Metal festivals
358 festivals whose programme leans metal - 180 with dates announced.
358
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180
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306
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Sep 2026
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Born & Raised Festival
Sep 17–19, 2026 · Pryor, United States · Metal / Rock
Buffalo Traffic JamCameron AllbrightCody Canada and the DepartedColton BowlinCovington CreekElizabeth Nichols+30 more
L'Boulevard
Sep 17–20, 2026 · Casablanca, Morocco · Metal
Louder Than Life
Sep 17–20, 2026 · Louisville, United States · Metal / Rock
Cosmic Void Festival
Sep 18–20, 2026 · London, United Kingdom · Metal / Death Metal
Muscadeath
Sep 18–19, 2026 · Vallet, France · Death Metal / Metal
Bosphorus Open Air Metal Fest
Sep 19–20, 2026 · Istanbul, Türkiye · Metal / Death Metal
Rock Fest at the Fair
Sep 19, 2026 · Hutchinson, United States · Metal / Rock / Alternative
Be Prog! My Friend
Sep 25–26, 2026 · Barcelona, Spain · Metal / Rock
Euroblast Festival
Sep 25–27, 2026 · Cologne, Germany · Metal / Death Metal / Rock
Four Chord Music Festival
Sep 25–26, 2026 · Pittsburgh, United States · Metal / Rock / Pop
Metalitalia Festival
Sep 26–27, 2026 · Trezzo sull'Adda, Italy · Metal / Death Metal
Aftershock Festival
Oct 1–4, 2026 · Sacramento, United States · Metal / Rock
Full Metal Cruise
Oct 1–11, 2026 · Kiel, Germany · Metal / Rock / Heavy Metal
Busan International Rock Festival
Oct 2–4, 2026 · Busan, South Korea · Metal / Rock
Camden Rocks Festival
Oct 3, 2026 · London, United Kingdom · Metal / Rock
Knockout Outdoor
Oct 3, 2026 · Sydney, Australia · Electronic / Techno / Metal
Neverender Festival
Oct 3–4, 2026 · Santa Ana, United States · Rock / Alternative / Metal
Vienna Metal Meeting
Oct 3, 2026 · Vienna, Austria · Metal
Beyond The Music
Oct 6–9, 2026 · Manchester, United Kingdom · Rock / Alternative / Metal
Nouvelles voix
Oct 6–17, 2026 · Villefranche-sur-Saône, France · Hip-Hop / Metal
Emissions from the Monolith
Oct 8–11, 2026 · Youngstown, United States · Metal
Rising Fest
Oct 9–10, 2026 · Dijon, France · Metal / Heavy Metal / Rock
Bangalore Open Air
Oct 10, 2026 · Bengaluru, India · Metal / Death Metal
Furnace Fest
Oct 10–11, 2026 · Birmingham, United States · Metal
Quest fest
Oct 10, 2026 · Wolverhampton, United Kingdom · Metal
Rock al Parque
Oct 10–12, 2026 · Bogotá, Colombia · Rock / Metal
Sick Fest
Oct 10, 2026 · Hickory, United States · Metal
Desertfest Antwerp
Oct 16–18, 2026 · Antwerp, Belgium · Metal / Rock
Desertfest Belgium
Oct 16–18, 2026 · Seraing, Belgium · Rock / Metal
Heavy Psych Sounds Fest Berlin
Oct 16, 2026 · Berlin, Germany · Rock / Metal
Rise And Fall Festival
Oct 16, 2026 · Niort, France · Metal
Heavy Psych Sounds Fest Dresden
Oct 17, 2026 · Dresden, Germany · Rock / Metal
Suburban Clampdown
Oct 17–18, 2026 · Garden Grove, United States · Rock / Metal
Umeå Jazz Festival
Oct 21–24, 2026 · Umeå, Sweden · Metal / Rock
