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

The Ohana Festival is an outdoor music festival held in Dana Point, California, facing the Pacific Ocean. Over three days, you can enjoy the dry, pleasant climate and top-notch music as a diverse lineup of artists—from jazz and folk to country—gather from across the U.S. and abroad. From midday into the evening, you can savor cold drinks and hot American fare, and even spend time playing by the nearby ocean.

Ultra Music Festival is one of the world’s largest EDM festivals, held in Chicago, USA since 1999. It’s extremely popular among both performers and attendees, with early-bird tickets released a year in advance selling out in seconds. Ultra made its debut in Korea in 2012.

Shaky Knees Festival is an outdoor rock festival held in Atlanta, USA. Although it’s a relatively new festival that began in 2013, it has grown into a large-scale event where around 75 artists perform across five stages over the course of three days.

An extreme festival featuring nothing but exciting bands like hardcore, grindcore, and death metal. The venue is the Czech Republic, a holy land of goregrind. First held in 1999, it’s a venerable outdoor festival. The main attraction, above all, might be the world’s craziest audience. At times it’s hard to tell whether the artists or the crowd are the real stars. That unique character has become its selling point, drawing large numbers of attendees.

Held under the motto “Festival Excess, City Access,” it is said to be one of Switzerland’s two major festivals. Featuring everyone from world-famous musicians and bands to indie acts, Zurich Openair is truly a feast for all who love rock, indie, and electronic music.