378 active · 387 total
There are 387 rock music festivals worldwide. 378 are currently active and 9 are defunct or on hiatus.
The oldest is Festival Omladina, founded in 1961. The largest by capacity is Summerfest at 800,000.
The most popular month for rock festivals worldwide is july, with 13 festivals typically held during that period.
| Festival | Status |
|---|---|
| Pukkelpop Hasselt, Belgium | active |
| Rock Castle Open Air Jihomoravský kraj, Czech Republic | active |
| Rock Werchter Rotselaar, Belgium | active |
| Rock ’n’ Roll Festival Norfolk, United Kingdom | active |
| Reading Rock ’81 Reading, United Kingdom | active |
| Fuji Rock Festival Yuzawa, Japan | active |
| Cosquín Rock Argentina 2024 Córdoba, Argentina | active |
| Reading Rock Festival Reading, United Kingdom | active |
| Bonnaroo Music Festival Tennessee, United States | active |
| Rock Castle Open Air 2025 Jihomoravský kraj, Czech Republic | active |
| Rock Castle Open Air 2024 Jihomoravský kraj, Czech Republic | active |
| Quilmes Rock 2009 Buenos Aires, Argentina | active |
| Hurricane Festival Scheeßel, Germany | active |
| Monsters of Rock Argentina 1994 Buenos Aires, Argentina | active |
| Cannibal Corpse at Rock Hard Festival X-Mas Berlin, Germany | active |
| Reading Rock ’82 Reading, United Kingdom | active |
| Come Together Music Festival New South Wales, Australia | active |
| Asunción Rock Festival Asunción, Paraguay | active |
| Pyramid Rock Festival Victoria, Australia | active |
| Féile an Phobail Belfast, United Kingdom | active |
| Ankkarock Vantaa, Finland | active |
| Provinssi Seinäjoki, Finland | active |
| The Town São Paulo, Brazil | active |
| Glastonbury Festival Pilton, United Kingdom | active |
| Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Indio, United States | active |
| Ruisrock Turku, Finland | active |
| Monsters of Rock Argentina 1995 Buenos Aires, Argentina | active |
| Pohoda Trenčín, Slovakia | active |
| Wave-Gotik-Treffen Leipzig, Germany | active |
| Lollapalooza Chicago, United States | active |
| Summerfest Milwaukee, United States | active |
| Monsters of Rock Tour ar Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín Bogotá, Colombia | active |
| Secret Garden Party Abbots Ripton, United Kingdom | active |
| Roskilde Festival Roskilde, Denmark | active |
| Bukta Tromsø Open Air Festival Norway | active |
| Sziget Festival Budapest, Hungary | active |
| Wickerman Festival Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom | active |
| Truck Festival Steventon, United Kingdom | active |
| Mayday festival Talence, France | active |
| La Route du Rock France | active |
| Yaouank Festival Brittany, France | active |
| Lumous Gothic Festival Tampere, Finland | active |
| Rock in Rio Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | active |
| Rock Imperium Festival Cartagena, Spain | active |
| Gurtenfestival Switzerland | active |
| Hellfest Trenton, United States | defunct |
| August Jam Charlotte, United States | active |
| Powder Ridge Rock Festival Connecticut, United States | active |
| Rock on the Range Columbus, United States | active |
| Outside Lands San Francisco, United States | active |
| Rock am Ring Germany | active |
| Austin City Limits Music Festival Texas, United States | active |
| Miami Pop Festival Florida, United States | active |
| Altamont Free Concert California, United States | active |
| Dubai Desert Rock Festival Dubai, United Arab Emirates | active |
| Sunbury Pop Festival Victoria, Australia | active |
| Grape Festival Slovakia | active |
| Super Bock Super Rock Sesimbra, Portugal | active |
| Pol'and'Rock Festival Poland | active |
| Rock Festiwal Pogranicza Prudnik, Poland | active |
| Norway Rock Festival Norway | active |
| SXSW Austin, United States | active |
| Pentaport Rock Festival Incheon, South Korea | active |
| Hellfest Clisson, France | active |
| Stagecoach Festival Indio, United States | active |
| Download Festival Donington Park, United Kingdom | active |
| Montreux Jazz Festival Switzerland | active |
| Wacken Open Air Wacken, Germany | active |
| Reading and Leeds Festivals Reading, United Kingdom | active |
| Mad Cool Spain | active |
| Lowlands Biddinghuizen, Netherlands | active |
| Electric Picnic Stradbally, Ireland | active |
| Osheaga Festival Montreal, Canada | active |
| Pinkpop Landgraaf, Netherlands | active |
| Splendour in the Grass Byron Bay, Australia | active |
| Riot Fest Chicago, United States | active |
| Paléo Festival Nyon, Switzerland | active |
| Exit Petrovaradin, Serbia | active |
| NOS Alive Portugal | active |
| Life Is Beautiful Las Vegas, United States | active |
| Open'er Festival Gdynia, Poland | active |
| Monsters of Rock Russia Moscow, Russia | active |
| Rock in Vienna 2015 Wien, Austria | active |
| Shaky Knees Music Festival Atlanta, United States | active |
| Time to Rock Festival 2026, Friday: Pirate Rock Stage Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Rock in Vienna 2016 Wien, Austria | active |
| All Points East London, United Kingdom | active |
| Time to Rock Festival 2026, Saturday: Rock Kommander Stage Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Welcome to Rockville Daytona Beach, United States | active |
| Boston Calling Music Festival Boston, United States | active |
| Time to Rock Festival 2026, Monday: Falcon Stage Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Time to Rock Festival 2026, Sunday Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Time to Rock Festival 2026, Friday: Falcon Stage Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Let's Rock / Party at the Palace 2024 West Lothian, United Kingdom | active |