Copenhell Metal Cruise
Oct 23–25, 2026 · København, Denmark · Metal / Rock
Between editions
Also listed here
- Firemaster Convention
Oct 23–25, 2026 · Châteauroux
- Shinedown’s Lunatic Ball
Oct 23–25, 2026 · Miramar Beach
- Kuopiorock
Oct 24, 2026 · Kuopio
- Les Saints Sauveurs du Rock
Oct 24, 2026 · Saint-Sauveur-Lendelin
- Sick New World Texas
Oct 24, 2026 · Fort Worth
- Siege of Limerick
Oct 25, 2026 · Limerick
- Tyran Fest
Oct 25, 2026 · Oignies
- Headbangers Boat
Oct 30 – Nov 3, 2026 · Miami
- Festival de Vouziers
Oct 31, 2026 · Vouziers
- Mediterranea Metal Cruise
Nov 2–6, 2026 · Mykonos
- Aalborg Metal Festival
Nov 6–7, 2026 · Aalborg
- House of Metal
Nov 6–7, 2026 · Umea
- Damnation
Nov 7–8, 2026 · Manchester
- Damnation Festival
Nov 7–8, 2026 · Manchester
- Dia De Los Deftones
Nov 7, 2026 · San Diego
- Festival Hipnosis
Nov 7, 2026 · Ciudad de México
- Vagabond Festival
Nov 7, 2026 · 台南
- Foud'Rock
Nov 13–14, 2026 · Magny-les-Hameaux
- Heavy Psych Sounds Fest London
Nov 13–14, 2026 · London
- Fireball Fest
Nov 14–15, 2026 · Taoyuan
- Helldorado
Nov 14, 2026 · Eindhoven
- Vans Warped Tour Orlando
Nov 14–15, 2026 · Orlando
- Hellsinki Industrial Fest
Nov 19–21, 2026 · Helsinki
- Festival Overlook
Nov 20 – Dec 5, 2026 · Bergerac
- Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
Nov 20–29, 2026 · Huddersfield
- Plage Noire
Nov 20, 2026 · Weißenhäuser Strand
- Revolution Calling
Nov 20–21, 2026 · Eindhoven
- Dial Up Festival Chandler
Nov 21, 2026 · Chandler
- BERGFESTival
Dec 3–6, 2026 · Saalbach-Hinterglemm
- Decibel Metal & Beer Fest Denver
Dec 4–5, 2026 · Denver
- Good Things Festival
Dec 4–6, 2026 · Melbourne / Sydney / Brisbane
- Metal and Beer Fest Denver
Dec 4–5, 2026 · Denver
- Knotfest Mexico
Dec 5, 2026 · Ciudad de México
- Eindhoven Metal Meeting
Dec 11–12, 2026 · Eindhoven
- Motocultor Festival Across Europe Tour
Jan 13, 2027 · Wolverhampton
- E.N.D. Cruise
Jan 22–26, 2027 · Miami
- Emo’s Not Dead
Jan 22–26, 2027 · Nassau
- ShipRocked
Jan 24–30, 2027 · Miami
- Planet Desert Rock
Jan 28–31, 2027 · Las Vegas
- Froth & Fury Festival
Jan 30, 2027 · Adelaide
- Shred Fest
Feb 15, 2027 · Southampton
- Shred Fest
Feb 17, 2027 · Dublin
- Heidelberger Frühling
Mar 13 – Apr 17, 2027 · Heidelberg
- Inferno Metal Festival
Mar 25–28, 2027 · Oslo
- Ragnarök Festival
Apr 1–3, 2027 · Lichtenfels
- Uprising Festival
Apr 9–10, 2027 · Wolverhampton
- Roadburn Festival
Apr 15–18, 2027 · Tilburg
- Summer of ’99 Cruise
Apr 17–21, 2027 · Miami & Great Stirrup Cay
- Keep It True
Apr 23–24, 2027 · Lauda-Koenigshofen
- Bangers Open Air
Apr 24–25, 2027 · São Paulo
- A Day to Remember’s Big Ole Boat Show
Apr 28 – May 2, 2027 · Miami
- Karmøygeddon
Apr 29 – May 1, 2027 · Karmøy
- Viña Rock
Apr 29 – May 1, 2027 · Villarrobledo
- Dunk! Festival
May 6, 2027 · Gand
- Welcome to Rockville
May 6–9, 2027 · Daytona Beach
- A Colossal Weekend
May 13–15, 2027 · Copenhague
- Sonic Temple Festival
May 13–16, 2027 · Columbus
- Desertfest Berlin
