List of music festivals in the Netherlands

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Defqon.1 Festival in 2022. One of the largest (harder styles) festivals in the Netherlands with over 100,000 unique visitors. RED Stage (DEFQON.1 Weekend Festival 2022).jpg
Defqon.1 Festival in 2022. One of the largest (harder styles) festivals in the Netherlands with over 100,000 unique visitors.

This is a list of music festivals in the Netherlands. It includes current and past notable festivals. In 2022, there were 10% more festivals and 4% more visitors than in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic started. A total of 19.2 million visitors in 2022. [1] Because of the pandemic, the number of festivals fell from over 1,100 in 2019 to 155 in 2020 and rose to 343 in 2021. The festival sector dropped back to 1985 levels in 2020. With 1.4 million visits, 2020 is the worst festival year since measurements began. [2]

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Current

There are currently 116 music festivals on this list. [lower-alpha 1]

Festival nameTypeLocationYear of first editionNotes
7Fest The Hague 2019Formerly known as 777 Festival/777Fest
909 Festival Amsterdam 2011First edition known as Revolution909
Aaltjesdagen Harderwijk 1983
A Day At The Park Festival Rotterdam 2016?
Afrika Festival Hertme Hertme 1989
Amsterdam Open Air Amsterdam 2011
Appelpop Tiel 1992
ASM Festival Arnhem 2018
Awakenings (festival) Spaarnwoude, Hilvarenbeek 2001Two festivals annually: during easter and summer
Beatstad Den Haag 2005
Best Kept Secret (festival) Hilvarenbeek 2013
Bevrijdingsfestival 13 cities simultaneously1981
Blijdorp Festival Rotterdam 2014
Bluesrock Festival Tegelen 1984
Bluesroute Helmond Helmond 2011
Boothstock Festival Rotterdam 2012
Bospop Weert 1981
Boulevard Outdoor Wierden 2010?
Breda Barst Breda 1995
Breda Jazz Festival Breda 1971
Bruis (festival) Maastricht 2007
Castlefest Lisse 2005
Central Park Festival Utrecht 2017
Chin Chin Festival Amsterdam 2018
Concert at SEA Brouwersdam 2006
Crazy Sexy Cool Festival Rotterdam 2012
Dance4Liberation Zwolle 2013Held on Bevrijdingsdag
Dance Valley Spaarnwoude 1995
Dauwpop (Hellendoorn) Hellendoorn 1995
Decibel Outdoor Hilvarenbeek 2002
Defqon.1 Biddinghuizen 2003
Dekmantel Festival Amsterdam 2013
Dicky Woodstock Steenwijkerwold 1989
Dodo Festival Bakkeveen 2009
Dokk'em Open Air Dokkum 2002
Dominator (festival) Eersel 2005
Down the Rabbit Hole (festival) Ewijk 2014
Duikboot Festival Breda 2015
Dutch Valley Spaarnwoude 2011
Drift Festival Nijmegen 2011
Dynamo Metal Fest Eindhoven 2015
Eindhoven Aan Zee Festival Eindhoven 2023
Emporium (festival) Wijchen 2005
European World of Bluegrass Voorthuizen 1998
Flycatcher Rockfestival Rock Oldenzaal 2023
Free Your Mind Festival Arnhem 2004
Ground Zero Festival Bussloo 2006The only night festival in the Netherlands.
Guilty Pleasure Festival Amsterdam 2015
Harmony of Hardcore Erp 2003?
Holland International Blues Festival Grolloo 2016
Huntenpop Oude IJsselstreek 1989
Hello Festival Emmen 2002
Imperium Festival Wijk bij Duurstede 2021
Intents Festival Oisterwijk 2004
Into The Great Wide Open Vlieland 2009
Into the Grave Oldehoofsterkerkhof 2011
Indian Summer Festival Langedijk 2001
Jazz in Duketown Den Bosch 1962
Julianapop Julianadorp 1994
Karnaval Festival Moergestel 2017
Kingdance Festival Zwolle 2014?Held for Koningsdag
Kingsland Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Groningen 2013Held for Koningsdag
Kralingse Bos Festival Rotterdam 2015?Held for Koningsdag
LatinVillage Festival Spaarnwoude 2005
Lief Festival Utrecht 2006
Liquicity Festival Noord-Scharwoude 2015
Loveland Festival Amsterdam 2005
Lowlands (festival) Biddinghuizen 1993
Luminosity Beach Festival Bloemendaal aan Zee  ???
Pitfest Emmen, Netherlands 2016
Metropolis Festival Rotterdam 1988
Milkshake Festival Dance Amsterdam 2012
Mysteryland Vijfhuizen 1993
North Sea Jazz Festival Rotterdam 1976
Occultfest Hoogeveen 2002
Oerrock Ureterp 2000
Op De Tôffel Vierlingsbeek 1993
Oranjebitter (festival) Rotterdam 2008 [3] Held for Koningsdag
Oranjebloesem Amsterdam 2014Held for Koningsdag
Outdoor Stereo Festival Hoorn 2008
Paaspop Schijndel 1974
Pinkpop Festival Landgraaf 1970
Ploegendienst Breda 2015
Pussy Lounge Festival Best  ???
Qlimax Arnhem 2000
Reggae Rotterdam Festival Rotterdam 2017
Reurpop Ruurloo 2008
Ribs & Blues Raalte 1997
Rotterdam Rave Festival Rotterdam 2016
Schippop Schipluiden 1999
Secret Forest Festival Stadskanaal 2013 [4]
Sjwaampop Roermond 1983
Smeerboel Festival Utrecht 2009
Soenda festival Utrecht 2009
Solar Weekend Festival Roermond 2005
South of Heaven Open Air Maastricht 2025
Strandfestival ZAND Almere 2008
Sunglow Festival Mijnsheerenland 2013
Supersized Kingsday Festival Best 2014Held for Koningsdag
The Crave Festival The Hague 2014
Toffler Festival Rotterdam 2014 (?)
Ultrasonic Festival Utrecht 2012
Under The Bridge Festival Spijkenisse 2019 [5]
Valkhof Festival (formerly known as "de-Affaire") Nijmegen 1994
Verknipt Festival Utrecht 2015
Vestrock Hulst 2010
Voorne aan Zee Festival Hellevoetsluis 2023 [6]
Wantijpop Dordrecht 1995
Waterpop Wateringen 1978
Werfpop Leiden 1982
Westerpop Delft 1989
Wildeburg Kraggenburg 2016
Wilde Weide Festival Kraggenburg 2024
Zandstock Festival 't Zand, Alphen-Chaam 1997
ZomerZon festival Uden 2022
Zwarte Cross Oost Gelre 1997

