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EDM Festivals July 2026: What’s Happening Worldwide
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EDM Festivals July 2026: Worldwide Highlights and Key Events Taking Place This Month
July 2026 brings one of the strongest runs of the year for EDM festivals, with major events spread across Europe and North America. Tomorrowland leads the month from Belgium, while Croatia stays busy with Ultra Europe, Terminal V Croatia, and Defected Croatia. Italy hosts Kappa FuturFestival, Germany brings both Airbeat One and Parookaville, and the Netherlands continues its summer festival schedule with Awakenings and No Art. Canada also has several key July events, including Shambhala Music Festival, FVDED in the Park, and Veld Music Festival. Alongside those, festivals such as Electric Love Festival, Sea You Festival, Stereoparc, Weekend Festival, Colours of Ostrava, Dominator, and Monegros make July one of the most packed months for electronic music worldwide. Here’s a full look at the EDM festivals taking place throughout July 2026.
Dates: July 17–19 & July 24–26, 2026
Location: Boom, BelgiumTomorrowland returns to Boom, Belgium across two weekends in July, with the 2026 edition carrying the CONSCIENCIA theme. The lineup brings together one of the largest electronic music programs of the month, with names such as David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Martin Garrix, Armin van Buuren, Hardwell, John Summit, FISHER, Amelie Lens, Charlotte de Witte, Nina Kraviz, The Chainsmokers, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Afrojack, Steve Aoki, Solomun, and Anyma among the artists listed. Across both weekends, Tomorrowland Belgium 2026 covers EDM, house, techno, trance, hardstyle, drum and bass, and other electronic music styles across its full festival program.

Ultra Europe
Dates: July 10–12, 2026
Location: Park Mladeži, Split, Croatia
Ultra Europe takes place at Park Mladeži in Split, Croatia from July 10 to 12, bringing its 12th edition to the Adriatic coast. The 2026 lineup includes Adam Beyer, Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Calvin Harris, CamelPhat, DJ Snake, Dom Dolla, FISHER, Hardwell, I Hate Models, Jamie Jones, John Summit, Martin Garrix, Mau P, Miss Monique, Nico Moreno, Oliver Heldens, Sara Landry, Subtronics, and Worship, with the festival covering mainstage EDM, house, techno, trance, bass music, and harder electronic styles across the weekend.

Kappa FuturFestival
Dates: July 3–5, 2026
Location: Parco Dora, Turin, Italy
Kappa FuturFestival takes over Parco Dora in Turin, Italy from July 3 to 5, with a 2026 lineup focused heavily on house and techno. Artists listed for the edition include Amelie Lens, Armin van Buuren, Skrillex, Four Tet, Floating Points, Solomun, Seth Troxler, Jamie Jones, Joseph Capriati, Richie Hawtin, Chris Lake, Massano, Maceo Plex, Enrico Sangiuliano, Ben Klock, Adriatique, Agoria, DJ Tennis, Dixon, and Peggy Gou. The festival remains one of July’s strongest European options for techno, house, and underground electronic music.

Shambhala Music Festival
Dates: July 24–27, 2026
Location: Salmo River Ranch, Salmo, British Columbia, Canada
Shambhala Music Festival heads back to Salmo, British Columbia, Canada from July 24 to 27 for its 27th annual edition. The 2026 lineup lists A Trak, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Boris Brejcha, Chromeo, Cloonee, CloZee, Crankdat, Damian Lazarus, Dimension, EarthGang, Eli Brown, Excision, Ganja White Night, Hamdi, Interplanetary Criminal, Kai Wachi, Liquid Stranger, Louis The Child, Matroda, Seven Lions, Sidepiece, Sigma, Solardo, Tycho, Uncle Waffles, and Whethan. With six stages on the farm, Shambhala 2026 brings bass music, dubstep, house, techno, garage, drum and bass, and live electronic acts into one of Canada’s longest running independent electronic music festivals.

FVDED in the Park
Dates: July 3–4, 2026
Location: Holland Park, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
FVDED in the Park takes place at Holland Park in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada from July 3 to 4, bringing a two day summer festival lineup to Western Canada. The 2026 edition is led by FISHER on Friday and Dom Dolla on Saturday, with additional names including Disco Lines, GRiZ, Knock2, Mau P, BUNT., Crankdat, Levity B2B Wooli, Marlon Hoffstadt, Odd Mob, Tape B, Hedex, INZO, Nia Archives, Notion, Oppidan, TroyBoi, TSHA, VTSS, and Whipped Cream. The lineup gives FVDED in the Park 2026 a strong mix of house, bass, drum and bass, garage, and wider electronic music across the weekend.

