The Ultimate Guide to 2026 Summer Music Festivals

Warmer days mean one thing for music fans: festival season is here. From country weekends in Nashville and Myrtle Beach to multi-genre moments like Gov Ball and Lollapalooza, 2026 is stacked with can’t-miss lineups across the country.

Below is your rundown of the biggest US music festivals happening this summer through the end of the year, organized by date. Each entry includes when and where it’s happening, the genres in the mix and the headliners and standout acts to know. Lineups can shift as the season goes on, so check each festival’s official site before you buy.

The Biggest 2026 Music Festivals (June-November)

CMA Fest 2026

Festival Dates: June 4-7, 2026
Location: Nashville, TN
Genre: Country
Featured Performers: Bailey Zimmerman, Blake Shelton, Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson, Deana Carter, Ella Langley, Gretchen Wilson, HARDY, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Jordan Davis, The Red Clay Strays, Riley Green, Russell Dickerson, Shaboozey, Tim McGraw, Tucker Wetmore, Zach Top and more.

Carolina Country Music Fest 2026

Festival Dates: June 4-7, 2026
Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
Genre: Country
Featured Performers: Riley Green, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Post Malone, Justin Moore, Lauren Alaina, Cole Swindell, Flatland Cavalry, Chris Janson, Tucker Wetmore, Tracy Lawrence, Dasha and more

Governors Ball 2026

Festival Dates: June 5-7, 2026
Location: Queens, NY
Genre: Multi-genre / Pop / Rock / Hip-Hop
Featured Performers: Lorde, Baby Keem, Kali Uchis, A$AP Rocky, the Dare, Audrey Hobert, Blood Orange, Wet Leg, Ravyn Lenae, Geese, Clipse and more

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2026

Festival Dates: June 11-14, 2026
Location: Manchester, TN
Genre: Multi-genre / Rock / Electronic
Featured Performers: The Strokes, Skrillex, Turnstile, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Clipse, Alabama Shakes and more

Vans Warped Tour (Washington, D.C.) 2026

Festival Dates: June 13-14, 2026
Location: Washington, D.C.
Genre: Rock / Pop-Punk
Featured Performers: 3OH!3, Gym Class Heroes, Hoobastank, Hot Chelle Rae, Jimmy Eat World, Meet Me @ the Altar, Taking Back Sunday, Third Eye Blind and more

Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2026

Festival Dates: June 18-21, 2026
Location: Telluride, CO
Genre: Bluegrass / Americana
Featured Performers: Tedeschi Trucks Band, Gregory Alan Isakov, Larkin Poe, Shakey Graves, Flatland Cavalry, Greensky Bluegrass, Punch Brothers, The Infamous Stringdusters, Sierra Hull and more

Summerfest 2026

Festival Dates: June 18-20, June 25-27 & July 2-4, 2026
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Genre: Multi-genre
Featured Performers: Garth Brooks, Megan Moroney, Don Toliver, Carín León, Ed Sheeran, Cody Johnson, Muse, Alex Warren, Jelly Roll and more

Zootown Festival 2026

Festival Dates: June 19-20, 2026
Location: Missoula, MT
Genre: Folk / Americana
Featured Performers: The Lumineers, The Chicks, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, The Head and the Heart, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Trampled by Turtles and more

Winnetka Music Festival 2026

Festival Dates: June 19-20, 2026
Location: Winnetka, IL
Genre: Multi-genre
Featured Performers: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Father John Misty, Grace Potter, Petey USA, Ben Kweller, Lauren Watkins and more

Electric Forest 2026

Festival Dates: June 25-28, 2026
Location: Rothbury, MI
Genre: Electronic / Dance
Featured Performers: GRiZ, ILLENIUM, Excision, Kaskade, Chris Lake, The String Cheese Incident, ISOxo, Levity, Sammy Virji, Disco Lines and more

Solid Sound Festival 2026

Festival Dates: June 26-28, 2026
Location: North Adams, MA
Genre: Indie / Rock
Featured Performers: Wilco, the Breeders, Gang of Four, Billy Bragg, Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band, L’Rain, Sharp Pins, S.G. Goodman and more

Ladyland 2026

Festival Dates: June 27, 2026
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Genre: Pop / Dance / Queer
Featured Performers: Kim Petras, Hannah Diamond, Maara, Cupcakke, DJ Gigola and more

Windy City Smokeout 2026

Festival Dates: July 8-12, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL
Genre: Country
Featured Performers: Hootie & The Blowfish, Lainey Wilson, Jordan Davis, Blake Shelton, Treaty Oak Revival, Russell Dickerson, Scotty McCreery, Warren Zeiders and more

Young World 2026

Festival Dates: July 11, 2026
Location: New York, NY
Genre: Hip-Hop
Featured Performers: MIKE, Max B and more

