Metal festivals
85 festivals whose programme leans metal — 29 with dates announced.
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Cheltenham Music Festival
Jul 3 – Oct 18, 2026 · Cheltenham, United Kingdom · Rock / Metal / Alternative
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Aug 2–30, 2026 · Rotterdam, Netherlands · Metal / Death Metal
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Aug 4 – Nov 15, 2026 · Tilburg, Netherlands · Metal
Leyendas del Rock
Aug 5–8, 2026 · Villena, Spain · Metal
Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci
Aug 7, 2026 · Potsdam, Germany · Rock / Metal / Electronic
V and B Fest'
Aug 20–24, 2026 · Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne, France · Metal / Rock / Electronic
Rockristi
Aug 29, 2026 · Lochristi, Belgium · Metal
Wratislavia Cantans
Sep 3, 2026 · Wrocław, Poland · Metal / Death Metal
Mennecy Metal Fest
Sep 4, 2026 · Mennecy, France · Metal / Rock / Death Metal
Beest, ’t
Sep 5 – Dec 19, 2026 · Goes, Netherlands · Metal / Rock
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Sep 11–12, 2026 · Rotterdam, Netherlands · Metal / Alternative / Electronic
Raismes Fest
Sep 12–13, 2026 · Raismes, France · Rock / Metal
Nouvelles voix
Sep 26 – Dec 8, 2026 · Villefranche-sur-Saône, France · Hip-Hop / Metal
Umeå Jazz Festival
Oct 23–24, 2026 · Umeå, Sweden · Metal / Rock / Death Metal
Les Saints Sauveurs du Rock
Oct 24, 2026 · Saint-Sauveur-Lendelin, France · Metal
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
Nov 29, 2026 · Huddersfield, United Kingdom · Metal / Rock
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Jun 9, 2027 · United Kingdom · Metal / Rock
Mystic Festival
Jun 10, 2027 · Gdańsk, Poland · Metal
Hellfest Open Air
Jun 17, 2027 · Clisson, France · Rock / Metal / Heavy Metal
Stoned From The Underground
Jul 8, 2027 · Thuringe, Germany · Rock / Metal
Ilosaarirock
Jul 16, 2027 · Joensuu, Finland · Rock / Metal
John Smith Rock Festival
Jul 22, 2027 · Laukaa, Finland · Metal
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- RADAR Festival
Last held Jul 31 – Aug 2, 2026 · Manchester
- Sylak Open Air
Last held Jul 31 – Aug 2, 2026 · Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans
- Vaasa Festival
Last held Jul 30 – Aug 2, 2026 · Vaasa
- Baltic Metal Storm
Last held Jul 31 – Aug 1, 2026 · Turku
- Porispere
Last held Jul 31 – Aug 1, 2026 · Pori
- Rock'n Poche festival
Last held Jul 31 – Aug 1, 2026 · Habère-Poche
- Rockstadt Extreme Fest
Last held Jun 29 – Aug 1, 2026 · Râșnov
- Rock dein Leben
Last held Jul 30, 2026 · Laichingen
- Xtreme fest
Last held Jul 30, 2026 · Le Garric
- Festival de la mer
Last held Jul 24, 2026 · Landunvez
- Authentiks
Last held Jul 23, 2026 · Vienne
- Castle Party
Last held Jul 16, 2026 · Bolków
- Kave Fest
Last held Jul 3–5, 2026 · Gisors
- Castle Rock Festival
Last held Jul 2–4, 2026 · Mülheim
- Plane'r Fest
Last held Jul 3–4, 2026 · Colombier-saugnieu
- Resurrection Fest
Last held Jul 1–4, 2026 · Viveiro
- RIIP Fest
Last held Jul 3, 2026 · Notre-Dame-d'Oé
- Kilkim žaibu
Last held Jun 25, 2026 · Ukmergė
- Broken Summer
Last held Jun 24, 2026 · Stockholm
- Nummirock
Last held Jun 17, 2026 · Kauhajoki
- La Tête dans le Fion
Last held Jun 12–13, 2026 · Saint-Amand-sur-Fion
- Bocksons Festival
Last held Jun 5, 2026 · Valentigney
- BetiZfest
Last held Apr 9, 2026 · Cambrai
- Festival Break The Ice (Souris Verte)
Last held Jan 17 – Apr 3, 2026 · Épinal
- Skagen Festival
Last held Feb 14, 2026 · Frederikshavn
- Musica da Bere
Last held Oct 11, 2025 · Brescia
- Born & Raised Festival
Last held Aug 29 – Sep 13, 2025 · Pryor
- Wacken Open Air
Last held Jul 28 – Aug 2, 2025 · Wacken
- Deichbrand
Last held Jul 17–20, 2025 · Cuxhaven
- Festival de Jarocin
Last held Jul 18–20, 2025 · Jarocin
- Nova Rock Festival
Last held Jun 11–14, 2025 · Nickelsdorf
- Rock am Ring
Last held Jun 6–8, 2025 · Nürburgring
- Sweden Rock Festival
Last held Jun 4–7, 2025 · Norje
- C'est l'Hiver ! Morgins Festival
Last held Dec 13–14, 2024 · Morgins
- With Full Force
Last held Jun 21, 2024
- Rock im Park
Last held Jun 7–9, 2024 · Nuremberg
- Festival de Vouziers
Last held Jan 1 – Oct 28, 2023 · Vouziers
- Ruhrpott Metal Meeting
Last held Dec 9–10, 2022 · Turbinenhalle Oberhausen
- Bully on Rocks
No dates announced · Bully-les-Mines
- Chaulnes Metal Fest
No dates announced · Chaulnes
- Fest Hom Fred
No dates announced · Roye
- Festival graf Zeppelin
No dates announced · Lessay
- Festivalpark
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- Heidelberger Frühling
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- Keudfest
No dates announced · Cossé-en-Champagne
- L'Agit'al Sol
No dates announced · Villegly
- La Bergerie
No dates announced · Mareuil-sur-Cher
- Les Acteurs de l'Ombre
No dates announced · Nantes
- Liévin Metal Fest
No dates announced · Liévin
- Normandy Metal Fest
No dates announced · Louviers
- Outbreak metal fest
No dates announced · Blois
- Raffal Fest
No dates announced · Alençon
- Rock In Bourlon
No dates announced · Bourlon
- Rock Your Brain Fest
No dates announced · Sélestat
- Rock'Aisne
No dates announced · Chauny
- Y'a pas l'feu
No dates announced · Cambrin