Music festivals worth traveling to in 2025
The latest: The WorldPride Music Festival in D.C. and The Roots Picnic in Philadelphia both announced their summer lineups this week. The LGBTQ+ festival will feature Jennifer Lopez, Troye Sivan and ZEDD, and the hip-hop festival will include D'Angelo with The Roots, Lenny Kravitz and GloRilla.
September's Oceans Calling in Ocean City, Maryland, announced its lineup last week, with Green Day, Noah Kahan and Fall Out Boy on the docket.
Warped Tour is making its return for the first time since 2019 in three cities, with two already sold out. Tickets are still available for the final weekend in Orlando, Florida, in November.
By the numbers: In 2024, North America accounted for over 40% of global music festival revenue, with a market size of $863.28 million. The market is expected to grow at 22.2% annually through 2031, according to market research.
Here are 34 more music festivals in the U.S. worth traveling to this year:
🎙️ Hip-hop and R&B
Rolling Loud California: March 15–16, Inglewood, California
Dreamville Festival: April 5–6, Raleigh, North Carolina
Essence Music Festival: July 3–6, New Orleans, Louisiana
Broccoli City Festival: July 12-13, Washington, D.C.
🎸 Rock and metal
Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival: May 8–11, Columbus, Ohio
Cruel World: May 17, Pasadena, California
Maha Festival: Aug. 2, Omaha, Nebraska
Louder Than Life: Sept. 18–21, Louisville, Kentucky
Shaky Knees Festival: Sept. 19-21, Atlanta, Georgia
Riot Fest: Sept. 19-21, Chicago, Illinois
🎛️ EDM and electronic
Big Ears Festival: March 27–30, Knoxville, Tennessee
Ultra Music Festival: March 28–30, Miami, Florida
Beyond Wonderland: March 28–29, San Bernardino, California
Electric Daisy Carnival: May 16–18, Las Vegas, Nevada
Electric Forest: June 19–22, Rothbury, Michigan
III Points Festival: Oct. 17–18, Miami
🪕 Country and folk
Two Step Inn Festival: April 5–6, Georgetown, Texas
Stagecoach Festival: April 25–27, Indio, California
Outlaw Music Festival: May–September, multiple stops nationwide
Newport Folk Festival: July 25–27, Newport, Rhode Island
🎶 Multigenre
Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival: March 8–9, Miami Gardens, Florida
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival: April 11–13 and 18–20, Indio, California
RiverBeat Music Festival: May 2–4, Memphis, Tennessee
Just Like Heaven: May 10, Pasadena, California
Kilby Block Party: May 15-18, Salt Lake City, Utah
Boston Calling Music Festival: May 23–25, Boston, Massachusetts
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival: June 12–15, Manchester, Tennessee
Mountain Jam: June 20–22, Highmount, New York
Governors Ball Music Festival: June 6–8, New York City
Lollapalooza: dates are not yet confirmed, but usually fall on the last weekend of July or first weekend in August, Chicago
Hinterland: Aug. 1-3, Saint Charles, Iowa
Bourbon & Beyond Festival: Sept. 11–14, Louisville, Kentucky
Austin City Limits Music Festival: Oct. 3–5 and 10–12, Austin, Texas
When We Were Young: Oct. 18, Las Vegas
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to note the dates for Lollapalooza are not confirmed.
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