Electric Love Festival
Dates: July 9 to 11, 2026
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Electric Love Festival brings its 2026 edition to Salzburg, Austria from July 9 to 11, with a lineup covering EDM, techno, hard dance, house, and live electronic music. Swedish House Mafia and John Newman lead the opening ceremony, followed by major names across the weekend including Armin van Buuren, HUGEL, Klangkuenstler, BUNT., Dimitri Vegas, KSHMR, Paul Kalkbrenner, and Holy Priest. The lineup also includes AXMO, Coone B2B Gravedgr, Da Tweekaz, Sub Zero Project, Tita Lau, TNT, Alignment, Krowdexx, Stan Christ, and Ran D, spread across stages such as Mainstage, Hard Dance Valley, Club Circus, Shutdown, and Blueboxx.

Airbeat One
Dates: July 8 to 12, 2026
Location: Airfield, Neustadt Glewe, Germany
Airbeat One runs from July 8 to 12 at the Airfield in Neustadt Glewe, Germany, bringing a five day festival edition with several stage focused lineups. The 2026 poster includes Amelie Lens, ARTBAT, Boris Brejcha, Charlotte de Witte, Holy Priest, Lilly Palmer, Marlon Hoffstadt, Neelix, Timmy Trumpet, W&W, I Hate Models, Charlie Sparks, Oguz, Paolo Ferrara, Kobosil, Kölsch, Korolova, Paul van Dyk, Andrew Rayel, Ben Nicky, Dash Berlin, and Cascada. With stages including Mainstage, Arena Stage, Harder Stage, The Face, Second Stage, Terminal Stage, and Butterfly Stage, Airbeat One 2026 covers EDM, techno, trance, hard dance, psytrance, and classic dance music across one of Germany’s biggest July festival weekends.

Awakenings Festival
Dates: July 10 to 12, 2026
Location: Beekse Bergen, Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands
Awakenings Festival brings its 2026 edition to Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands from July 10 to 12, with a lineup centred on techno and house. The festival includes Adam Beyer, Adriatique, Amelie Lens, Anetha, Ben Klock, Boris Brejcha, Charlotte de Witte, Cloonee, DJ Gigola X Funk Tribu, DJ Heartstring, Eli Brown X HI LO, Enrico Sangiuliano, FJAAK, I Hate Models, Indira Paganotto, Joris Voorn X Kevin de Vries, Joseph Capriati, Len Faki, Marco Carola, Mau P, Miss Monique, Nico Moreno, Nina Kraviz, Pan Pot, Richie Hawtin, and Speedy J. With more than 120 artists across the weekend, Awakenings Festival 2026 is one of July’s biggest European options for techno, house, and harder club focused electronic music.

Parookaville
Dates: July 17 to 19, 2026
Location: Airport Weeze, Weeze, Germany
Parookaville brings its festival city concept back to Airport Weeze in Weeze, Germany from July 17 to 19, with more than 300 artists spread across 10 plus stages. The 2026 lineup is led by Argy, Armin van Buuren, Axwell, The Chainsmokers, Charlotte de Witte, Don Diablo pres. CTRL ALT DELETE, Felix Jaehn, FISHER, Hardwell, R3HAB, Scooter, Sonny Fodera, Steve Aoki, Timmy Trumpet, and W&W. The wider artist list also includes Da Tweekaz, HI LO, Maddix, Mau P, Mike Williams, Pendulum DJ Set, Ran D, Rebellion, Restricted, Sam Collins, Topic, and Will Sparks, giving the festival a broad mix of EDM, house, techno, hard dance, trance, bass music, and live electronic styles across the weekend.

Sea You Festival
Dates: July 17 to 19, 2026
Location: Beach Republic, Tunisee, Freiburg, Germany
Sea You Festival takes place at Beach Republic by Tunisee in Freiburg, Germany from July 17 to 19, bringing a large electronic lineup to its lakeside festival setting. The 2026 lineup includes Adam Beyer, Amelie Lens, Boris Brejcha, BUNT., Charlie Sparks, I Hate Models, Miss Monique, Neelix, Novah, Nicolas Julian, Hannah Laing, Kaufmann, Karla Blum, Kuko, Blazy, Blithe, Ranji, Schrotthagen, Tripical Note, and Vegas. Across the weekend, Sea You Festival 2026 focuses on techno, melodic techno, trance, psytrance, house, and harder electronic styles, making it one of Germany’s key July electronic music festivals.