| Time to Rock Festival 2026, Sunday: Falcon Stage Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Time to Rock Festival 2026, Friday Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Time to Rock Festival 2026, Monday Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Ladies Rock Metal Fest 2 Paris, France | active |
| Time to Rock Festival 2026, Saturday: Falcon Stage Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Time to Rock Festival 2026, Sunday: Pirate Rock Stage Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Time to Rock Festival 2026, Monday: Rock Kommander Stage Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Time to Rock Festival 2026, Saturday Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Time to Rock Festival 2026, Monday: Pirate Rock Stage Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Time to Rock Festival 2026, Saturday: Pirate Rock Stage Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Time to Rock Festival 2026, Sunday: Rock Kommander Stage Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Rock & Metal Forever 2018: Red Stage Budapest, Hungary | active |
| Time to Rock Festival Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Les Vieilles Charrues Carhaix, France | active |
| Time to Rock Festival 2025 Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Aftershock Festival Sacramento, United States | active |
| Firefly Music Festival Dover, United States | active |
| Rock & Metal Forever 2018: Black Stage Budapest, Hungary | active |
| Rock in Vienna Wien, Austria | active |
| Monsters of Rock Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina | active |
| Øya Festival Oslo, Norway | active |
| Rock en Seine Saint-Cloud, France | active |
| Time to Rock Festival 2024 Skåne, Sweden | active |
| Red Rock Folk Festival Ontario, Canada | active |
| Mini-Rock-Festival Horb am Neckar, Germany | active |
| Rock am Hafen Recklinghausen, Germany | active |
| Days on the Green United States | active |
| Denver Pop Festival Denver, United States | defunct |
| Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival Okeechobee, United States | active |
| All Good Music Festival United States | active |
| Langerado United States | active |
| High Sierra Music Festival United States | active |
| KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas United States | active |
| Hangout Music Festival Gulf Shores, United States | active |
| Summer Jam at Watkins Glen United States | active |
| Rock the Universe Florida, United States | active |
| Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival United States | active |
| Rock the Canyon Shonto, United States | active |
| Governors Ball Music Festival New York City, United States | active |
| Gathering of the Vibes United States | active |
| Rock the Bayou Texas, United States | active |
| Rock of Ages Festival United States | active |
| PDX Pop Now! United States | active |
| Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival United States | active |
| Texxas Jam United States | active |
| Texas International Pop Festival United States | active |
| Vegoose United States | active |
| Sasquatch! Music Festival George, United States | defunct |
| Cosquin Rock Cosquín, Argentina | active |
| Rock It Australia | active |
| Village Fair Australia | active |
| Southbound Australia | active |
| Southern Roots Festival Australia | active |
| Falls Festival Australia | active |
| Gone South Australia | active |
| Green Rock Fest Ruse Ruse, Bulgaria | active |
| Edgefest Canada | active |
| Festival de la Tigra Piedecuesta, Colombia | active |
| Kuusrock Oulu, Finland | defunct |
| Glow Festival Tampere, Finland | active |
| Festival de Buguélès Côtes-d'Armor, France | active |
| Phun City United Kingdom | active |
| Evolution Festival, UK United Kingdom | active |
| Glasgowbury Festival United Kingdom | active |
| Beautiful Days United Kingdom | active |
| Isle of Wight Festival United Kingdom | active |
| Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music United Kingdom | defunct |
| Radio 1's Big Weekend United Kingdom | active |
| Stonehenge Free Festival United Kingdom | defunct |
| Whitby Gothic Weekend United Kingdom | active |
| Féile na Gealaí Gaeltacht, Ireland | active |
| Slane Concert Ireland | active |
| Dorn san Aer Gaeltacht, Ireland | active |
| Fajr International Music Festival Iran | active |
| Heineken Jammin' Festival Milan, Italy | active |
| ETPFEST South Korea | active |
| Basovišča Poland | active |
| Paredes de Coura Festival Portugal | active |
| Gitarijada Serbia | active |
| Festival Omladina Serbia | active |
| Nashestvie Russia | active |
| Peace & Love Sweden | active |
| Sweden Rock Festival Sweden | active |
| MRPL City Festival Mariupol, Ukraine | active |
| Rock in Rio Febras Freguesia de Briteiros (Salvador), Portugal | active |
| Toronto Rock and Roll Revival Canada | active |
| Hollywood Rock Brazil | active |
| Mantra-Rock Dance California, United States | active |
| Empty Hills Russia | active |
| Puntala-rock Finland | active |
| Rock Rodaun Musikfestival Liesing, Austria | active |
| Tons of Rock Norway | active |
| Pepsi Music Festival Argentina | active |
| Summercase Spain | active |
| Rock dein Leben Laichingen, Germany | active |
| Rock im Park Germany | active |
| Rock In Solo Indonesia | active |
| Rock the Park Canada | active |
| Chania Rock Festival Greece | active |
| Rock in Frederikshavn Frederikshavn Municipality, Denmark | active |
| Rock the Ocean's Tortuga Music Festival Fort Lauderdale, United States | active |
| Plage Noire Germany | active |
| Hard Rock Hell United Kingdom | active |
| Rock am See Germany | active |
| Hard Rock Laager Estonia | active |
| When We Were Young Santa Ana, United States | active |
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