Well, you love traveling, you love meeting new places, you love meeting new cultures and people. What you also love, is attending summer festivals. You’re already picturing what your summer will look like. You’re at some nice music festival, drinking a beer and later on a cocktail while chilling on a hammock. You’re singing along to your favourite song and guess what, your friends are there to sing it with you. You get up, you dance, you swim, you drink, you eat, you sleep and repeat. Eat sleep rave repeat. Yes, you love this feeling.
So you’re planning to travel to Europe… You’re wondering.. What kind of festivals could you attend? What are your options?
You love rock music, you love pop music, you love hip-hop, you love electronic music, and you love traditional music. Well yeah, itinari's database has your taste pretty much covered!
To save you some time from crawling to the web for info, here’s a list with all the worth-attending music festivals in Europe! Bare in mind we’re a lot of editors, and each one is covering and talking about his/her beloved homeland! Make sure you click on the hyperlinks that follow for further & local guidance! Enjoy!
Greece
Greece is brimming with festivals every summer. As we all know, if there is one thing that Greeks love more than anything, it’s celebrating life! As a result, all summer long, locals and tourists gather to honour the country’s music, its delicious food, its wine, and of course its dancing and singing traditions.
Los Almiros Festival in Almiros, Volos
Οθρυος 37, Αλμυρός, 37100, Almiros 371 00, GreeceRiver Party in Nestorio, Kastoria
CX62+C7 Nestorio, GreeceUP Festival in Koufonisia
VJRW+F2 Koufonisia, GreeceFeel Ikaria's Vibes
H4W6+MW Raches, GreeceRockWave Festival in Athens
Pipinou 1, Athina 112 57, GreeceBe hippy in Matala Festival, Crete
XPVX+6V Matala, GreeceTree of Life Psychedelic Festival in Asprovalta
Riviera, Asprovalta, Asprovalta 570 21, GreeceRiver Flow Festival in Vergina
Αναγεννήσεως 19, Vergina 590 31, GreeceSpain
Electronic music lovers brace yourselves, Spain has some festival hidden aces ready to be played in its coasts during the summer… It's no wonder that Spain offers the best music festivals in Europe. From baroque to techno, people from all over the world fly there to attend some of the most well-known and international's fame festivals. Primavera Sound Festival, Sonar and Rototom are not to be missed!
Primavera Sound Festival
Carrer de la Canuda, 47, 08002 Barcelona, SpainRototom Sunsplash Reggae Festival
Carretera N-340, Km. 986.3, 12560 Benicàssim, Castellón, ΙσπανίαDGTL goes to Barcelona!
Carrer de la Canuda, 47, 08002 Barcelona, SpainCruilla Festival
Carrer Litoral, Ronda Litoral, 2S, 08019 Barcelona, SpainBENICASSIM FESTIVAL (FIB)
Carrer Sant Tomàs, 75, 12560 Benicàssim, Castelló, SpainDelirium Festival
52M6+4V Cotillo, SpainThe Azkena Rock Festival (a.k.a. ARF)
V859+M7 Vitoria-Gasteiz, SpainPortugal
What some may not know is that Portugal is a heaven for music lovers, especially in the summer! The Portuguese summer is teeming with sites to explore and things to do, like the beautiful golden beaches or the incredible green hills. But! If you’re more of a “listener” than a hiker, then we’ve got some great suggestions for you! Here’s a list with the biggest summer music festivals in Portugal, all the way from the breezy North to the warm South. NOS Primavera Sound, NOS Alive, Super Bock Super Rock and a lot more are waiting to be discovered!
Festival Vilar de Mouros
4910 Vilar de Mouros, PortugalAmplifest
Rua do Infante D. Henrique, 4050 Porto, PortugalAndanças - Festival Internacional de Música e Dança Tradicional
R. Cónego Albano, 7320-202 Castelo de Vide, PortugalFestival OutJazz
Alameda Cardeal Cerejeira, 1070-051 Lisboa, PortugalFestival Milhões de Festa
R. João Macedo Correia 98, 4750-303 Barcelos, PortugalFestival Semibreve
Av. da Liberdade 700, 4710-249 Braga, PortugalNOS Alive
MQW8+X3 Algés, PortugalNOS Primavera Sound
5899+P4 Porto, PortugalSuper Bock Super Rock
Rossio dos Olivais 2.13.01 1990, 1990-221 Lisboa, PortugalBelgium
What’s Belgium famous for after all? Is it its delicious fries? Its waffles & chocolates? Its history? Its national football team? Its cosmopolitan and multicultural population? Well sure…, all these things! But if you go ahead and ask someone outside Europe what’s Belgium famous for, the answer would most likely be “its music festivals”. Simply that. Tomorrowland and Dour are a couple of those festivals that shouldn’t be missing from your agenda!
Tomorrowland Festival
PRC de Schorre, Schommelei, 2850 Boom, ΒέλγιοDour Festival
Plaine de la machine a feu, 7370, 7370 Dour, BelgiqueLa Ducasse du Doudou
Grand Place MONS, Grand Place 8, 7000 Mons, BelgiumLooking for more inspiration, or maybe planning to visit more countries? Stay tuned, part 2 is on the way with more exciting suggestions!
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