Terminal V Croatia
Dates: July 16 to 20, 2026
Location: The Garden Resort, Tisno, Croatia
Terminal V Croatia brings its destination festival format to The Garden Resort in Tisno, Croatia from July 16 to 20, with open air stages, boat parties, afterparties, and late night sessions at Barbarella’s across five days and nights. The 2026 lineup includes Anetha, Ben Klock, Charlie Sparks, Daria Kolosova, DJ Hyperdrive, Ellen Allien, Hannah Laing, Interplanetary Criminal, KiNK, Len Faki, Mischluft X Pegassi, Nicolas Julian, Novah, Patrick Mason, Sam Alfred, SPFDJ, Tommy Holohan, TRYM, and Vendex. With a strong focus on techno, hard techno, trance, and club focused electronic music, Terminal V Croatia 2026 adds another major destination festival to Croatia’s July calendar.

Stereoparc
Dates: July 24 to 25, 2026
Location: Corderie Royale, Rochefort, France
Stereoparc takes place at Corderie Royale in Rochefort, France from July 24 to 25, with a two day lineup across the Mainstage, The Island Stage, After Stage, and Stereocamp. The 2026 mainstage includes Steve Aoki, Showtek, I Hate Models, Lilly Palmer, Novah, Vladimir Cauchemar, Creeds, Upsilone, Emma B, Nicolas Cuer, ASNA, and Venga. Across the other stages, names such as French Cocotte, Goldcher, Heal, W8, Lunaa, Melitah, Raphaël Palmeër, Urumi, Ava Mind, Basstrick, Lucye, DJ Schnake, Kichta, Linds, and Uphoria bring a mix of EDM, techno, hard dance, house, and French electronic acts to the 2026 edition.

Weekend Festival
Dates: July 31 to August 1, 2026
Location: Vermo Arena, Espoo, Finland
Weekend Festival brings its System Green Edition to Vermo Arena in Espoo, Finland from July 31 to August 1, with Martin Garrix and Timmy Trumpet leading the 2026 lineup. The artist list also includes Bassjackers, Coone, Cosmic Gate, D Block & S Te Fan, Darude, Gabry Ponte, Koven, Maddix, Mike Williams, Netsky, Oliver Heldens, Pendulum DJ Set, R3HAB, Salvatore Ganacci, Sound Rush B2B Wildstylez, Tungevaag, and Holy Priest as the main stage hard special. Across the weekend, Weekend Festival 2026 covers EDM, trance, hardstyle, drum and bass, house, and harder electronic styles, adding a major Nordic festival stop to the July calendar.

Veld Music Festival
Dates: July 31 to August 2, 2026
Location: Downsview Park, Toronto, Canada
Veld Music Festival takes place at Downsview Park in Toronto, Canada from July 31 to August 2, with a three day lineup spanning EDM, trance, techno, house, bass music, and melodic electronic styles. The 2026 artist list includes Above & Beyond, Armin van Buuren, ARTBAT, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Boys Noize, Charlotte de Witte, Crankdat, Disco Lines, FISHER, Galantis, ILLENIUM, James Hype, Kx5, Lilly Palmer, Lost Frequencies, Maddix, Mau P, Miss Monique, Ray Volpe, Restricted, Sara Landry, SLANDER, Subtronics, and Whethan. With major names from both the mainstage and bass side of electronic music, Veld Music Festival 2026 gives Toronto one of Canada’s biggest EDM weekends of the summer.

Defected Croatia
Dates: July 29 to August 2, 2026
Location: The Garden Resort, Tisno, Croatia
Defected Croatia celebrates 10 years at The Garden Resort in Tisno, Croatia from July 29 to August 2, with five days of house, disco, soul, and club focused electronic music. The 2026 phase one lineup includes 2fox, Aline Rocha, Arielle Free, Blackchild, Carl Craig, Copyright, Darius Syrossian, Dennis Ferrer, DJ Holographic, Dunmore Brothers, Eats Everything, Eliza Rose, Floorplan, Gerd Janson, Groove Armada DJ Set, Horse Meat Disco, Jayda G, John Morales, Jonas Blue, Kirollus, Krystal Klear, Low Steppa, Melé, Melvo Baptiste, Moodymann, Oden & Fatzo Live, Purple Disco Machine, Riva Starr, Sam Divine, Seth Troxler, Skream, Todd Edwards, TSHA, and Yasmin. Across the week, Defected Croatia 2026 brings the label’s 10th anniversary edition to one of Croatia’s key summer festival locations, with more artists still to be announced.

