The festival season is almost here.
Justin Bieber, Lorde, Ludacris and many more stars are set to perform at the music festival this year, and PEOPLE has everything you need to know to join the crowd.
See below for a list of major music festival lineups, dates, and locations in 2026.
Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival
Jazz in the Gardens Music Fest
The Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival will be held from March 7th to 8th at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The lineup includes Jhené Aiko, Ludacris (with 25th anniversary set), Nelly and Ashanti, as well as Glorilla, Ella Mai, Maia, and more.
Coca-Cola Ships & Sounds Music Festival
Coca-Cola Ships & Sounds Music Festival
Coca-Cola’s Ships & Sounds Music Festival returns March 13-14 at Auditorium Shores in Austin. Christina Aguilera and Calvin Harris will be the headliners, and the lineup will include Major Lazer, Lovin Renae, Grouplove, Foster the People, Steven Sanchez, Flipturn, and more.
CRSSD Fest – Spring
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CRSSD Fest returns to San Diego Waterfront Park for its spring edition March 14-15. The electronic festival’s lineup includes Dom Dolla, Polo & Pan, Ben Sterling, Lane 8, Mira Gami, Odd Mob, The Martinez Brothers, La Roux, and more.
Okeechobee Music & Art Festival
Okeechobee Music & Art Festival
The Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival returns to Florida’s Sunshine Grove from March 19th to 22nd. Headliners include Cage the Elephant, Dirty Heads, Knock2, Griz, T-Pain, Fisher, LCD Soundsystem, and The Lumineers, while the lineup also includes Japanese Breakfast, BigXThaPlug, OutKast’s Big Boi, and more.
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
coachella
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival returns for two weekends, April 10-12 and April 17-19, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G and Anima will headline the multi-day event, while Teddy Swims, Cut Eye, The XX, Addison Rae, The Strokes, Young Thug, FKA Twigs and more will take to the stage.
stagecoach festival
stagecoach
One week after Coachella, Empire Polo Club will be the venue for the Stagecoach Festival from April 24th to 26th. Cody Johnson, Laney Wilson and Post Malone will headline the event, while the lineup also includes Bailey Zimmerman, Red Clay Strays, Riley Greene, Journey, Brooks & Dunn, Hootie & the Blowfish, Diplo, Pitbull and Ludacris.
high water festival
high water festival
The High Water Festival will be held April 18th-19th at Riverfront Park in North Charleston, South Carolina. Headliners include Alabama Shakes and Carp, and the rest of the lineup includes My Morning Jacket, Lake Street Dive, Maren Morris, Sheryl Crow, and more.
rock the country
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Rock the Country is a unique festival held in eight locations across the United States from May to September. The lineup varies by city, but headline acts include Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, Jelly Roll, Creed, Brooks & Dunn, Riley Greene, Miranda Lambert, Hank Williams Jr., Ella Langley, Shinedown, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jon Pardi, Brantley Gilbert, Treaty Oak Revival, Gavin Adcock, and Nelly. (Ludacris was subsequently removed from the lineup.)
i heart country festival
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The 2026 iHeart Country Festival will be held on May 2nd at the Moody Center in Austin. The event, hosted by Bobby Bones, will feature performances by Kane Brown, Parker McCollum, Riley Greene, Shabouzy, Dylan Scott, Russell Dickerson, Gretchen Wilson, Chase Mathews and Lauren Alaina.
Welcome to Rockville
Welcome to Rockville
Get ready for “Welcome to Rockville” from May 7th to 10th at Daytona International Speedway in Florida. The lineup is loaded with major rock acts including Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, Bring Me the Horizon, My Chemical Romance, Five Finger Death Punch, Turnstyle, Breaking Benjamin, A Day to Remember, Simple Plan, and more.
rolling loud
rolling loud
Rolling Loud is coming to Orlando’s Camping World Stadium for the only festival in the U.S. of 2026, running May 8-10. Playboi Carti, YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Don Toliver will be the headliners, with performances by EsDeeKid, Chief Keef, Sexyy Red, Fakemink, Destroy Lonely, BossMan Dlow, OsamaSon, Nettspend, PlaqueBoyMax and more.
killby block party
killby block party
Kilby Block Party will be at Utah State Fair Park in Salt Lake City from May 15th to 17th. Lorde, The xx and Turnstile will headline the festival, along with Hayley Williams, Modest Mouse, Alex G, Blood Orange, Lucy Dacus, Father John Misty, Japanese Breakfast, Magdalena Bay, Flipturn and more.
Lightning in a Bottle Festival
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The Lightning in a Bottle Festival returns to Lake Buena Vista in Southern California from May 20th to 24th. The lineup includes Empire of the Sun, Mau P, Sara Landry, Zeds Dead, Chase & Status, Mochakk, Barry Can’t Swim, Tinashe, DJ Trixie Mattell, and more.
