Reminiscing on festival season 2025? Well, the good times ain’t over yet, and if you ask us, it’s never too early to start planning which festivals to book in next year. Loads of great music festivals have already announced their headliners, and some of them kick off as early as January.
It’s worth noting that, in 2026, one of the planet’s biggest and best music festivals is not happening. That’s right – after an electric 2025, good old Glastonbury is on a fallow year to allow the land a bit of TLC.
Not to worry, mind. No matter your music taste, who you’re going with, your weather preference or your capacity for camping, the world will have a festival that’s right for you, from Europe to the USA, Canada to Japan and Australia to India.
The best festivals in the world at a glance:
- ☮️ Best for hedonists and hippies: Boomtown
- 🔈 Best for beat freaks: Outlook
- 💡 Best for discovering something new: Tremor
- 🎵 Best for R&B and afrobeats: Afro Nation
- 🗽 Best city festival: Governors Ball
- 🎸 Best rock festival: Fuji Rock
- 🤩 Best for big names: Primavera Sound
- 🌠 Best for escaping reality: Big Red Bash
Overwhelmed? Don’t sweat – here’s our comprehensive roundup of the best festivals in the world taking place in 2026.
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