Colours of Ostrava
Dates: July 15 to 18, 2026
Location: Dolní Vítkovice, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Colours of Ostrava brings a wider music festival lineup to Dolní Vítkovice in Ostrava, Czech Republic from July 15 to 18, making it slightly different from the more electronic focused events in this July guide. The 2026 edition includes Twenty One Pilots, Moby, Teddy Swims, Lorde, Tomora, Paris Paloma, Baby Lasagna, Bennett, Big Freedia, Harry Strange, Jambinai, Kirara, The Mary Wallopers, Turtle Island, Bert & Friends, I Love You Honey Bunny, Kateřina Marie Tichá & Bandjeez, Lenka Dusilová, Mirai, and Sofian Medjmedj. For electronic music audiences, Moby, Bennett, Kirara, and Tomora are the main names to note, while the full lineup gives Colours of Ostrava 2026 a broader place in Europe’s July festival calendar.

Dominator
Dates: July 17 to 18, 2026
Location: Eersel, Netherlands
Dominator brings its Fatal Fortune edition to Eersel, Netherlands on July 17 and 18, with a lineup centred on hardcore and the harder end of electronic music. The 2026 edition includes Angerfist, AniMe, Barber, Billx, Dimitri K, Dr. Peacock, Evil Activities vs. Mad Dog, Gezellige Uptempo, Major Conspiracy vs. Satirized, Miss K8, N Vitral, Neophyte, Never Surrender, Paul Elstak, Radical Redemption, Revealer, The Dark Horror, The Viper, Unexist, Unicorn On K, and Yoshiko. Across the two days, Dominator 2026 focuses on hardcore, uptempo, gabber, frenchcore, rawstyle, and related harder styles, making it one of the main July festival choices for harder electronic music in the Netherlands.

No Art
Dates: July 18 and July 25, 2026
Location: Riekerhaven and Flevopark, Amsterdam, Netherlands
No Art brings a more underground house focused entry to Amsterdam, Netherlands in July, with its Opening Festival at Riekerhaven on July 18 and Closing Festival at Flevopark on July 25. The 2026 lineup includes ANOTR, ALCI, Benja, D Stone, FLETCH, Franc Fala, Hannecart, Isabella, Malugi, Mateo Dufour, Mau P, Mochakk, Paramida, Ryan Elliott, Rossi., Rooléh, RÜFÜS DU SOL DJ Set, Seth Troxler, The Martinez Brothers, and Toman. With both dates centred around house and underground electronic music, No Art 2026 adds a strong Amsterdam stop to the July festival calendar.

Monegros Desert Festival
Dates: July 25, 2026
Location: Fraga, Spain
Monegros Desert Festival brings one of July’s most intense electronic lineups to the desert in Fraga, Spain, running on July 25 from the afternoon through to the next morning. The 2026 edition includes Adiel B2B Quest, Adrián Mills F2F Cloudy, Alarico B2B Yanamaste, Alignment, Amelie Lens, Ben Klock B2B SHDW, BIIA, Cera Khin, Chelina Manuhutu B2B Tini Gessler, Clara Cuvé, Daria Kolosova, Fatima Hajji, FJAAK, Indira Paganotto, Klangkuenstler, Kobosil, Len Faki, Manda Moor, Marco Faraone, Patrick Mason, Richie Hawtin, Sally C, Setaoc Mass B2B Rene Wise, and Vendex. With techno, hard techno, house, psytrance, and underground electronic music spread across its desert setting, Monegros Desert Festival 2026 adds another major Spain stop to the July festival calendar.

From Tomorrowland in Belgium to major July festivals across Croatia, Germany, Canada, Spain, and the Netherlands, July 2026 brings together one of the widest electronic music festival runs of the year, covering EDM, house, techno, trance, bass music, hard dance, and underground electronic styles across different regions.
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With 13 years in the EDM scene, Preetika has built a strong presence around festivals, club culture, and electronic music. Based in Bangkok, she covers all things EDM in Thailand and beyond, with a focus on both local and international talent. She has attended major festivals including Tomorrowland, Ultra Japan, and Creamfields Hong Kong. Since working as a writer for EDM House Network, she has interviewed artists such as Blasterjaxx, James Hype, W&W, R3HAB, Alok, and many others. Her experience and consistent presence in the scene make her a trusted voice for EDM coverage.
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