	heavy metal	—	active
Hammersonic Festival Indonesia	Indonesia	—	heavy metal	—	active
Mėnuo Juodaragis Lithuania	Lithuania	—	folkheavy metal	—	active
Plage Noire Germany	Germany	—	alternative rockebm	—	active
Mystic Festival Gdańsk, Poland	Gdańsk, Poland	—	heavy metal	—	active
Download Germany Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheim, Germany	—	heavy metalrock	—	active
Call of Terror Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	—	heavy metal	—	active
70000 Tons of Metal United States	United States	—	heavy metal	—	active
Rock im Revier Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Gelsenkirchen, Germany	—	heavy metalpunk rock	—	active
Party.San Metal Open Air Germany	Germany	—	heavy metal	—	active
Doomination Ireland	Ireland	—	extreme metalheavy metal	—	active
Hell & Heaven Metal Fest Mexico	Mexico	—	heavy metal	—	active
Spetakkelfestivalen Larvik, Norway	Larvik, Norway	—	hard rockheavy metal	—	active
Karmøygeddon Karmøy Municipality, Norway	Karmøy Municipality, Norway	—	black metalheavy metal	—	active
Metal Ride Fest Nancy, France	Nancy, France	—	heavy metal	—	active
Metal Female Voices Fest 2007 Belgium, Belgium	Belgium, Belgium	—	heavy metal	—	active
Rock & Metal Forever Budapest, Hungary	Budapest, Hungary	—	heavy metalrock	—	active
Party.San Metal Open Air 2012 Thüringen, Germany	Thüringen, Germany	—	heavy metal	—	active
Metal Female Voices Fest Belgium, Belgium	Belgium, Belgium	—	heavy metal	—	active
Metal Female Voices Fest 2010 Belgium, Belgium	Belgium, Belgium	—	heavy metal	—	active
Metal Heads' Mission Avtonomna Respublika Krym, Ukraine	Avtonomna Respublika Krym, Ukraine	—	heavy metal	—	active
Ruhrpott Metal Meeting Germany	Germany	—	heavy metal	—	active
Dunk! Festival Belgium	Belgium	—	electronicheavy metal	—	active
Žižkův vraždící palcát Czech Republic	Czech Republic	—	black metalheavy metal	—	active
Metal Mania Spain	Spain	—	heavy metal	—	defunct
Aria Fest Russia	Russia	—	heavy metal	—	active
Metal Magic Festival Fredericia Municipality, Denmark	Fredericia Municipality, Denmark	—	heavy metal	—	active
Bidache metal France	France	—	heavy metal	—	active
Heavy Metal Holocaust United Kingdom	United Kingdom	—	heavy metal	—	active
Noctis Valkyries Metal Festival Canada	Canada	—	heavy metal	—	active
Alcatraz Metal Festival Belgium	Belgium	—	heavy metal	—	active
Metal Mean Festival Belgium	Belgium	—	heavy metal	—	active
Pilsen Rock (Paraguay) Paraguay	Paraguay	—	heavy metalpop rock	—	active
New England Metal and Hardcore Festival United States	United States	—	heavy metal	—	active
Metal Hammer Paradise Germany	Germany	—	heavy metal	—	active
Metal Invasion Straubing, Germany	Straubing, Germany	—	heavy metal	—	active
Metalway Festival Spain	Spain	—	heavy metal	—	defunct
Hellsinki Metal Festival Helsinki, Finland	Helsinki, Finland	—	heavy metal	—	active
Metallsvenskan Sweden	Sweden	—	heavy metal	—	active
Asaco Metal Fest Spain	Spain	—	heavy metal	—	active
La Cumbre Del Metal Argentina	Argentina	—	heavy metal	—	active
Lima Metal Fest Peru	Peru	—	heavy metal	—	active
Firebox Metal Fest Finland	Finland	—	heavy metal	—	active
Metal Rock Festival Argentina	Argentina	—	heavy metalrock	—	active
Immortal Metal Fest Finland	Finland	—	heavy metal	—	active
The Metal Fest Chile	Chile	—	heavy metal	—	active
Vagos Metal Fest Portugal	Portugal	—	heavy metal	—	active
Heavy Metal Meeting Finland	Finland	—	heavy metal	—	active