List of Overseas Music Festivals [2025–2026]: A Comprehensive Roundup Across All Genres

The Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, commonly shortened to Tuska, is a Finnish heavy metal festival held annually in Helsinki. The first Tuska was held in 1998, and it has grown significantly every year since. From 2001, the festival took place in Kaisaniemi Park in the city center. However, the 2011 Tuska was held in the Sörnäinen district. The festival dates are always either in June or July. In recent years, attendance has increased, with the festival drawing around 30,000 people. In 2006, the festival was almost sold out.

The world’s largest jazz festival, held annually in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Over 600 live performances take place during the event, about 450 of which are free to attend. In addition to jazz, you can enjoy blues, pop, rock, and even disco music.

The Glastonbury Festival held in the UK is a very large outdoor rock festival. With a history dating back to 1970, it attracts an exceptionally star-studded lineup, featuring artists who would be headliners at other festivals. It’s said to be the model for Fuji Rock and the Avalon Festival that appears in the manga BECK.

Hideout Festival is a next-generation dance music festival in its eighth year, held on Croatia’s famous Novalja Beach. Set on a beautiful beach nestled between breathtaking mountains and the Adriatic Sea, Hideout offers five action-packed days alongside 150 of the world’s best artists.

It’s one of the Netherlands’ largest and longest-running rock festivals, first held in 1970. As you’d expect from such a major, well-established event, the lineup is nothing short of spectacular. It’s definitely a festival you’ll want to attend at least once. Japanese bands have also performed there in the past.

Electric Forest takes place in a forest with a wonderfully atmospheric vibe. On the official website, you can see photos and videos of the venue. The collaboration between the deep-green trees and the festival’s colorful lighting is beautiful, and the atmosphere is so captivating that just being there feels enjoyable.

GMM offers content for fans of a wide range of heavy music genres—from hard rock to death metal, black metal to punk, and metalcore to thrash. The food menu is also extensive, letting you enjoy Belgian flavors such as hamburgers and hot dogs.