October Festivals 2026: The Sets Are Out, Start Planning

1. Aftershock

Location

Discovery Park, Sacramento, California, USA

Dates

October 1 – 4

A four-day rock and metal festival with a stacked bill spanning nu-metal, punk, alternative, and classic hard rock.

• Lineup highlights: My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit, Wu-Tang Clan, Pierce the Veil, Babymetal, Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, The Offspring, Suicideboys, and Body Count.

2. Submersion Festival

Location

Paradise Lakes Campground, Hammonton, New Jersey, USA

Dates

October 1 – 3 (early entry party October 1)

A campground festival in the woods with a dedicated Woods Stage, bringing bass, bass house, and bass-leaning electronic sets to a Thursday early entry party and a full weekend.

• Thursday, Oct 1 (Woods Stage): Dovee, Numa Crew (140 set), Mia Koden, Neffa T (6 deck set, sunset), SP:MC, Truth, and Mala.

3. Defected Malta

Location

Malta

Dates

October 1 – 4

Four days of house music from Defected, with Defected's UNO main room, Treehaus, Roots, and The Island stages.

• Friday, Oct 2: Daisybelle, Ella Knight, Kirollus, Chez Damier, Skream (disco set), Dan Shake, Phill de Janeiro, Scarlett O’Malley, Djammin, Prunk, Sidney Charles, Nic Fanciulli, and Dennis Ferrer.

4. Austin City Limits Music Festival

Location

Austin, Texas, USA

Dates

October 2 – 4 & October 9 – 11

Celebrating its 25th year, the Austin institution runs two weekends with a packed schedule across its sponsor-named stages. Weekend one includes ASL-interpreted sets.

• Friday, Oct 2: Skrillex, Charli XCX, Steve Aoki, The Chainsmokers, Turnstile, Rebecca Black, Jesse Welles, Leon Thomas, Brandon Flowers, Paris Paloma, and Silent Disco.

5. Breakaway Utah

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Dates

October 2 – 3

A two-day dance music festival with a Main Stage and The L.A.B. techno stage, presented by Celsius.

• Friday, Oct 2 – Main Stage: John Summit, Tiësto, Max Styler, Roddy Lima, Jackie Hollander, and Soraya.
• Saturday, Oct 3 – Main Stage: Chris Lake, Gorgon City b2b MPH, Kaskade (sunset), Kasablanca, Mojave Grey, and Ares Carter.

6. Palm Tree Music Festival Napa

Location

Napa, California, USA

Dates

October 2 – 3

Palm Tree brings its sunset-to-night format to Napa Valley wine country, with the vineyards as the backdrop for two days of house and electronic sets.

• Friday, Oct 2: Zedd, Disclosure (DJ set), Swimming Paul, Frank Walker, Rules, and AMPRS&ND.
• Saturday, Oct 3: Hugel, Kygo, &Friends, Coco & Breezy, and JLittle.

7. Busan International Rock Festival

Location

Busan, South Korea

Dates

October 2 – 4

A multi-stage rock festival in Busan with Samrock, Green, River, Wave, and Hidden stages, including a free-entry Hidden stage and a mix of Korean and international acts.

• Friday, Oct 2 – highlights: Avenged Sevenfold (20:40 – 22:00, Samrock stage), plus Korean acts across the Samrock, Green, River, Wave, and Hidden stages.

8. EDC Korea 2026

Location

Incheon, South Korea

Dates

October 3 – 4

Insomniac’s EDC arrives in Korea with a two-day lineup spanning big room, bass, trance, and dubstep.

• Saturday, Oct 3: Basscon, Brennan Heart, Coone, Dimension, DJ Snake, Dømina, Illenium b2b Dabin, Subtronics, Sara Landry, and Wax Motif.
• Sunday, Oct 4: 4URA, Alok, ALY & FILA, Cosmic Gate, Dreamstate, Fisher, Tiësto, Vini Vici, W&W, and Wooli.

9. Festiveo Festival Rave Planner (App)

Platform

iOS & Android

Every timetable above is available in Festiveo. Track your favorite artists, get alerts when they play, build your personal set schedule, and plan with friends.