Metal festivals

19 metal festivals on FestMates, 1 upcoming: Dunk! Festival 2024, Dunk! Festival 2025, Welcome to Rockville 2026, Dunk! Festival 2026, Desertfest London 2026 and more. Genres are derived from each festival's actual line-up, so a festival listed here books metal acts.

Upcoming

ArcTanGent 2026

Aug 19–22, 2026·112 acts

Past editions

Bloodstock Open Air 2026

Aug 6–9, 2026·127 acts

Post. Festival 2026

Jul 23–25, 2026·35 acts

Rock Herk 2026

Jul 17–18, 2026·48 acts

Obscene Extreme 2026

Jul 1–4, 2026·84 acts

Copenhell 2026

Jun 24–27, 2026·85 acts

Graspop Metal Meeting 2026

Jun 18–21, 2026·135 acts

Belgium's loudest weekend

Rock im Park 2026

Jun 5–7, 2026·74 acts

Germany's southern half of the rock weekend

Rock am Ring 2026

Jun 3–6, 2026·75 acts

Mystic Festival 2026 Gdańsk

Jun 3–6, 2026·98 acts

Northern Europe's flagship for heavy music

Slam Dunk North 2026

May 24, 2026·51 acts

Two Cities, One Big Celebration

Slam Dunk South 2026

May 23, 2026·51 acts

Two Cities, One Big Celebration

Obsidian Dust 2026

May 16–17, 2026·32 acts

Sonic Whip 2026

May 15–16, 2026·23 acts

Desertfest London 2026

May 15–17, 2026·66 acts

Dunk! Festival 2026

May 14–16, 2026·33 acts

Europe's finest post-rock festival

Welcome to Rockville 2026

May 6–10, 2026·161 acts

Dunk! Festival 2025

May 28–31, 2025·35 acts

Europe's finest post-rock festival

Dunk! Festival 2024

May 9–11, 2024·45 acts

Europe's finest post-rock festival

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