Summertime and July offers a great selection of festivals in Europe.
Jazz a Vienne Festival, France, 23 June – 10 July 2021
One of the best jazz festivals in Europe, Jazz a Vienne with over 140 musicians from all over the world, for a two-week long music festival
Berlin Beer Week Festival, 3 – 12 September 2021
Breweries from Berlin and around the world, as well as craft beer establishments from all over the city, present their best stuff at Berlin Beer Week
North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam 8 – 10 July 2022
With more than 1000 musicians, 130 performances, 15 stages. North Sea Jazz Festival focus is on the past, the present and the future of jazz.
Visit the spectacular Montreux Jazz Festival, 2 – 17 July 2021
Montreux Jazz festival, one of the best jazz festivals in Europe. Ii has implemented music for blues, pop and rock fans as well
Paléo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland, 8 July – 8 August 2021
Over 250 shows, seven stages and around 230,000 visitors. Paleo Festival in Nyon is Switzerland's largest open-air festival.
Craft Beer Helsinki Festival, Finland 1 – 3 July 2021
Taste some of the best Finnish and European craft beers straight from the breweries. Enjoy some nice summer days in Helsinki.
Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Denmark, 2 – 11 July 2021
Copenhagen come alive to jazz sound in the streets, cafes, concert halls and open-air stages in the city during Copenhagen Jazz Festival
Weekend Festival Helsinki, Finland, 5 – 7 August 2021
Weekend Festival is one of the best electronic music festivals in Europe, with spectacular line-ups.
Zermatt Unplugged, Music Festival, 15–18 JULY & 22–25 JULY 2021
Zermat Unplugged Music Festival in Switzerland - A festival held in one of the most famous winter tourism destinations.
Roskilde Pop and Rock Festival, Denmark, 26 June – 3 July 2021
Roskilde pop and rock festival is among the most popular music festivals in Europe, annually visited by 130.000 people.
Warwick Folk Festival, UK. 15 – 18 July 2021
Warwick folk festival is packed with lots of music, dancing and street parties. Concerts by the best in traditional and contemporary folk music.
Gentse feesten in Ghent, Belgium 16 – 25 July 2021
Gentsefeesten, one of the largest folk festivals in Europe, has been running since 1843. It's a feast, a festival, and a cultural event all rolled into one.
Madrid Pride Festival Celebrating Love and Diversity 25 June – 4 July 2021
Madrid Pride Festival is annually held in the Chueca neighbourhood with about two million visitors from all over the world.
San Sebastian Jazz Festival – 21 – 25 July 2021
San Sebastian Jazz Festival is a world famous International Jazz Festival. Enjoy and alternate between jazz and pinxos tours in the city.
Open Air Gallery – Two Days with Street Art in Berlin
One of the biggest open-air exhibition in Berlin features over 100 international artists. Paintings, sculptures, photography, and graphics.
Edinburgh Jazz and Blues festival, 16 – 25 July 2021
Enjoy blues and jazz at Edinburgh jazz festival in July, held in Edinburgh's many pubs as venues. First Sunday is the great Festival Carnival
Ardesio DiVino Wine Festival, Bergamo Italy 30 July – 1 August 2021
Ardesio DiVino is a festival where you'll discover the magic of the flavors of Italy. It all takes place in the center of the picturesque city Ardesio. Cultural events, art, games, and, of course, food and wine.
KeNaKo Africa Festival in Berlin, July 2021
A pleasant festival going on every summer in July at Alexanderplatz in Berlin. Learn more about this big continent at KeNaKo Africa festival.
Vijazz, Vilafranca del Penedes, Spain, 2 – 4 July 2021
Vijazz is a Jazz fest with Food, Wine and Cava - The jazz is perfectly complemented by opportunities to sample up to 300 wines and cavas.
La Fira del Poblenou Beer Festival Barcelona, July 2020 Cancelled
Combine Beer and a fantastic city. La Fira del Poblenou is Barcelona’s largest and most important Craft Beer Fair. Enjoy tastings, food trucks and music.
Bilbao BBK Live Music Festival, 8 – 10 July 2021
BBK Live festival features rock and pop music. The names are ranging from acclaimed to really alternative ones. Situated in the Kobetamendi Mountains, BBK Live is among the festivals placed on unique venues.
Vida Festival, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, 1 – 3 July 2021
A music festival where you can listen to some great rock, pop performers at several venues that annually take place in Vilanova south of Barcelona.
Pohoda Art and Music Festival in Trencin, Slovakia, 8 – 10 July 2021
Pohoda is a music and art festival – unique mix to alternative, indie, world and punk metal, classical music backed with film, visual art and theatre.
Open Air St. Gallen Music Festival 1 – 4 July 2021
Switzerland's oldest and biggest outdoor festival with capacity of 30,000 visitors per day. Rock, pop, indie, and electronic music.