Bottle Rock Napa Valley
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Bottlerock Napa Valley will once again be participating in the Napa Valley Expo in California’s wine country from May 22nd to 24th. Headliners include Foo Fighters, Backstreet Boys, Lorde, Teddy Swims, LCD Soundsystem, Sombre, Lil Wayne, and Zedd, while the lineup also features DJ sets from Ludacrisk, Busta Rhymes, Chaka Khan, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Natasha Bedingfield, and DJ Pauly D and Meredith Marks.
Governors Ball Music Festival
Governors Ball Music Festival
Governors Ball Music Festival returns June 5th to 7th at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. This year’s headliners include Lorde, Baby Keem, Stray Kids, Kali Uchis, A$AP Rocky and Jenny, as well as Cateye, The Dare, Audrey Hobart, Major Lazer, Blood Orange, Ravin Renae, Wet Legs, Dominic Fyke, Clipse, Geese, Holly Humberstone, Rachel Chinourilli, Slayyear and more.
Bonnaroo Music & Art Festival
Bonnaroo Music & Art Festival
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival returns to Manchester, Tennessee June 11-14. The lineup includes Skrillez, The Strokes, Griz, Turnstile, Rüfüs du Sol, Teddy Swims, The Neighbourhood, Noah Kahan, Role Model, and a headline performance by Kesha, who also leads the special Superjâm Esoteríca: The Alchemy of Pop. Additional performers include “Weird Al” Yankovic, Jesse Murph, Yungblud, Alabama Shakes, Clipse, Mariah the Scientist, Ailey & AJ, and more.
Telluride Bluegrass Festival
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The Telluride Bluegrass Festival will be held June 18-21 at Colorado Town Park. The lineup features Tedeschi Trucks Band, Gregory Alan Isakov, Larkin Poe, Shakey Graves, Flatland Cavalry, Greensky Bluegrass, Punch Brothers, Infamous Stringdusters, Sierra Hull, and more.
zootown festival
zootown festival
Zootown Festival will be held June 19th-20th at the Missoula Fairgrounds in Montana. The Lumineers and The Chicks will headline, with performances by Rainbow Kitten Surprise, The Head and the Heart, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Trample by Turtles and more.
winnetka music festival
winnetka music festival
The Winnetka Music Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary June 19-20 in downtown Winnetka, Illinois. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Father John Misty will headline the festival, with a lineup that includes Grace Potter, Petey USA, Ben Kweller, Lauren Watkins and more.
electric forest
electric forest
Electric Forest will bring dance music to Rothsbury, Michigan from June 25th to 28th. The lineup includes GRiZ, ILLENIUM, Excision, Kaskade, Chris Lake, The String Cheese Incident, ISOxo, Levity, Sammy Virji, Disco Lines, DJ Diesel B2B T-Pain, and more.
windy city smokeout
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Windy City Smokeout will be at the United Center in Chicago from July 8th to 12th. Headliners include Hootie & the Blowfish, Laney Wilson, Jordan Davis, Blake Shelton, and Treaty Oak Revival, as well as Russell Dickerson, Scotty McCreary, Warren Zuiders, and more.
mosswood meltdown
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Mosswood Meltdown will once again bring blowouts to Auckland’s Mosswood Park on July 18th and 19th. The festival, hosted by John Waters, will feature headline performances by Iggy Pop and Bikini Kill, as well as a lineup that includes Bieber, The Return of Jackie & Judy (a Ramones tribute band featuring Sleater-Kinney’s Colin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein, and Fred Armisen on drums), Squall, The Spitz and The Dead Milkmen. Additionally, there will be a pre-party on July 17th, headlined by Pavement.
hinterland music festival
hinterland music festival
Hinterland Music Festival will return to St. Charles, Iowa from July 30th to August 2nd. Headliners include Kate Eye, Lorde, Mumford & Sons, and Kali Uchis, while the lineup features Beabadoobee, MUNA, Jessie Murph, Young Miko, Ashnikko, Audrey Nuna, Santigold, CMAT, and more.
Elements Music & Art Festival
Elements Music & Art Festival
Elements Music & Arts Festival is coming to Long Pond, Pennsylvania. From August 7th to 9th. The lineup includes Above & Beyond, Chris Lake, Clonee, CloZee (Sunset Set), Crankdat, Daily Bread (+ Cloud Conductor), Excision, Ganja White Night, I Hate Models, it’s murph, KETTAMA, Louis The Child, LSDREAM (+ Lightcode), Of The Trees, Porter Robinson, and more.
beachlife festival
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Beachlife Festival will be held from May 1st to May 3rd in Redondo Beach, California. Headliners include Duran Duran, The Chainsmokers, The Offspring, Slightly Stoopid and James Taylor, as well as Grouplove, Flipturn, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, My Morning Jacket, Sheryl Crow and more.