Mosswood Meltdown 2026

Festival Dates: July 18-19, 2026
Location: Oakland, CA
Genre: Punk
Featured Performers: Iggy Pop, Bikini Kill, Otoboke Beaver, Scowl, The Spits, The Dead Milkmen and more

Great South Bay Music Festival 2026

Festival Dates: July 23-26, 2026
Location: Patchogue, NY
Genre: Multi-genre / Rock
Featured Performers: The Used, Sublime, Gov’t Mule, My Morning Jacket, Bayside, Common Kings, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Little Feat and more

Eaux Claires 2026

Festival Dates: July 24-25, 2026
Location: Eau Claire, WI
Genre: Folk / R&B / Indie
Featured Performers: Bon Iver, Dijon, Daniel Caesar, Kevin Morby, Lil Yachty, Hotline TNT, Aimee Mann and more

Newport Folk Festival 2026

Festival Dates: July 24-26, 2026
Location: Newport, RI
Genre: Folk / Americana
Featured Performers: Hayley Williams, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Cat Power, Lucy Dacus, Wednesday, Brandi Carlile, Vulfpeck, The Lumineers, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Lizzy McAlpine, Tom Morello, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Courtney Barnett and more

Vans Warped Tour (Long Beach) 2026

Festival Dates: July 25-26, 2026
Location: Long Beach, CA
Genre: Rock / Pop-Punk
Featured Performers: 3OH!3, Alemeda, All Time Low, Bowling for Soup, Gym Class Heroes, Hoobastank, Hot Chelle Rae, Plain White T’s, Simple Plan, The Used, Yelawolf and more

Hinterland Music Festival 2026

Festival Dates: July 30-August 2, 2026
Location: Saint Charles, IA
Genre: Multi-genre / Indie / Pop
Featured Performers: Lorde, Kali Uchis and more

Lollapalooza 2026

Festival Dates: July 30-August 2, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL
Genre: Multi-genre
Featured Performers: Charli XCX, Olivia Dean, Little Simz, the xx, Fakemink, Lorde, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tate McRae, JENNIE, John Summit and more

HARD Summer 2026

Festival Dates: August 1-2, 2026
Location: Hollywood Park, Inglewood, CA
Genre: Electronic / Hip-Hop
Featured Performers: Kali Uchis, Knock2 B2B Zedd, DJ Snake, Tokischa, Shygirl presents Club Shy, Zack Fox and more

Elements Music & Arts Festival 2026

Festival Dates: August 7-9, 2026
Location: Long Pond, PA
Genre: Electronic / Bass
Featured Performers: Above & Beyond, Chris Lake, Cloonee, CloZee, Crankdat, Excision, Ganja White Night, KETTAMA, Louis The Child, LSDREAM, Porter Robinson and more

Outside Lands 2026

Festival Dates: August 7-9, 2026
Location: San Francisco, CA
Genre: Multi-genre
Featured Performers: Charli XCX, the Strokes, Turnstile, the xx, Baby Keem, Death Cab for Cutie, Ethel Cain and more

Up in the Sky Festival 2026

Festival Dates: August 7-8, 2026
Location: Aspen, CO (Buttermilk Ski Resort)
Genre: Electronic / Dance
Featured Performers: John Summit, Dom Dolla, Empire of the Sun, Leon Thomas, Passion Pit, Parcels, Polo & Pan and more

Just Like Heaven 2026

Festival Dates: August 22, 2026
Location: Pasadena, CA
Genre: Indie / Rock
Featured Performers: The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, Feist, the Rapture, TV Girl, This Is Lorelei, George Clanton, Pixel Grip and more

Daisy Chain Fields 2026

Festival Date: August 29, 2026
Location: Irvine, CA (Great Park)
Genre: Pop / Indie / Alternative
Featured Performers: Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Mitski, KATSEYE, Bikini Kill, Garbage, The Breeders, Santigold, Rachel Chinouriri, Not For Radio, Die Spitz, ELI, Quiet Light, with special guests Stevie Nicks, Karen O and Sarah McLachlan and more

Burning Man 2026

Festival Dates: August 30-September 6, 2026
Location: Black Rock Desert, NV
Genre: Arts / Electronic
Featured Performers: TBA

Bumbershoot Arts & Music Festival 2026

Festival Dates: September 5-6, 2026
Location: Seattle, WA
Genre: Multi-genre / Arts
Featured Performers: De La Soul, Peaches, Blood Orange and more

Levitation 2026

Festival Dates: September 10-13, 2026
Location: Austin, TX
Genre: Psych-Rock / Post-Punk
Featured Performers: Peter Hook & the Light, Smerz, Angine de Poitrine, Molchat Doma, Sweeping Promises, Cabaret Voltaire, Die Spitz, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets and more