Discontinued

There are currently 33 music festivals on this list. [lower-alpha 2]

Festival nameTypeCity/venueYear of first editionYear of last editionNotes
Appelsap Fresh Music Festival Hiphop Amsterdam 20002019Simply known as Appelsap
Arrow Rock Festival
Borstrock
Drumcode Festival Amsterdam 2018 [7]
Dynamo Open Air
Fast Forward Dance Parade
Festival Mundial
Fields of Rock
Flevo Festival
The Flying Dutch 20152018
Folkwoods
FortaRock Festival
Geuzenpop
Gideon Festival
Hardshock Festival 2012
HockeyLoverz Gemert 2012 [8]
Holland Pop Festival
Incubate (festival)
IJsseljazz
Last Minute Summer Event
OH MY! Festival Almere 2016 [9] 2022 [10]
Parkpop 1981
Psy-Fi 20132019
Robles Rock
Rockin' Park
Springpop
Summer Darkness
Tegentonen
Veldtrip Festival [11] Zwolle 20182018
Wâldrock
WOO HAH! Hiphop Hilvarenbeek 20142022
Wildness Festival [12] Zwolle 20142015
ZOKS-festival

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References

  1. ↑ "Record festivals en concerten in 2022" (in Dutch). January 20, 202.
  2. ↑ "Festivals en Concerten grote corona verliezers" (in Dutch). May 24, 2022.
  3. ↑ https://www.events.nl/nieuws/oranjebitter-pakt-10-jarig-bestaan-groots-aan
  4. ↑ https://www.ad.nl/groningen/secret-forest-festival-een-magisch-dorp-met-waylon-en-nicky-romero~a4ed9463/
  5. ↑ "Editie 2 'Under The Bridge Festival': uitverkocht en supersucces". albrandswaardsdagblad.nl.
  6. ↑ "Nieuw muziekevenement in Hellevoetsluis: het Voorne aan Zee Festival!". www.groothellevoet.nl. February 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Eerste editie Drumcode Festival: 'Ik ben gek op het publiek hier'". Het Parool. August 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ Bon, Mieke (2017-08-30). "Festival met 15.000 feestvierende hockeyers naar Gemert". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  9. ↑ https://festileaks.com/2021/12/oh-my-festival-verhuist-naar-rotterdam-en-kondigt-eerste-acts-aan/
  10. ↑ https://www.funx.nl/news/entertainment/03f79524-dd63-442a-a643-f6e0080ebd2d/oh-my-festival-gecanceld-vanwege-stijgende-kosten
  11. ↑ Tijhaar, Bas (2019-06-09). "Nieuwe klap voor Veldtrip Festival in Zwolle: tweede editie afgelast". De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  12. ↑ "Toekomst Wildness Festival Zwolle is onzeker door geluidsnormen". De Stentor (in Dutch). 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2023-11-05.

Notes

  1. ↑ This number is always up to date by this script.
  2. ↑ This number is always up to date by this script.
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