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival is going digital this year ! 9 – 18 July 2020
Because of the special situation this year, LAAF is going digital. A great opportunity for more people around the world to enjoy this great culture festival
EDP Cool Jazz in Cascais, Portugal. 21 – 31 July 2021
EDP Cool Jazz in Portugal. Great jazz music on warm summer nights with a little funk, soul, rock and pop thrown in for good measure.
Electric Castle Music Festival, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 15 – 19 July 2020
A unique eclectic multi genre music festival within the ancient Banffy Castle, near Cluj-Napoca, Romania. A mix of pop, rock and electronic music and more
Melt Festival in Ferropolis, Germany, 17 – 19 July 2020 (Cancelled)
Melt Festival has been entertaining thousands of music fans for two decades. It's a multi genre music festival with pop, rock and electronic music
Duckstein Beer Festival Hamburg, 17 – 26 July 2020 (Cancelled)
Duckstein Beer Festival has long been a tradition in Hamburg with Music, design, international street theater, fine dining and of course the Duckstein beer.
Tortosa Renaissance Festival, Tortosa, Spain 22 – 25 July 2021
This festival is titled The Splendour of a 16th Century City and Tortosa artfully recreates the atmosphere of that historical period every year in July.
Stragusto Food Festival in Trapani, Italy. July 2021
The sights and smells of the delicious Mediterranean food are truly tantalizing. There will be food with many dishes from across Italy and other countries in addition to the regional dishes. Check out Stragusto food festival, in Trapani.
Nature One Festival, Kastellaun, Germany. 30 July – 1 August 2021
Among the largest European open air electronic music festivals, and one of the most famous in Germany. Situated in a former NATO missile base right next to Kastellaun, Nature One Festival is practically a giant industrial dance floor.
Mad Cool Multi Genre Music Festival, Madrid. 7 – 10 July 2021
Mad Cool Festival, Madrid, will come back with another amazing lineup for 2019. With 100,000 square metres and 80,000 people ensures an amazing weekend
Cognac Blues Passions Festival in Cognac, France. 7 – 11 July 2021
Set in the charming town that spawned the eau-de-vie, this friendly festival has existed since 1994 in the heart of the city’s public gardens.
Imagina Funk Festival in Torres, Spain. 24 – 25 July 2020 (Cancelled)
A funky weekend dance party in the south of Spain where festival goers from all over the world celebrate the rhythm and melodies of funk music.
Tomorrowland Festival. 17 – 19 July and 24 – 26 July 2020 (Cancelled)
Tomorrowland, one of the worlds largest music festivals. Held annually two weekends in July, in the town Boom, between Antwerp and Brussels in Belgium.
Beauregard Festival in Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France 2020 (Cancelled)
A festival made of creative line-ups, pop, rock, indie and electronic music. The venue is near the beautiful place called Hérouville-Saint-Clair.
Sidmouth Folk Week, UK. 30 July – 6 August 2021
A seaside celebration of music, dance and song. Known as Britain’s oldest festival. Over 700 events with concerts,parties and folk dancing
Exit Festival, Multi Genre Music in Novi Sad, Serbia, 13 – 16 August 2020
Exit is something special, nestled on the spectacular Austro-Hungarian fortress, it offers dozens of stages of all music genres every summer in July.
Open’er Festival in Gdynia, Poland. 30 June – 3 July 2021
Open’er Festival - One more year with a great lineup. It all happens in Gdynia – a city by the sea in northern Poland.
Bospop Festival in Weert, Netherlands. 9 – 11 July 2021
Bospop Bospop has a rich history. It's an old-fashioned and fun pop-rock festival that is taking place for the 39th time in 2019.
Blanes Fireworks Festival, Spain. July 2020 Cancelled
An absolute must-see for fans of firework displays. What could be better than standing outside on a warm summer’s evening watching the amazing competition between some of the world’s most talented pyrotechnic companies.
Let’s Rock Shrewsbury – Retro Pop Festival – Saturday 17 July 2021
Let's Rock has been rocking the 80s since 2009 and Let's Rock Shrewsbury is back again with another action-packed day.
Let’s Rock Southampton – Retro Pop & Rock Festival, Saturday 10 July 2021
Let's Rock Southampton is back. A Saturday with retro pop & rock and great artists !
Tollwood Summer Festival in Munich 23 June – 18 July 2021
Theater performances, art exhibitions, live music from all over the world, and the colorful “Market of Ideas” – this is all about Tollwood Summer Festival.
Love Supreme Festival in Glynde, East Sussex, UK. 2 – 4 July 2021
Love Supreme Jazz Festival - A medium-sized family music festival that celebrates the very best in jazz, funk and soul.
Rigas Ritmi Festival, Riga, Latvia 1 – 4 July 2020
The most favored festival in Latvia, Rigas Ritmi Festival gathers thousands of guests from all over Europe to the festivity of jazz music and life.
