Heavy metal festivals in Germany

14 active · 15 total

There are 15 heavy metal music festivals in Germany. 14 are currently active and 1 is defunct or on hiatus.

The oldest is Wacken Open Air in Wacken, founded in 1990.

The most popular month for heavy metal festivals in Germany is august, with 2 festivals typically held during that period.

Festival	Location	Month	Genres	Capacity	Status
Wave-Gotik-Treffen Leipzig, Germany	Leipzig, Germany	may	alternative rockebm	—	active
M'era Luna Festival Hildesheim, Germany	Hildesheim, Germany	august	heavy metal	—	active
Bang Your Head!!! Balingen, Germany	Balingen, Germany	—	heavy metal	—	defunct
Summer Breeze Open Air Germany	Germany	—	heavy metal	—	active
Wacken Open Air Wacken, Germany	Wacken, Germany	august	hard rockheavy metal	—	active
Rock Hard Festival Germany	Germany	—	heavy metal	—	active
Full Force Germany	Germany	—	heavy metal	—	active
Plage Noire Germany	Germany	—	alternative rockebm	—	active
Party.San Metal Open Air Germany	Germany	—	heavy metal	—	active
Download Germany Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheim, Germany	—	heavy metalrock	—	active
Rock im Revier Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Gelsenkirchen, Germany	—	heavy metalpunk rock	—	active
Party.San Metal Open Air 2012 Thüringen, Germany	Thüringen, Germany	—	heavy metal	—	active
Ruhrpott Metal Meeting Germany	Germany	—	heavy metal	—	active
Metal Hammer Paradise Germany	Germany	—	heavy metal	—	active
Metal Invasion Straubing, Germany	Straubing, Germany	—	heavy metal	—	active