Making Time ∞ 2026

Festival Dates: September 18-20, 2026
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Genre: Electronic
Featured Performers: Kim Gordon, Los Thuthanaka, Skee Mask, Smerz, Dagmar Zuniga, Avalon Emerson & The Charm and more

Shaky Knees Music Festival 2026

Festival Dates: September 18-20, 2026
Location: Atlanta, GA
Genre: Rock / Alternative
Featured Performers: Pavement, Wu-Tang Clan, The Strokes, Gorillaz, Turnstile, LCD Soundsystem, Fontaines D.C., the Prodigy and more

Sea.Hear.Now Festival 2026

Festival Dates: September 19-20, 2026
Location: Asbury Park, NJ
Genre: Rock / Indie / Surf
Featured Performers: Mumford & Sons, The Offspring, The War on Drugs, The Strokes, Goo Goo Dolls, Fontaines D.C., Flipturn and more

Experts Only Festival 2026

Festival Dates: September 19-20, 2026
Location: New York, NY (Randall’s Island)
Genre: Electronic / House
Featured Performers: John Summit, Devault, Griz, Subjohnics, Partiboi69 and more

Bourbon & Beyond 2026

Festival Dates: September 24-27, 2026
Location: Louisville, KY
Genre: Rock / Americana
Featured Performers: Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews Band, Queens of the Stone Age, The War on Drugs, Goose, Kacey Musgraves, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Counting Crows and more

All Things Go 2026

Festival Dates: September 25-27, 2026
Location: Columbia, MD & Queens, NY
Genre: Pop / Indie
Featured Performers: Hayley Williams, Mitski, Ethel Cain, Zara Larsson, Muna, Grace Ives, Carly Rae Jepsen, Meg Stalter and more

CBGB Festival 2026

Festival Dates: September 25-26, 2026
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Genre: Punk / Rock
Featured Performers: Morrissey, Patti Smith, the Prodigy, Bikini Kill, Militarie Gun and more

Oceans Calling Festival 2026

Festival Dates: September 25-27, 2026
Location: Ocean City, MD
Genre: Rock / Multi-genre
Featured Performers: Dave Matthews Band, Hootie & the Blowfish, Twenty One Pilots, Gwen Stefani, Mumford & Sons, Matchbox Twenty, O.A.R., Yellowcard, Goo Goo Dolls, Third Eye Blind and more

Portola 2026

Festival Dates: September 26-27, 2026
Location: San Francisco, CA
Genre: Electronic
Featured Performers: Marlon Hoffstadt, Robyn, Swedish House Mafia, Zara Larsson, Underscores, Kelela, Fcukers, JT and more

Aftershock Festival 2026

Festival Dates: October 1-4, 2026
Location: Sacramento, CA
Genre: Rock / Metal
Featured Performers: My Chemical Romance, Tool, Limp Bizkit, Pierce the Veil, A Day to Remember, The Offspring, Sublime, BABYMETAL, Wu-Tang Clan, Hot Mulligan, $uicideboy$, Queens of the Stone Age and more

Austin City Limits 2026

Festival Dates: October 2-4 & October 9-11, 2026
Location: Austin, TX
Genre: Multi-genre
Featured Performers: Charli XCX, Lorde, Skrillex, Turnstile, Geese, Lykke Li, Fakemink, the War on Drugs and more

TouchGrass Music Festival 2026

Festival Dates: October 3, 2026
Location: Orlando, FL
Genre: Hip-Hop / R&B
Featured Performers: PARTYNEXTDOOR, JID, Aminé, Monaleo, Flo Milli, DDG and more

Form Arcosanti 2026

Festival Dates: October 9-11, 2026
Location: Arcosanti, AZ
Genre: Indie / Electronic
Featured Performers: Blood Orange, Adrianne Lenker, Geese, Turnstile, Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore, Lorde and more

Hulaween 2026

Festival Dates: October 22-25, 2026
Location: Live Oak, FL
Genre: Jam / Electronic
Featured Performers: Excision, My Morning Jacket, Pretty Lights, Geese, The String Cheese Incident, The Warren Haynes Incident, Daily Bread, Green Velvet and more

Vans Warped Tour (Orlando) 2026

Festival Dates: November 14-15, 2026
Location: Orlando, FL
Genre: Rock / Pop-Punk
Featured Performers: 3OH!3, Breathe Carolina, Bowling for Soup, Bryce Vine, Flogging Molly, Hoobastank, Hot Chelle Rae, Insane Clown Posse, Jutes, Simple Plan, Sleeping with Sirens and more

And there you have it!

The biggest music festivals coming up this summer across the country. So, whether you’re attending a festival in your hometown or traveling cross country to see your favorite artists perform, this list will help you get the information you need to listen to some tunes, get some rays and have a great time.

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