Main Square Music Festival in Arras, France, 2 – 4 July 2021
Main Square Music Festival in Arras, France. This festival is a showcase of indie, rock, pop, urban and electronic music.
Festival Django Reinhardt in Fontainebleau, France. 1 – 4 July 2021
Festival Django Reinhardt. Four days of music, in the Château de Fontainebleau Park, a tribute to the swing and modernity of the greatest jazz guitarist
Paris Jazz Festival, 3 – 26 July 2020
Summer weekends with jazz !! Paris Jazz Festival is bringing great jazz music in July. Floral Park (Botanical Garden) in Vincennes, Paris.
Jazz à Juan in Juan les Pins, France. 9 – 25 July 2021
Jazz à Juan, one of the oldest jazz festivals on the continent and is placed at the beautiful French Mediterranean seaside resorts Antibes and Juan les Pins
Grand Fauconnier Festival, Cordes sur Ciel, France, July 2020 (Cancelled)
Every July, people from all over Europe comes to see the transformation of the city Cordes, in France, into the Middle Ages at The Grand Fauconnier Festival
Nice Jazz Festival, 12 – 17 July 2021
Nice Jazz Festival is among the most visited jazz festivals in Europe. The venues are at Place Masséna and Le Théâtre de Verdure
Starlite Catalana Occidente Festival, Marbella Spain 2 July-28 August 2020
Starlite Marbella 2019, one more year with a great lineup: Kool and The Gang - Luis Fonsi - Supertramp's Roger Hodgson - Tribute to ABBA and much more ..
Ultra Europe Festival Summer Party in Split, Croatia 9 – 11 July 2021
Ultra Europe will take place in the lovely coast-city Split in Croatia. With over 150.000 visitors, Ultra Europe will make another great party festival.
World Body Painting Festival in Klagenfurt Austria, 15 – 17 July 2021
This festival is known around the globe as the world championships in body painting. Face painting art, brush, airbrush and different effects. You'll also enjoy Music Bands & DJ's, Parties, Exhibitors, Photo Areas, Workshops, Art Installations, Food Trucks, Galleries & much more.
Let’s Rock Exeter – 80s Pop and Rock – Saturday 3 July 2021
Powderham Castle, Let's Rock Exeter will be wowing the crowds with fabulous 80s rock. Come join the celebrations at this family-friendly festival !
Obidos Medieval Festival , Portugal. 16 July – 2 August 2020 (Cancelled)
Obidos Medieval Festival - Portuguese artisans and merchants travel from far and wide to attend this picturesque town with a lovely medieval atmosphere.
Super Bock Super Rock Festival in Lisbon Portugal 15 – 17 July 2021
Super Bock Super Rock Lisbon - rock music and alternative sound combined with electronic and indie touches. A great multi genre music festival.
Störtebeker medieval games on Rugen Island 19 June-11 September 2021
One of the most popular events on Rugen island is the annual Störtebeker medieval games in Ralswiek. Ongoing games Mondays to Saturdays.
Dusseldorf Funfair on the Rhine, 17 – 26 July 2020 (Cancelled)
It first took place 690 years ago and now the Dusseldorf funfair is one of the biggest outdoor celebrations in Germany with over 4 million visitors.
Liverpool International Music Festival. 19 July 2020 (Cancelled)
A big weekend and celebration of new talents, big names, musical heritage and cultural diversity. In Sefton Park Palm House in Liverpool.
FIB – Festival Internacional de Benicassim, Spain, July 2020 (Cancelled)
The best showcase of alternative, indie, electronic and rock music and a focus on European music trends. A great festival with beautiful surroundings on Spain's Costa del Azahar.
Camp Bestival in Lulworth Castle, UK. 29 July – 1 August 2021
Camp Bestival Pop and Rock music festival is packed full of fantastic offerings and a long list of live music acts. Held in July every year.
Templars Night in Ponferrada, Spain. July 2021
A celebration with medieval artisan markets, historical reenactments, parades, music and firework shows. Templars night is a great family festival
Summer Music Festival Salzburg, Austria. 1 – 30 August 2020
The highlights at Summer Music Festival Salzburg is Opera, Drama and Classical Music - The annual "Salzburger Festspiele" is going on in July and August.
NOS Alive Lisbon, Portugal 7 -10 July 2021
NOS Alive Lisbon, Portugal, one of Europe's most respected indie, rock and alternative music festivals. Consistently outstanding lineups year after year.
Les Eurockeennes, Belfort in France. 2020 (Cancelled)
It is a non-profit, eco-friendly and independent music festival. Every year on the shores of the beautiful natural lakes of Belfort, in France.
Ghent Jazz Festival, Belgium 8 – 18 July 2021
Ghent Jazz Festival is an annual event that takes place in Ghent, Belgium in July. It's a 10-day celebration of jazz attracting lots of big acts.
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