May 14–16, 2027 · Berlin
- Desertfest London
May 21–23, 2027 · London
- Mad With Power
May 21–22, 2027 · Madison
- Call of the Wild
May 27–30, 2027 · Lincoln
- Freak Valley Festival
May 27–29, 2027 · Deuz
- Maryland Deathfest
May 27–30, 2027 · Baltimore
- Vestrock
May 28–30, 2027 · Hulst
- Copenhagen Distortion
Jun 2–6, 2027 · commune de Copenhague
- Muskelrock
Jun 3–5, 2027 · Alvesta
- Rock am Ring
Jun 4, 2027 · Nürburgring
- Rock im Park
Jun 4–6, 2027 · Nuremberg
- Download Festival
Jun 9, 2027
- Sweden Rock Festival
Jun 9–12, 2027 · Norje
- Ain’t Like You Festival
Jun 10–12, 2027 · Torgau
- Greenfield Festival
Jun 10–12, 2027 · Interlaken
- Mystic Festival
Jun 10, 2027 · Gdańsk
- Nova Rock Festival
Jun 10–12, 2027 · Nickelsdorf
- Into The Grave
Jun 11–13, 2027 · Leeuwarden
- Metalfest Open Air
Jun 11–13, 2027 · Pilsen
- Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci
Jun 11–27, 2027 · Potsdam
- Kickn’ Up Kountry
Jun 16–19, 2027 · Karlstad
- Graspop Metal Meeting
Jun 17–20, 2027 · Dessel
- Hellfest - Warm-Up Tour
Jun 17, 2027 · Paris
- Hellfest Open Air
Jun 17–20, 2027 · Clisson
- MetalGate Czech Death Fest
Jun 17–19, 2027 · Červený Kostelec
- Warped Tour
Jun 19–20, 2027 · Washington, DC
- AlpenFlair
Jun 23–26, 2027
- Basinfirefest
Jun 23–26, 2027 · Spálené Poříčí
- Copenhell
Jun 23–26, 2027 · commune de Copenhague
- Jera On Air
Jun 24–26, 2027 · Ysselsteyn
- Danube Island Festival
Jun 25–27, 2027 · Vienna
- Donauinselfest
Jun 25–27, 2027 · Vienna
- Resurrection Fest
Jun 30 – Jul 3, 2027 · Viveiro
- Bochum Total
Jul 1–4, 2027 · Bochum
- Fajtfest
Jul 1–3, 2027 · Velké Meziříčí
- Rock Fest Barcelona
Jul 1–4, 2027 · Barcelona
- Ieperfest
Jul 2–4, 2027 · Ieper
- Rock Imperium Festival
Jul 2–4, 2027 · Carthagène
- Tuska
Jul 2–4, 2027 · Helsinki
- Tuska Open Air Metal Festival
Jul 2–4, 2027 · Helsinki
- Obscene Extreme
Jul 7–11, 2027 · Trutnov
- Rockharz
Jul 7–10, 2027 · Ballenstedt
- Masters of Rock
Jul 8–11, 2027 · Vizovice
- Stoned From The Underground
Jul 8–10, 2027 · Thuringe
- Bospop
Jul 9–11, 2027 · Weert
- Cheltenham Music Festival
Jul 9–17, 2027 · Cheltenham
- Castle Party
Jul 15–18, 2027 · Bolków
- Dong Open Air
Jul 15–17, 2027 · Neukirchen-Vluyn
- Rock Fest Wisconsin
Jul 15–17, 2027 · Cadott
- Zwarte Cross
Jul 15–18, 2027 · Lichtenvoorde
- Boomtown Festival
Jul 16–22, 2027 · Gand
- Ilosaarirock
Jul 16–18, 2027 · Joensuu
- Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival
Jul 16–18, 2027 · Mansfield
- Upheaval Festival
Jul 16–17, 2027 · Grand Rapids
- John Smith Rock Festival
Jul 22–24, 2027 · Laukaa
- Steelhouse Festival
Jul 23–25, 2027 · Abertillery
- Amphi festival
Jul 24–25, 2027 · Cologne
- Rockstadt Extreme Fest
Jul 26–30, 2027 · Râșnov
- Tolminator
Jul 28 – Aug 1, 2027 · Tolmin
- Wacken Open Air
Jul 28, 2027 · Wacken
- Rock dein Leben
Jul 29–31, 2027 · Laichingen
- RADAR Festival
Jul 30 – Aug 1, 2027 · Manchester
- Alcatraz Metal Fest
Aug 5–8, 2027 · Kortrijk
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